Top level summary:

Planet Reimagined is seeking an organized, adaptable, and motivated fundraising professional to support a robust institutional philanthropy program and newly established major donor initiatives through research, communications, database organization, and team coordination.

About Planet Reimagined:

Founded by a multi-platinum musician and a UN advocate, Planet Reimagined was built on the belief that big change happens when people act together and when that action drives shifts in policy and industry. On a mission to deliver fair solutions for people and the planet, we use an innovative action research method to incubate and scale creative solutions to our most pressing climate problems. We mobilize fans at concerts to take real-time civic action, and we help renewable energy companies access public lands once closed to them. From legislative wins to global campaigns, we turn bold ideas into action. And we’re just getting started.

About the Role:

Since hiring our first development staff and implementing core fundraising systems in January 2024, Planet Reimagined has seen extraordinary fundraising growth, quadrupling grant revenue in just 18 months. It reflects not only the urgency of our mission, but also the trust we’ve earned from catalytic institutional and corporate funders. In January 2026, we welcomed our Individual Philanthropy Lead, to design and implement an individual fundraising program. The Philanthropy Associate is a new position that will play a central supporting role to realize our vision of a fully developed, strategic fundraising program. We are seeking a process-oriented, organized, flexible, and driven individual to conduct research, contribute to donor materials, maintain database records and reports, and organize the growing development needs of the organization.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Reporting to the Institutional and Individual Philanthropy Leads, and working closely with Operations and Finance staff, the Philanthropy Associate will:

Serve as a database specialist: refining and implementing database development. Manage donor data, gift entry, acknowledgements, and reporting
Conduct and organize donor and prospect research
Support team functioning with administrative and organizational needs such as scheduling and coordinating meetings, managing agendas and notes, tracking action items
Support the Philanthropy Leads in developing and maintaining comprehensive grants and donor calendars
Support donor events
Develop and document department Standard Operating Procedures
Manage centralization and storage of documents, communications, and data
Develop and contribute to donor communication materials, advising on design, messaging, and positioning
Contribute toward healthy and collaborative work culture in an organization committed to a high degree of collegiality and shared purpose and navigating diverging views productively and respectfully

Required Skills and Experience:

3+ years of nonprofit development experience

Adaptable, tech-savvy, and highly organized. Eagerness to explore new methodologies and systems in a fast-growing, fast-paced, entrepreneurial organization

Database administration experience (Salesforce highly preferred) in gift processing, record keeping, and reporting
Curiosity-driven approach to prospect research, with eagerness to identify and analyze funding opportunities
Excellent writing, proofreading, and communication skills
Familiarity with communication and marketing tools such as Canva, Mailchimp, etc.

Desired Skills:

Passion for climate work and/or advocacy
Experience using wealth screening tools and other research tools, such as Wealth-X, RelSci, etc.
Grant and/or proposal writing; grant vetting and research

Details:

Full-Time, 40 hours per week
Salary Range: $70,000-90,000; or market-equivalent compensation in countries outside of the U.S.

The final offer will consider factors such as the candidate's location and cost of living as well as experience level.

We take a location-aware approach to compensation to ensure fairness and competitiveness across markets. For example, within the U.S., this range aligns with typical salaries for similar roles in major markets such as New York or Seattle (generally $80K–$90K) and mid-cost regions such as Dallas or Charlotte (typically $70K–$80K).
For candidates based outside the U.S., we benchmark compensation to local nonprofit and philanthropy markets. Illustrative equivalents for comparable roles include approximately £44K–£51K in the UK, ₹1.9M–₹2.2M in India, and COP 103M–118M in Colombia.

This role is fully remote, but must be available to work US EST hours with additional flexibility

How to Apply

To apply, please complete the linked application and upload the following materials:

CV
Cover Letter: Rather than repeating your CV, use this as an opportunity to tell us a special or unique story from your development experience.
List of references: References will only be contacted after confirming with the applicant.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received by April 30. We encourage early submissions.

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