How to apply for Individual Giving and Donor Engagement Manager

About Together for Girls

Together for Girls combines data from the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys with advocacy to end violence against children and adolescents. It hosts the Brave Movement, a survivor-led global initiative, and runs the Safe Futures Solutions Hub and the Out of the Shadows Index. The organization is small and focused on turning evidence into policy change.

About the role

This role manages individual giving and donor engagement for Together for Girls. You will build and run programs to attract, retain, and upgrade individual donors, likely including monthly giving, major gifts, and digital campaigns. The work directly funds advocacy and data efforts to end childhood violence.

A typical day

A typical day might include drafting a donor appeal email, reviewing donation data in the CRM, and meeting with the communications team to plan a campaign around a new report. You might also have a call with a major donor or plan a stewardship event for monthly givers. The role is remote, so much of the work happens over video calls and shared documents.

Who Together for Girls is looking for

• Has 3-5 years of experience in individual giving, annual funds, or donor relations, preferably in a nonprofit or global health/human rights setting.
• Can build and execute donor journeys from acquisition to stewardship, using CRM tools and data to segment and track donors.
• Understands digital fundraising channels (email, social, peer-to-peer) and can write compelling appeals and updates.
• Is comfortable working remotely and collaborating with a small, nimble team across time zones.

Tips for this application

• In your cover letter, name specific Together for Girls tools or initiatives (e.g., VACS, Brave Movement, Out of the Shadows Index) and explain how individual giving supports them.
• Quantify your past fundraising results: amount raised, donor retention rates, average gift size, or number of donors managed.
• Show you understand survivor-led advocacy and can engage donors without exploiting survivor stories. Mention ethical storytelling if relevant.
• If you have remote work experience, state how you stay organized and communicate with a distributed team.
• Check the Together for Girls website and recent reports to reference a current campaign or funding need in your application.

What to cover in your cover letter

Explain why individual giving is key to Together for Girls' model, not just general fundraising. Describe a specific donor engagement strategy you built and its results. Connect your experience to the organization's focus on data and advocacy. Mention how you would approach donor stewardship for a survivor-led movement.

Research before applying

• Read the Together for Girls website, especially the sections on VACS, the Brave Movement, Safe Futures Solutions Hub, and the Out of the Shadows Index.
• Look up recent news or reports about Together for Girls and the Brave Movement to understand current campaigns and funding priorities.
• Find the LinkedIn profiles of current staff in development or communications to understand team structure and backgrounds.
• Review the organization's annual reports or financial statements if available, to see how individual giving fits into their funding mix.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How would you build an individual giving program from the ground up for a small global organization?
• Describe a time you improved donor retention or upgraded donors. What did you do and what was the outcome?
• How do you handle donor communications when the cause involves sensitive topics like sexual violence against children?
• What metrics do you track to measure individual giving success, and how do you report them?
• How would you work with the Brave Movement and survivor leaders to engage donors without tokenizing survivors?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Writing a generic cover letter that could apply to any nonprofit. Not mentioning Together for Girls' specific tools or approach.
• Focusing only on major gifts or corporate giving when the role is individual giving and donor engagement.
• Ignoring the survivor-led aspect of the Brave Movement. Failing to show sensitivity to trauma-informed communication.