GoFundMe · 19 hours ago
Director, Community Fundraising
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $270K/yr
15+ years expGoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. They are seeking a Director, Community Fundraising to shape and scale their Community Fundraising strategy, focusing on business outcomes, organizational health, and long-term growth while collaborating with senior leadership and external partners.
CrowdfundingInternetPeer to Peer
Responsibilities
Owns key aspects of the Community Fundraising strategy and business outcomes, accountable for translating company-level goals into a cohesive, executable roadmap across Pro and Consumer
Accountable for department-level GDV, engagement, and activation goals, including short-term performance and long-term ecosystem health
Determines where to invest, experiment, scale, or pull back across activation types based on ROI, brand risk, and organizational capacity
Partners with senior leadership to evolve Community Fundraising into a durable growth engine, not a series of disconnected programs
Anticipates market, nonprofit, and community trends to inform multi-year strategy and positioning
Partner with external agencies and third-party entities to drive measurable improvements in fundraising campaign performance
Works with Sr. Director to align with senior cross-functional leaders across Product, Growth Marketing, Sales, CX, Partnerships, and Global Go To Market teams around shared priorities
Partners closely with Product and Technology leadership to influence roadmap direction, investment tradeoffs, and sequencing tied to Community Fundraising outcomes
Represents Community Fundraising in senior leadership forums, advocating for priorities and reconciling competing organizational needs
Builds strong executive-level relationships across the company to drive alignment, accountability, and execution
Acts as a key decision-maker and escalation point for complex, high-risk, or high-impact activations
Leads and develops a multi-disciplinary team responsible for activation strategy, execution, enablement, and operations
Works with Sr. Director to define clear roles, ownership models, and success metrics across Manager-level contributors
Coaches and develops senior talent, enabling strategic elevation and effective delegation
Creates a culture of high accountability, learning, and continuous improvement
Establishes operational objectives, policies, and processes that ensure activations launch with quality, consistency, and speed
Owns planning, forecasting, and prioritization for Community Fundraising initiatives
Manages budget and resourcing decisions, balancing impact, efficiency, and long-term scalability
Ensures appropriate governance around brand risk, partner commitments, and customer experience
Measures and communicates impact, progress, and learnings to executive stakeholders
Qualification
Required
15+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent depth, in marketplace strategy, growth, GTM, or platform-based businesses
Led complex, cross-functional initiatives with material business impact
Strong foundational understanding of digital and paid media strategy to set direction, assess impact, and ensure alignment with community fundraising goals
Demonstrate a strong track record of setting strategy and delivering results in ambiguous environments
Effective people leader with experience managing senior ICs and/or managers
Excel at influencing and negotiating with executive-level stakeholders
Balance data-driven decision-making with strong intuition for brand, community, and long-term platform health
Communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively with executives and teams
Demonstrate resilience, strong judgment, and a growth mindset
Motivated by building systems, teams, and strategies that scale
Benefits
Equity
Healthcare
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
401(k) saving program
Financial assistance for things like hybrid work
Family planning
Generous parental leave
Flexible time-off policies
Mental health and wellness resources
Company
GoFundMe
GoFundMe is the world’s largest fundraising platform, helping people, causes, and charities raise money fast and efficiently.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2015-07-02Series A
2014-04-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Timothy Cadogan
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Froehlich
Chief Customer Growth Officer
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