Deputy Director of Donor Organizing

The Deputy Director of Donor Organizing is responsible for supporting SURJ’s donor organizing work among a team of solicitors by bottom lining donor political education and leadership development, donor-focused programming, and collaborative experiments with partners to resource SURJ and the broader movement.

• →Supervise members of the Donor Organizing Team, including but not limited to the Impact Team Organizer and the National Membership Organizer. This includes weekly supervision check-ins as well as facilitation of Donor Organizing Team meetings, and other meetings as needed.
• →Manage annual and quarterly work plans for the Donor Organizing Team members of the Development Team and support each staff member in reaching their monthly deliverables and quarterly goals.
• →Design and lead two yearly Donor Organizing Team in-person meetings to project plan, strategize, and generate quarterly goals.
• →Work with the Director of Development and Donor Organizing to bring the long term vision for development at SURJ into the day-to-day workflows of each member of the Donor Organizing Team.
• →Lead hiring and onboarding of new Donor Organizing Team members, including building new workflows and adjusting inidivudal responsibilities as the team grows and shifts.

• Build out programming for folks with access to wealth that offers political education, leadership development, and belonging
• Strengthen the Impact Team by supporting recruitment, training, and ongoing coaching of members as they conduct outreach, build relationships with donors, and raise funds for SURJ and the progressive movement
• Support Peer to Peer fundraising efforts led by our National Membership Organizer including recruitment to grow the ranks of volunteer donor organizers
• Establish and maintain relationships with key individuals at various donor networks and, when appropriate, co-create collaborative programming that further develops donors around race, class, and taking bold action.

• Build and maintain authentic and meaningful relationships with donors, bringing a relational approach to fundraising
• Refine and grow our individual giving and donor organizing strategy for donors who contribute over $25,000 in collaboration with the Director of Development and Donor Organizing
• Develop appropriate list segments for each fundraising campaign and cultivation piece
• Craft messaging appropriate for renewals, appeals, and reinstatement efforts, given organizational priorities and focus
• Establish timelines and adhere to deadlines for solicitation efforts; make direct asks for funding throughout the year
• Identify donors with major or planned giving capacity and greatest likelihood to increase their financial support
• Support donors in making solidarity contributions to SURJ’s movement partners
• Bring a self-directed approach to managing a donor list, including seeking new donors, leveraging personal relationships, and mapping new ways to bring supporters closer to SURJ’s work

• 5+ years of experience supervising individuals and teams
• 10+ years demonstrated leadership in fundraising or some combination of fundraising and organizing experience
• Experience with CRM database systems, including Every Action and complex spreadsheets.
• Experience working with and supervising a wide range of people, from volunteers to Board members to donors.
• SURJ policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodation under federal, state, and local law. Accommodations may be not possible for positions that require in-person contact with other staff or members of the public.

• Experience supporting people across a range of class identities in donor relationship-building and communication.
• Familiarity with the large donor progressive networks and philanthropic ecosystem
• Experience with and commitment to SURJ's work, and a commitment to racial and economic justice.
• Class consciousness and the ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with members, partners, board, and staff from diverse class backgrounds, communities, geographies and cultures.

• Ability to represent development and SURJ in internal and external meetings.
• Excellent supervision skills, including the ability to both blend to a variety of work styles and create a cohesive work culture on a team.
• Strategic and systems thinking.
• Facilitation design and implementation across a range of needs, i.e. hosting an in-person donor retreat or putting together an online donor briefing
• Excellent relational and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills and experience prioritizing tasks amidst competing demands.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to be highly relational as well as hold people accountable and create a culture of compassion and rigor on a team.

Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

SURJ is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.