Senior Fundraiser

Imagine Children's Museum • Everett, WA

1d • $35 - $40 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Fundraiser is a key member of the Development Department and plays a central role in advancing Imagine Children’s Museum’s fundraising success. This position is responsible for managing and implementing the annual Champions for Children fundraising breakfast, developing and executing donor engagement strategies, and utilizing high-quality donor data management to support organization-wide development goals. The Senior Fundraiser works collaboratively across departments to design effective fundraising campaigns, deepen donor relationships, support major and corporate giving efforts, and grow a strong pipeline of annual donors, new donors, and museum members transitioning into philanthropic supporters.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success coordinating fundraising events and donor engagement activities.
• Strong data management skills, with experience using CRM systems (e.g. DonorPerfect, Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, or similar).
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong project management, organizational, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, build relationships, and work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, development operations, event planning, or related fields.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s Degree preferred.
• Experience with donor segmentation and developing fundraising campaigns preferred.
• Knowledge of the local philanthropic community preferred.
• Experience supporting major gifts or corporate giving programs preferred.
• Familiarity with the mission of children’s museums or youth-serving organizations

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Development staff and cross-departmental partners to develop targeted fundraising campaigns for annual donors, new donors, and member-to-donor conversion.
• Create and support donor touchpoints, recognition activities, and stewardship communications.
• Implement segmented outreach strategies designed to strengthen donor retention and acquisition.
• Lead planning, implementation, and evaluation of the annual Champions for Children fundraising breakfast.
• Manage timelines, budgets, vendor relationships, communications, volunteer support and event logistics.
• Coordinate internal teams and external partners to deliver a compelling event that drives strong philanthropic engagement.
• Track event performance and recommend strategies for increasing participation and revenue.
• Support accurate and comprehensive donor records, and reporting using the organization’s CRM, DonorPerfect.
• Develop and share data-driven insights to improve fundraising outcomes, including donor trends, segmentation opportunities, and campaign performance metrics.
• Produce reports and analysis to support leadership, major gift efforts, corporate giving, and strategic planning.
• Partner with Marketing, Guest Services, Learning Experiences, and other departments to coordinate messaging and integrate fundraising into broader organizational initiatives.
• Support Development team goals and contribute to department-wide planning and strategy.

Benefits

• All full-time employees receive accrued sick time, vacation time, anniversary appreciation day, medical/vision/dental insurance, Life AD&D, FSA, 401k, EAP, free museum membership, discounts, and other museum perks!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees