Internships

Reports to: Managing Director of Advocacy 
Supervisor Duties: Yes 
Position Type: Full-time, 40 hours per week 
FLSA Status: Exempt, not eligible for overtime 
Location: San Francisco office. Eligible for hybrid work. Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area. 
Salary Range: $103,438 – $108,000 per year
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis, and early submissions encouraged.
Posting: February 2026

About Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA)
Chinese for Affirmative Action was founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans and to advance multiracial democracy in the United States. Today, CAA is a progressive voice in and on behalf of the broader Asian American and Pacific Islander community. We advocate for systemic change that protects immigrant rights, promotes language diversity, and remedies racial and social injustice. 

At the grassroots level, our community building work nurtures the ability of immigrants to participate fully in civic life. These activities include direct services, leadership development, and civic engagement with limited-English proficient newcomers and immigrants on issues that impact our community. At the systemic level, CAA leads advocacy, communications, and movement building work to improve public policy and shape public discourse. We produce community-based research, publish policy analyses and recommendations, influence opinion through media, organize to engage elected and government officials, and nurture a range of progressive coalitions.

In 2014, CAA helped to launch the Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) network that focuses on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans committed to social justice. Including CAA, there are currently 11 partnering member groups with unique strengths.  Fiscal sponsorship, administrative, and operational support is provided centrally for all of these groups so they can focus on their core programs. 

In 2020, CAA was one of the founding organizations of Stop AAPI Hate (SAH), a U.S.-based coalition dedicated to ending racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAs & PIs). SAH strives to advance the multiracial movement for equity and justice by building power for our communities, working in solidarity with other communities of color, and advocating for comprehensive solutions that tackle the root causes of race-based hate.

Position Overview
The Advocacy Manager plays a critical role in driving policy and other social change through effective campaign management, community engagement, coalition building, stakeholder engagement, and both in-person and online/offline advocacy. 

In addition, this role manages civic and voter engagement, including on ballot measure efforts, by designing and implementing voter contact and base-building programs that mobilize AAPI communities to register, volunteer, and vote. 

The Advocacy Manager identifies change opportunities, helps develop and leads the organization’s participation in key campaigns, and manages partnerships with a diverse set of community and coalition partners, sometimes across multiple states or nationally.  The Advocacy Manager also supports narrative change efforts to shift public perception and attitudes. 

This position integrates issue advocacy with civic and voter engagement strategies, including volunteer recruitment and management, identity-based and in-language outreach, and cross-team coordination to ensure successful execution and evaluation of campaigns.

This role advances core civil rights issues including language access, immigrant rights, economic justice, education equity, and community justice. The Advocacy Manager also manages advocacy efforts related to our leadership in Stop AAPI Hate (SAH), including multi-state and federal anti-hate policy reform and defending Constitutional rights. 

The Advocacy Manager collaborates closely with the Policy, Programs, and Communications teams, and the Legislative Director, on CAA’s broad strategies to advance our policy advocacy goals and long-term vision, as well as with Data contractors to execute targeted outreach and voter engagement programs. 

Key Responsibilities

Advocacy and Campaign Leadership and Management

• Develop and manage high-impact advocacy and civic engagement campaigns in collaboration with CAA and SAH staff and partners to advance organizational goals, build community power, and secure policy wins
• Build and facilitate diverse and effective coalitions and lead coordination with partner organizations on shared advocacy goals and strategies 
• Identify strategic opportunities for both issue advocacy and voter engagement, integrating online, offline, and field tactics
• Build and manage diverse and effective coalitions and lead coordination with partner organizations and other stakeholders on shared advocacy and civic participation strategies authentic and meaningful partnerships (local, state and out of state) with other community-based organizations, government officials, leaders, and other stakeholders through the development and implementation of stakeholder engagement plans to drive campaign goals towards policy wins
• Organize and manage convenings, press conferences, and other online and in-person events to support advocacy, civic engagement, and movement-building efforts, including planning from internal communications, budgeting, logistics, and program design and implementation 
• Build and facilitate diverse and effective coalitions and lead coordination with partner organizations on shared advocacy goals and strategies 
• Represent CAA and SAH as a spokesperson in public forums including direct advocacy actions, workshops, conferences, direct to camera, and donor engagement opportunities
• Partner with Policy team to conduct policy analysis on legislation and translate policy goals into actionable campaign strategies

