Associate Development Director, Individual Giving

Remote, USA • Full-time • Posted 2026-05-04

Join a diverse, fun team passionate about creating healthier and more just communities as Faith in Place’s Associate Development Director, Individual Giving.
Serve as the fourth member of a collaborative Development Team securing financial resources for Faith in Place supporting Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin communities.
Overall responsibility for identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual donors.
Develop and implement data-driven strategies to increase yearly individual giving revenue from $300,000 (FY 2025 goal) to $500,000 (FY 2028 goal).
Manage spring and end-of-year annual fundraising campaigns.
Monitor and improve donor thanking to ensure all individual donors are thanked promptly, effectively, and consistently.
Design and implement donor stewardship events, with initial focus on Sustainers Circle major donors.
Write individual donor fundraising proposals and reports.
Increase planned giving, including legacy gifts (bequests).
Participate in other Development Team activities, such as corporate funder solicitation and foundation grant reporting.
Supervise up to 1 development staff person.

Live in Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin at time of job application and, if hired, as employee.
At least 6-8 years of successful experience in major gifts, annual giving, donor stewardship, and/or planned giving.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including ability to communicate effectively and work with individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, religions, and political beliefs.
Excellent analytical and project management skills.
Experience with donor database and CRM systems.
Excellent skills in standard business computer applications.
Passion for environmental and climate justice.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree. Significant employment experience relevant to the position may be substituted.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered to full-time employees of Faith in Place. These benefits, with some employee contributions, include medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and an employer-matched SIMPLE IRA plan, which begins the first of the month following employment.
In addition, Faith in Place provides an annual $350-$500 stipend to support professional development.
Vacation: Employees accrue paid vacation at a rate of 10.67 hours per month (equivalent to four weeks per year under the 4-day flex work week model). Vacation becomes available for use after three (3) months of employment.
Beginning December 2025, employees may carry over up to four (4) unused vacation days into the following calendar year.
Personal Days: Employees receive two (2) paid personal days annually, available immediately upon hire.
Sick Leave: Employees receive five (5) paid sick days annually, available immediately upon hire.
Faith in Place provides employees with a 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years of employment with the organization.
Employees also receive a $20/month stipend (non-taxable) toward cell phone use and a $40/month stipend (non-taxable) for internet use.
A $500, one-time non-taxable amount will be provided for home office needs.
Faith in Place will provide a laptop for your work.

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