Fundraising and Advocacy Writer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $95.1k - $105.1k / year

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1979

⚖️ Legal

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

Legal • Charity • Non-profit

Animal Legal Defense Fund is a nonprofit organization acting as the legal voice for animals, focusing on protecting them from harm through litigation, legislation, and advocacy. They file high-impact lawsuits to protect animals, provide free legal assistance and training to prosecutors, and support legislation for better animal protection. Additionally, they offer resources and opportunities for law students and professionals to advance in the field of animal law. ALDF also focuses on various issues, including animal cruelty in research, captive animals, companion animals, and wildlife protection.

📋 Description

• Write and edit more than 150 direct mail and email communications annually in collaboration with the Communications’ content strategy team • Write and maintain acknowledgment templates, donor stewardship communications, website donation pages, and welcome series emails • Translate ALDF’s legal and programmatic work into engaging, storytelling-centered content across print and digital email/SMS channels • Develop a narrative-driven voice across advocacy, fundraising, educational/informational, and stewardship messaging • Develop variable content tailored to supporters, sustainers, planned givers, mid-level donors, and major donor segments • Copyedit Development team mass communications for accuracy, quality, and brand-voice consistency • Apply audience segmentation, A/B testing, and performance analysis to evaluate and improve communications • Craft targeted donor stewardship communications expressing gratitude and demonstrating donor impact • Collaborate with the Foundation Relations Manager on donor collateral and high-level donor outreach materials • Identify and pursue professional development opportunities in fundraising and marketing communications

🎯 Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in English, writing, communications, journalism, or a related field is preferred • In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 5 additional years of fundraising experience may be considered equivalent • Minimum of 5 years' professional experience writing and editing • At least 3 years writing fundraising and advocacy communications for a nonprofit • Experience writing large-scale annual direct mail and digital campaigns • Strong preference for candidates from animal welfare or legal organizations • Strong project management skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently • Experience developing variable content tailored to diverse donor audiences • Familiarity with CRMs, eCRMs, and email marketing platforms • Ability to collaborate across teams while managing a high volume of independent work • Demonstrated interest and experience with animal welfare issues and commitment to the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission • Ability to travel periodically for staff meetings and retreats, estimated 1–3 trips annually • Must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire

🏖️ Benefits

• Starting annual salary of $95,100 for most geographic locations • Starting pay of $100,105 for candidates within 25 miles of Washington D.C., Cotati, CA, and Los Angeles • Starting pay of $105,110 for candidates within 25 miles of New York City and San Francisco • Comprehensive health care, dental, life and vision benefits (100% employer paid) • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Dependent Care Account (DCA) • 192 hours of PTO • 19 paid holidays • 1-month paid sabbatical after 5 years of continuous employment • 16 weeks paid parental leave • 401k plan with a maximum 5% employer contribution match after one year of employment • Alternative work schedules (at manager’s discretion) • One-time remote work allowance of $750 • Annual professional development reimbursement of up to $1,000 • Periodic travel for staff meetings and retreats (estimated 1–3 trips annually)