Civic and Voter Engagement 

• Lead planning and implementation of voter contact programs through C4 and related civic engagement efforts, including voter registration, education, persuasion, and turnout campaigns
• Design and manage multilingual, in-language, and identity-based outreach strategies to engage AAPI voters
• Recruit, train, and manage volunteers, and identify and develop volunteer leaders to conduct phonebanks, textbanks and other voter outreach tactics
• Build systems and workflows to support volunteer onboarding, training, retention, and leadership development
• Execute targeted outreach using dialer/texting platforms and digital tools
• Track metrics and evaluate program performance (contacts made, volunteer engagement, conversion, turnout impact), using data to refine strategy and improve effectiveness
• Coordinate with vendors and consultants supporting operations, engagement, and outreach

Media

• Develop and implement media and mobilization strategies, producing written content for campaigns, media, social media, and other digital platforms in collaboration with Communications team
• Regularly engage in advocacy digital engagement development through the creation of social media toolkits, calls to action, and amplifying CAA/SAH priorities through social media posts 

Grants, Contracts and Management

• Manage vendors and contractors ensuring they meet project requirements and contractual compliance
• Contribute to fundraising and development activities for programs such as supporting grant reports and attending fundraising events
• Assist in preparing and monitoring team budgets to ensure alignment with program and organizational goals.

Staff Supervision

• Oversee and supervise SAH Advocacy Coordinator including assigning and directing work, setting clear expectations, providing guidance and mentoring, identifying training needs, offering regular feedback to staff, ensuring team members meet their objectives and deadlines, and that supervisory practices align with organizational policies
• Develop and implement team goals, resolve complex issues within team and make significant decisions that impact team operations
• Manage team members’ development plans, conduct performance evaluations, make recommendations for corrective counseling if necessary, address conflicts and foster collaboration among team members with processes that allow for regular feedback and brainstorming

Organizational Leadership

• Lead cross-functional teams, manage specific internal projects and serve on committees that influence the organization’s internal operations and culture 
• Actively contribute to organizational strategic initiatives and/or governance through participating in strategic planning, environmental assessments, analysis and provision of recommendations by leveraging experience and expertise

Other Duties

• Contribute to other fundraising and development activities for the organization as needed
• Perform administrative duties as required for position
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the overall mission of the organization
• Contribute to positive work environment in alignment with organizational values

Required Qualifications

• Strong commitment to the mission and values of CAA and Stop AAPI Hate, including a commitment to social justice, equity, and civic engagement
• Experience and cultural competence working in the AAPI community in a social justice context 
• At least 5-6 years of professional experience in organizing, and/or advocacy, civic engagement, and/or electoral or voter engagement campaigns – ideally with experience working on progressive local or national advocacy causes and/or political or electoral campaigns
• At least 2-3 years of experience recruiting, training, and managing volunteers or grassroots leaders
• Experience coordinating multi-channel outreach (phone/text/digital)
• Demonstrated experience with planning events with over 100 people, preferably with high-profile public officials in attendance
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including proven ability to work effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders and community leaders
• Demonstrated experience and comfort with public speaking
• Strong writing and editing skills, including experience writing direct response advocacy emails, social media, and related communications
• Ability to work with changing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a timely manner
• Proactive, self-motivated problem solver who can take initiative and use sound judgment 
• Ability to work in person at the CAA office in San Francisco, and attend Bay Area or regional activities as needed.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with VAN (Voter Activation Network) and campaign tools, data, and technology preferred
• Experience with texting platforms, dialers, and volunteer management systems
• Familiarity with in-language community reach
• Knowledge of digital engagement best practices is important

To Apply

Apply here: bit.ly/CAAAdvocacyMgr

CAA shares fiscal sponsorship with Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE). Staff hired by CAA will be employees of AACRE. 

