Manager, Principal Gifts – Stewardship
Montante Solar
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $89,900 - $97,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Co-manage the stewardship of principal donors, focusing on securing renewals and upgrades through compelling and accurate reports and proposals.
- Track and prepare grant materials in collaboration with the Program and Operations Teams for all principal gifts, ensuring compliance and strong stewardship.
- Develop and write personalized stewardship and cultivation materials to keep donors engaged and informed about the organization's progress.
- Track donor engagement milestones and ensure database files (Salesforce) are up to date.
- Design and execute new engagement strategies, including, but not limited to, small-scale events, briefings with senior leadership, and participation in exclusive councils.
- Work to determine an approach to new prospects, including tailoring concept memos and pitch decks to meet their specific philanthropic interests.
- Craft written cases for support and tailored materials that leverage organizational metrics and simplify complex programmatic work for high-net-worth audiences.
- Support prospect research and the tracking of touchpoints and strategies.
- Assist in coordinating high-level donor meetings and creating briefing materials for meetings between principal donors, prospects, and Vote Solar senior leadership.
- Draft personalized correspondence for the Executive Director, Board Members, or other Senior Leadership Team members to prospects and principal donors.
- Manage a small portfolio of national donors and prospects, with responsibility for cultivating relationships, soliciting gifts, and stewarding general operating support.
- Partner with the regional program teams to gather and summarize outcomes and metrics that highlight the impact of Vote Solar’s work for donor reports.
- Collaborate with Deputy Program Directors to create narratives regarding planned work and intended impacts for proposals and reports, including leading the annual Work Plan.
- Stay informed of domestic policy changes and programmatic developments to effectively communicate Vote Solar's priorities to prospective and current donors.
- Continue personal learning and contribute to organizational-wide learning.
- Work to embed equity in all organizational internal practices and culture, as well as our programs.
- Bring openness and engagement to personal, professional, and organization-wide learning on race, class, gender, justice, and equity.
Requirements
- 4-7 years of experience writing revenue-generating content or high-level donor communications within nonprofits.
- Exceptional ability to synthesize complex ideas into compelling stories and persuasive proposals.
- Proven record of managing multiple projects with close attention to detail in a fast-paced setting.
Benefits
- 4 weeks of paid vacation
- 12 days of sick leave
- 4 days of personal leave
- 16 paid holidays
- 100% employer-provided health, dental and vision care for team members
- retirement savings plan with an employer contribution of 3.5%
- paid parental and medical leave policy for all regular employees.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
grant writingdonor communicationsproposal writingcontent synthesisproject managementreport writingdata trackingdonor engagement strategiesprospect researchbriefing material creation
Soft skills
attention to detailstorytellingpersuasioncollaborationrelationship managementorganizational learningequity awarenessopennessengagementcommunication