Campaign & Planned Giving Manager

Children’s Cancer Research Fund is a national nonprofit dedicated to ending childhood cancer. We fund transformational research with the greatest potential to bring better, safer treatments and cures to children with cancer. Our approach is unique – we fund research across the country, not just at one hospital or institution, and our funding priorities address health disparities, aggressive and relapsed cancers, and long-term health after cancer.

We also help kids and families find community and amplify their stories as they navigate the difficult experience of cancer treatment and survivorship.

The Campaign & Planned Giving Manager is a key member of the Development team, responsible for advancing the organization's mission to fuel transformational research to bring better treatments and cures to children with cancer. This position is responsible for managing the operational and administrative aspects of fundraising campaigns while overseeing the administration and supporting growth of the organization's planned giving program.

Working collaboratively with frontline fundraisers, marketing & communications, finance, and external partners, this individual ensures fundraising campaigns are executed efficiently, planned gifts are properly documented and stewarded, and donors receive exceptional service throughout their philanthropic journey.

This position combines strong project management skills, donor-centric communication, and attention to detail to support sustainable fundraising growth.

This is a hybrid position. Employees are expected to work on-site at CCRF's Bloomington location approximately 40% of the time, with the remainder of work performed remotely.

• Manage the planning, execution, and tracking of strategic fundraising campaigns, including annual, multi-year, and disease-specific initiatives.
• Develop campaign timelines, project plans, and implementation schedules.
• Coordinate campaign activities across development, marketing & communications, finance, and executive leadership.
• Serve as development team lead in collaboration with marketing & communications colleagues to ensure campaign communications, acknowledgments, follow-up letters, and donor impact reports are produced and updated based on campaign fundraising timelines.
• Monitor campaign progress and analyze key metrics to provide regular reporting on milestones, fundraising performance.
• Maintain campaign budgets and assist with revenue forecasting.
• Track campaign prospect activity and ensure accurate documentation in Salesforce CRM.
• Coordinate campaign committee meetings, agendas, and follow-up action items.
• Prepare campaign materials, donor proposals, impact reports, and presentation materials.
• Identify process improvements that increase campaign efficiency and donor experience.
• Support bi-weekly individual giving team meeting agenda creation and gathering materials to bring transparency to fundraising progress and ongoing campaigns.

• Serve as the primary administrator for the organization's planned giving program.
• Process and maintain documentation for bequests, beneficiary designations, trusts, and other deferred gifts.
• Maintain accurate planned giving records within the donor database.
• Support preparation of donor solicitation proposals.
• Coordinate with donors, attorneys, financial advisors, executors, and internal finance staff regarding planned gifts.
• Assist in stewardship activities for legacy society members, including recognition, communications, and special events.
• Generate planned giving reports and monitor pipeline activity.
• Ensure compliance with gift acceptance policies and applicable legal requirements.
• Serve as development team lead in collaboration with marketing & communications colleagues to ensure planned giving marketing materials, donor communications, and impact reports are produced and updated based on campaign timelines.
• Research prospective legacy donors and assist frontline fundraisers with cultivation strategies.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Three…