Development Manager – Donor Engagement

Movement Labs

. - Own and **manage timelines**, workflows, and deliverables for donor communications projects .

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $80,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

- Own and **manage timelines**, workflows, and deliverables for donor communications projects
- Serve as the **central point of coordination** across Development, Communications, Program, and Leadership teams
- **Track progress, flag risks**, and ensure accountability across stakeholders
- Build and **maintain project plans,** communications calendars, and tracking systems
- **Execute donor email campaigns**, including formatting, scheduling, and deployment
- **Drafting and editing of donor communications**, such as briefings, whitepapers, proposals, and emails, in partnership with the Leadership and Communications team
- Ensure communications are accurate, well-timed, and **aligned with strategic priorities**
- **Manage segmentation** and list pulls in CRM systems
- **Plan and execute donor-facing webinars**, briefings, and events
- **Coordinate** logistics, drive turnout, create materials with the support of presenters/principals, and project manage follow-up communications
- Ensure a seamless and **professional donor experience**
- **Maintain CRM** **data** and track donor communications and engagement
- Support **reporting** on communications activity and performance
- Identify opportunities to **improve workflows**, systems, and internal processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

**Our preferred candidate will have many of these characteristics and experience:**
- **2-4+ years of experience** in project management, **development operations, fundraising, or donor** communications roles
- Strong project management skills with the ability to **manage multiple workstreams** simultaneously
- Experience coordinating **cross-functional projects** and **managing stakeholder input**
- Excellent **organizational skills **and **attention to detail**
- **Strong written communication skills **and comfort creating **donor-facing content**
- Ability to manage up and drive accountability across teams
**Our preferred candidate may have some of these characteristics and experience:**
- Experience supporting **donor communications** or** fundraising campaigns**
- Background in **political campaigns, advocacy** organizations, or **nonprofits**
- Experience planning and executing **webinars or events**
- Comfort using **data** to inform execution and improve processes
- Experience working in **fast-paced**, rapid-response environments
- Experience using **CRM systems (e.g., EveryAction or similar)**

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual salary of **$80,000-85,000 **as part of a transparent salary structure with clear levels of advancement, including geographic COLA depending on employee location.
**Excellent health, dental, and vision** **benefits**, 401(k) matching, and unlimited Paid Time Off.
**Remote**‑first culture with teammates across the country.
This position **is eligible** for the collective bargaining unit.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementdonor communicationsfundraisingemail campaignsdraftingeditingreportingdata managementworkflow improvementevent planning

Soft Skills

organizational skillsattention to detailwritten communicationstakeholder managementaccountabilitycoordinationmulti-taskingprofessionalismadaptabilityteam collaboration