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Senior Fundraising Consultant
We're looking for an exceptional fundraising professional who shares our commitment to delivering thoughtful, customized, high-caliber consulting to nonprofit organizations.
Applications due December 15, 2026
Make an impact across missions.
Gravity Collective is a fundraising consultancy that helps midsize and large nonprofits build the strategy, leadership, and infrastructure needed for transformational fundraising. The firm partners with nonprofit leaders, fundraising teams, and boards to design and implement major and mega gift programs, board engagement in fundraising, and capital campaigns. Gravity Collective’s work spans strategy development, fundraising capacity development, and creation of custom tools and systems that enable effective donor cultivation and decision-making. The team brings extensive hands-on experience, having helped raise more than $300 million and strengthen fundraising at over 50 nonprofits. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Gravity Collective serves clients nationwide.
Our clients work across a wide range of missions, including housing, food security, healthcare, legal aid, LGBTQ+ services, immigrant rights, reproductive rights, economic mobility, education and college access, arts, and environmental conservation.
About the Role
The Senior Fundraising Consultant is a part-time, remote role, working directly with approximately three to four organizations at a time. This role leads client engagements, partnering with nonprofit executives and development teams to design and execute comprehensive fundraising strategies, including major gift initiatives and capital campaigns. Day-to-day responsibilities include assessing and strengthening fundraising operations, conducting donor and prospect portfolio reviews, developing customized fundraising plans, and facilitating strategy sessions and trainings. The consultant will draft case statements and donor communications, support staff in building fundraising confidence and skills, and provide hands-on guidance in moves management, solicitation planning, and stewardship.
Salary and benefits
This is a W-2 role. The salary for this part-time position (20 hours per week) is set at $70,000 per year. Benefits include paid sick leave, paid holidays, and a professional development stipend after a one-year tenure in the position.
Qualifications
• Demonstrated expertise in fundraising, with a track record of leading successful campaigns and major gift initiatives.
• Experience designing donor programs and integrating them into broader fundraising strategies.
• Strong ability to analyze donor data, identify high-potential prospects, and inform cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Advanced relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities, including working closely with executive leadership and development teams.
• Excellent strategic planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to assess fundraising systems and recommend practical improvements.
• Outstanding communication facilitation and presentation skills.
• Prior experience in a senior development or fundraising consulting role within midsize or large nonprofits across diverse sectors.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field; advanced degree or CFRE certification is a plus.
• Occasional travel to client locations as needed.
How to Apply
Email your resume to hiring@gravity-collective.com with the subject line "Senior Fundraising Consultant: [Your Name]."
In the body of your email, answer these questions in 150 to 250 words each:
Tell us about a significant major gift you secured. What was your strategy, what role did you play, and what was the result?
Tell us about a time you helped a nonprofit overcome a significant fundraising challenge. How did you identify what needed to change, what did you do, and what results followed?
Apply by December 15, 2026.