Fundraising & Development Position

Organization: Veterinary Association for Farm Animal Welfare (VAFAW)
 Location: Remote, U.S.
 Type: 15-25 hours / week

About VAFAW

VAFAW is the only veterinary organization in the U.S. devoted solely to improving the welfare of farm animals. We advocate for animals used in food and fiber production by providing a veterinary perspective grounded in animal welfare and ethics. Our current focus areas are (1) preventing and mitigating pain experienced by farm animals; (2) promoting living environments that meet the animals’ physical and psychological needs; and (3) advancing humane end-of-life practices. We work towards this goal through education and advocacy.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy, Planning, and Team Leadership

• Lead bi-weekly fundraising meetings. Set agendas and guide strategy.
• Build and maintain the annual development plan that includes targets for grants, individual giving, and membership retention and growth.
• Coordinate outreach programs, track metrics, and present reports.

Donor Development and Stewardship

• Maintain and grow a living database of prospects with current notes, outreach history, and next steps.
• Manage outreach for major donors.
• Plan and support invitations for donor roundtables and feedback sessions.

Campaigns and Digital Giving

• Design and execute the End-of-Year Giving Campaign with the Executive Team. Build a calendar, design a project brief, set goals, and report results.
• Create and manage accounts on giving platforms such as Candid/GuideStar, PayPal Giving Fund, Benevity, Chariot, and similar.

Grants and Institutional Funding

• Identify, summarize, and prioritize aligned funders using Foundation Directory Online and other sources.
• Write grants with the team. Manage content, budgets, and submit complete applications on time.
• Track communications, decisions, and reporting deliverables. Keep a clean grants calendar and file library.
• Maintain and update organizational profiles on funder portals and Candid/GuideStar.
• Track and report impact metrics.

Data, Reporting, and Systems

• Work with the Executive Team to manage our Neon CRM.
• Produce simple monthly reports on membership data.
• Produce VAFAW’s Annual Report. 

Compliance and Coordination

• Understand and maintain state charitable registrations.
• Understand and maintain fundraising compliance regulations.

Required Qualifications

• Two or more years in nonprofit fundraising or development. 
• Demonstrated success with at least two of the following: grant writing, individual giving campaigns, donor stewardship, or corporate sponsorships.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Comfortable running meetings, setting deadlines, and moving a project forward.
• CRM proficiency. Neon, Salesforce, Bloomerang, or similar.
• Solid spreadsheet skills and basic reporting.
• Mission alignment with animal welfare and pragmatic improvement work.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Candid/GuideStar profiles, Foundation Directory Online, ProPublica’s NonProfit Explorer, PayPal Giving Fund, and Chariot (DAF).
• Light design skills in Canva for simple one-pagers and the Annual Report.
• Understanding of third-party animal welfare certification, veterinary, or agriculture spaces.
  
   

Compensation and Benefits

• This role starts as a volunteer with flexible hours.
• VAFAW is actively raising dedicated funds to convert the position to paid. Our target is to secure funding in the coming cycle.
• If partial funds arrive sooner, we may offer a stipend or part-time pay.
• Pre-approved expenses are reimbursed.

How to Apply

Send a resume, a brief cover email, and one writing sample (1-2 paragraphs) to [email protected]. A short grant excerpt or a donor introduction both work. Please include two bullet points on a fundraising win you are proud of.