Manager of Leadership Giving
Sun-Times Media, LLC
<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Chicago Public Media</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chicago Public Media is one of the nation’s largest local nonprofit news organizations. Home to WBEZ 91.5FM, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Vocalo. Chicago Public Media reaches more than 3.3 million people weekly across broadcast, print, and digital platforms. As a mission-driven organization, we aspire to be the most trusted news source Chicagoans turn to for understanding the people, events, and ideas shaping our community.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chicago Public Media is a 100% community-funded newsroom powered by nearly 97,000 members whose support makes our journalism possible. This sustained community investment helped drive nationally recognized work in 2025, including 29 awards from esteemed organizations, including the Public Media Journalists Association, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We believe independent journalism is essential to a healthy democracy and that access to objective, fact-based news is a right for every citizen. We serve the public interest by creating diverse content that informs and enriches our community, supported by a dedicated staff of approximately 250 professionals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For more information, please see the Chicago Public Media<a href="https://www.wbez.org/annual-report-2024"> Annual Report</a>.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>The Opportunity</u></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Manager of Leadership Giving responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of the midlevel program on the development team. The Manager serves as a program leader, frontline fundraiser, and mentor, providing strategic guidance and accountability to the Leadership Giving Officer(s) while managing their own portfolio of donors and prospects. Reporting to the Director of Major and Planned Giving, this role works collaboratively across the Development team to strengthen donor pipeline development, improve fundraising effectiveness, and support a high-performing culture of philanthropy.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>General Responsibilities</u></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lead the engagement strategy for CPM’s midlevel program in partnership with the membership team, with an emphasis on identifying major donor prospects.&nbsp;</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Oversee engagement strategy of 700+ midlevel donors in the development pool.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Coordinate communication calendar with membership team colleagues to ensure cohesive donor journeys.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monitor success of CPM’s midlevel program and identify areas of potential improvement in collaboration with the Director of Major and Planned Giving and membership colleagues.</span></li> </ul> <li style="