Fundraising and Donor Relations Associate

• Research and profile major donors, foundations, and conference attendees before CEO engagements
• Draft outreach emails, thank-you notes, and cultivation communications in the CEO’s voice
• Move donors through the cultivation pipeline from initial contact to funded commitment
• Identify and track grant opportunities aligned with Parity’s mission
• Manage grant submission calendars end-to-end
• Write grant proposals, letters of inquiry, donor reports, and major gift case statements
• Prepare CEO briefing materials for speaking engagements and conferences
• Maintain and update the donor CRM
• Proactively surface new funding strategies and prospect ideas

• Experience in business development, nonprofit development, major gifts, or a donor-facing fundraising role
• Demonstrated success writing grant proposals or major donor communications that resulted in funding
• Familiarity with donor cultivation strategy and the major gifts cycle
• Comfort operating as an extension of a CEO or senior leader — drafting in their voice, representing their brand, and owning the follow-through
• Experience working in a startup, early-stage organization, or resource-constrained environment is a genuine plus
• CRM experience (any platform) is helpful but not required
• Scrappy and resourceful approach
• Relationship-oriented with ability to cultivate donor trust over time
• Strategic thinking and ability to identify high-impact moves
• Excellent, compelling writing calibrated to different audiences
• Outcome-driven approach
• Alignment with equitable development, community ownership, and Parity’s mission
• Comfortable working independently in a remote, startup environment with limited hand-holding and high expectations
• Energized by building systems and infrastructure
• Interest in ground-level, mission-driven work

• Fully remote, global
• $1,500 - $1,800 monthly commensurate with experience
• Generous PTO