Manager of Individual Giving

About the role

Disability Justice is a nonprofit civil rights organization and Colorado’s Protection and Advocacy system. We lead the fight for dignity and inclusion for people with disabilities. This newly created position offers the opportunity to design systems, build infrastructure, and drive long-term success for our individual giving program. During the first year, the role will focus on donor stewardship, annual giving, prospect recruitment, and customer relationship management (CRM).

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize our CRM system by maintaining donor records, ensuring data integrity, and improving segmentation, reporting, and fundraising workflows
• Conduct prospect research
• Cultivate relationships with individual donors
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop donor-centered message and campaign content
• Develop and implement processes to acknowledge, engage, and steward donors
• Execute giving campaigns through email, direct mail, online, social media, and SMS fundraising
• Track, analyze, and report fundraising performance metrics
• Recommend and implement improvements to individual giving strategies
• Work with the grants team to track grant prospects, deadlines, budgets, and reporting requirements within the CRM system
• Establish and maintain the organization's profiles on Candid, Charity Navigator, Colorado Gives, and similar platforms
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• At least five years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, development operations, communications, or a comparable field
• Demonstrated commitment to providing excellent customer service to donors and partners
• Experience managing email fundraising platforms and online giving campaigns
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage data accurately
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with CRM systems
• Ability to organize projects, follow established processes, and meet deadlines under time constraints
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
• Comfort with routine, systems-based work and process improvement
• Passion for and dedication to the mission of Disability Justice

Work Environment

Applicants must live in Colorado or be willing to relocate to Colorado before beginning employment. This position allows for remote work or work from our Denver office, with in-person meetings as needed. Employees are expected to work from the office at least several days per month. Disability Justice provides equipment for remote work, including laptops and phones, and offers reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Pay

The hiring salary range is $72,000 to $80,000 per year for this full-time position of 36 hours per week.

Benefits

• Paid holidays, parental leave, annual leave, sick leave, and bereavement leave
• Medical, vision, dental, and retirement plans for full-time employees