Manager, Individual Giving

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The Manager of Individual Giving will build and manage relationships with donors to support Common Sense Media's fundraising efforts. This role is critical to sustaining a robust $5M+ annual individual giving team revenue stream, focusing on connecting and increasing donor engagement across all levels, partnering with major gift officers, and growing the current portfolio of high‑potential mid‑level donors at the $1K–$10K level.

This position will sit on the individual giving team and work in close collaboration with the development operations team.

Location:

San Francisco, California

Reports to:

Senior Development Director, Bay Area Region

Salary: $85,600–$101,650

Type:
Full‑time, exempt

• Inform individual giving strategy discussions and contribute insights to shape long‑term fundraising strategies.
• Partner with the Individual Giving team to create connected donor journeys and engagement plans across giving levels to drive overall donor acquisition, retention, and upgrades.
• Receive strategic input from cross‑functional partners, including Programs, Research, and Advocacy, to strengthen campaign messages, cases for support, and impact storytelling.
• Collaborate with regional leads to develop and manage strategies for key donor relationships.
• Align with the Marketing and Advocacy teams to create strategies and pathways to identify and cultivate mid‑level and major donor prospects from the membership program and the advocacy community.

• Own mid‑level pipeline for