Deputy Director of Development

Base Pay Range

$90,000.00 per year - $ per year

Movement Labs is an incubator and consulting firm that uses technology, data, and experimentation to stop fascism and build progressive power. We help progressives win and defeat MAGA extremists through year‑round work grounded in research and real‑world testing. Our team partners with leading advocacy groups, grassroots organizers, and electoral campaigns to develop innovative tactics, win elections, and shift power for the long term.

The Deputy Director of Development is a senior revenue team member responsible for driving fundraising execution across multiple channels (individual giving, institutional/grants support, partnerships, and development operations). The role partners closely with the Director of Development to manage day‑to‑day development work, strengthen donor stewardship, improve systems and reporting, and support strategic growth. The Deputy Director will oversee key workflows, lead projects from planning through execution, and help ensure Movement Labs meets ambitious revenue goals with strong internal coordination and an excellent donor experience.

This role is fully remote.

• Manage and advance a portfolio of prospects and donors (cultivation, solicitation, stewardship) in coordination with the Director and principals.
• Draft donor communications: proposals, pitch decks, impact updates, follow‑ups, acknowledgements.
• Support major gift move management: contact reports, next steps, briefing memos, and meeting preparation.
• Maintain the CRM: data hygiene, tagging, workflows, acknowledgements, reporting cadence.
• Improve systems for donor stewardship (thank‑you process, impact reporting calendar, renewal tracking).
• Coordinate proposal development timelines, internal inputs, and submission logistics; maintain grant deliverables calendar; support reporting and compliance processes.
• Partner with Programs, Communications, and Leadership to translate work into fundable narratives and donor‑ready collateral.
• Coordinate fundraising support for campaigns, rapid‑response moments, and special projects.
• Supervise senior development associate, manage external contractors and vendors as needed, document SOPs, drive process improvements, and serve as backup to the Director when required.

• 3–5+ years in nonprofit or political fundraising.
• Demonstrated success managing donor/prospect pipelines and producing fundraising materials (proposals, updates, decks).
• Strong project‑management skills: run timelines, coordinate inputs, deliver high‑quality work under deadlines.
• CRM fluency (e.g., Every Action or similar).
• Excellent writing and editing; ability to translate complex work into compelling funder language.
• High discretion and comfort handling sensitive donor information.
• Collaborative style and ability to work cross‑functionally in a fast‑changing environment.

• Experience with 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC giving.
• Major gifts experience (qualification, solicitation support, stewardship strategy).
• Experience in progressive advocacy, electoral ecosystem, or aligned mission spaces, specifically those focused on experimenting and scaling evidence‑based programs.
• Excellent health, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) matching, and unlimited paid time off.
• This position is not eligible for the collective bargaining unit.

Transparent salary structure with clear levels of advancement and geographic COLA depending on employee location. Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) matching, and unlimited paid time off.

Applications submitted by January 12th will be given priority. The application process includes two interview rounds and an exercise. We hope our new Deputy Director of Development can start on March 1.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States.