Donor Engagement Officer

Who are we?

With over 49,000 Oregonian members and supporters, the ACLU of Oregon is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that works in courts, in the state legislature and local governments, and in communities to defend and advance our civil liberties and civil rights.

The ACLU of Oregon is composed of the ACLU of Oregon Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.

The ACLU of Oregon is an affiliate of the national ACLU, which has affiliates in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and more than 4 million members, activists, and supporters nationwide.

• The team member in this position is a skilled major gifts fundraiser with the strong ability to establish, cultivate, and steward strong professional relationships with donors.
• The Donor Engagement Officer will spend a significant amount of time interacting with donors, managing an active portfolio of approximately 100‑125 donors.
• This is a full‑time, exempt position based in Oregon. While most staff work remotely for the majority of their time, this role requires regular in‑person engagement for donor meetings, events, and team activities, as well as periodic travel within Oregon.

This position is part of our Development team and plays a central role in advancing our fundraising efforts. This position works closely, collaboratively, and supportively with all areas of the ACLU of Oregon.

We are looking for individuals with the following experience, abilities, and values:

• Required:
  
  four plus (4+) years of fundraising soliciting, closing, and stewarding charitable or political gifts.
• Required:
  
  proficiency with donor databases, research tools, and fundraising‑related technology, or the demonstrated ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Strongly preferred: knowledge of and values alignment with Community‑Centric Fundraising principles and practices.
• Required values: a demonstrated ability to support the goals, priorities, and values of the ACLU of Oregon, including the following values related to building work‑related relationships and trust.
• Equivalent education and/or experience: we will consider applicants who can demonstrate non‑traditional work‑related experiences comparable to more direct forms of work experience or education.
• Candidates who meet the qualifications of other positions: sometimes, candidates may not meet the qualifications of this position but may have qualifications to meet another position at the ACLU of Oregon; we may offer candidates the opportunity to consider another position with the ACLU of Oregon, and we reserve this organizational right within our sole discretion.

This position requires a strong and continued commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, anti‑racism, anti‑misogyny, anti‑transphobia, anti‑homophobia, anti‑ableism, and all other types of anti‑oppression, as well as the proven ability to incorporate these values in work both internal and external to our organization.

We also require a demonstrated ability to support the goals, priorities, and values of the ACLU of Oregon, including the following values related to building work‑related relationships and trust:

• Sincerity: the assessment that you are honest, that you say what you mean and mean what you say. The idea that you can be believed and taken seriously and that your actions are aligned with your words.
• Reliability: the assessment that you meet the commitments you make, and that you keep your promises.
• Competence: the assessment you have the ability to do what you’re doing or propose to do. Note that being competent does not mean being perfect. Part of doing something well is knowing what you don’t know how to do, being willing to learn, and asking for help when you need it.
• Care: the assessment you have the other person’s interest in mind as well as your own when you make decisions and take actions.

This is a salaried, exempt, full‑time position. The annual salary for the Litigation Manager position is $90,562. Because we have established an internal salary…