ACLU · 1 day ago
Manager, Sustainer Retention
The ACLU is seeking a Manager, Sustainer Retention for their Development Department at the National office. This role is crucial for growing the ACLU’s monthly giving program and involves managing marketing campaigns across various channels to engage and retain sustaining donors.
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Responsibilities
Manage upwards of 148 marketing campaigns annually, designed to acquire, upgrade, convert, and recapture sustainers through direct mail, email, texting, digital ads and telemarketing. Oversight will include but not be limited to managing segmentation strategies to ensure donors are receiving the right ask at the right time, data pulls to ensure that segmentation strategy was properly executed, copy review to ensure that the ACLU’s message is accurately translated into an effective ask, and bluelines to ensure final product aligns with strategy
Collaborate with multiple internal teams and external consultants to develop solicitation strategies to reach program goals, evaluate performance of individual efforts balancing both cost as well as immediate and long-term revenue, and make recommendations for strategic shifts in approach and timing in response to performance by channel
Manage telemarketing vendor call performance through close monitoring to manage quality control, review donor feedback, update talking points and manage volume and scale in response to media moments
Ensure that vendor invoices accurately reflect work promised and completed. Work with vendors to ensure that issues are corrected
Track and report on monthly sustainer billing success: success rates, month over month performance, and reported decline reasons. Use success reports to lead regular strategic planning on how to increase success rates
Handle escalated and high-dollar sustainer pledge inquiries and concerns: updating pledge details, looking into duplicate payment concerns, and similar issues
Assist in day-to-day management of direct marketing campaigns, with a focus on telemarketing, email, and text
Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Direct experience project managing campaigns for low dollar, multi-channel mid to large sized fundraising programs
Comfort working with large sets of data; prior experience with Salesforce products a plus
Understanding of sustainer or subscription-based marketing metrics and tactics
Ability to manage multiple priorities
Comfort communicating with donors and external partners
Ability to apply sound judgement and to maintain donor data confidentiality
Preferred
Experience with telemarketing and/or email programs
Experience with fundraising copy and scripts
Experience analyzing campaign performance and making data-informed recommendations
Benefits
Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match
We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops
Company
ACLU
The ACLU is an non-profit, non-partisan organization of people who believe in the power of action.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.12M2017-01-31Seed· $0.12M
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