• Job Description

  Req#: 3899400

  ABOUT TROUT UNLIMITED

  Trout Unlimited (TU) brings together diverse interests to care for and recover the rivers and streams on which we all depend. We are a national organization with 300,000 members and supporters organized into over 400 chapters and councils nationwide. Our dedicated grassroots volunteers are matched by a respected staff of organizers, lawyers, policy experts, and scientists, who work out of more than 25 offices across the country. Over the past 10 years, the organization has nearly tripled from an annual budget of $34 million to $100 million. TU has a shared conservation mission to bring together diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams so that our children can experience the joy of wild native trout and salmon. Our work is tangible, and our impact is validated regularly through our science-driven approaches, monitoring, and reporting.

  
  

  POSITION SUMMARY

  The Rocky Mountain Development & Engagement Manager will be an essential member of TU’s team across the Rocky Mountains, collaborating with state directors, their conservation staff, and the organization’s Development team to facilitate philanthropic support and donor engagement in support of TU’s mission. This entry-to-mid-level role focuses on supporting events and donor cultivation, stewardship, and engagement efforts for conservation programs across Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. The Manager will assist in building and maintaining relationships with individual donors, ensuring timely and meaningful communication, and supporting events that align donor passions with TU’s conservation goals.

  
  

  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Donor Circle Coordination and Management: Assist state directors and state leads in organizing and managing emergent and long-standing donor circles in specific geographies (e.g., Jackson, WY; Santa Fe, NM; Park City, UT). Manage the administrative aspects of up to five donor circles at various levels of development (event planning and RSVP tracking, donor engagement, gift processing, reporting, etc.).
  • Donor Cultivation and Stewardship: Support state directors, Rocky Mountain VP and development team in identifying, cultivating, and stewarding individual donors, ensuring personalized engagement that aligns with TU’s mission. Support the implementation of a management process to guide donors through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Support state directors and the Rocky Mountain VP by planning and managing personal touchpoints and follow-ups as part of the stewardship process.
  • Prospect Research: Conduct research to identify potential individual donors, leveraging TU’s current donor and volunteer network and donor research resources to build targeted prospect lists.
  • Event and Site Visit Support: Assist in organizing donor events, including luncheons, dinners, fishing trips, and site visits to deepen relationships and showcase TU’s conservation impact.
  • Communications and Reporting Support: Collaborate with Development Communications and conservation staff to compile data and written descriptions for grant and funding agreement reports, pitch decks, newsletters, and web content. Coordinate the procurement and distribution of donor gifts and swag.
  • Pipeline and Data Management: Support the Development team in maintaining accurate records in TU’s CRM, sending timely pledge and renewal reminders, and event details to support fundraising goals. Support the Finance and Accounting team in reconciling NetSuite revenue with NetFORUM records.

  This is not an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities.

  
  

• About the company

  With over 150,000 volunteers, we work to conserve, protect and restore North America's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.

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