What is the Donor Engagement Officer position at the ACLU of Oregon?
As of the date of this posting (February 10, 2026), we are seeking to fill one Donor Engagement Officer position:

Summary of this position:
The team member in this position is a skilled major gifts fundraiser with the strong ability to establish, cultivate, and steward strong professional relationships with donors.

The Donor Engagement Officer will spend a significant amount of time interacting with donors, managing an active portfolio of approximately 100 - 125 donors.

This is a full-time, exempt position based in Oregon. While most staff work remotely for the majority of their time, this role requires regular in-person engagement for donor meetings, events, and team activities, as well as periodic travel within Oregon.

Who this position works with: This position is part of our Development team and plays a central role in advancing our fundraising efforts. This position works closely, collaboratively, and supportively with all areas of the ACLU of Oregon.

What values are important and required: This position requires a strong and continued commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, anti-racism, anti-misogyny, anti-transphobia, anti-homophobia, anti-ableism, and all other types of anti-oppression, as well as the proven ability to incorporate these values in work both internal and external to our organization.

Where to get more information: Please review this job description for more information about this position.

Organizational note: The ACLU of Oregon reserves the right to make changes to job duties and responsibilities for positions, consistent with the values and operational needs of the ACLU of Oregon, which may change from time to time.

What are the qualifications required for this position?

We are looking for individuals with the following experience, abilities, and values:

• Required: four plus (4+) years of fundraising soliciting, closing, and stewarding charitable or political gifts.
• Required: proficiency with donor databases, research tools, and fundraising-related technology, or the demonstrated ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Strongly preferred: knowledge of and values alignment with Community-Centric Fundraising principles and practices.
• Required values: a demonstrated ability to support the goals, priorities, and values of the ACLU of Oregon, including the following values related to building work-related relationships and trust.
• Equivalent education and/or experience: We will consider applicants who can demonstrate non-traditional work-related experiences comparable to more direct forms of work experience or education.
• Candidates who meet the qualifications of other positions: Sometimes, candidates may not meet the qualifications of this position but may have qualifications to meet another position at the ACLU of Oregon; we may offer candidates the opportunity to consider another position with the ACLU of Oregon, and we reserve this organizational right within our sole discretion.

What are the pay & benefits for this position?
This is a salaried, exempt, full-time position. The annual salary for the Donor Engagement Officer position is $90,562.

Because we have established an internal salary system that centers equity, clarity and transparency, competitiveness, and sustainability, salaries for positions are not negotiable.

Our current excellent benefits package includes:

• paid vacation time
• paid sick time
• paid personal time
• 14.5 paid holidays per year
• office shutdown periods during summer and winter as consistent with the organization’s values and work needs
• flexible Friday hours, consistent with operational needs and supervisor approval
• remote work stipend and commute-related benefits
• health insurance (medical/vision and dental)
• life insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• employer contributions to a wellness FSA account
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching and other contributions of up to 5.5% of salary, subject to the organization’s 401(k) plan requirements, which include a vesting schedule
• support for work-related coaching
• parental leave
• funds to support professional development related to work
• funds to support relationship and connection building related to work

Please note that all employment-related pay and benefits provided to ACLU of Oregon’s employees are subject to all applicable policies, practices, processes, and legal requirements, including changes to them that may occur from time to time.

How do I apply for this position?

An application package requires the following three parts:

1. Cover letter. Please include why you are interested in the Donor Engagement Officer position and the ACLU of Oregon, including the organizational values and issue areas that most call to you.
2. Resume.
3. Work sample. Please provide at least one work sample showcasing skills and abilities that you believe are relevant and important to the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position.Please submit your materials via this application submission form.

Who to contact for assistance?
Please contact [email protected] if you need any assistance accessing the job posting or job application or need disability-related accommodations.