AACRE is dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment where everyone is valued and discrimination has no place. We are committed to serving the rich diversity of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and strongly encourage women, trans and gender expansive individuals, people of color, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with conviction or arrest records, and those living with disabilities to apply.

AACRE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We consider all qualified candidates for employment regardless of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

We are committed to supporting our employees to thrive in service of our mission by providing generous benefits, which include 100% health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employee coverage and 65% for dependent coverage; employer-funded health reimbursement account; paid time off; and professional development stipend.

Please visit https://caasf.org/ for more information.

• Location: Remote – San Francisco, CA, United States
• Base Pay: $119,000.00 – $125,000.00 / Year
• Job Category: Event Management, Fundraising
• Employee Type: FT Exempt
• Required Degree: 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others: Yes
• Minimum Experience: 5 Years

Description

Position Summary: 

The CAA Senior Development Manager plans and implements major donor events, aligns events design with overall fundraising strategy, manages internal cross team coordination and external vendors. This role supervises the Development Coordinator position, and oversees development operations, including donor stewardship and communications.

About Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA)

Chinese for Affirmative Action was founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans and to advance multiracial democracy in the United States. Today, CAA is a progressive voice in and on behalf of the broader Asian American and Pacific Islander community. We advocate for systemic change that protects immigrant rights, promotes language diversity, and remedies racial and social injustice.

At the grassroots level, our community building work nurtures the ability of immigrants to participate fully in civic life. These activities include direct services, leadership development, and civic engagement with limited-English proficient newcomers and immigrants on issues that impact our community. At the systemic level, CAA leads advocacy, communications, and movement building work to improve public policy and shape public discourse. We produce community-based research, publish policy analyses and recommendations, influence opinion through media, organize to engage elected and government officials, and nurture a range of progressive coalitions.

In 2014, CAA helped to launch the Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) network, which focuses on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans committed to social justice. Including CAA, there are currently 11 partnering member groups with unique strengths. Fiscal sponsorship, administrative, and operational support is provided centrally for all of these groups so they can focus on their core programs.

In 2020, CAA was one of the founding organizations of Stop AAPI Hate (SAH), a U.S.-based coalition dedicated to ending racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAs & PIs). SAH strives to advance the multiracial movement for equity and justice by building power for our communities, working in solidarity with other communities of color, and advocating for comprehensive solutions that tackle the root causes of race-based hate.

With local offices anchored at its San Francisco Chinatown headquarters, CAA provides direct services and maintains an active state policy presence through an office and partnership in Sacramento, and statewide and national advocacy through English and Chinese-language strategic communications and a variety of active relationships with allies.

Position Description

CAA is seeking a highly organized fundraising professional with strong event planning and execution skills to serve as its Senior Development Manager for Donor Events. Reporting to the Director of Individual Giving and Donor Engagement, this position leads CAA’s donor events strategy and execution as a core part of the organization’s relationship-driven individual giving program.

Donor events are a core part of CAA’s individual giving strategy and an important way to deepen relationships, strengthen the community of CAA supporters, and advance fundraising goals. The Senior Development Manager is responsible for organizing and implementing CAA’s major donor events and stewardship gatherings, including the Celebration of Justice gala, the Leadership Circle appreciation event, and the Legacy Society lunch, as well as developing new supporter-led or other donor engagement opportunities over time.

The Senior Development Manager provides leadership for the planning and implementation of CAA’s donor events, ensuring that events, and their related appeals, sponsorships, and communications, are aligned with CAA’s broader individual giving strategy. The role manages event execution through vendors, contractors, volunteers, supporters, and staff, and partners with colleagues across CAA to ensure that donor events are well-run, financially successful, and connected to strong donor follow-up and stewardship. The Senior Development Manager also supervises the Development Coordinator, who supports development operations, including donor communications workflows, event support, mailings, collateral coordination, and review of donation and receipt tracking and processing.

