Posted July 15, 2026
Title: Senior Complex Gifts Officer, Oregon Community Foundation
Salary: $160,000 - $175,000/annually
Oregon Community Foundation seeks a creative and driven Senior Complex Gifts Officer (Senior Officer) to provide expert counsel on complex and non-cash gifts to potential and current donors. The successful candidate will provide effective community outreach and maintain collaborative working relationships with donors, OCF team members, and professional advisors. The Senior Officer will ensure the development of, and compliance with, gift acceptance policies and procedures for non-cash gifts.
Salary range is between $160,000 to $175,000
Oregon Community Foundation has retained Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC to assist with this
critical recruitment. Please send all inquiries, applications, and nominations directly to FPS via email at
OregonCF@glfreeman.com.
Posted July 15, 2026
Title: Development Director, Oregon Environmental Council
Salary: $105,000 - $123,000/annually
Application Deadline: 2026-07-31
Position Summary:
OEC’s Development Director oversees the strategy and implementation of OEC’s fundraising activities, including donor communications, major donor cultivation and stewardship, membership, planned giving, foundation and corporate giving, events, and development operations. This position is personally responsible for raising major and planned gifts, with an emphasis on cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. The Development Director reports to the Executive Director and supervises a multi-person development team. This position works closely with the Executive Director, the Board, and other staff to provide organizational leadership, ensure financial health and stability, and support a strong team and a healthy work environment.
Application: https://oeconline.org/development/
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership & Strategy (20%)
● In collaboration with the development team, develops and implements an annual plan, ensuring that revenue goals, donor engagement priorities, and staffing capacity are aligned and actively managed
● Leads and supports the team in the development and implementation of OEC’s organizational fundraising strategies, including but not limited to major gifts, planned gifts, foundations, membership, corporate sponsorships, and fundraising events
● Manages performance evaluations for development staff, including goal setting, annual reviews, and continuing professional development
● Collaborates with the Executive Director and Board of Directors and serves as staff liaison to the Board fundraising committee
● Works with OEC’s Communications Director to develop plans and materials that engage, inform and inspire OEC’s donors
● Promotes a culture of philanthropy, fostering an understanding of philanthropy across the organization
Planning and Implementation (20%)
● Utilizes Salesforce and donor analytics to guide decision-making, monitor performance, track activity and revenue progress
● Partners with the Executive Director, finance and development teams to provide fundraising revenue projections, monitor progress against budget, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend strategy adjustments
● Leads regular portfolio review meetings to identify leads, ensure assigned prospects have clear strategies, solicitation timelines, documented activity, and realistic revenue projections
Donor Stewardship & Fundraising (60%)
● Directly manages, stewards, and engages a portfolio of 60-80 major and planned gift donors and prospects
● Manages and grows the planned giving program
● Creates tailored strategies for donors across portfolios, focusing on multi-year campaign commitments, major donor retention and upgrades
● Participates in all aspects of the gift cycle:
○ Initiates contact with prospective leadership and major gift donors
○ Develops appropriate cultivation strategies for them, including working with volunteers
○ Moves potential donors in an appropriate and timely fashion toward solicitation and closure
○ Makes solicitations when appropriate
○ Maintains stewardship contacts with donors; adheres to the highest ethical standards; demonstrates empathetic disposition and perseverance; reflects optimistic and positive attitude, and conveys sensitivity to needs of the donor
Qualifications:
Required Knowledge, Experience and Certifications
● Minimum five years of major gift solicitation experience, with an emphasis on building relationships with prospects and key community members
● Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience with a firm commitment to collaborative, team-oriented management and proficiency in culturally sensitive supervision
● Demonstrated experience soliciting six figure gifts and planned gifts
● Valid driver’s license with a clean motor vehicle and background check
Required Skills, Abilities and Qualities
● Excellent interpersonal skills; an eagerness to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment; positive, flexible attitude
● Excellent verbal & written communication
● Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to work under pressure; ability to manage multiple projects while keeping a “big picture” strategic view
● Demonstrated ability to help staff plan, manage, and complete complex projects on time and within budget
● Effective problem-solving skills; ethic of continuous improvement
● Self-motivation and initiative; ability to work independently; entrepreneurial approach
● Performance-oriented mindset with a strong work ethic and commitment to achieving goals
● Willing and able to bear high levels of responsibility; always accountable for one's own decisions and work product
● Detail-oriented with high standards for accuracy
● An understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias; a commitment to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion within the organization and as part of the position
● A passion for OEC’s mission ● Energized to support Oregon Environmental Council’s Values and Beliefs and workplace culture as described in our Team Charter
● Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of all employee and other sensitive organizational information
Desirable Qualifications:
● Experience with planned giving programs
● Existing relationships with Oregon’s philanthropic community
● Experience working in a non-profit environment with a mission driven staff and board
● Knowledge of environmental issues
● Event development and management
● Salesforce and Kindsight expertise
● Bachelor’s degree
Other Details:
Travel: This position requires travel and frequent meetings for 50% of the position, including overnight or multi-day travel throughout Oregon.
