Fundraising Manager

Employment: Full-time, Exempt
Program Area: Development
Reports To: Chief of Staff
Full-Time Salary Band: $70,000-$80,000
Location: Seattle, WA; Vancouver, WA; Yakima, WA (Negotiable within WA)

Application Deadline: July 13, 2025

BACKGROUND 

OneAmerica (OA) was established in 2001 by U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal and has since grown to become a locally and nationally recognized leader in advancing immigrant, civil, and human rights. We utilize grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and civic/electoral engagement to promote justice in three areas: immigration, education and early learning, and democracy reform. Our family of organizations consists of OneAmerica (501(c)3), OneAmerica Votes (OA) (501(c)4), OneAmerica Votes Justice Fund (State PAC) and OneAmerica Votes Justice for All Fund (Federal PAC).

POSITION DESCRIPTION 

OneAmerica is seeking a self-motivated Fundraising Manager to partner with OneAmerica’s Chief of Staff and Executive Team to execute our fundraising program that raises $5,000,000+ annually from government, foundations, individuals, organizations and our grassroots membership.  The Fundraising Manager will lead grassroots membership and individual giving campaigns, work closely with the Chief of Staff on donor cultivation and grants management, and support our fundraising events throughout the year.

The ideal candidate is motivated by our mission and can engage and inspire others to take action through giving. They are a detail-oriented project manager who is not afraid to manage up, down and sideways to make a campaign successful, and are excited to build their skills to advance in a fundraising career. They bring a racial justice lens and/or a lived experience with immigrant issues, experience with individual giving campaigns or organization membership programs and are comfortable asking people for money.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Support OneAmerica’s individual giving campaigns (25%):

• Support the implementation of an individual donor program that raises $500,000+ annually


• Track outreach and cultivation for major donors and cultivate your own small portfolio of mid-level to major donors that give, renew and stay engaged in OneAmerica’s work.


• Lead our donor acknowledgement process that makes donors feel connected and appreciated


• Track staff and board member fundraising progress, and help to foster a culture of accountability and shared ownership of fundraising throughout the organization


• Coordinate and implement grassroots giving campaigns, incorporating peer-to-peer fundraising, and including biannual appeals (Washington GiveBIG and Giving Tuesday)


• Draft persuasive fundraising emails and mailers that campaign arcs that inspire people to give


• Collaborate with the Executive Assistant to maintain an accurate and updated donor database to reflect past, current, and prospective giving, meeting notes, etc.

Assist with planning and execution of small and large fundraising events (20%):

• Support Chief of Staff in planning and executing OneAmerica’s signature Annual Celebration (500+ attendees), Together We Rise PAC fundraiser (50-100 attendees) and 2-4 smaller house party and/or issue briefing events (15-40 people) annually, including advance preparation, day-of onsite work, and donor follow-up efforts


• Manage event sponsorship programs including tracking and cultivating sponsors, project-managing annual outreach, and generating quality sponsorship recognition

Manage and grow OneAmerica Votes 501(c)4 membership program (25%):

• Develop and implement strategies for retention of existing members, and recruitment and cultivation of new members, centered around a goal of increasing monthly recurring gifts


• Support and train internal staff, organizers, and community leaders on how to make membership asks in 1:1s and at events, with a focus on empowering individuals to make strong asks and facilitate cross-team efforts to strengthen the organizational culture of building power through money


• Conspire to create compelling collateral and build OneAmerica Votes’ brand through storytelling and to advertise and incentivize membership for the broader community


• Collaborate with the Power Building Team on tactics to mobilize grassroots members in support of OneAmerica Votes’ political goals and long-term electoral strategy

Manage grants processing and administration (20%):

• Maintain existing grants management tracker to coordinate submission of grant proposals and reports in partnership with contract grant-writer


• Perform prospect research to identify new grant opportunities


• Project-manage a Program Officer cultivation strategy set by the Chief of Staff


• Assist with report and grant drafting, when needed

Participate in organizational power-building efforts (10%):

• Develop own base of community members to move around organizational mission and turn out for events and actions


• Attend and participate in OneAmerica power-building events like lobby day in Olympia, Citizenship Day naturalization clinics and door-knocking to connect with our base.


• Additional staff support, as needed, to benefit OneAmerica and OneAmerica Votes and the shared organizational mission

QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES 

OneAmerica is seeking candidates who are passionate about our mission and are highly proactive. While no one candidate will embody all the qualifications below, our ideal candidate would bring and be:

REQUIRED:

• 2 or more years of demonstrated direct experience fundraising, including event planning experience


• Program planning, implementation, and evaluation experience, in fundraising or another area.


• Nation builder or similar fundraising database experience with an ambition to learn more


• Ability to execute routine administrative procedures with a focus on smooth and efficient operation


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commitment to professional conduct


• Deep passion for social justice and building power in immigrant communities


• Excitement around own leadership development and growth, and an interest in helping others to grow and develop both personally and professionally


• Detail- and action-oriented with a willingness to take initiative and independently generate creative solutions

PREFERRED:

• Experience leading or supporting membership programs, ideally with a focus on grassroots outreach and power-building


• Experience with grant writing and foundation partnerships, and the ability to support the Chief of Staff in grant tracking and prospecting


• Interest in creative writing and storytelling to inspire action and uplift immigrant voices


• High proficiency with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams)


• Bilingual or multilingual skills is a plus
  
  

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Willingness to accommodate community-based scheduling needs such as evening and weekend meetings


• Access to reliable transportation and willingness to travel throughout Washington State and nationally on occasion


• OneAmerica is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, reasonable accommodations will be considered.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to work on a computer for majority of the day


• Access to reliable transportation


• Ability to travel within the state (roughly 3-5 times per year if Seattle based. If located in other parts of Washington, roughly 1-2x per month)


• Ability to hold multiple phone and/or video calls a day 
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This is a hybrid position within Washington state and can be based out of our Seattle, Vancouver, or Yakima offices. The organization requires employees to be in-office twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays regardless of location.


• Flexibility within Washington
  
  

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS 

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage, including vision, dental, life insurance; short- and long-term disability; up to 20 weeks of family and medical leave; and more;


• Other benefits include cell phone and transportation stipends, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), 403(b) retirement plans


• Five weeks of PTO in years 0-3, six weeks for year 4-6, seven weeks of PTO after 7 years of service;


• Three months paid sabbatical after every five years of service; 


• OneAmerica is committed to work/life balance and encourages meeting-free Fridays, and Summer-free Fridays (3-day weekends for two months in the summer); 


• We have a transparent compensation philosophy and offer cost-of-living and annual merit-based raises;


• We are committed to employee growth and advancement, including professional development investments

INTERVIEW PROCESS ORDER

• Phone screen interview


• Virtual first panel interview


• Virtual second panel interview with a performance task. All candidates who submit performance task and attend the second interview will receive an $80 egift card for compensation of their time.


• Virtual or in-person final interview with the Hiring Manager and Director

Desired start date: September 8, 2025

Apply by: July 13, 2025

Please be sure to add [email protected] to your contact list to ensure delivery of all correspondence from us. 

OneAmerica is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.