Key Responsibilities

Donor Events Strategy and Leadership

• Lead CAA’s donor events program to deepen donor relationships, build community among supporters, and advance fundraising goals.
• Develop the annual donor events plan, including the purpose, audience, goals, and role of each event within CAA’s broader individual giving strategy.
• Plan and manage CAA’s major fundraising and stewardship events, including the Celebration of Justice gala, the Leadership Circle appreciation event, the Legacy Society lunch, and other donor gatherings.
• Develop and test new donor engagement opportunities, including supporter-led events and other gatherings that may help expand and strengthen CAA’s donor community.
• Work with the Director of Individual Giving and Donor Engagement to ensure that event goals, audiences, messaging, and follow-up are integrated with CAA’s individual giving strategy.
• Coordinate with CAA leaders, board members, supporters, and other event champions to strengthen attendance, sponsorships, fundraising, and donor engagement.
• Oversee event planning from concept through completion, including timelines, budgets, vendors, contractors, volunteers, staffing plans, sponsorships, run-of-show, guest experience, and post-event follow-up.
• Ensure that donor events are warm, polished, mission-aligned experiences that effectively cultivate, steward, and engage CAA supporters.
• Track event revenue, expenses, participation, sponsorships, and other results; assess event performance and recommend improvements over time.

Event Communications and Sponsorships

• Coordinate with program, communications, development, and other relevant teams to ensure that donor events are well integrated with CAA’s substantive work, communications calendar, and broader donor engagement strategy.
• Coordinate the development of strong, timely, and effective event-related communications, including invitations, event appeals, sponsorship materials, event collateral, acknowledgments, and follow-up communications.
• Oversee event sponsorship strategy, materials, outreach support, fulfillment, and stewardship in coordination with the Director of Individual Giving and Donor Engagement and other organizational leaders.
• Ensure that event-related communications and materials are accurate, compelling, and aligned with CAA’s voice, priorities, and fundraising goals.

Donor Engagement and Follow-Up

• Support donor cultivation and stewardship connected to events and other event-related engagement opportunities.
• Work with the Director of Individual Giving and Donor Engagement to identify event-related opportunities for donor follow-up, relationship deepening, and future engagement.
• Coordinate with staff, board members, volunteers, and supporters involved in events to ensure that key donor interactions and next steps are captured and advanced.
• Help ensure that donor event participation and responses are reflected in development systems and used to inform future engagement.

Project, Vendor, and Management

• Manage complex event work plans involving staff, vendors, contractors, volunteers, supporters, and other collaborators, ensuring clear roles, timelines, communication, and accountability.
• Source, hire, and manage vendors and contractors as needed for events and related development work.
• Coordinate staff participation in donor events, ensuring roles are clear and they’re equipped to contribute effectively.
• Foster regular communication, collaboration, and strong workflows for donor event teams. 

Staff Supervision

• Oversee and supervise Development Coordinator, including assigning and directing work, setting clear expectations, providing guidance and coaching, identifying training needs, offering regular feedback to staff, ensuring team members meet their objectives and deadlines, and that supervisory practices align with organizational policies
• Develop and implement team goals, resolve complex issues within team and make significant decisions that impact team operations
• Manage team members’ development plans, conduct performance evaluations, make recommendations for corrective counseling if necessary, address conflicts and foster collaboration among team members with processes that allow for regular feedback and brainstorming

Development Operations and Systems

• In partnership with the Director of Individual Giving and Donor Engagement and other administrative and database staff, supervise and provide oversight for the Development Coordinator’s work supporting development operations, including donor communications workflows, event support, mailings, collateral coordination, and review of donation and receipt tracking and processing.
• Coordinate with the Development Coordinator and other relevant colleagues to ensure that event, sponsorship, acknowledgment, and reporting workflows support donor engagement goals.
• Use donor and event data to support planning, evaluate results, and inform future fundraising and stewardship strategies.
• Help maintain accurate and timely information related to event participation, sponsorships, event communications, and follow-up.

Other Duties

• Perform administrative duties as required for the position.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the overall mission of the organization.
• Contribute to a positive work environment in alignment with organizational values.

