We Testify is hiring.

Donor Management (approximately 35% of the position)

The Fundraising Manager is responsible for managing We Testify’s programmatic grants and foundation funding as well as working with and retaining individual donors. Common duties include:

• Grant management: oversee all aspects of grant funding, including drafting proposals, collecting required grant data, and compiling grant reports. 

• Foundation funding management: oversee all aspects of foundation funding, including drafting proposals, collecting required data, and compiling reports. 

• Individual donor management: forge and maintain relationships with We Testify’s existing individual donors, while growing the base of individual and major donors. 

• Funding calendar: create and maintain a funding calendar with important dates, deadlines, and other duties.

• Donor database: create and maintain an up-to-date donor database with important information and milestones. 

• Donor stewardship: maintain regular communication and disseminate helpful organizational information to cultivate strong relationships with donors. 

Development Campaigns and Initiatives (approximately 20% of the position) 

The Fundraising Manager will be tasked with developing campaigns and other funding initiatives. Common duties include: 

• Funding campaigns: in conjunction with the Communications Department, oversee recurring funding campaigns, and other funding initiatives and opportunities. 

• Fundraising events:  plan for and oversee events or other opportunities to raise funds and engage donors.

• Donor communication: work with the Communications Department to develop donor communications, including newsletters and reports.

Donor Cultivation (approximately 35% of the position)

The Fundraising Manager will be tasked with growing We Testify’s sources of funding. Common duties include:

• Cultivation planning: develop and execute a plan for donor cultivation and overall development of the organization. 

• Individual donor focus: develop strategies to grow We Testify’s individual donor base 

• Funding research: research current and prospective individual donors, foundations, and grant opportunities.

• Event planning: partner with the operations and executive staff, and outside partners, to dream up and plan fundraising and cultivation events.

• Solicitation: ideate and reach out to prospective donors or sources of funding.

Other Duties (approximately 10% of the position)

All staff are responsible for completing administrative work to ensure smooth organizational operations and other duties as assigned. Common duties include: 

• Administrative work: maintain and submit expense reports for individual corporate credit cards and reimbursements, honorarium requests, vendor payments, approving timesheets, and other paperwork.

• Participation in meetings: ongoing participation in abortion storyteller retreats, staff meetings and retreats, NEO Philanthropy all-staff trainings, movement conferences, rallies, press conferences, and partner meetings and convenings.

• Professional development: attend professional development and management trainings as part of ongoing learning and education.

• Other duties as assigned, within reason

Candidate Experience Qualifications

• Personal experience with abortion storytelling.

• Demonstrated experience fundraising from private foundations and individuals.

• Three or more years of experience working in development, preferably in the reproductive health, rights, and justice field. 

• Excellent knowledge of donor management. 

• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to collaborate with personnel and donors. 

• Demonstrable experience writing proposals or other materials. 

• Ability to develop strategies and projects in collaboration with other team members. 

• Ability to foster long-term relationships with donors and foundations. 

• Critical thinker with strong conceptual and research skills.

• Solid organizational skills and the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English fluently, with correct grammar and punctuation, and free from errors. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in Spanish is a plus, but not required. 

• Demonstrated commitment to abortion access and reproductive justice.

• Demonstrated belief in social justice values, including centering Blackness and anti-racism, trans and nonbinary people, and people living on low incomes.

• Ability to manage one’s own workload, set daily tasks, determine priorities independently, handle challenging situations using critical thinking skills, and manage several projects simultaneously.

• Ability to collaborate creatively with colleagues and organizational partners on a variety of timelines with competing priorities.

• Ability to be responsive to a variety of storyteller needs and experiences with empathy, sensitivity, and care, and maintain storytellers’ confidentiality.

• Appreciation of a culture of giving and receiving feedback.

Campaign Coordination (approximately 20% of the position)

The Digital Media Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Communications Department with the execution of campaign projects to increase the visibility of storytellers and values-based messaging in partnership with the We Testify staff, organizational partners, and consultants. Common duties include:

• Campaign coordination: design support, development coordination, and implementation of campaigns to elevate We Testify’s values, messages, and the experiences of people who have abortions

• Partnerships: work with We Testify staff and partner organizations to develop and implement joint campaigns to elevate the voices of and shift the narrative about people who have abortions

• Engagement: encourage campaign engagement with We Testify storytellers and partner organizations and disseminate campaign materials to ensure participation and engagement

• Website maintenance: manage and update the We Testify website and any sub-brand and campaign websites

Other Duties (approximately 10% of the position)

All staff are responsible for completing administrative work to ensure smooth organizational operations and other duties as assigned. Common duties include: 

• Administrative work: maintain and submit expense reports for individual’s corporate credit card and reimbursements, honorarium requests, vendor payments, approving timesheets, and other paperwork

• Participation in meetings: ongoing participation in abortion storyteller retreats, staff meetings and retreats, NEO Philanthropy all staff trainings, movement conferences, rallies, press conferences, and partner meetings and convenings

• Professional development: attend professional development and management trainings as part of ongoing learning and education

• Other duties as assigned, within reason