Application Guide

How to Apply for Director, Individual Giving

at Peer Health Exchange

🏢 About Peer Health Exchange

Peer Health Exchange is unique for its peer-to-peer health education model that empowers college students to teach high schoolers, creating a scalable impact through both in-person programs and their innovative selfsea.org app reaching nearly 1 million teens. Working here offers the chance to support youth health equity through a proven, data-driven approach that has already impacted over 188,000 young people.

About This Role

As Director of Individual Giving, you'll build and manage a portfolio of 125-150 donors while developing relationships with board members, volunteers, and corporate partners to secure 5-figure+ gifts. This role directly fuels PHE's expansion of peer health education programs and digital platforms like selfsea.org, making it crucial for scaling their national impact.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves virtual donor meetings to cultivate 5-figure+ gifts, collaborating with program staff in different time zones to gather impact stories for proposals, updating donor moves management plans in Salesforce, and preparing monthly performance reports tracking portfolio progress toward revenue goals. You might also strategize with board members on donor engagement or develop cultivation materials for prospective major donors.

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🎯 Who Peer Health Exchange Is Looking For

  • Has 7+ years specifically securing mid-level and major gifts ($10,000+) with documented moves management success in nonprofit settings
  • Demonstrated experience building individual giving programs from the ground up, not just maintaining existing portfolios
  • Proficient with Salesforce for donor tracking and reporting, with experience creating monthly performance reports
  • Background in health education, youth development, or related fields that aligns with PHE's mission

📝 Tips for Applying to Peer Health Exchange

1

Quantify your major gift achievements specifically: instead of 'secured major gifts,' state 'increased 5-figure gifts by 40% over 2 years through targeted cultivation'

2

Highlight remote fundraising experience since this is a fully remote position - mention how you've built donor relationships virtually

3

Reference PHE's specific programs in your materials, like selfsea.org or their college student training model, to show mission alignment

4

Include Salesforce expertise prominently in your resume with specific metrics (e.g., 'managed 150-donor portfolio in Salesforce with 95% data accuracy')

5

Prepare a sample moves management plan for a hypothetical donor as a writing sample if requested

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience building individual giving programs (not just managing existing ones)', 'Examples of securing 5-figure+ gifts from individuals with details about cultivation strategies', 'How your remote work experience prepares you for managing a national donor portfolio virtually', "Passion for youth health education and understanding of PHE's peer-to-peer model"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Explore the selfsea.org app and its features to understand PHE's digital strategy
  • → Review PHE's annual report and 990 form to understand current funding mix and growth areas
  • → Study their college student training model and program locations to discuss geographic strategy
  • → Research their leadership team and board members to understand organizational priorities
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would qualify and build a caseload of 125-150 donors from scratch for PHE
2 Describe your most successful moves management plan for a major donor and the specific outcome
3 How would you collaborate with program teams to gather compelling stories for donor proposals?
4 What metrics would you track in monthly reports beyond basic activity counts?
5 How would you engage board members and volunteers in individual giving efforts remotely?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on foundation or corporate giving experience without emphasizing individual major gifts
  • Vague descriptions of moves management - interviewers will want specific systems and outcomes
  • Not demonstrating remote work competency or how you'll build relationships without in-person meetings
  • Generic mission statements instead of showing specific knowledge of PHE's peer education model

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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