Required Qualifications

• Deep commitment to the mission, values, and programs of CAA.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in event planning and management, preferably including fundraising, stewardship, or donor cultivation events in social justice, nonprofit, or community-based organizations.
• 2+ years of direct supervision experience of employees, contractors, and volunteers.
• Strong experience managing large and small events from concept through follow-up, including budgets, vendors, volunteers, staffing, logistics, and guest experience.
• Experience using donor events to support fundraising, cultivation, stewardship, and community-building goals.
• Strong project-management skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with donors, board members, volunteers, vendors, staff, and community leaders.
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential or sensitive information.
• Ability to use fundraising data and donor systems to track results and inform planning.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Experience with Salesforce, Every Action or comparable donor CRMs
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and collaboration tools such as Asana and Slack.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to work in person at the CAA office in San Francisco, and attend Bay Area or regional activities as needed.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience fundraising in Asian American, immigrant rights, civil rights, or other social justice contexts.
• Knowledge of nonprofit fundraising best practices and compliance standards.
• Advanced experience with Salesforce, Every Action, or comparable donor CRMs
• Ability to speak conversational Cantonese and/or Mandarin.

To Apply

Apply by submitting an application and uploading a cover letter and resume through the AACRE Careers page or to: https://tinyurl.com/SrDevMgr

In your cover letter, describe your interest in the position and the organization, and highlight relevant experience. Please note that incomplete applications that do not contain a cover letter and a resume will not be considered.

CAA shares fiscal sponsorship with Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE). Staff hired by CAA will be employees of AACRE. 

AACRE is dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment where everyone is valued and discrimination has no place. We are committed to serving the rich diversity of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and strongly encourage women, trans and gender expansive individuals, people of color, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with conviction or arrest records, and those living with disabilities to apply.

AACRE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We consider all qualified candidates for employment regardless of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

We are committed to supporting our employees to thrive in service of our mission by providing generous benefits, which include 100% health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employee coverage and 65% for dependent coverage; employer-funded health reimbursement account; paid time off; and professional development stipend.

Please visit https://caasf.org for more information.

Additional Information

• Reports To: Director of Individual Giving & Donor Engagement
• Location Note: San Francisco office. Eligible for hybrid work. Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Schedule: Monday to Friday; at least 2 days/week in office; occasional nights and weekends
• Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis, and early submissions encouraged

• Location: Remote – San Francisco, CA, United States
• Base Pay: $149,000.00 – $155,000.00 / Year
• Job Category: Development, Fundraising
• Employee Type: FT Exempt
• Required Degree: 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others: Yes
• Minimum Experience: 7 Years

Description

Position Summary: 

The Director leads CAA’s individual giving and donor engagement strategy, overseeing systems, workplans, and cross-department coordination to cultivate and steward donors at all levels. This role translates programmatic and advocacy work into fundraising strategies, leads the individual giving function, and supervises a Senior Development Manager position. 

About Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA)

Chinese for Affirmative Action was founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans and to advance multiracial democracy in the United States. Today, CAA is a progressive voice in and on behalf of the broader Asian American and Pacific Islander community. We advocate for systemic change that protects immigrant rights, promotes language diversity, and remedies racial and social injustice.

At the grassroots level, our community building work nurtures the ability of immigrants to participate fully in civic life. These activities include direct services, leadership development, and civic engagement with limited-English proficient newcomers and immigrants on issues that impact our community. At the systemic level, CAA leads advocacy, communications, and movement building work to improve public policy and shape public discourse. We produce community-based research, publish policy analyses and recommendations, influence opinion through media, organize to engage elected and government officials, and nurture a range of progressive coalitions.

In 2014, CAA helped to launch the Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) network, which focuses on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans committed to social justice. Including CAA, there are currently 11 partnering member groups with unique strengths. Fiscal sponsorship, administrative, and operational support is provided centrally for all of these groups so they can focus on their core programs.

