About Philanthropy Roundtable:

Philanthropy Roundtable is a trusted partner to America’s most generous and influential charitable donors committed to freedom. By combining a strong defense of donors’ rights with the knowledge and expertise to give effectively, we help our network advance liberty, opportunity, and personal responsibility with lasting impact.

Job Summary:

Philanthropy Roundtable is seeking a Donor Relations Associate to assist the Roundtable’s development team with donor relationships and multi-team donor initiatives. We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented individual who is eager to support a mission-driven fundraising team.

The Donor Relations Associate will report to the Assistant Director of Major Gifts. This role will be expected to work from the Roundtable’s Washington, DC office at least 3 days a week.

Job duties:

  • Develop and execute comprehensive fundraising plans and strategies to engage a portfolio of donors with giving $5,000 and under through proactive identification, cultivation, stewardship, solicitation, and growth
  • Develop tailored “moves management” plans, conduct virtual meetings, and compose written solicitation (including developing proposals and reports as needed) for assigned donors to build relationships and secure renewed or increased support to meet or exceed annual fundraising goals
  • Work with Assistant Director of Major Gifts to set personal fundraising goals, track performance, analyze data, and prepare reports to demonstrate progress and impact
  • Utilize Salesforce to maintain and update accurate records within donor portfolio
  • Assist the marketing & communications, event, policy and government affairs, and philanthropic strategy and services teams to coordinate donor-related organizational initiatives and events as needed
  • Conduct research on current or prospective donors, including biographical research, wealth screenings, and donation history, to support events, webinars, and donor travel as needed to support donor pipeline development for the entire team.
  • Represent the organization at donor and organization hosted events, primarily the Roundtable’s Annual Meeting, and attend strategic functions to further relationship-building and donor visibility as needed
  • Suggest process improvements to enhance team function, drawing on donor feedback, internal collaboration, and a strategic view of what drives fundraising success
  • Serve as the main point of contact for development-related inquiries
  • Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Major Gifts and senior leadership

Qualifications

  • 1-2+ years of professional experience in a fundraising/development-related field. Those who have experience with sales, customer service, or strategic communications would excel in this role. Exceptional undergraduate or internship experience will be considered.
  • Alignment with the mission of Philanthropy Roundtable
  • Ability to travel, up to 5%
  • Strong communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to work independently and as a team
  • Strong attention to detail and quality control
  • Solutions-oriented – ready to suggest improvements and enhancements as needed and carry these suggestions through to completion
  • Strong computer skills: excellent use of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Teams and Excel
  • Experience with a CRM database such as Salesforce or Raiser’s Edge is helpful, but not necessary
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Preferences:

  • Passionate about Philanthropy Roundtable’s mission and fundraising
  • A systems-oriented thinker with a strong focus on precision and attention to detail
  • Clear and professional in verbal and written communications
  • Capable of managing and improving processes
  • Comfortable balancing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines
  • Effective at working with data and identifying opportunities for greater efficiency

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $55,000-65,000, depending on skills and experience.

To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

  • Cover letter including:
    • An introductory paragraph describing three distinct reasons you are drawn to Philanthropy Roundtable’s mission
    • Salary requirements
  • Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/

Questions can be directed to Bailey Drouant, Project Manager at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

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