At The Obama Foundation, our mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world.  We seek to build an active democratic culture where people are equipped and motivated to make change in the communities where they live, work, and play. Right here on the South Side of Chicago, we’re building a home for this vision, a global center for change with a range of opportunities - coordinated programming, community outreach events, educational moments, and more - that invite visitors from down the block or across the globe to turn hope into action.

Achieving our ambitious goals starts with an exceptional team built on our Hope to Action Values - Courage, Empathy, Integrity, Accountability, Community, Inclusivity, Pragmatism, Resilience, Imagination, and Hope. A Framework that anyone, anywhere, can use to build trust, activate participation, and expand opportunity in their community.

Purpose of the Role

The Donor Relations Associate will be a core member of the Donor Relations and Events team, supporting the Senior Director of Donor Engagement & Impact in crafting and executing annual strategies that will further donor engagement and giving. They will provide essential support in the creation and coordination of the Foundation’s donor communications materials and execution of our stewardship activities.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Donor Engagement & Impact, the Donor Relations Associate will work closely with the Donor Relations and Events teammates, as well as individuals across the Development operations and frontline teams. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with strong writing skills and attention to detail, who is highly motivated to work collaboratively in pursuit of big goals.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Donor Communications: Support the development of donor-facing materials and identify opportunities to improve the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of communications with donors. Manage the Donor Relations & Events communications calendar, coordinating across the team to ensure key donor touchpoints, communications, and events are captured in a centralized location. 

• Stewardship: Support the creation and management of systems that track and deliver donor benefits, ensuring timely and consistent stewardship. Assist in developing thoughtful donor benefits and recognition opportunities tied to the opening of the Obama Presidential Center and beyond. Work with the Donor Relations Senior Associate to coordinate donor stewardship activities.

• Project Management: Lead on project management and process implementation for complex donor deliverables, email sends, and stewardship activities.

• Cross-Team Collaboration/Liaising: Coordinate across six internal teams to ensure transparency and accuracy of upcoming events, data, and donor deliverables.

• Fundraising Updates: Support the drafting of fundraising updates for the Board of Directors and other principals; update these materials to reflect the latest information in Salesforce and work with the Donor Relations and Events team to tell the story of fundraising progress in a creative and exciting way.

Key Deliverables / Outcomes 

• Creating and maintaining a centralized Development calendar. 

• Oversee the Asana request pipeline for Development Communications and Stewardship.

• Maintain the Donor Relations & Events team’s tracking system for development communications, program statistics, and stewardship activities.

• Lead project management of select Donor Relations projects (e.g., Obama Presidential Center fly-through videos, card mailings, major donor stewardship gifts, etc.).

Required Qualifications

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Donor orientation; experience supporting external stakeholders.

• Familiarity with Salesforce and Asana is preferred.

The salary range for this role is between $59,755  and $74,670. 

This is a remote role based in Chicago.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Foundation is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. The Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at careers@obama.org if you require a reasonable accommodation to complete this application.