Director, MidLevel Giving

🕒 May 22

⛰️ Colorado, Illinois, +1 more states – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🌽 Illinois – Remote 🦀 Maryland – Remote

💵 $120k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Foundation Fighting Blindness

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1971

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

🔬 Science

Non-profit • Charity • Science

Foundation Fighting Blindness is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to funding and driving research into retinal degenerative diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Leber congenital amaurosis, Usher syndrome and related rare retinal conditions. The Foundation supports scientific research and clinical trials, awards grants to investigators and institutions, runs patient registries and genetic testing programs, and raises funds through community chapters and events like VisionWalk to accelerate development of preventions, treatments and cures. It also provides resources and support for people living with vision loss and partners with corporate donors and researchers to advance therapies.

📋 Description

• Lead the midlevel giving strategy and program performance • Provide direction and oversight for a comprehensive Midlevel Giving strategy that delivers a personalized donor experience across a large portfolio • Establish clear priorities, segmentation, and consistent processes to drive strong retention, revenue growth, and a robust pipeline to Major Gifts • Manage and develop the Midlevel Giving team • Set clear goals and expectations, provide guidance and performance management, and reinforce consistent portfolio and moves-management practices across the team • Identify opportunities to leverage team strengths and advance continual improvement • Manage a personal portfolio of donors • Serve as a frontline fundraiser for a portfolio of approximately 100 midlevel donors, with accountability for retention, upgrades, and qualification • Execute disciplined donor engagement and moves management • Develop and implement individualized donor strategies, ensure timely follow-up and stewardship, and track actions and outcomes to move donors forward with intention and consistency • Plan and align donor touchpoints and solicitations • Develop and manage an annual, segmented calendar of cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation touchpoints for midlevel donors • Coordinate timing and messaging with Development, Marketing/Communications, Events, and Major Gifts to ensure alignment and effectiveness • Qualify and transition donors to Major Gifts • Identify donors with readiness and capacity, partner closely with Major Gifts to facilitate smooth transitions, and document donor context to support continuity and long-term relationship management • Strengthen cross-functional collaboration and operational rigor • Partner with internal teams to align messaging, cultivation opportunities, reporting, and data quality • Maintain accurate documentation in CRM to support shared visibility, institutional knowledge, and data-informed decision-making.

🎯 Requirements

• 6–8 years of progressive fundraising experience, including at least 3 years managing midlevel or individual giving donors ($10,000–$50,000 range) • Minimum 2 years leading fundraising staff, including setting goals, providing coaching, and managing performance • Demonstrated success executing donor strategies that drive retention, upgrades, and qualification • Experience developing or leading midlevel giving strategy, including segmentation and donor pathways • Experience qualifying and transitioning donors into major giving portfolios or similar pipeline development • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with a track record of effective donor engagement • Proficiency with CRM systems and fundraising reporting; commitment to accurate documentation • Applied experience using performance metrics to inform execution and adjustment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Eligible for an annual incentive bonus of up to 8%