Workplace Giving Coordinator

Overview

Job Type: Full-time

Job Title: Workplace Giving Coordinator

Shift: Office Day

Days Off: Saturday, Sunday

Work Location: Hybrid remote and in-person at 515 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98104. Occasional team meetings and events at various DESC sites across King County.

Insurance Benefits: Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical

Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan

DESC is recognized nationally as an innovator and leader in developing solutions to homelessness. DESC is a social services organization, supportive housing operator, and licensed behavioral health treatment provider focused on meeting the needs of people experiencing long-term homelessness and living with complex behavioral health and other medical conditions. Approximately 3,000 people are actively receiving services from DESC at any given point in time.

Our vision is a community where all people are shown compassion, treated with dignity, and everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home.

DESC operates five shelter/emergency housing programs, 19 permanent supportive housing facilities with over 1,750 units, several hundred additional scattered site apartments, and a range of behavioral health services including outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment, residential crisis stabilization, street outreach, mobile crisis response, and treatment for opioid use disorder.

DESC is seeking a strategic, relationship-driven fundraising professional to serve as our Workplace Giving Coordinator - a key member of the Fund Development team responsible for leading and executing the organization’s workplace giving efforts. This role focuses on engaging donors who give through their employers, strengthening relationships, increasing participation, and supporting sustained revenue growth. Through thoughtful communication, personalized outreach, and clear strategy, the Workplace Giving Coordinator will elevate DESC’s presence and impact across workplace giving programs, while demonstrating a commitment to principles aligned with Community-Centric Fundraising - including centering community voice, promoting equity, and fostering mutual accountability.

The Workplace Giving Coordinator oversees both the management of existing programs and the pursuit of new opportunities in close coordination with DESC’s Corporate Relations and Foundations team. Grounded in an equity lens, this role ensures that workplace giving strategies not only generate revenue but also reflect DESC’s commitment to community-centered values—prioritizing inclusive engagement, transparency, and authentic partnership. The Workplace Giving Coordinator ensures DESC remains a strong and visible participant in workplace giving campaigns while growing a reliable pipeline of employee donors.

As a frontline fundraiser, the Workplace Giving Coordinator cultivates and manages relationships with workplace donors, develops tailored solicitation and stewardship strategies, and directly solicits gifts, including mid-level and major contributions. They will also create meaningful engagement opportunities - such as workplace volunteer events and donor experiences that deepen connections to DESC’s mission.

The ideal candidate is passionate about advancing DESC’s work and confident in building lasting relationships with workplace donors. They are energized by engaging supporters in conversations about corporate responsibility, community impact, and the shared future DESC is helping to build, while thoughtfully integrating practices that center community, advance equity, and align with evolving standards in ethical and inclusive philanthropy.

As the Workplace Giving Coordinator, your job duties will include:

• Serve as a member of DESC’s Individual Giving Team, leading the development, execution, and ongoing optimization of DESC’s workplace giving strategy.
• Collaborate closely with DESC’s Sr. Manager of Individual Giving to strengthen DESC’s participation…