Lifecycle Marketing Fundraising Manager

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $80K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own donor lifecycle marketing for email driven fundraising and multi channel campaigns focused on retention, reactivation, and donor value.

  • Lifecycle ownership: end to end email funnel from welcome to re engagement with KPI tracking.
  • Channel collaboration: coordinate with MarComms, Development, and agency partners across email, social, direct mail and SMS.
  • Data driven optimization: build dynamic segments and run ongoing tests to lift performance and retention.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute lifecycle marketing strategies that support donor retention, reactivation, and increased giving.
  • Launch and grow our sustainer program in partnership with BCRF’s Development team and our integrated agency.
  • Lead the signature event email program in partnership with BCRF’s internal Development team and agency partners, QA, segmentation, deployment, and reporting.
  • Own and optimize BCRF’s holistic email marketing program, inclusive of welcome series, stewardship journeys, impact updates, appeals, and re-engagement campaigns.
  • Build and maintain automated marketing workflows to move supporters through the donor funnel.
  • Partner with MarComms, Development, and Agency Partner teams to support multi-channel fundraising campaigns, integrating email, direct mail, paid social media, and SMS where appropriate.
  • Conduct regular A/B testing and performance analysis to improve campaign effectiveness and donor retention.
  • Collaborate with internal BCRF team and agency partner on content strategy, ensuring all messaging is mission-aligned, donor-centric, and compelling across segments.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of experience in lifecycle, retention, or email marketing and fundraising, preferably in a nonprofit or fundraising-focused role.
  • Prior experience across multiple fundraising and communications channels, including, but not limited to email, social media, and SMS.
  • Strong knowledge of email marketing platforms is required. Production, testing, and deployment skills are a plus.
  • Experience with marketing automation, segmentation, and campaign analytics.
  • Excellent copywriting and editing skills with a keen sense of how to motivate action through email.
  • Ability to analyze performance data and translate insights into actionable improvements.
  • Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
  • Proficiency with donor databases, Raiser’s Edge/NXT preferred.
  • Familiarity with fundraising best practices and donor stewardship.
  • Experience with SMS or direct mail campaign integration.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage from the first day of employment; with the election of certain medical plans, BCRF helps significantly defray the cost of out-of-pocket expenses with contributions to a health reimbursement account or heath savings account.
  • The opportunity to enroll in pre-tax Commuter Transit, Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Account from the first day of employment.
  • 401K, with up to a 5% match each pay period; employee contributions and any match are immediately fully vested.
  • Paid parental leave offering 18 weeks of 100% paid leave for a birthing parent and 12 weeks 100% paid leave for non-birthing parent.
  • Paid Time Off including: 15 days of annual vacation time, 7 days of annual paid sick time, paid holidays and half days.

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