Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Next 50 prepares candidates to win competitive races and build enduring Democratic majorities across the country. The Finance Director will build and scale a national fundraising operation generating more than $3 million annually, while managing major donors, events, digital fundraising, institutional support, pipeline forecasting, and CRM practices.
Responsibilities
- The Finance Director will design and execute a comprehensive, multi-channel finance strategy spanning major donors, events and donor circles, bundling, digital fundraising, and institutional support
- Over the first 12–18 months, the Finance Director will establish a finance program calibrated to exceed $3 million annually, sequencing growth across revenue streams and aligning strategy with the election cycle
- This includes expanding and upgrading the major donor base; structuring donor circles and events into repeatable, high-yield channels; integrating TN50’s network with endorsed Leaders’ fundraising efforts; and strengthening digital revenue to diversify and stabilize cash flow
- Equally important is infrastructure. The Finance Director will institutionalize disciplined pipeline management, forecasting, and CRM practices, ensuring that revenue can be measured, projected, and improved quarter over quarter
Skills
- You are a builder
- You are motivated by ambitious targets and energized by the work of refining process until it performs
- You bring substantial fundraising experience—at least two cycles in Democratic campaigns, PACs, or mission-driven organizations—and a demonstrated ability to raise significant revenue while managing complexity
- You are comfortable with direct donor solicitation, confident setting strategy, and disciplined in execution
- You are proactive rather than reactive
- You identify opportunities, pressure-test assumptions, and pursue growth without waiting to be asked
- Most importantly, you want to take an organization at an inflection point and help move it to the next level of institutional strength
- Remote work flexibility (U.S.-based)
- Travel up to approximately 15% of time
- (Washington, D.C. Preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package, including 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote work flexibility (U.S.-based)
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