Position OverviewJoin the Center for the Rights of Abused Children as our Vice President of Membership & Annual Giving, where you will own and grow the membership and annual giving side of our fundraising program. This role is focused on the broad base of our donor pipeline-acquisition, renewal, and upgrade of members and annual donors. We're looking for a strategic, entrepreneurial fundraiser who can bring new ideas to the table, build a real annual fundraising plan, and then execute it. This is a build-and-run role: you'll be as comfortable setting the strategy as you are getting a direct mail campaign out the door.
Key Responsibilities - Annual Fundraising Strategy & Planning: Build and own a comprehensive annual fundraising plan for membership and annual giving, including goals, calendar, channel mix, and revenue targets.
- Revenue Budget Ownership: Build the annual revenue budget for membership and annual giving and take full ownership of hitting it-tracking pacing throughout the year and adjusting strategy as needed to stay on target.
- Membership Program Growth: Design and grow the membership program end to end-new member acquisition, upgrade paths, and retention-bringing fresh ideas rather than just maintaining what exists.
- Campaign Execution: Plan and execute direct mail, email, and digital fundraising campaigns, coordinating with outside vendors and contractors as needed.
- Donor Retention & Renewal: Manage the renewal cycle and lapsed-donor reactivation for members and annual donors, with a clear stewardship cadence that keeps donors engaged.
- Data & Performance Reporting: Track campaign and program performance, segment donor data to inform strategy, and report results to leadership with recommendations for what to do next.
- Innovation: Identify and test new fundraising tactics-monthly giving, peer-to-peer, digital acquisition, and similar-to grow membership revenue over time.
Qualifications - Fundraising Experience: 5+ years in annual giving, membership fundraising, or direct response fundraising, with a track record of growing a donor program.
- Strategic & Entrepreneurial: Able to build a fundraising plan from scratch and bring original ideas, not just execute a playbook handed to you.
- Budget Accountability: Comfortable building a revenue budget and owning it-forecasting, tracking against target, and course-correcting to make the number.
- Execution-Focused: A reliable finisher who takes a plan from concept through to a completed, measurable campaign.
- Data-Driven: Comfortable working with donor data and CRM systems to segment audiences, track results, and make decisions.
- Mission-Driven: A deep, principled love for protecting abused children and a passion for making a lasting difference in their lives.
Benefits - Join a nationally recognized team with awards including the Norman Borlaug Humanitarian Award and the GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency.
- This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, providing you the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of children across the country.
