Fundraising Strategist
Grassroots Analytics (“GA”) is a political tech company dedicated to breaking down barriers in fundraising for progressive campaigns and causes. To facilitate that work, GA maintains a detailed database on more than 20 million active, left-leaning American donors, including data on net worth, ideological preferences, political donation history, non-profit donation history, demographics, and contact information. Our overall mission is to use that data to amplify forward-thinking voices, causes, and people.
Grassroots Analytics is seeking a Fundraising Strategist (FS) to join our team of experts to provide top-tier, individualized fundraising guidance directly to our clients. The FS will collaborate closely with the Director of Campaigns Subscriptions to offer campaigns highly-targeted donor lists, comprehensive fundraising instruction, and industry-leading customer service. This role is ideal for someone passionate about political strategy, relationship building, and empowering progressive campaigns and organizations up and down the ballot.
Responsibilities
Data Querying & Donor List Building
- Master the ins and outs of Grassroots’ donor database and targeting capabilities.
- Build personalized donor lists for clients based on their profile.
- Execute for clients the data services included in our comprehensive “data + strategy” package.
- Provide data targeting recommendations to other members of the Grassroots team.
Fundraising Guidance to Campaigns Clients
- Act as the primary point-of-contact for your portfolio of clients (to them, you are the face of Grassroots).
- Hold an introductory call with all new clients.
- Assess each client’s level of fundraising knowledge to make relevant recommendations.
- Act as a thought partner to clients; provide strategic advice and collaborate to solve issues as they arise.
- Lead partnerships with consultants, firms, and vendors, keeping progressive success as a shared priority.
- Assist the client in building a finance and call time plan.
- Host call time training sessions with clients and their teams.
- Attend on-the-ground embeds with clients at their respective headquarters (usually around large fundraising events).
- Collect client feedback and make recommendations to the Director of Campaigns Subscriptions on how we can improve our service.
Account Growth
- Learn the full scope and range of Grassroots products to make personalized recommendations for client growth. Proactively suggest opportunities for clients to level up or reach new prospects.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with political consultants and firms across the progressive space.
- Attend conferences to build connections with potential clients, vendor partners, and other progressive figures.
Additional Projects
- When applicable, organize Grassroots-hosted fundraisers for clients when they are in town.
- Attend internal team building events (annual retreat, happy hours, professional development sessions, etc.).
- Other duties as assigned.
The Grassroots Approach
- Customer service is our core: Clients are always, without exception, treated with the highest level of professionalism and respect.
- Model a high bar for performance: We operate with the best interests of both the organization and every client in mind.
- Strengthen relationships at every level: Our “people first” approach builds trust with team members and clients alike.
- Proactivity is the key to problem solving: We look at the “big picture” to develop solutions to challenges and identify and prevent potential future setbacks.
- We remain flexible: We adapt quickly as events change; we take advantage of unexpected opportunities and are ready to act quickly.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate for the Fundraising Strategist position will:
- Have at least 1-2 years of experience in political campaign fundraising (ideally as a Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director, or Call Time Manager).
- Have experience building finance plans, conducting political call time, running fundraising programs.
- Possess an adept understanding of the political landscape.