Donor Relations – Corporate Partnership Manager

Opera Philadelphia

Donor Relations & Corporate Partnerships Manager driving individual support among donors at various levels. Building relationships and managing donor communications in a hybrid role based in Philadelphia.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $60,000 - $65,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for concentrating on prospects who have attended OP performances as a part of Pick Your Price
Focusing on increasing the number of donors who will contribute $100 to $2,500 or more annually
Applies best practice in moves management and collaborates within the philanthropy team to support back-end operations
Manages all team prospect identification efforts, including oversight of a prospect screening process
Delegating thank you calls, evaluating donor database prospect portfolios
Maintaining detailed and up-to-date records of all donor activity in Tessitura, Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Staff special events, performances, and committee meetings as required

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years working on a nonprofit fundraising team (performing arts preferred)
Excellent project management capability
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience with Tessitura and Wordfly a plus
Strong interpersonal skills including active listening and an empathic approach to the specific interests of varied audiences
Knowledge of fundraising techniques, strategies, research, stewardship, and related best practices
Ability to work evening and weekend hours

Benefits

Comp & perks

Donor benefit fulfillment
Professional development
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

fundraising techniquesmoves managementprospect screeningdonor database managementproject management

Soft Skills

written communicationoral communicationinterpersonal skillsactive listeningempathy