Deputy Director

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Deputy Director, Leadership Gifts in the Development Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.

The mission of the National Development Department is to unlock the full potential of our nationwide community of donors to invest funding, time, and expertise in the creation of a more perfect union, with an emphasis on moving resources in a reparative way to build a more equitable future.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

Reporting to the Director of Leadership Gifts, the Deputy Director, Leadership Gifts will be responsible for carrying a portfolio of leadership and principal gifts prospects and donors and for supervising a team of individual fundraisers, who are cultivating, soliciting and stewarding the ACLU’s top major ($10k+) and leadership ($100k+) donors and prospects.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• Solicit and steward a portfolio of 50-75 donors and prospects with a goal of soliciting six- and seven-figure support for ACLU’s strategic priorities
• Partner with the Director of Leadership Gifts and Deputy Director of Leadership Gifts on crafting and enhancing strategies for growing revenue, enhancing team effectiveness, and building team culture
• Manage fundraisers who conduct face-to-face donor visits to solicit and close gifts of five figures and greater from portfolios of approximately 100 prospects through a strategic nationwide program of discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
• With the team of fundraisers, respond to inquiries from donors and prospects outside of portfolios to assess their capacity and inclination
• Assist affiliate colleagues with donor strategy and collaborate on transformational asks that require national and affiliate partnership
• Develop and implement engagement opportunities to nurture philanthropic relationships
• Work collegially and effectively with numerous constituencies, including senior staff members and high net worth donors and prospects
• Advance a cohesive Nationwide Fundraising Model that harnesses and channels enterprise resources to raise the most funds in support of the ACLU’s mission
• Ensure that all information is managed in a central database in a manner that emphasizes the highest standards of data integrity
• Maintain working knowledge of nationwide programmatic priorities and issues
• Identify and incorporate industry best practices

FUTURE ACLU'ERS WILL 

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
• Be committed to working collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Successful track record soliciting and closing gifts of $100,000 or more
• Experience managing frontline fundraisers and development teams
• Experience with evolving trends in philanthropy
• Experience working in or with complex national or international nonprofits
• Experience working with c3 and c4 fundraising
• Experience with fundraising databases

COMPENSATION

WHY THE ACLU

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.

We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just to their work, but to their overall well-being. 

At the ACLU, we offer a broad range of benefits, which include:

• Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
• Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
• Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match
• We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops

OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us, diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change.  We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization – one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression, anti-ableism, and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we’re in the courts or in the office, we believe ‘We the People’ means all of us.

With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.    

The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email [email protected]. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.