Associate Director of Donor Communications – $120K–$140K | ClimateWorks Foundation Remote Job 2026
Professionals with extensive experience in fundraising communications, donor relations, development communications, and nonprofit storytelling have an exciting opportunity to join ClimateWorks Foundation as an Associate Director, Donor Communications. This full-time position is remote within the United States and offers a competitive salary of $120,000 to $140,000 per year, depending on location and experience.
ClimateWorks Foundation is seeking an experienced communications leader who can strengthen relationships with current and prospective funders while supporting the organization’s efforts to accelerate climate solutions around the world.
About the Associate Director, Donor Communications Role
The Associate Director of Donor Communications will lead the day-to-day operations of ClimateWorks’ donor communications function. The successful candidate will oversee strategies, products, and communications touchpoints designed to build trust with funders, strengthen relationships, and support fundraising efforts.
The role involves supervising a donor communications team currently consisting of two direct reports. The Associate Director will manage three major areas: funder-facing product development and messaging, broad-based funder communications, and individualized stewardship and cultivation strategies for priority funders and prospects.
The position reports to the Director of Partner + Program Communications and works closely with the Philanthropic Partnerships team and other departments across ClimateWorks.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Director will have a broad range of responsibilities, including developing compelling communications materials for philanthropic audiences.
Key duties include:
- Overseeing donor-facing decks, memos, talking points, narrative briefs, stewardship materials, and tailored two-page documents.
- Translating complex organizational and program strategies into clear, persuasive funder-ready communications.
- Developing and maintaining messaging frameworks for donor communications.
- Managing donor communications requests, workflows, priorities, and timelines.
- Developing segmented communications strategies for different types of funders.
- Overseeing individualized stewardship and cultivation plans for high-priority funders and prospects.
- Preparing leadership and program teams for meetings with funder principals and CEOs.
- Developing prospect engagement strategies to expand ClimateWorks’ philanthropic pipeline.
- Tracking prospect engagement and pipeline development.
- Supervising, coaching, and supporting the donor relations team.
- Collaborating with fundraising, communications, program, events, and creative teams.
The role therefore combines strategic communications, fundraising, donor engagement, project management, leadership, and relationship-building.
Required Qualifications
Applicants should have at least seven years of experience in fundraising communications, donor relations, development communications, or a closely related field. At least two to three years of supervisory experience is also required.
Candidates should have a strong understanding of how communications contributes to fundraising, including donor stewardship, cultivation, prospect engagement, and funder-facing content development.
Strong writing and editorial skills are essential. The successful candidate must be able to transform complicated organizational strategies into compelling materials for different philanthropic audiences.
Other important qualifications include:
- Experience managing communications workflows and competing priorities.
- Knowledge of audience segmentation and funder journey mapping.
- Experience with CRM-informed communications strategies.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively across teams and navigate ambiguity.
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Experience with philanthropic foundations, climate organizations, or mission-driven nonprofits is considered an advantage. Familiarity with Salesforce, Pardot/Account Engagement, Asana, Google Workspace, and presentation software is also desirable.
Salary and Benefits
ClimateWorks Foundation offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
For this U.S.-based position, the salary ranges are:
- Tier 1: $130,000–$140,000 for the San Francisco Bay Area or New York City.
- Tier 2: $120,000–$130,000 for other U.S. locations.
Benefits include healthcare coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, sabbatical leave for qualifying employees, a 401(k) plan, life and disability insurance, and family-support benefits.
Employees can also access physical, financial, and mental wellness benefits.
About ClimateWorks Foundation
ClimateWorks Foundation works to accelerate climate progress by connecting funders and implementing organizations around the world. Since its establishment in 2008, the organization says it has granted more than $2 billion to over 850 grantees across 50 countries, working with more than 80 funders.
Its work focuses on identifying and scaling transformative climate solutions across sectors and geographies.
Remote Work and Location
The position is classified as U.S. Flexible, meaning it is a remote opportunity within the United States. ClimateWorks is headquartered in San Francisco and operates as a globally distributed organization.
Although employees work remotely, staff are expected to participate in several in-person gatherings each year, including an annual San Francisco in-town week, an all-staff retreat, and a department retreat.
How to Apply
This opportunity is particularly suitable for experienced communications and fundraising professionals who want to use their expertise to support climate philanthropy and global climate action.
Interested candidates can review the full job description and submit their application through the ClimateWorks Foundation careers platform.
Important: This position is listed as U.S.-based and U.S. Flexible, so applicants outside the United States should carefully review the location and employment eligibility requirements before applying.
Job Details at a Glance
Position: Associate Director, Donor Communications
Organization: ClimateWorks Foundation
Job Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: Remote/U.S. Flexible
Location: United States
Salary: $120,000–$140,000 per year
Experience: 7+ years required
Field: Marketing & Communications / Fundraising Communications
Team Leadership: 2–3+ years of supervisory experience required
Keywords: Associate Director jobs, donor communications jobs, fundraising communications jobs, remote nonprofit jobs, climate jobs, philanthropy jobs, remote communications jobs, ClimateWorks Foundation careers.
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