Philanthropy Officer

at  ClientEarth

Salary:US$70-75,000
Location:Los Angeles
Contract Type:Indefinite
Hours:Full Time
Closing Date:11 November 2024
First Interview Dates:w/c 18th November

MEET YOUR MANAGER

In this role, you will be line managed by the US Director of Major Gifts (Allie Butkiewicz) and will collaborate with the communications team, Executive Director, and global development team.
Allie has spent the last fifteen years in the non-profit sector, and has championed the growth of fundraising teams cultivating over $10 million annually.

Main Duties

• Actively solicit, maintain and manage a personal portfolio of individual donors, foundation grantors and corporate grants to secure global unrestricted and restricted income targets
• Collaborate with the US Board of Directors, Executive Director and Director of Major Gifts to effectively steward and cultivate networks in Los Angeles, New York and across other key cities in the US
• Craft first-class stewardship content for prospective donors

See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.

Role requirements

• Demonstrated understanding of fundraising and working in the not-for-profit sector
• Database management experience in a donor management software such as Raisers Edge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, for example the creativity in writing by taking complex information and turning it into engaging and inspiring updates for our donors

See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.
Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.
Further Information
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Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based See our Benefits page for more.
ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds.
Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the USA.
ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.
Job Type: Full-tim

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Philanthropy Officer will play a key role in raising over $800,000 in quarter four of 2024 and over $1.5M in from individual donors in the US (over $7m globally) in 2025, and an expected 15% year on year increase from then. The successful candidate will support in engaging ClientEarth’s donor prospects, be responsible for gift administration, and in delivering high quality donor stewardship at all stages of the donor journey.

Main Duties

• Actively solicit, maintain and manage a personal portfolio of individual donors, foundation grantors and corporate grants to secure global unrestricted and restricted income targets
• Collaborate with the US Board of Directors, Executive Director and Director of Major Gifts to effectively steward and cultivate networks in Los Angeles, New York and across other key cities in the US
• Craft first-class stewardship content for prospective donor

Role requirements

• Demonstrated understanding of fundraising and working in the not-for-profit sector
• Database management experience in a donor management software such as Raisers Edge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, for example the creativity in writing by taking complex information and turning it into engaging and inspiring updates for our donor