Donor Engagement Manager

Flint Global equips people to permanently escape poverty through entrepreneurship and workforce

development. Working alongside local partners and communities, Flint helps individuals build the skills,

opportunities, and connections needed to create sustainable livelihoods and stronger futures.

As Flint continues to grow its impact locally and globally, we are building a development team capable of

cultivating long-term relationships with donors who believe deeply in the potential of people and

communities.

Position Summary:

The Donor Engagement Manager is responsible for building and strengthening relationships with Flint

Global’s mid-level donors, including lapsed and prospective donors. This is a frontline fundraising position

with direct responsibility for generating philanthropic revenue through donor retention, increased giving,

reactivation, and new donor acquisition. This position manages a portfolio of donors, developing

personalized strategies to cultivate, solicit, retain, and increase their engagement with Flint’s mission.

This person will intentionally move donors toward deeper engagement and larger gifts over time, with the

goal of growing qualified mid-level donors into major donors.

The ideal candidate is highly relational, organized, confident in initiating conversations, and motivated by

connecting people’s generosity with meaningful impact. This person should enjoy developing authentic

relationships while also being comfortable working toward clear fundraising goals.

Working closely with the Director of Development, President, Executive Vice President, and

communications team, the Donor Engagement Manager will help create a thoughtful donor experience

from initial engagement through long-term partnership.

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are not intended to be a comprehensive or

exclusive list. They may be adjusted, modified, or expanded to meet the evolving needs of the

organization.

• Manage an active portfolio of approximately 250 individual donors, developing personalized strategies to cultivate relationships, retain donors, increase giving, and grow mid-level donor revenue.
• Build meaningful, long-term relationships by understanding donors’ interests, motivations, and connections to Flint’s mission.
• Maintain regular personal engagement through meetings, calls, events, travel, and other communications, consistently advancing relationships toward clear next steps.
• Make direct financial asks and identify opportunities for increased annual giving, monthly giving, major gifts, event sponsor ships, and multi-year commitments.
• Identify donors with the capacity and interest for deeper investment, developing strategies to cultivate them toward major gifts.
• Coordinate a seamless, relationship-centered handoff of donors ready to transition into major giving to the Executive Vice President or President, ensuring continuity of engagement and stewardship.
• Work toward annual revenue, donor retention, and portfolio activity goals established with the Director of Development.
• Manage approximately 150 lapsed or prospective donors, developing strategies for qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and reactivation.
• Proactively identify and develop new prospects through Flint’s existing networks, events, referrals, and community relationships, with an emphasis on individuals capable of significant financial investment.
• Initiate conversations, assess donor interests and capacity, and develop personalized engagement plans that move qualified prospects toward financial partnership.
• Maintain consistent, disciplined follow-up to advance prospective and lapsed donors through the fundraising pipeline.

Donor Engagement & Development Coordination:

• Create thoughtful donor…