Work Schedule: OEC’s standard office hours are Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. This role requires flexibility about one’s schedule and work hours, including occasional evening and weekend hours. As a salaried and exempt position, this role may occasionally require time spent outside of the standard work week in order to achieve deliverables.
Physical:
This job operates in a professional open-floor office environment with a moderate level of noise associated with personal conversations and office machinery. You must be able to see, hear and talk and have the physical ability to move around, lift light objects, and use standard office equipment such as computers, photocopiers and filing cabinets.
Salary and Employment Benefits:
The starting salary range for this position is $105,000 - $123,000 per year for 1.0 FTE. Starting salary offers are made based on an assessment of the candidate’s skills, experience, and abilities in relation to the job description, and also in relation to peer roles in the organization.
OEC endeavors to increase all staff wages annually to account for cost of living as well as to recognize and honor experience gained over time. We review and adjust the organizational pay scale every 2-3 years. Employees can expect to move up in the range for their position’s pay grade as they gain more experience in their roles.
OEC offers a collaborative, team-oriented, flexible, family-friendly workplace. Excellent benefits include:
● Generous paid leave, including
○ 4 weeks of vacation (3 in first year)
○ Fridays off in August
○ All state of Oregon observed holidays
○ 4 personal days
○ 12 sick days annually
● 401k contribution (up to 6% after the first year)
● Employer-paid medical and dental coverage for employee, with significant employer support for dependents’ coverage
● At OEC, you will learn a lot, laugh a lot, and feel great about helping Oregon communities become better, healthier places to live.
ADA Accommodations:
If you identify as a person with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation when applying for this job, please email info@oeconline.org or call 503-222-1963 x100 for assistance.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Oregon Environmental Council provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender assignment, gender identity or expression, national origin, (dis)ability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Title: Development Director
Status: Regular
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Hours: 1.0 full-time equivalent
Reports to: Executive Director
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Location: Portland, OR / With Frequent In-State Travel
Work Type: Hybrid: Minimum of Tuesdays & Thursdays in our NE Portland office; flexibility to work remotely from an Oregon location on Mon/Weds/Fri
Opening Date: 7/1/2026
Closing Date: Application Deadline: 07/31/2026
Anticipated Latest Start Date: 8/28/26
Salary Range: $105,000 - $123,000
Posted June 16, 2026
Title: Senior Director, Membership at Oregon Public Broadcasting
Salary: $130,000 - $150,000/annually
OPB is relaunching this critical recruitment with our partners at URL Media. To apply for this position, please do so directly via URL Media at this link: Senior Director, Membership
The Opportunity:
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is hiring a Senior Director of Membership to lead one of the most effective sustainer-based fundraising programs and teams in public media. This is an opportunity for a digital-forward innovator with sharp fundraising instincts and an eye for emerging opportunities at scale. You will be part of the team that boldly writes the next chapter of our public service and expands our mission for communities across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Oregon Public Broadcasting is a national leader in public media; our growing, multi- channel membership program of more than 173,000 supporter households that will contribute more than $38 million in FY26 Membership revenue, aligning with and powering our public service journalism mission. We have served the Pacific Northwest for more than a century, and are now in a moment of incredible momentum and opportunity. Our Senior Director will lead with excitement to build on and retain growing support from listeners, viewers and readers across the region.
Our Senior Director will be a highly effective strategist, people leader and collaborator.
They will be laser-focused on building member relationships and revenue from highly engaged audiences across every audience channel and touchpoint. This position will
steward our growing Membership team of fundraising professionals, who are building on an exceptional foundation and elevating our member-centered and mission-focused fundraising and retention to its next level of excellence.
This team, along with colleagues in Philanthropy, Grants & Strategic Initiatives and Sponsorship, as well as key partners across the organization, will drive the long-term growth, excellence and sustainability of OPB's public service journalism and KMHD's Jazz Without Boundaries.
About OPB's Membership Program & Team:
Membership provides the foundation of our total fundraising effort, driving more than half of our operating budget and sustaining our expanding public service journalism mission.
The Membership program includes: Sustainers (ongoing monthly giving), digital engagement and conversion, canvassing, direct mail, telemarketing, vehicle donations, on-air fundraising, employee giving programs, member/audience service for OPB and KMHD, a jazz radio service. Together, these member relationships represent more than half of our operating budget.
The Senior Director will lead a staff of fifteen (including investments in several new positions) who direct and execute these programs, develop new revenue and retention strategies at scale, and collaborate with teams across the organization driving audience experiences from discovery through engagement and conversion.
Position Summary:
The Senior Director is a collaborative leader and champion for membership fundraising best practices across the organization, and a strategic voice in enterprise conversations about audience engagement and conversion.
This is a role for someone who is passionate about the future of digital membership growth, and understands how to balance innovation and engaging new audiences toward conversion with the retention of longstanding, current members.
As Senior Director, Membership, your responsibilities will include:
Fundraising strategy and leadership: Lead the strategic development, implementation and analysis of a comprehensive, multi-channel, data-informed Membership program with a digital focus.
