Philanthropy Coordinator

Philanthropy Coordinator

Denver, CO

Rocky Mountain Public Media, Inc. (RMPM) is the parent company of Rocky Mountain PBS, KUVO Jazz, and The Drop. Over a million Coloradans turn to Rocky Mountain PBS, KUVO Jazz, and The Drop to discover provocative and inspiring local, national, and international programming; find diverse viewpoints; score front row center seats to world-class performances; and experience lifelong learning opportunities every month.

The Philanthropy Coordinator plays a key role in advancing Rocky Mountain Public Media's fundraising efforts by supporting donor stewardship, strengthening relationships with major donors, and ensuring the smooth coordination of philanthropy operations. This position works closely with the Major Gifts team to provide administrative, communications, and logistical support that helps cultivate, solicit, and steward donors.

A central function of the role is serving as a liaison between the Philanthropy team and internal partners-including data, marketing, membership, events, and external fundraising partners-to ensure strong coordination, consistent messaging, and timely donor engagement. The Philanthropy Coordinator helps ensure donors receive thoughtful, personalized stewardship while supporting the systems and processes that enable gift officers to focus on relationship-building and fundraising.

This role combines donor relations, project coordination, data management, and communications support. The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, and detail-oriented, with a commitment to delivering excellent donor experiences and supporting the mission of public media.

Key Responsibilities

• Donor Stewardship & Acknowledgements
• • Prepare timely acknowledgements and renewal letters for Major Gift donors.
  • Coordinate personalized stewardship touches
  • Support reporting and follow-up activities to ensure donors feel valued and connected.
  • Support major donors with constituent record updates, including passport initiation, change of address, providing tax receipts, etc.
  • Manage the Philanthropy phone tree line.
• Gift Agreements & Data Management
• • Draft, route, and track gift agreements for Major and Campaign donors.
  • Maintain donor records in the CRM, ensuring accurate documentation of donor interactions, pledges, and stewardship activities.
  • Monitor and update donor lists, including event invitations and recognition records.
  • Cross-train on the gift entry process.
• Donor Research & Communications
• • Support ID and qualification strategies to ensure open pipeline into major donor portfolios.
  • Liaison for collateral creation that supports solicitation and stewardship.
  • Maintain the integrity of the case to support station priorities and specific fundraising campaigns.
  • Draft emails, letters, acknowledgements, renewals, and other donor-facing communications.
  • Communicate with donors regarding pledges, gift agreements, and other follow-up needs.
• Donor Event Support
• • Support the Philanthropy Team with logistical and administrative planning and support for events and receptions.
  • Coordinate/create pre and post event communication for event guests.
  • Serve as Philanthropy Team Liaison to Event team.
• Major Gifts Team Support
• • Prepare donor briefings, talking points, and background materials for meetings.
  • Coordinate stewardship and recognition efforts across teams to ensure consistent messaging and recognition deliverables are fulfilled as promised.
  • Serve as liaison for membership drives
• Catapult/3rd party Fundraising Team
• • Serve as liaison with 3rd party fundraising team
  • Share organizational updates with 3rd party
  • Ensure collateral and other needs are in full supply
  • Facilitate data exchange between Catapult and data role

Core Competencies

• Donor-Centered Mindset: Demonstrates a commitment to excellent donor stewardship and understands the importance of timely, thoughtful communication that makes donors feel valued and connected to the organization's mission.
• Collaboration & Relationship Building: Effectively works across teams-including marketing, events, membership, data, and external fundraising partners-to ensure coordinated communication and successful donor engagement.
• Attention to Detail & Accuracy: Maintains high standards for accuracy in donor records, gift agreements, acknowledgements, and reporting to ensure strong data integrity and donor trust.
• Project Coordination & Organization: Able to manage multiple administrative and operational tasks simultaneously, track deadlines, and ensure that key activities-such as stewardship touchpoints, donor communications, and event logistics-are completed on time.
• Communication Skills: Writes clearly and professionally and is comfortable communicating with donors and colleagues through email, phone, and written correspondence.
• Adaptability & Problem Solving: Demonstrates initiative and flexibility in a fast-paced fundraising environment, identifying solutions and helping improve processes when challenges arise.
• Mission Alignment: Shows enthusiasm for the mission of public media and an understanding of how philanthropy supports journalism, educational programming, and community engagement.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and/or people of color are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every qualification. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workforce. If you're excited about this role, feel a passion for our mission, this feels like it could be your dream job, but your previous experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply!

PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION:

Persons interested in this position must apply at www.rmpbs.org/jobs. Please submit the following items:

1. A cover letter detailing how the applicant's qualifications fit the needs of RMPM and information on how the applicant found out about the job opening.
2. A resume detailing education, training, and employment experience.

Position will be posted at www.rmpbs.org/jobs until filled. No phone calls please. KRMA-TV/KTSC-TV/KRMJ-TV/KRMU-TV/KRMZ-TV and KUVO-FM/KVJZ-FM are licensed to and operated by Rocky Mountain Public Media, Inc. as non-commercial public television and radio.

Our Approach to Compensation

Our salary ranges are designed to be competitive for our size and industry and are one part of our overall compensation package, which includes benefits. Final compensation is based on qualifications, relevant experience, skillset, and internal equity. While we've shared the full salary range for transparency, most offers typically fall near the midpoint of the salary range.

Work Environment

This position works primarily in an office environment. This position must be able to work a flexible schedule with occasionally long hours, including some evenings and weekends. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

The position requires the ability to lift and carry up to 10 lbs. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EEO Statement

Rocky Mountain Public Media embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. As such, Rocky Mountain Public Media does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.