Vice President of Donor Engagement

Hope Media Group•New Caney, TX

17h

About The Position

The Vice President of Donor Engagement provides executive leadership for Hope Media Group’s donor engagement and fundraising strategy. The role oversees an integrated donor journey from acquisition through transformational giving, with accountability for donor retention, revenue growth, stewardship, and long-term donor value. The VP leads donor care, donor communications, mid-level giving, major and catalyst donor engagement, events, and other donor-facing initiatives, and partners with the Chief of Donor Engagement and organizational leaders to advance ministry and revenue objectives. The VP sets strategic priorities and success measures across the donor lifecycle, uses data and analytics to assess donor behavior and fundraising performance, establishes pathways to higher levels of giving, and provides strategic input into fundraising campaigns. The role aligns donor engagement across Hope Media Group’s brands and platforms, represents Donor Engagement in organizational planning, and provides executive insight into fundraising trends, opportunities, and risks. The VP builds, coaches, and develops a high-performing leadership team and ensures effective alignment, accountability, and decision-making across the department. The position provides strategic oversight of donor engagement programs, including the mid-level donor advisor program, donor communications, donor care, and stewardship and solicitation across print, digital, on-air, and other channels. It also oversees departmental systems, processes, resources, projects, and performance, and partners with Finance, HR, IT, and other teams to address operational needs. In partnership with the Chief of Donor Engagement and Finance, the VP develops budgets, revenue goals, and forecasts, monitors spending and performance, provides monthly FP&A input, and ensures compliance with financial and purchasing policies. This is a ministry role requiring commitment to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, alignment with the Ministry Statement of Faith, active membership in a Bible-believing local church, and willingness to pray with colleagues and participate in ministry prayer meetings and Bible studies. The VP may participate in on-air fundraisers and pray for donors as needed. Occasional overnight travel is required; nights, weekends, or holidays may occasionally be required for donor events or fundraisers. The role includes spoken communication, hearing, repetitive hand and finger motions, light physical work, and close visual acuity.

Requirements

7–10 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, donor engagement, or donor communications.
Demonstrated success designing and executing donor programs, including mass, mid-level, and major stewardship programs.
Experience managing and coaching diverse teams.
Familiarity with direct mail, digital campaigns, and donor care strategies.
Strategic thinking and ability to use data for decision-making.
Strong communication skills and ability to build rapport and inspire trust.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams.
Knowledge of donor databases, fundraising systems, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Commitment to Christian ministry, strong moral character, and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Biblical literacy and willingness to pray for coworkers, lead spoken prayer, and participate in ministry prayer meetings and Bible studies.
Live Christian principles defined by the Ministry Statement of Faith and be an active member of a Bible-believing local church.
Passion for leveraging radio for evangelism and discipleship.
Occasional overnight travel; occasional nights, weekends, or holidays may be required for events or fundraisers.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including spoken communication, hearing, repetitive hand and finger motion, light work, and close visual acuity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead Hope Media Group’s comprehensive donor engagement strategy, including vision, priorities, goals, and measures of success across acquisition, cultivation, retention, stewardship, and donor growth.
Use data and analytics to evaluate donor behavior, fundraising performance, and engagement trends and identify opportunities to increase retention and donor value.
Establish donor pathways from initial engagement through mid-level, major, and catalyst giving.
Provide strategic leadership and input into fundraising campaigns and initiatives.
Collaborate with ministry and organizational leaders to create an integrated donor journey across brands and platforms.
Establish key performance indicators and evaluate progress toward donor engagement, retention, and revenue objectives.
Partner with the Chief of Donor Engagement to establish fundraising priorities, revenue strategies, and long-term donor engagement goals.
Translate organizational strategy into priorities and measurable objectives for Donor Engagement teams.
Partner with senior leaders to align donor strategy with programming, marketing, digital, finance, data, and ministry initiatives.
Provide executive insight into donor trends, fundraising performance, opportunities, and risks; represent Donor Engagement in organizational planning and cross-functional initiatives.
Build, lead, coach, and develop directors, managers, and a high-performing leadership team; promote alignment, accountability, and effective decision-making.
Provide strategic oversight of donor care, donor communications, mid-level, major, catalyst, events, and other donor-facing programs.
Oversee the mid-level donor advisor program, including portfolio strategy, cultivation, stewardship, and pathways to major giving.
Lead Donor Communications strategy, including collaboration with fundraising consultants and coordinated multichannel stewardship and solicitation.
Guide strategies for donor acquisition, retention, engagement, stewardship, and long-term donor value.
Ensure effective departmental systems, processes, tools, resources, documentation, reporting, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.
Identify barriers to departmental effectiveness and partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to implement solutions.
Provide executive oversight of departmental projects and initiatives, ensuring ownership, prioritization, and accountability.
Partner with Finance, HR, IT, and other functions to secure resources and support for fundraising and donor engagement objectives.
Partner with the Chief of Donor Engagement and Finance to develop annual departmental budgets, fundraising revenue goals, and forecasts.
Evaluate spending and fundraising performance against budget and forecast, identify risks and opportunities, and make adjustments as needed.
Allocate departmental resources strategically and provide monthly FP&A input to forecast costs and revenue accurately.
Ensure departmental spending complies with financial, credit card, travel, and purchasing policies.
Participate in on-air fundraisers and pray for donors as needed.
Perform other duties as requested.
Travel occasionally overnight for donor meetings, events, and organizational gatherings; work nights, weekends, or holidays occasionally for donor events or fundraisers.