Senior Coordinator, Individual Giving

The Brookings Institution

Equal-Opportunity

Employer:

It is Brookings policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all of its employees and applicants without regard to their actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, citizenship status, family responsibilities, gender identity or expression, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation, veteran status, or any other prohibited basis of discrimination as required by law.

Site: US-DC-Washington

Job :

Type: Regular, Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Development

1. Resident Employee (Hybrid)

Join one of the most influential, most quoted and most trusted think tanks! The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.

We bring together leading experts in government and academia from all over the world, rooted in open-minded inquiry and representing diverse points of view, who provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis. Research topics cover a full range of public policy issues in economics, foreign policy, development, governance and metropolitan policy.

With fair and transparent business practices, clear communication, mutual respect, and a collaborative atmosphere that offers both professional and personal development opportunities, Brookings offers an inclusive and welcoming workplace that values the efforts of all contributors.

The Office of Development manages fundraising across the institution. Focused on a constituency based fundraising model, our team works directly with the research programs and executive office to set an overarching fundraising strategy that supports the important work of our scholars.

In Brookings Development, we aim to:

• Build and nurture relationships with donors and prospects to raise critical financial resources in support of the institution's fiscal health and to advance the mission of Brookings.
• Safeguard Brookings's institutional values of Quality, Independence, and Impact.
• Amplify the impact of our scholars' research and steward our donors' generosity with compelling and innovative programming for our donor groups.
• Support our Board of Trustees in carrying out its fiduciary responsibilities to protect and sustain the institution.
• Partner closely with our colleagues across Brookings by providing best in class fundraising and fundraising operations to benefit all research programs.
• In everything we do, strive for excellence, act with integrity, communicate with honesty, show respect and collegiality, be proactive, collaborative, creative, and solutions oriented.

This position is hybrid. Hybrid positions combine regular in-person presence at our Washington, DC office with the option of at least two days of remote work each week.

Ready to contribute to Brookings Success? The Senior Coordinator, Individual Giving provides essential operational, administrative, and writing support to the Individual Giving team. Reporting to the Managing Director of Individual Giving, this role is responsible for managing key systems and processes that support donor engagement, including database maintenance, board briefing development, project coordination, and logistical execution of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities.

The Senior Coordinator will prepare board briefings and fundraising materials, ensuring accuracy and timeliness, and serve as the key manager for Raiser's Edge NXT database entry for gift officers across the team. This position also works with scholars across five programs to develop compelling program and project summaries to advance fundraising goals. Must be able to synthesize feedback from internal stakeholders and revise content to align with project priorities.

Success in this role requires strong project management, attention to detail, proactive problem‑solving, excellent writing skills, and the ability to anticipate and respond to team needs in a fast‑paced environment. Must be able to manage multiple projects at a time with varying priorities.

Fundraising and stewardship administrative support (60%)

• Partner across the Individual Giving team to track cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies in Raiser Edge NXT for all individual donor activities.
• Maintain the database with up-to-date solicitation and cultivation information.
• Ensure that all NXT records are up to date with recent meeting activity, meeting read‑outs, and immediate next steps.
• Lead the proposal review process for the Individual Giving team.
• Prepare draft gift agreements for donors.
• Help develop giving reports to be shared with the Development Team and Executive Office.
• Provide logistical and technical support for meetings and…