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 as the CEO
• 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 the CEO for speaking engagements and conferences with briefing materials
• 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 trust over time
• Strategic thinking and ability to prioritize impactful moves
• Excellent, compelling writing calibrated to different audiences
• Outcome-driven approach focused on securing major gifts
• Mission alignment with equitable development and community ownership
• Ability to work independently in a remote, startup environment with limited hand-holding and high expectations
• Comfortable building systems and infrastructure in an early-stage organization

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