Donor Relations Coordinator

Summary of this position:

The Donor Relations Coordinator is a mid-level, non-management fundraising position and member of the ACLU Of Oregon’s Development Team. This role is responsible for managing a portfolio of mid-level donors and strengthening the organization’s donor pipeline through strategic qualification, cultivation, and stewardship efforts.

This position serves as both a relationship manager for donors with the capacity to give $1,000–$10,000 annually and as a key driver of donor engagement systems that support the broader development team. This role ensures donors are effectively qualified, thoughtfully stewarded, and meaningfully connected to the organization’s work.

Where to get more information: Please review this job description for more information about this position.

We are looking for individuals with the following experience, abilities, and values:

Required experience —

• Two (2+) years of experience in nonprofit fundraising
• Experience securing gifts; scheduling visits, soliciting, closing, and stewarding donors or funders.
• Experience converting prospects into donors; qualification and cultivation outreach, stewardship events, and other relationship-building strategies.
• Proficiency with donor-centered software; CRMs, databases, research tools, and other fundraising-related technology, or the demonstrated ability to learn new systems quickly.

Strongly preferred —

• Knowledge of and values alignment with Community-Centric Fundraising principles and practices
• Fundraising events experience
• Experience working in a mission-driven or advocacy-based nonprofit environment

Required equity and inclusion values and experience: Prior commitment to and experience with work, volunteering, or other efforts that align with and further the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and efforts to prevent and stop all forms of discriminatory oppression.

Equivalent education and/or experience: We will consider applicants who can demonstrate non-traditional work-related experiences comparable to more direct forms of work experience or education.

Our current excellent benefits package includes:

• paid vacation time
• paid sick time
• paid personal time
• 14.5 paid holidays per year
• office rest (shutdown) periods during summer and winter as consistent with the organization’s values and work needs
• flexible Friday hours, consistent with operational needs and supervisor approval
• remote work stipend and commute-related benefits
• health insurance (medical/vision and dental)
• life insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• employer contributions to a wellness FSA account
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching and other contributions of up to 5.5% of salary, subject to the organization’s 401(k) plan requirements
• support for work-related coaching
• parental leave
• funds to support professional development related to work
• funds to support relationship and connection building related to work

Please note that all employment-related pay and benefits provided to ACLU of Oregon’s employees are subject to all applicable policies, practices, processes, and legal requirements, including changes to them that may occur from time to time.