Partner Engagement Manager

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $82k - $87k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Christianity Today

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1965

📱 Media

🤝 Non-profit

Media • Non-profit

Christianity Today is a prominent voice within the global Christian community, dedicated to shaping the evangelical conversation and elevating stories that reflect the kingdom of God. With over 67 years of trusted ministry, Christianity Today serves as a central nervous system for the global body of Christ, helping communicate and coordinate for the Church. It brings important issues to the forefront, challenges Christians to love and serve the overlooked, and fosters biblically-based conversations. Christianity Today reaches 4. 5 million people monthly, with 34% of its audience located outside the US, and remains committed to the vision of its founder, Billy Graham, by upholding his legacy and principles in its work.

📋 Description

• Build meaningful relationships with approximately 250–300 mid-level donors giving $1K–$5K • Guide the Sustaining Partner program for donors giving $1K or more annually • Steward active donors up to $5K and invite increased giving • Create and deploy personalized donor touchpoints through email, calls, letters, and video meetings • Develop individual giving goals and stewardship/ask plans based on donor interests, motivations, history, and capacity • Execute donor engagement plans to upgrade average gifts and improve retention • Lead growth and relational engagement for Sustaining Partners and The Thread recurring-giving programs • Identify and qualify donors capable of making major gifts of $10K or more • Prepare qualified prospects for transition into major-gift portfolios • Support prospect identification, research, qualification, donor profiles, and briefing materials • Support event strategy for the President, Board, President’s Council, and major donors • Maintain constituent records and provide monthly reports on connections, meetings, updates, and performance • Collaborate on strategic plans, annual budgets, and donor communications • Stay current on fundraising best practices, including mid-level giving, major giving, sustaining programs, prospect research, non-cash asset gifts, and planned giving • Perform additional job-related duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree • 5+ years of fundraising and mid- and major-gifts experience • Christian nonprofit experience • Mid- and major-donor cultivation and proposal writing • Proven track record of building donor relationships through giving circles/clubs and personal engagement resulting in multiple annual gifts of $1K-$5K+ • Strong relationship-building skills and ability to move donors toward deeper engagement and increased giving • Experience retaining and upgrading donors through personalized cultivation and solicitation • Experience managing a large portfolio and building scalable systems for meaningful donor touchpoints • Skill in digital and personal donor engagement • Comfort using CRM data and technology to prioritize and systemize donor outreach • Ability to identify, qualify, and develop emerging major-gift prospects • Ability to authentically represent the ministry’s mission, vision, and values • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Excellent project management and organizational skills with high attention to detail • Ability to travel six times a year on average

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package • Remote work arrangement • Salaried, exempt classification