Senior Manager, Individual Giving

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Individual Giving will be responsible for advancing CLC’s individual giving program by ensuring that individual donors and prospects are thoughtfully engaged and moved toward deeper investment in CLC’s mission. The Senior Manager will manage a portfolio of mid-level donors and prospects ($10k-$99.9k), ensuring consistent cultivation and stewardship. The Senior Manager will assume primary responsibility for qualifying, cultivating, and stewarding new and existing individual prospects generated through events and outreach efforts. The Senior Manager will work closely with the Vice President of Development; Senior Manager, Donor Relations and Events; and Senior Manager, Data and Analytics to build and maintain a sustainable and diverse funding portfolio. The Vice President of Development has responsibility for principal gifts of $100,000 and above.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regular reviews of existing individual fundraisers’ portfolios and the annual fund portfolio to assess donor readiness and giving potential. Develop and implement strategies to appropriately segment and move donors through the stewardship continuum from annual fund to mid-level gifts, and from mid-level to principal gifts.
• Recommend and facilitate the reassignment of donors into the appropriate portfolios, including elevating high-capacity prospects to the Vice President of Development for principal gift cultivation. 
• Ensure clear ownership, coordinated strategy, and consistent movement of donors across all stages of engagement.
• Review attendee lists from past and current donor events to identify, qualify, and strategically assign new donors and prospects. Assess engagement, capacity, and alignment with CLC’s mission to determine appropriate portfolio placement. 
• Partnering directly with Senior Manager, Events and Donor Relations and VP Development, ensure timely follow-up and coordinated outreach for all event-generated donors and prospects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a portfolio of mid-level ($10k-$99.9k) individual donors and family/community foundation funders and prospects, cultivating and stewarding them to maintain and increase gifts. Identify prospects for larger gifts.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive fundraising experience, preferably within a mission-driven organization, including conducting face-to-face solicitations
• Proven success in securing five and six-figure gifts from individuals and family foundations
• Demonstrated donor cultivation and stewardship skills
• Familiarity with donor databases (Raiser's Edge preferred}
• Strong communication, organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with senior leadership
• A deep commitment to CLC's mission of advancing democracy through legal reform

Compensation and Benefits 

Salary Range: $110,776 - $149,875

Campaign Legal Center is committed to fostering a workplace that supports every team member's personal and professional well-being. Our compensation is competitive and placement within the posted salary range is commensurate with experience. 

Additionally, we provide a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package tailored to meet the diverse needs of our staff. Our benefits include: 

• Generous health, dental, and vision insurance with low employee premiums
• A 401(k) retirement plan with a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%, with immediate vesting
• 20 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 3 floating holidays annually
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, 10 days of bereavement leave, and 8 weeks of sabbatical leave for those who qualify
• Office closures for all federal holidays, plus typically a week in late summer, and a week in the winter.
• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• A $1,000 annual professional development stipend and bar membership reimbursement
• A $300 annual technology allowance
• Pre-tax metro smart benefits
• New family and family planning support, including reimbursement for travel to access legal reproductive healthcare
• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free, confidential support for personal, financial, and family matters.

At CLC, we believe that caring for our team is essential to sustaining our mission. We strive to create a culture where everyone can thrive inside and outside work. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a nondiscriminatory work environment. CLC is proud to be an inclusive organization. It does not make hiring or advancement, or other employment decisions, based on race, national origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, familial status or responsibilities, personal appearance, pregnancy, political affiliation, ancestry, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability, record of arrest or conviction, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, District of Columbia, or local law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, termination, benefits, and training. 

Disclaimer: This description of the position summary, key responsibilities, benefits, and compensation is intended to provide an overview of this position and is not all inclusive. The incumbent in this position will be expected to perform other duties as required. Responsibilities may change over time. This description of the position summary, key responsibilities, benefits, and compensation is provided for informational purposes only and does not form the basis of a contract.