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Remote Fundraising Director jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first nonprofits, distributed advocacy organizations, and virtual healthcare foundations actively hiring for this role. Employers hiring remote fundraising directors right now include openFn, sikhRI, and GiveDirectly. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Are you looking for a mission-driven non-profit where your skills can help people in need around the world? At the Jewish United Fund (JUF), we take pride in our mission and in having a work culture that fosters a sense of belonging and feels rewarding, supportive, and inclusive. We have a hybrid schedule and offer generous benefits including a 401(k) match, 22 days of paid time off, 11 sick days, and up to 21 paid holidays. The salary range for this role is $70,000-$78,000.
What you’ll be responsible for:
You will assist in the administration and management of the JUF Professionals Network (JPN), including supervision of administrative staff. JPN provides programming and leadership for Jewish professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners, such as young professional committees, mentorship, and networking. Areas of focus include finance, law, and real estate. Using independent discretion, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining your own portfolio of donors as a Donor Officer and participate in any cross-network fundraising and leadership development initiatives within JPN. Additionally, you will be responsible for implementing fundraising and programmatic initiatives and engaging professionals and lay leaders in the Chicagoland Jewish community.
What you’ll be doing:
- Perform responsibilities of a Donor Officer, including research on potential and current donors, building relationships with new and current supporters, and conducting face-to-face engagement, stewardship, and solicitation meetings thereby increasing their connectivity and giving to the Jewish United Fund.
- Oversee the Campaign operation elements of JPN as well as supervising the department’s Administrative Aide.
- Work with volunteer leadership and internal staff to implement JPN programs, events, and initiatives geared toward fundraising, outreach, and leadership development, including forming relationships with key contacts and donors in assigned professional networks.
- Assume the responsibilities related to the administration of the professional network(s), including generating fundraising reports and working with assigned support staff to handle necessary correspondence and maintain timely and accurate records.
- Work with various JUF departments to provide general support for all other JUF Annual Campaign events, phonothons, and special events.
- Support JUF Campaign and mandatory campaign-related activities on an ongoing basis.
What you need to succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- 4+ years of experience in a fundraising institution
- Experience with face-to-face communication with donors or other professionals is required
- Excellent written communication skills, able to handle multiple projects at a time, and highly organized
- Ability to establish and monitor priorities, maintain flexibility, and meet deadlines with limited direct supervision
- Experience planning, executing, and evaluating successful events
- Experience crafting tailored cultivation and solicitation strategies for new and existing donors
- Ability to become proficient in Salesforce and other software platforms
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office Suite of products
- Passion for fundraising
- Knowledge of Jewish community, culture, heritage, traditions, and Jewish communal services preferred
- Supervisory experience and experience working with a database software are a plus
What you’ll love about us:
At JUF, you can be part of one of the largest non-profit social welfare institutions in Illinois. We provide food, refuge, healthcare, education, emergency assistance, and essential services to 500,000 Chicagoans of all faiths and millions of Jews around the world. We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with base contribution and match, additional health and wellness benefits, financial benefits, professional training, tuition reimbursement, paid family leave, and much more.
Our Hybrid Schedule:
We have a hybrid work policy to allow staff the flexibility to work from home / remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Tuesdays-Thursdays, the standard work location is 30 South Wells Street in Chicago, and staff are expected to work in person. We have a 36.5 hour work week, not a 40 hour work week. Our work hours are 8:30am-5pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am-4pm Friday with a daily 1 hour lunch break.
Our Hiring Commitment: We believe great talent deserves personal attention. That's why every application is reviewed by a recruiter, and we do not use AI tools to screen, rank, or reject candidates.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
Are you looking for a mission-driven non-profit where your skills can help people in need around the world? At the Jewish United Fund (JUF), we take pride in our mission and in having a work culture that fosters a sense of belonging and feels rewarding, supportive, and inclusive. We have a hybrid schedule and offer generous benefits including a 401(k) match, 22 days of paid time off, 11 sick days, and up to 21 paid holidays. The salary range for this role is $70,000-$78,000.
What you’ll be responsible for:
You will assist in the administration and management of the JUF Professionals Network (JPN), including supervision of administrative staff. JPN provides programming and leadership for Jewish professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners, such as young professional committees, mentorship, and networking. Areas of focus include finance, law, and real estate. Using independent discretion, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining your own portfolio of donors as a Donor Officer and participate in any cross-network fundraising and leadership development initiatives within JPN. Additionally, you will be responsible for implementing fundraising and programmatic initiatives and engaging professionals and lay leaders in the Chicagoland Jewish community.
What you’ll be doing:
- Perform responsibilities of a Donor Officer, including research on potential and current donors, building relationships with new and current supporters, and conducting face-to-face engagement, stewardship, and solicitation meetings thereby increasing their connectivity and giving to the Jewish United Fund.
- Oversee the Campaign operation elements of JPN as well as supervising the department’s Administrative Aide.
