About the role:

Reporting to the Director of Major Gifts, the Senior Major Gifts Associate supports the Major Gifts team, including maintaining financial and donor data and managing administrative systems.

The Senior Major Gifts Associate will join a high-performing, collaborative, and dedicated development team of 8, tasked with raising $25+ million annually. To be successful in this role, the Senior Major Gifts Associate is expected to be proactive, communicate effectively, have a sharp eye for details, and strong collaborative and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate should have a keen interest in helping to resource the Indivisible movement and in helping to foster a culture of philanthropy across the organization.

The main duties of this position include weekly gift processing, management of our financial and donor data within our CRM, grants tracking and administration, processing of formal acknowledgment letters, general department inbox, and upkeep of team spending reports.

We are hiring for this position immediately. This position is full-time, with a salary range of $60,400-$77,250 per year, commensurate with experience. To uphold organizational parity and pay equity, we use a non-negotiable salary system that takes into consideration the entire breadth of a candidate’s experience, employment, and education to arrive at their final starting base salary. In addition, Indivisible provides a robust benefits package including full medical/dental/vision/life coverage, a professional development stipend, and an employer-matched 401(k) plan.

This position includes in-office responsibilities and requires you to come into our DC office at least one day a week. For this reason, we are only able to consider applicants that currently reside in the DMV area, or those that are willing to relocate if hired.

What you'll do:

Data Management and Gift Processing (50%)

• Prioritize knowledge management, ensuring all major donor data is properly stored and maintained in Salesforce.
• Manage financial data, including gifts, pledges, and grant reporting, within Salesforce.
• Lead and innovate on gift processing, including tracking and processing checks, wires, and online contributions.
• Work closely with Finance staff to ensure compliance.
• Maintain and improve upon existing data tracking systems to maximize efficiency, accuracy, and visibility through innovation.
• Manage and lead on fulfilling requests for donor information from the Development team including: donor data and relevant KPIs.
• Manage incoming mail – appropriately recording new information, managing grant agreements, and coordinating for response as appropriate
• Maintain good data hygiene by updating relevant donor information from meeting notes, event participation, research, and donor correspondence.

Major Donor Support (30%)

• Lead on tracking and sending formal gift acknowledgements by mail or email to all major donors
• Draft and update formal acknowledgement letters
• Manage major donor team financial reporting requirements as appropriate
• Manage and track grant reporting and proposal requirements; work closely with the finance team on budget and financial requests; track upcoming reporting deadlines; manage and record clear and -consistent guidelines for all reports and proposals

Other Development Team Responsibilities (20%)

• Support MG team in event planning and travel, helping to schedule meetings and coordinate cross-team on agendas and itineraries
• Manage general department inbox and respond to donors' needs in a timely manner or assign to other members of the Major Gifts team as appropriate.
• Assist with major donor prospecting and research, preparing memos and briefings as needed.
• Help in other cross-team development efforts.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of relevant professional experience in fundraising support, with at least 2 years experience in nonprofit development or campaign finance.
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to quickly and professionally prepare or proofread development materials.
• Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to think proactively and prioritize work.
• Strong communication skills (via phone, email, and video chat).
• Experience exercising discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Alignment on the core values and strategy of Indivisible.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in fundraising or finance at a progressive nonprofit.
• Experience working on a political campaign.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar donor database.

About Indivisible Project

We’re building something new. We’re a progressive grassroots organization that began in the aftermath of Trump’s election. We’re working to build a democracy that reflects a broad, multiracial “we the people,” one that works for all of us and is sustained by all of us. To support this movement, we’ve built an incredible team at the national level. We dream big, we support each other, and we have fun doing it. For more information about Indivisible’s vision, mission, and theory of change, click here.                              

We’re changing what’s politically possible. Indivisible is part of the powerful progressive movement reaction to Trump, fighting the racist, misogynistic, plutocratic, and authoritarian agenda trumpeted by Trump and the GOP congress. Don’t take our word for it; Indivisible has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show multiple times, as well as in the New York Times and in pretty much every other major news outlet in the country.

We’re building together. We’re building a new organization every day - a rare opportunity to model what we want to see in the world. We’re deeply committed to equity and building a diverse and inclusive organization.

We’re looking for you. If you want to fight for the soul of American democracy, there’s no better place to be than Indivisible. We’re looking for more team members who are passionate about building an inclusive democracy and committed to getting results. It’s an exciting, fulfilling place if you’re someone who wants to fight fiercely for the progressive world we want to have.

Every one of us on the national team is here because we believe this movement is the best way to retake and build progressive power in this country. Does that ring true for you? If so, great - throw your hat in the ring to join our team. Let’s start #winning together. For more information about Indivisible’s organizational principles, click here.

Indivisible Project is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of support needs at the time of application.