Secure and cultivate member relationships that represent more than half of the organization's operating budget.
Create and support development of compelling messaging, enticing incentives and effective calls to action across program features and communications.
Identify opportunities to test and innovate to maximize revenue and member acquisition and retention at scale.
Provide high-level direction for donor retention strategies and practices, building a strong-affinity member experience through service, engagement and communications.
Contribute to the organization's culture of philanthropy by building an understanding of our program (test-and-learn outcomes, awareness of how we fundraise, performance, opportunities and challenges), strategy and
outcomes with staff and volunteers.
Explore and develop opportunities for innovation and new membership
revenue streams; prioritize and identify activities to de-prioritize or stop in favor of critical growth potential.
People Leadership and Development: Lead and coach a team of 15 professionals overseeing membership giving programs, digital fundraising and a retention- focused member/audience service team.
Directly supervise three positions: Director, Membership Fundraising and Retention; Director, Digital Membership; and Member Experience Manager.
Integrate effectively with other Development teams (Operations, Philanthropy, Grants & Strategic Initiatives, and Sponsorship) to maximize effectiveness and shared success in fundraising efforts and to build optimal lifetime giving relationships with our members.
Lead your staff with a growth mindset, providing (and accepting) regular feedback, coaching and motivation to develop and retain existing staff and lead recruiting as needed.
Build and foster effective relationships with collaborators across the organization. Seek opportunities to leverage together for impact and to drive achievement of organizational priorities, approach misalignment with curiosity and productive communication.
Program metrics and analysis: Continually assess programs with an eye toward maximizing effectiveness, building scale, driving return on investment and continual improvement to meet the present and future needs of a growing non-profit media focused on regional journalism and programming of the highest quality.
Define success of multi-channel campaigns and initiatives and lead comprehensive data analysis to evaluate overall program performance and prioritize resources for future growth.
Collaborate with peers in public media and other non-profit sectors to continually improve best practices through benchmarking and shared learning. Working with program leads, develop revenue projections and fundraising budgets that maximize effectiveness, and align with strategy and priorities.
Compliance: Ensure compliance requirements are met for member accountability and regulatory requirements.
Working Conditions:
This position works on-site with hybrid flexibility. Most activity takes place in an office environment, including extended periods at a desk and using a computer during regular work hours. Some work takes place in the evenings and weekends for meetings and events, and some regional and national travel is required for industry conferences, meetings and professional development.
Minimum Position Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attitudes):
At least 10 years of experience, including 7 years in a leadership role supervising and developing managers and fundraising teams.
Demonstrated success and increasing responsibilities leading large scale and complex multi-channel direct-response fundraising including digital engagement and conversion. Expertise in strategic campaign development, effective message development, copy writing for call to action and stewardship communications, data management, testing and integration of leading technologies.
Demonstrated success in consistent growth of multi-channel member acquisition, retention and revenue.
Demonstrated success in digital membership growth and retention through: engaging digital audiences, conversion of digital audiences to sustaining members and bringing traditional audiences to digital platforms.
Ability to lead, inspire and build constructive cross-functional partnerships with colleagues in a creative, collaborative, dynamic and fast-paced environment.
ROI-driven project and budget management, complex revenue analysis and projection experience, ability to identify and make the case for new opportunities for revenue growth and articulate a business case for prioritization and investment.
Effective prioritization, organization, time management, and teamwork skills.
Skill in leading people effectively through change-adopting new data-informed approaches, creating efficiencies and implementing new and emerging technologies, creating conditions that support innovation and nimbleness
Effective solutions focus, skilled in team building around a common purpose, systems thinking, and pursuit of constant improvement.
A clear and empathetic communicator with exceptional listening skills, internal/external service skills.
Demonstrated marketing acumen and understanding of what motivates people to support a non-profit mission; a talent for business and creative communications; a passion for mission-focused marketing and fundraising.
Demonstrated understanding of fundraising business tools including strategic CRM ecosystems, high proficiency in Microsoft Office products and project management software.
Enthusiasm for the mission and organizational values of OPB and desire to engage in work with positive impact every day through public service to our region.
Preferred Position Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attitudes):
Experience in fundraising for media organizations.
Experience with Salesforce-based CRM environments.
Knowledge and practical experience in ethical, impactful incorporation of Al in fundraising and donor engagement and Al governance frameworks.
ROI and data-informed experience with effective event strategies for member engagement and conversion.
Additional Information:
This position reports to the Senior VP and Chief Development Officer and is benefits eligible.
The probable hiring range for this exempt position is between $130,000 - $150,000 annually, depending on qualifications.
This position has access to highly sensitive data and therefore must pass a background check.
How to Apply:
URL Media is leading this search. To apply, please submit your materials here. In your cover letter, please answer the following questions:
1. Please describe a significant project or experience in which you grew digital memberships for an organization, while maintaining existing member retention.
2. How did you achieve the growth, and how would you apply those learnings to OPB?
This position will remain open until filled; however, we will begin reviewing applications by June 22.
OPB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.