In 2020, CAA was one of the founding organizations of Stop AAPI Hate (SAH), a U.S.-based coalition dedicated to ending racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAs & PIs). SAH strives to advance the multiracial movement for equity and justice by building power for our communities, working in solidarity with other communities of color, and advocating for comprehensive solutions that tackle the root causes of race-based hate.

With local offices anchored at its San Francisco Chinatown headquarters, CAA provides direct services and maintains an active state policy presence through an office and partnership in Sacramento, and statewide and national advocacy through English and Chinese-language strategic communications and a variety of active relationships with allies.

Position Description

CAA is seeking a strategic, relationship-oriented fundraising leader to serve as its Director of Individual Giving and Donor Engagement. This senior leadership role is responsible for developing and guiding CAA’s individual giving and donor engagement strategy within a distributed fundraising model that also includes institutional fundraising and government funding led through other parts of the organization.

CAA’s individual giving model is highly customized, relationship-driven, and rooted in community building. The Director provides overall leadership and responsibility for the systems, strategy, and practices needed to cultivate, steward, and deepen relationships with donors at all giving levels over time, helping build a broad and enduring community of people invested in CAA’s mission. The Director works closely with the Co-Executive Directors, board members, program and other organizational leaders to guide donor engagement, maintain shared visibility into relationship development, and ensure that opportunities and next steps move forward effectively.

The Director works across departments to understand CAA’s programmatic, policy, advocacy, communications, and organizational priorities and translate that work into compelling donor engagement strategies. The Director provides strategic direction and leads implementation for the individual giving function, supervises the Senior Development Manager in their leadership of donor events, and partners with AACRE Capacity and other colleagues to ensure that development systems, information, communications, and workflows support strong donor stewardship and fundraising results.

Key Responsibilities

Individual Giving Strategy and Fundraising Leadership

• Lead CAA’s individual giving and donor engagement strategy to grow revenue, deepen donor relationships, strengthen retention, and build a broad and enduring community of supporters.
• Set annual and multi-year priorities for individual giving in alignment with CAA’s organizational goals, fundraising needs, and relationship-based development model.
• Lead the implementation of CAA’s individual giving work, including donor research, engagement planning, solicitation, stewardship, regular appeals, donor-specific communications, and other strategies to deepen donor relationships over time.
• Provide strategic oversight for donor events and partner with the Senior Development Manager to ensure that events advance individual giving, donor engagement, and community-building goals.
• Establish systems and practices that support real-time visibility into donor relationships, next steps, and engagement opportunities across staff and leadership.
• Monitor progress toward individual giving goals, assess fundraising results, identify trends and opportunities, and make strategic adjustments as needed.
• Coordinate with colleagues leading institutional fundraising and government funding so that CAA’s overall resource development work is aligned and mutually reinforcing.

Donor Relationship Leadership and Board Engagement

• Provide leadership and accountability for donor relationship development across CAA, working with the Co-Executive Directors, board members, program leaders, and other organizational leaders to advance donor engagement, stewardship, and fundraising results.
• Match and coordinate donors and prospects with the right organizational messenger, information, opportunity, and next step based on the nature of each relationship and the goals for engagement.
• Prepare leaders and board members for organized donor meetings, support follow-up, and ensure that relationship commitments, opportunities, and next steps are tracked and advanced over time.
• Support board members in participating effectively in donor cultivation, stewardship, and fundraising efforts.
• Foster a culture of philanthropy in which donor engagement is understood as a shared organizational responsibility and is grounded in CAA’s mission, values, and substantive work.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

• Build strong working relationships across CAA departments in order to understand current work, emerging priorities, and opportunities that may be meaningful to donors.
• Work with program, policy, advocacy, communications, and other organizational leaders to connect CAA’s substantive work with donor engagement and fundraising strategy.
• Ensure that individual giving strategy is informed by CAA’s broader organizational priorities and that donor engagement is integrated with, and supportive of, the organization’s work.
• Partner with colleagues responsible for communications and content development so that donor-facing materials support individual giving goals and relationship needs.

