Manager, Political Development Fundraising

America’s Credit Unions•Washington, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

America’s Credit Unions is seeking a highly organized and experienced Manager, Political Development Fundraising to drive growth of its Political Action Committee (PAC) by presenting, promoting, and expanding PAC programs with credit unions, leagues, and key stakeholders. The role requires frequent travel, strong interpersonal and presentation skills, and the ability to communicate the value and impact of PAC participation. The position also supports National Advocacy Fund (NAF) initiatives as needed. It is a hybrid role based in Washington, D.C. The Manager assists the Director with fundraising strategy for America’s Credit Unions’ political and advocacy funds, including the PAC and NAF. The role supports complementary growth across both funds toward a long-term, multi-year goal of more than $10 million in combined political resources. It focuses on fundraising campaigns, donor relationships, program operations, communications and digital campaigns, contribution processing, reporting, recognition, and compliance coordination. The Manager collaborates with political affairs, communications, marketing, Finance, league partners, PAC trustees, and other internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Highly organized and experienced.
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
Ability to communicate clearly the value and impact of PAC participation.
Ability to tailor presentations and messaging to different audiences and answer questions confidently.
Ability to coordinate fundraising campaigns, donor engagement, and PAC program operations.

Responsibilities

Assist the Director in implementing and leading a comprehensive fundraising strategy for America’s Credit Unions PAC and the National Advocacy Fund, supporting complementary growth toward a combined political resources goal of more than $10 million.
Coordinate and help grow PAC fundraising campaigns and programs for credit unions, leagues, and other advocacy partners through outreach, presentations, follow-up, and donor engagement.
Maintain relationships with high-impact donors and funders, including credit union CEOs and executives, PAC Board of Trustees members, PAC Executive Committee members, NAF Steering Committee members, and related board-level leadership.
Prospect for potential PAC and NAF donors and manage the acknowledgement program.
Serve as a primary PAC program ambassador to credit unions and leagues by preparing and delivering presentations, tailoring messages to audiences, answering questions, and explaining PAC value, impact, compliance considerations, and participation opportunities.
Support PAC fundraising operations by coordinating with league partners, PAC trustees, Political Affairs colleagues, and internal teams on existing and emerging fundraising programs.
Help grow high-dollar donor participation and strengthen small-dollar, grassroots, payroll deduction, and online fundraising.
Work with communications and marketing colleagues to plan, execute, and evaluate online PAC campaigns, including messaging, digital promotion, audience segmentation, email coordination, list management, and follow-up strategies.
Assist with PAC contribution processing, donor tracking, reporting, recognition, and compliance-related coordination with internal staff and Finance.
Collaborate with the political affairs team on shared goals, reporting, planning, and program execution; may coordinate workflows, support staff priorities, and provide peer leadership.
Travel frequently as required by the role.