Donor Organizer

Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson builds the power of the multiracial working class, through elections and issue campaigns, to win a society that works for all of us instead of just the greedy few. We are one of the fastest growing grassroots organizations in New York State.

We’re hiring a Donor Organizer to grow, support, and train our hundreds of fundraising volunteers and interns. This role is primarily an organizing position that requires building a cross-class, multi-racial movement of people through consistent outreach, relationship building, and facilitation of meetings and trainings. 

Location: Hudson Valley. For out-of-area candidates who would relocate, financial assistance may be provided. 

Reports to: Lead Donor Organizer 

Type of position: Full time, 40 hours

Compensation: $46,020 or more depending on experience. Excellent benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance

Start date: Ideally we’d like our Donor Organizer to start in early March, but we’re flexible

Responsibilities:

• Recruit and organize volunteers and donors to fundraise during our fundraising drives; including through frequent calls, texts, emails, 1-1s, and meeting facilitation
• Create agendas for, and lead, meetings and trainings for fundraising volunteers at different levels of leadership
• Solicit and cultivate volunteers and donors, including by recruiting volunteers and soliciting donors from your existing social networks 
• Complete organizational fundraising tasks, including phonebanking 10+ hours a week during peak fundraising seasons
• Draft written communications to donors and volunteers 
• Maintain fundraising, donor, and volunteer data
• Assist in other fundraising, donor organizing, and non-fundraising organizing tasks as assigned

Experiences & Skill Requirements:

• Alignment with Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson’s mission and values and a strong passion for organizing for social change 
• Demonstrated ability to quickly connect, build trust and develop authentic relationships with people from a variety of backgrounds
• Strong facilitation and public speaking skills 
• Willingness to have challenging conversations around money and get people excited about moving money to build power!
• Highly organized, ability to manage many moving parts and prioritize accordingly
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with attention to detail
• Skilled with spreadsheets and data management
• Ability to learn and manage new technology and applications quickly
• Goal-driven, detail-oriented, self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team with a problem solving orientation
• Ability to give and receive feedback and contribute to an anti-oppressive organizational culture
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends
• Experience with fundraising is a plus
• Experience with electoral, issue, and/or labor organizing is a plus
• Bilingual in Spanish/English is a plus

Note on COVID-19

Staff are currently working remotely and will continue to do so until the COVID-19 pandemic abates. At that time, applicants must be able to work from the Hudson Valley.