Development Systems and Operations

• Oversee the use of donor information, research, and fundraising data to inform strategy, prioritize opportunities, and support high-quality stewardship.
• Partner with AACRE Capacity and development staff to ensure that database systems, gift-processing support, reporting, and development workflows meet the needs of CAA’s individual giving work.
• Help develop and maintain clear systems for donor information, relationship notes, next steps, and shared accountability across the development function.
• Ensure that individual giving work is carried out in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and nonprofit fundraising standards.

Team Leadership and Staff Supervision

• Oversee and supervise the Senior Development Manager position, including assigning and directing work, setting clear expectations, providing guidance and coaching, identifying training needs, offering regular feedback to staff, ensuring team members meet their objectives/ deadlines and that supervisory practices align with organizational policies
• Support the Senior Development Manager in supervising the Development Coordinator and maintaining clear, effective team dynamics and workflows.
• Oversee the development and execution of team members’ professional growth plans, providing ongoing support and conducting comprehensive performance evaluations
• Make informed recommendations for corrective actions when necessary, while proactively addressing and resolving conflicts, and promote a positive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.
• Provide strategic direction for the development team’s individual giving, donor engagement, appeal, event, and stewardship work. 
• Develop and implement strategic goals, resolve complex issues, and make significant decisions that affect team operations and fundraising strategy.
• Collaborate with other supervisors and coordinate work across multiple teams, resolve complex issues within and across teams to ensure successful outcomes
• Lead complex work across departments, teams, senior leadership, and board members, providing clear objectives, priorities, and coordination.

Other Duties

• Perform administrative duties as required for the position.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the overall mission of the organization.
• Contribute to a positive work environment in alignment with organizational values.

Required Qualifications

• Deep commitment to the mission, values, and programs of CAA.
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in fundraising or development, preferably in social justice, nonprofit, or community-based organizations.
• 4+ years of direct supervision experience of employees and volunteers.
• Demonstrated success in individual giving and donor fundraising, including cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors at different giving levels.
• Experience designing and leading relationship-based fundraising strategies, including donor engagement planning, moves management, and stewardship.
• Proven ability to work effectively with executive leaders, board members, program leaders, and other relationship stewards to advance donor engagement and fundraising goals.
• Strong relationship-management skills, including sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to navigate complex, high-trust relationships.
• Experience supervising and developing staff and leading complex work across teams 
• Ability to use donor research and fundraising data to inform strategy and decision-making.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, strategic, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of nonprofit fundraising best practices and compliance standards.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and collaboration tools such as Asana and Slack.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce, Every Action, or comparable donor CRMs,
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to work in person at the CAA office in San Francisco, and attend Bay Area or regional activities as needed.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience fundraising in Asian American, immigrant rights, civil rights, or other social justice contexts.
• Experience with planned giving or legacy giving.
• Advanced experience with Salesforce, Every Action or comparable donor CRMs

To Apply

Apply by submitting an application and uploading a cover letter and resume through the AACRE Careers page or to: https://tinyurl.com/IndiGivingDir

In your cover letter, describe your interest in the position and the organization, and highlight relevant experience. Please note that incomplete applications that do not contain a cover letter and a resume will not be considered.

CAA shares fiscal sponsorship with Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE). Staff hired by CAA will be employees of AACRE. 

AACRE is dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment where everyone is valued and discrimination has no place. We are committed to serving the rich diversity of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and strongly encourage women, trans and gender expansive individuals, people of color, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with conviction or arrest records, and those living with disabilities to apply.

AACRE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We consider all qualified candidates for employment regardless of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

We are committed to supporting our employees to thrive in service of our mission by providing generous benefits, which include 100% health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employee coverage and 65% for dependent coverage; employer-funded health reimbursement account; paid time off; and professional development stipend.

Please visit https://caasf.org for more information.

Additional Information

• Reports To: CAA Co-Executive Director
• Location Note: San Francisco office. Eligible for hybrid work. Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Schedule: Monday to Friday; at least 2 days/week in office; occasional nights and weekends
• Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis, and early submissions encouraged.