Donor Development Specialist (Remote, EST Hours) | Remote · $60,000–$70,000/year + potential bonus
About the Role
A growing nonprofit organization is seeking a full-time Donor Development Specialist to build meaningful, long-term relationships with donors who've experienced the organization's programs firsthand. Many donors first connect through a meal, a program, emergency assistance, or simply finding a welcoming community when they needed one. This role is about turning those moments into lasting relationships through personal outreach, stewardship, and steady donor growth.
Key Responsibilities
Donor Outreach & Stewardship
- Personally engage donors through phone, email, text, and other one-to-one outreach
- Thank donors and learn about their personal experience with the organization
- Understand each donor's connection, interests, and relationship history
- Share stories and updates that show the real impact of the organization's work
- Maintain consistent follow-up so donors stay personally connected
Fundraising & Growth
- Identify opportunities to increase donor giving, including recurring gifts and higher annual support
- Identify donors with potential for deeper or major-gift relationships
- Manage an assigned donor portfolio and work toward defined engagement and fundraising goals
Systems & Tracking
- Maintain accurate donor information, activities, notes, and follow-up tasks in Salesforce
Qualifications
- 1–2 years of fundraising, sales, business development, account management, or other relationship-focused experience
- Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills
- Ability to listen, ask good questions, and build genuine relationships
- Confidence making consistent outbound calls and initiating conversations
- Comfort discussing giving and asking donors to increase their support when appropriate
- Strong follow-up and organizational skills
- Attention to detail and comfort using Salesforce or another CRM
- Positive, proactive, and results-oriented approach
- Available to work EST hours
Interested? Send your resume to:
Yosef@bhirednyc.com