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Fund Development Director – USA

 

Location: Remote (USA-based)
Reports To: Chief Development Officer
Position Type: Part-Time or Full-Time, Permanent

 

About AlMaghrib Institute

AlMaghrib Institute is a pioneering Islamic educational institution, offering dynamic, accessible, and relevant learning experiences for Muslims around the world. With thousands of alumni, cutting-edge content, and a growing digital presence, AlMaghrib is entering a new era focused on sustainability, scale, and deeper impact through WAQF (endowment) and community-driven support.

Role Overview

The Fund Development Director will lead AlMaghrib’s donor engagement and partnership efforts across the United States. The ideal candidate is a strategic relationship-builder who thrives in values-based work and is driven to mobilize support for long-term Islamic education. This individual will manage a portfolio of major donors, coordinate high-impact events, and drive alumni giving initiatives in close collaboration with scholars and instructors.

The goal is to secure donations and endowment contributions through personalized engagement, values-driven storytelling, and a deep commitment to AlMaghrib’s mission.

Key Responsibilities

 

Major Donor & Strategic Partner Engagement

  • Identify, cultivate, and manage a portfolio of high-value donors across
  • Build personal relationships across all tiers with customized stewardship
  • Host private donor briefings, scholar-led events, and fundraising
  • Present tailored giving opportunities including WAQF, projects, and student

Event-Based Fundraising & Representation

  • Represent AlMaghrib at national events, seminars, and donor
  • Coordinate logistics and fundraising activations at major
  • Support scholars and instructors in preparing live pitches and follow-up

Alumni & Community Activation

  • Lead alumni engagement campaigns via WhatsApp, email, and reunion-style
  • Partner with instructors to build cohort-based challenges and giving
  • Convert alumni into recurring donors for the WAQF and sponsorship

Stewardship, Reporting & CRM

  • Track donor interactions in the CRM (Kindful or Salesforce) with meticulous
  • Send regular impact updates, milestone recognitions, and personal thank-you
  • Provide monthly pipeline and engagement reports to the
  • Collaborate on grant reporting and impact

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • 3–5 years of experience in major gifts, donor relations, or nonprofit
  • Strong knowledge of the USA Muslim community and nonprofit
  • Proven success managing donor portfolios and closing 5-figure
  • Exceptional interpersonal, written, and public speaking
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently in a remote
  • Tech-savvy with CRM, digital communications, and donor management
  • Willingness to travel (10–20%) for events and donor
  • Deep passion for Islamic education

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary commensurate with
  • Remote-first and flexible work
  • Paid time off and Islamic
  • Professional development
  • Opportunity to grow into national or global fundraising

Please submit your application by email with the job title in the subject to careers@almaghrib.org