[Hiring] Fundraising Program Coordinator @Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Remote, USA • Full-time • Posted 2026-05-31

Role Description

Washington, D.C., nonprofit dedicated to saving and improving human and animal lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research seeks a fundraising professional with at least 3 years of development experience to manage and grow our established legacy fundraising program. The position requires following a plant-based diet and semiannual travel to meet with donors and support fundraising events.

About the Role

Position Title/Job Function: Legacy Program Coordinator

Identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors
Educating donors on various planned giving options
Providing training and support to other fundraising staff
Ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards

Manage the Lifetime Partner Program
Developing and Executing a Planned Giving Program:
Creating strategies, setting goals, and implementing marketing and outreach plans to attract planned giving donors
Identifying and Cultivating Donors:
Researching potential donors, qualifying gift prospects, and building relationships with individuals interested in making planned gifts
Soliciting and Securing Gifts:
Presenting planned giving options to donors, preparing proposals, and ensuring gifts are processed according to legal and ethical guidelines
Marketing Legacy Giving:
Creating and implementing multichannel marketing strategies to communicate with current Lifetime Partners and acquire new Lifetime Partners
Enhancing, monitoring, and maintaining the Physicians Committee's legacy giving website
Stewardship and Recognition:
Acknowledging and thanking donors for their planned gifts
Providing updates on PCRM's work
Recognizing donor contributions
Providing Expert Guidance:
Serving as a resource for donors and their advisers, explaining the various planned giving vehicles
Training and Support:
Providing training and support to other fundraising staff on planned giving strategies and best practices
Collaboration:
Collaborating with other development staff to set and achieve overall fundraising goals
Compliance:
Working closely with the bequest team to ensure all planned giving activities comply with legal and ethical standards
Maintaining accurate records of correspondence and actions taken
Reporting:
Communicating the status of planned giving activities to senior management and other stakeholders
Support Events:
Assisting the special events coordinator in planning and executing legacy-focused events

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Education:
Required: Bachelor's degree
Work Experience:
Required: Minimum of 3 years of development/fundraising experience
Preferred: Experience with planned giving, including bequests, gift annuities, and life insurance gifts
Marketing experience
Experience with Blackbaud database systems
Additional Qualities:
Having passion for our mission to promote plant-based diets and alternatives to the use of animals in research
Personally adhering to a plant-based (vegan) diet
Enjoying interacting with people and building positive relationships
Possessing strong attention to detail and being highly organized
Showing excellent written and verbal communication skills
Being proficient in administrative software and tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat/PDF

Must be able to assist with event setup and breakdown, including occasional lifting of items up to 10 pounds
This position may be performed remotely from any location in the United States
Semiannual travel is required for donor engagement meetings, conferences, and staff development events
This is a full-time exempt position (40+ hours per week)
The Physicians Committee's core business hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, ET
This position requires meetings with donors and staffing events outside business hours

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