Individual Giving Manager

About Wild Salmon Center

Wild Salmon Center works to protect some of the most beautiful and productive rivers left on the planet. These “salmon strongholds” are home to the king of fish and to grizzly bears, bald eagles, orcas, and more than 130 other species that depend on wild salmon. These rivers also support thriving coastal communities and Indigenous cultures. If you are called home to these kinds of wild places and live to protect them, then WSC is the organization for you.

The organization also features excellent benefits competitive with major international conservation organizations and offers opportunities for professional growth.

The Development department is the engine of WSC’s work, raising the funds and building the relationships necessary to advance the organization’s mission. This team is detail‑oriented, hardworking, and highly collaborative, value work‑life balance, and are passionate about conservation. The Development team works in close collaboration with WSC’s Communications department to meet outreach, fundraising, and stewardship goals.

Wild Salmon Center is at a unique moment in our history as we build on successful, decades‑long campaigns across the North Pacific creating durable protections for salmon stronghold rivers and surrounding ecosystems. To further this progress, WSC is launching a major documentary film project and associated campaign in 2026 that will recruit the next generation of salmon champions. This new, full‑time, hybrid position will help capture, educate, and engage a new conservation audience with the goal of inspiring them to act, become donors, and increase their support over time.

We are looking for a development professional with experience managing grassroots to mid‑level fundraising programs, a strong understanding of digital giving trends and platforms, and a passion for environmental protection.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive annual fundraising strategy aimed at acquiring, engaging, and retaining lower‑level to mid‑level donors, with a focus on digital fundraising, monthly giving, and annual giving campaigns.
• Lead copywriting for all fundraising appeals, including direct mail, email, donor acknowledgements, website content, and social media, ensuring consistent voice and compelling donor‑centered messaging across platforms.
• Create and manage a year‑round calendar of appeals, coordinating integrated multi‑channel campaigns (email, direct mail, web, and social media) in partnership with WSC’s designers and external vendors.
• Serve as the Development team lead for WSC’s email and advocacy platform, Engaging Networks, and collaborate with the Communications team on annual acquisition and engagement strategies.
• Design and implement a refreshed stewardship program for WSC’s monthly, mid‑level, and lower‑level donors, including tailored email journeys, thank‑you gifts, and digital engagement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Development leadership and external consultants to evaluate program strategy and performance and integrate them into broader fundraising plans and campaigns to meet annual revenue goals.
• Monitor conservation programs and campaigns to identify opportunities to align appeals with key milestones, public wins, and policy actions.
• Write donor‑centered content such as “ways to give” spotlights and donor features for print and digital newsletters, annual reports, and social media.
• Collaborate with the Development Director to incorporate legacy giving into the broader grassroots fundraising strategy.
• Track, analyze, and report on campaign performance for digital and mail appeals, including donor retention metrics, email open/click rates, donation form conversions, ads, web pop‑ups, and web UX for WSC donors.
• Work with Development operations staff to ensure accurate reporting and acknowledgment of contributions and fulfillment of donor benefits.
• Monitor trends in the fundraising sector and identify new potential practices, platforms, and revenue channels for the organization.
• Coordinate with Events staff to identify and implement grassroots fundraising strategies for community events and occasionally…