Description
Job Title: Workplace Giving Coordinator
Shift: Office Day
Days Off: Saturday, Sunday
Work Location: Hybrid remote and in-person at 515 Third Ave, Seattle, WA 98104. Occasional team meetings and events at various DESC sites across King County.
Insurance Benefits: Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical
Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan
About DESC:
Recognized nationally as an innovator and leader in developing solutions to homelessness, DESC is a social services organization, supportive housing operator, and licensed behavioral health treatment provider focused on meeting the needs of people experiencing long-term homelessness and living with complex behavioral health and other medical conditions. Approximately 3,000 people are actively receiving services from DESC at any given point in time. Our vision is a community where all people are shown compassion, treated with dignity, and everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home.
DESC operates five shelter/emergency housing programs,19 permanent supportive housing facilities with over 1,750 units, several hundred additional scattered site apartments, and a range of behavioral health services including outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment, residential crisis stabilization, street outreach, mobile crisis response, and treatment for opioid use disorder.
Position Overview:
DESC is seeking a strategic, relationship-driven fundraising professional to serve as our Workplace Giving Coordinator - a key member of the Fund Development team responsible for leading and executing the organization’s workplace giving efforts.
This role focuses on engaging donors who give through their employers, strengthening relationships, increasing participation, and supporting sustained revenue growth. Through thoughtful communication, personalized outreach, and clear strategy, the Workplace Giving Coordinator will elevate DESC’s presence and impact across workplace giving programs, while demonstrating a commitment to principles aligned with Community-Centric Fundraising - including centering community voice, promoting equity, and fostering mutual accountability.
The Workplace Giving Coordinator oversees both the management of existing programs and the pursuit of new opportunities in close coordination with DESC’s Corporate Relations and Foundations team. Grounded in an equity lens, this role ensures that workplace giving strategies not only generate revenue but also reflect DESC’s commitment to community-centered values—prioritizing inclusive engagement, transparency, and authentic partnership. The Workplace Giving Coordinator ensures DESC remains a strong and visible participant in workplace giving campaigns while growing a reliable pipeline of employee donors.
As a frontline fundraiser, the Workplace Giving Coordinator cultivates and manages relationships with workplace donors, develops tailored solicitation and stewardship strategies, and directly solicits gifts, including mid-level and major contributions. They will also create meaningful engagement opportunities - such as workplace volunteer events and donor experiences that deepen connections to DESC’s mission.
The ideal candidate is passionate about advancing DESC’s work and confident in building lasting relationships with workplace donors. They are energized by engaging supporters in conversations about corporate responsibility, community impact, and the shared future DESC is helping to build, while thoughtfully integrating practices that center community, advance equity, and align with evolving standards in ethical and inclusive philanthropy.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
As the Workplace Giving Coordinator, your job duties will include:
Workplace Giving Strategy & Program Ownership
- Serve as a member of DESC’s Individual Giving Team, leading the development, execution, and ongoing optimization of DESC’s workplace giving strategy.
- Collaborate closely with DESC’s Sr. Manager of Individual Giving to strengthen DESC’s participation in existing workplace giving programs within companies and organizations.
- Identify, pursue, and create new workplace giving opportunities to expand DESC’s reach.
- Ensure DESC remains in good standing and fully engaged across all workplace giving platforms and campaigns.
- Co-create fundraising strategies and employee engagement opportunities matching the workplace giving company needs.
- Partner with workplace ambassadors participating in employer-sponsored giving programs to co-develop corporate social responsibility strategies aligned with DESC’s values, fostering a shared understanding of collective community support while identifying meaningful engagement and giving opportunities within their organizations.
Employee Donor Cultivation & Solicitation
- Manage a portfolio of workplace donors, including qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
- Develop and implement tailored solicitation strategies for individual donors and workplace donor groups.
- Directly solicit gifts, including mid-level and major gifts, with a focus on increasing donor commitment and connection to our work.
Stewardship & Relationship Management
- Create and execute personalized stewardship plans that reflect donor interests and giving behaviors.
- Deliver consistent, meaningful touchpoints including gift acknowledgments, updates, and educational opportunities.
- Build trust-based relationships that encourage ongoing engagement and advocacy and center Community Centric Fundraising principles.
- Communicate accurate information and ideas to DESC supporters, partners, and the public.
Prospecting
- Proactively identify and cultivate new workplace donors through research, outreach, events, and engagement strategies.
- Grow and manage a healthy pipeline of prospective and current workplace donors.
- Track donor movement and identify opportunities for deeper engagement.
Events & Engagement Experiences
- Plan and execute workplace volunteer opportunities and engagement events tailored to workplace donors at workplaces and throughout the community.
- Represent DESC at workplace giving events, including presentations and informational outreach.
- Design supporter experiences that connect supporters directly to DESC’s mission and community impact.
- Participate in agency wide events and help manage the supporter experience.
Data Management & Reporting
- Maintain accurate donor records and engagement tracking within Salesforce or similar systems.
- Monitor key performance indicators including donor growth, retention, and revenue.
- In collaboration with the Sr. Manager of Individual Giving, prepare reports for leadership, committees, and Board stakeholders.
- Collaborate with DESC's Donor Database Administrator to reconcile workplace giving contributions.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with DESC's Corporate & Foundation Team, Community Resource Team, Communications Team and other DESC stakeholders to align workplace giving efforts with broader fundraising and communication strategies.
- Contribute to Community Centric Fundraising initiatives, organizational engagement efforts and annual work planning.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and mission-aligned team environment.
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 2+ years' experience in nonprofit fundraising or related donor-facing roles.
- 2+ years' experience in professional writing, communications, or content development, with a focus on external stakeholder communications.
- Commitment to DESC’s mission and to community-centric, equity-based fundraising practices, with a demonstrated understanding of social and racial justice and a proven ability to apply racial and economic justice lenses in both personal and professional contexts.
- Highly organized and proactive, with demonstrated ability to manage a large donor portfolio while working comfortably with individual donors.
- Ability to work independently; willingness to be flexible and work cooperatively with team members to accomplish department and agency objectives.
- Excellent task, time, and project management skills, including the ability to set goals and objectives, apply appropriate analytical tools to update projections, and communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
- Pass a required Washington State criminal background check
- Intermediate level of computer proficiency including MS Office
- A personal vehicle is not required for this position. However, the role involves attending in-person events at workplace giving sites throughout and surrounding King County. Responsibilities include coordinating travel logistics, transporting event materials, and maintaining a consistent on-site presence across multiple workplace locations.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 2 or more years’ experience working with nonprofit, government, or social service organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically at a systems level, including experience developing and guiding high-level engagement or partnership strategies that align organizational values with external stakeholders, particularly within corporate or workplace giving environments.
- Experience soliciting major and multi-year gifts.
- Experience with Salesforce, Raisers Edge or similar CRM or DRM systems.
- Proven ability to engage donors through in-person outreach, with a strong understanding of effective fundraising strategies and a focus on building and maintaining meaningful relationships, is highly preferred.
- Experience coordinating and supporting volunteers is a plus.
- Prior public speaking experience a plus.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background.
REPORTING STRUCTURE:
This role reports to the Senior Manager of Individual Giving and works closely with DESC’s Fund Development team to ensure alignment with organizational fundraising and communication strategies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Frequently operate a computer and other office machinery such as a keyboard, mouse, and phone.
- Move between work sites.
- Ability to transport objects weighing up to 30 lbs.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
DESC is committed to diversity in the workplace and promotes equal employment opportunities for all staff members and applicants. The Agency will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, caste, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability in any employment practice, unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. Minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
