Manager of Individual Giving

TITLE: Manager of Individual Giving

POSITION SUMMARY

 The Manager of Individual Giving (Manager) plays a key role in strengthening uAspire’s individual donor pipeline and overall fundraising capacity. Reporting to and partnering closely with the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Manager will help shape and execute a comprehensive individual giving and events strategy designed to grow the number and value of annual gifts through events, direct mail, online giving, and personal solicitations. The Manager will contribute to a department-wide priority to expand, diversify, and steward our individual donor base, ensuring a more balanced funding mix and long-term organizational sustainability.

Success in this role requires an energetic, organized, and detail-oriented professional who is motivated by high-quality work and meaningful relationship-building. The Manager must be a strategic thinker who understands donor motivations, exercises strong judgment in prioritizing actions that drive outcomes, and communicates uAspire’s mission with clarity, passion, and confidence to a range of external audiences.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support Management of Individual Donors and Prospect Pipeline (30%) 

• Collaborate with the CDO to develop and implement strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and motivate existing and new individual donors
• Conduct prospect research and create tailored stewardship plans and pitches
• Prioritize key actions for uAspires staff and leadership to take in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts, including major gifts, and preparing /supporting them to execute
• Work with CDO to leverage Board and donor relationships to steward existing donors and cultivate new prospects
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned by the CDO

Event Implementation and Execution (30%)

• Assist CDO with planning and implementing in-person events and digital campaigns (Giving Tuesday, Annual Appeal, etc.) throughout the year. Travel may be required.
• Produce and manage a calendar of all events and campaigns and work with internal staff, including but not limited to the marketing and communications team, to support event planning and the timely disbursement of invitations and promotional materials
• Create and manage event timelines, guest lists, run of shows, and post-event follow up 
• Manage vendors, venues, contracts and related logistics
• Maintain uAspire's donor database system(s) and online donation platforms for effective tracking of event attendees and giving 

Data Management and Analytics (40%)

• Oversee and continually improve all aspects of gift processing, including acknowledgment letters, pledge tracking, and revenue reporting, ensuring timely and accurate donor stewardship 
• Keep accurate Salesforce records and updated activity notes with all donors
• Analyze historical and market data to support setting ambitious yet feasible revenue, donor quantity, and retention goals
• Regularly track progress to goal and conduct analysis to identify what is driving and impeding progress

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

We understand that people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We encourage candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications below. If you believe you have the transferable skills necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this role, we encourage you to apply.

Education, Experience & Skills:

• A bachelor’s degree 
• At least five  years of professional experience, preferably in development or fundraising working with individual donors, live events, online campaigns, and/or annual funds
• High degree of familiarity and comfort creating reports and working with spreadsheets and analyzing donor giving trends 
• Experience working with Salesforce or a comparable CRM system; familiarity with online giving platforms including GiveSmart or GoFundMePro
• Comfort working with high net worth and high profile donors and prospects
• Experience with AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) preferred 
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication and event planning skills
• Ability to prioritize, manage several projects at once and work well under deadlines
• A passion for and commitment to educational equity

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

ANTICIPATED START DATE:  Mar 2, 2026

COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $70,450 - $75,400

GRADE: III 

STATUS: Exempt, full time

CLASSIFICATION: Hybrid (combination of remote work and in-person presence for events, meetings, and organizational needs)

REPORTS TO: Chief Development Officer (CDO)

ABOUT UASPIRE

Organization Vision: uAspire envisions a society where structural obstacles are removed from postsecondary pathways for systematically oppressed students so they can experience an improved quality of life for themselves and future generation

Organization Summary: Our mission is to improve the economic mobility of underrepresented communities by creating financial solutions to diverse educational pathways.

• Student Advising: We guide students, families, and communities to navigate complex financial aid systems in pursuit of equitable access to affordable postsecondary pathways through in-person and virtual advising
• Scholarship & Emergency Aid: We commit to placing money into the hands of students allowing them to use these funds to cover tuition bills and other unexpected expenses
• Training & Technical Assistance: We equip partners with the knowledge and confidence to navigate the financial aid process with their students by curating engaging training and student-centered resources
• Policy: We advocate for institutional, state, and federal policy change to transform financial aid and higher education systems, based on our students' lived experiences
• Consulting: We collaborate with partners to assess their needs and offer uniquely designed solutions in the areas of content development, program improvement and systems change, by leveraging our financial aid expertise, student-advising experience, and student-centered research
   

uAspire is an equal opportunity employer. The company’s policy regarding equal employment opportunity means that all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, benefits, wage and salary administration, scheduling, disciplinary action and termination will be made without unlawful discrimination based on sex, gender, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].