Fundraising Consultant

Core responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing support to manage and strengthen engagement with individual, corporate, and foundation donors in the U.S.
• Support donor stewardship activities, including tailored outreach, acknowledgements, and impact communications.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for donor upgrades, re-engagement, and new donor prospects.
• Provide strategic input to improve donor engagement approaches over time.
• Support planning and delivery of donor cultivation and fundraising events in California and other U.S. locations.
• Provide ongoing support for the development of grant proposals, LOIs, and donor-facing materials.
• Support maintenance and improvement of fundraising CRM systems, ensuring accurate donor records.

This role strengthens War Child USA's fundraising capacity to support comprehensive, evidence-informed programs that foster resilience, self-reliance, and self-determination for children and families living in conflict zones, helping to accelerate peace and disrupt cycles of violence.

Required skills and experience:

• Minimum 3–5 years of professional experience in fundraising, fund development, or nonprofit advancement
• Demonstrated track record in donor stewardship, donor communications, and management of donor portfolios
• Proven experience in fundraising event sales, planning, and delivery, including donor cultivation and sponsorship engagement
• Strong interpersonal, networking, and presentation skills, with ability to represent War Child USA effectively
• Demonstrated experience in grant writing and proposal development for foundations, corporations, and/or major donors
• Strong working proficiency with fundraising databases/CRM systems, preferably Raiser's Edge and/or ETapestry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to produce high-quality donor-facing materials
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple concurrent priorities, and deliver agreed outputs in remote environment
• Based in Los Angeles, with availability to support occasional in-person meetings and fundraising events

Fees are all-inclusive and cover professional fees, IT equipment, overhead, and any costs associated with the delivery of services. The Consultant will invoice monthly, and payments will be made subject to receipt of a valid invoice and confirmation of delivery of agreed services. No salary or additional benefits mentioned.

War Child USA works to accelerate peace and disrupt the cycle of violence by investing in and empowering local communities to build brighter futures through comprehensive, evidence-informed programs that foster resilience, self-reliance, and self-determination, focusing on vulnerable populations in conflict zones like Afghanistan, DRC, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, and Yemen.