- Work with volunteer leadership and internal staff to implement JPN programs, events, and initiatives geared toward fundraising, outreach, and leadership development, including forming relationships with key contacts and donors in assigned professional networks.
- Assume the responsibilities related to the administration of the professional network(s), including generating fundraising reports and working with assigned support staff to handle necessary correspondence and maintain timely and accurate records.
- Work with various JUF departments to provide general support for all other JUF Annual Campaign events, phonothons, and special events.
- Support JUF Campaign and mandatory campaign-related activities on an ongoing basis.
What you need to succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- 4+ years of experience in a fundraising institution
- Experience with face-to-face communication with donors or other professionals is required
- Excellent written communication skills, able to handle multiple projects at a time, and highly organized
- Ability to establish and monitor priorities, maintain flexibility, and meet deadlines with limited direct supervision
- Experience planning, executing, and evaluating successful events
- Experience crafting tailored cultivation and solicitation strategies for new and existing donors
- Ability to become proficient in Salesforce and other software platforms
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office Suite of products
- Passion for fundraising
- Knowledge of Jewish community, culture, heritage, traditions, and Jewish communal services preferred
- Supervisory experience and experience working with a database software are a plus
What you’ll love about us:
At JUF, you can be part of one of the largest non-profit social welfare institutions in Illinois. We provide food, refuge, healthcare, education, emergency assistance, and essential services to 500,000 Chicagoans of all faiths and millions of Jews around the world. We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with base contribution and match, additional health and wellness benefits, financial benefits, professional training, tuition reimbursement, paid family leave, and much more.
Our Hybrid Schedule:
We have a hybrid work policy to allow staff the flexibility to work from home / remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Tuesdays-Thursdays, the standard work location is 30 South Wells Street in Chicago, and staff are expected to work in person. We have a 36.5 hour work week, not a 40 hour work week. Our work hours are 8:30am-5pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am-4pm Friday with a daily 1 hour lunch break.
Our Hiring Commitment: We believe great talent deserves personal attention. That's why every application is reviewed by a recruiter, and we do not use AI tools to screen, rank, or reject candidates.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote fundraising director jobs.
- Bachelor's degree required, with advanced degree preferred for senior roles
- Seven or more years of progressive fundraising experience including major gifts
- Demonstrated ability to manage and close five- and six-figure gifts
- Experience managing a development team and cross-functional staff
- Proficiency with donor management or CRM platforms such as Raiser's Edge or Salesforce Nonprofit
- Certified Fund Raising Executive credential preferred by many employers
Tips for Your Remote Fundraising Director Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote fundraising director openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings.
Show your remote donor relationship history
Remote employers want proof you've built and stewarded donor relationships without in-person meetings. Lead with examples of virtual major-gift cultivation, remote capital campaign management, or digital annual-fund growth you drove from a distributed setup.
Demonstrate async communication before the interview
Your cover letter and email correspondence are your first remote work sample. Write with clarity, structure your ask in the opening sentence, and avoid ambiguity. Remote hiring managers treat your written communication as a preview of how you'll run a distributed development office.
Highlight your CRM and virtual fundraising tools
Name the platforms you've used, Salesforce NPSP, Bloomerang, Raiser's Edge, or virtual event tools, specifically in your resume. Remote teams move faster when a new director can operate their existing tech stack from day one without a ramp-up period.
Remote Fundraising Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote fundraising director job?
Remote fundraising director roles go to candidates who can demonstrate self-direction, strong written communication, and the ability to build donor relationships without in-person meetings. Remote employers screen heavily for experience managing virtual fundraising campaigns, comfort with donor CRM platforms like Salesforce or Bloomerang, and the discipline to hit revenue targets independently. A portfolio of measurable campaign results, strong async communication skills, and experience with virtual major-gift cultivation give you a clear edge over candidates with only on-site backgrounds.
Which companies hire remote fundraising directors?
Employers currently hiring remote fundraising directors include openFn, sikhRI, and GiveDirectly, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first nonprofits, distributed healthcare advocacy groups, and national environmental organizations are among the sectors that most consistently fill fundraising director roles on fully remote teams.
Can you get a remote fundraising director job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level fundraising director roles are rare because employers expect you to work independently from day one with minimal oversight. Small remote-first nonprofits and digital advocacy startups are most open to candidates early in their careers. Showing a history of managing virtual fundraising appeals, volunteer campaign coordination, or donor stewardship through digital channels can substitute for a full director-level title and open doors.
Do you need a degree for remote fundraising director jobs?
Not always. Remote employers weigh demonstrated fundraising results, donor relationship management experience, and digital campaign skills heavily alongside or instead of a formal degree. A strong history of meeting or exceeding revenue goals, proficiency with fundraising CRM platforms, and evidence of successful remote campaign management can carry a candidate further than credentials alone in many remote hiring processes.
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