Who We Are & What We Can Offer You:
WBUR is Boston’s NPR and a public media leader, producing exceptional journalism on-air, online, on-demand, and in real life. Our mission is to produce high-quality journalism and enriching experiences that foster understanding, connection, and community for an expanding circle of people. WBUR is member-supported and licensed to Boston University.
WBUR is brimming with talent and ambition. Our colleagues work hard, strive for excellence, value truth, creativity, diverse perspectives, and open debate. Our culture is warm and welcoming — no matter what your role is — we work hard to ensure that everyone feels like they belong. On top of that people are both respectful and passionate about the work we do.
We’ve got exciting plans to keep innovating and building WBUR for the future. It’s a place to do meaningful work with interesting people and to learn and grow along the way.
We offer our employees both hybrid and in-office work arrangements.
We also offer:
· Health and Well Being Benefits including Gender Affirming Healthcare
· Paid Time Off, Holidays & Intersession
· Tuition Remission and Professional Development through Boston University
The Opportunity and Who You’ll Work With:
Position Type: Regular, Full Time, Benefits Eligible
Work Format: Hybrid; 3 days onsite minimum, up to 2 days remote.
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week. Hours are typically 09:00AM-05:00PM Eastern Time.
WBUR is in the “quiet phase” of a $125 million comprehensive campaign that will enable us to invest in content, people and innovation. Over five years, our Development department has been responsible for securing $42 million in restricted gifts to support a variety of WBUR initiatives, in addition to $83 million in unrestricted support working closely with WBUR Membership.
In fiscal year 2024, WBUR Development (a team of 10) brought in $11.3 million in revenue. Our Development Operations team (a team of 4) manages the strategy and develops the blueprint for all revenue efforts. Development Operations directly manages the planned giving program, which realized $1.9 million in revenue in fiscal year 2024, and our leadership annual giving program is projected to bring in $1.7 million in fiscal year 2025.
As our WBUR Leadership Annual Giving Officer, you will be responsible for identifying and implementing strategies to grow unrestricted giving through the acquisition, renewal, and increased giving of WBUR’s Murrow Society Donors (those giving $1,500 or more annually.)
As one of two Leadership Annual Giving Officers, you will hold a portfolio of 300-400 current donors and prospects, build relationships to progress donors from WBUR’s Membership annual giving program to the major gifts program. You will be a member of our Development Operations team and report to our Associate Director of Data & Donor Strategy.
Essential Functions:
· (70%) Donor Cultivation & Stewardship:
o Secure new, renewed, or increased funding from individuals through online giving, direct mail and digital campaigns, special events, meetings (on-site and off-site) and direct proposals.
o Steward donors with appropriate recognition and engagement opportunities throughout the year, including gift acknowledgements, regular communication, station tours and events.
· (15%) Donor Strategy:
o Effectively move leadership annual donors through the pipeline, working with membership, planned giving and major gifts teams as appropriate.
o Partner with Associate Director of Data & Donor Strategy to develop, implement and refine donor engagement strategy, including for monthly sustaining members.
o Work with Associate Director of Data & Donor Strategy to analyze program results data to refine and increase return on investment.
· (15%) Communications & Data Management:
o Draft compelling, donor-focused, and high-quality communications, such as email announcements, acknowledgements and solicitations .
o Prepare event briefings and prospect biographies on a regular basis .
o Maintain information on assigned constituents and prospects in Salesforce
Required Skills
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
Education and Experience:
· Bachelor's degree or equivalent/relevant experience.
· 3-5 years of experience in fundraising.
· Database experience, Salesforce is a plus.
Capabilities and Proficiencies:
· An excitement about WBUR’s mission to provide an essential public good: high-quality journalism and enriching experiences that foster understanding, connection and community.
· Self-motivated with demonstrated success working in development and understanding of the development process and stewardship.
· Exceptional organizational skills and an ability to handle multiple tasks.
· Strong writer with a keen attention to detail.
· Excellent interpersonal communication skills and a collaborative work style.
· Ability to handle confidential information with care and sensitivity.
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In an ongoing effort to enrich our organizational culture, WBUR is committed to building a staff and leadership team that reflects the diversity of our city, region and nation.
Designing an organization where everyone thrives, creating connection and community that permeates our workplace requires real change across all facets of what we do and who we are.
We must hire, support, develop, advance and retain diverse talent at all levels of the organization with a standard of inclusive excellence.
If you are excited by this opportunity and have a passion for our mission - whether you meet all or some of our criteria - we want to talk to you. After submitting your application – join our Talent Community !
If you require an ADA reasonable accommodation to complete your application and/or participate in the interview process, please let us know here .
_We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. _
Required Experience
Qualifications:
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
Education and Experience:
· Bachelor's degree or equivalent/relevant experience.
· 3-5 years of experience in fundraising.
· Database experience, Salesforce is a plus.
Capabilities and Proficiencies:
· An excitement about WBUR’s mission to provide an essential public good: high-quality journalism and enriching experiences that foster understanding, connection and community.
· Self-motivated with demonstrated success working in development and understanding of the development process and stewardship.
· Exceptional organizational skills and an ability to handle multiple tasks.
· Strong writer with a keen attention to detail.
· Excellent interpersonal communication skills and a collaborative work style.
· Ability to handle confidential information with care and sensitivity.
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In an ongoing effort to enrich our organizational culture, WBUR is committed to building a staff and leadership team that reflects the diversity of our city, region and nation.
Designing an organization where everyone thrives, creating connection and community that permeates our workplace requires real change across all facets of what we do and who we are.
We must hire, support, develop, advance and retain diverse talent at all levels of the organization with a standard of inclusive excellence.
If you are excited by this opportunity and have a passion for our mission - whether you meet all or some of our criteria - we want to talk to you. After submitting your application – join our Talent Community !
If you require an ADA reasonable accommodation to complete your application and/or participate in the interview process, please let us know here .
_We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. _