Engagement Director Mobilizing Community and Philanthropy for Impact
Indian Trail, NC, 28079
Engagement Director Mobilizing Community and Philanthropy for Impact
Full Time • Indian Trail, NC, 28079
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Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Engagement Director
Common Heart – Indian Trail, NC
Since 2006, Common Heart has been sparking a small revolution of kindness — mobilizing grassroots generosity and service to end food insecurity and help families break the cycle of generational poverty.
Since 2006, Common Heart has been sparking a small revolution of kindness — mobilizing grassroots generosity and service to end food insecurity and help families break the cycle of generational poverty.
Each month, we serve more than 10,000 neighbors through 14 food pantries and walk alongside 80+ families annually through economic empowerment programs.
We are seeking a highly entrepreneurial Engagement Director to lead fundraising, sponsorship development, donor engagement, and communications strategy in a fast-paced, grassroots environment.
This is not a maintenance role. It is a momentum-building leadership seat.
About the Role
The Engagement Director leads Common Heart’s “Getting Engaged” focus — fully resourcing the organization through proactive fundraising leadership, visible community presence, and disciplined donor development.
The Engagement Director leads Common Heart’s “Getting Engaged” focus — fully resourcing the organization through proactive fundraising leadership, visible community presence, and disciplined donor development.
This senior leader is accountable for meeting documented revenue goals through:
- Major donor cultivation
- Sponsorship development
- Peer-to-peer campaign leadership
- Grants strategy
- Recurring donor growth
- Marketing and communications alignment
The Engagement Director directly supervises the Community Engagement Leader, leads the engagement team/events committees and works closely with the Executive Director and Board of Directors.
What Success Looks Like
- Personally cultivates and solicits sponsors and major donors.
- Maintains a documented sponsorship and donor pipeline.
- Drives weekly fundraising momentum.
- Leads written campaign strategy development.
- Ensures Hunger Walk and Love in Action Gala exceed $120,000+ annually.
- Conducts regular donor visits and networking engagements.
- Provides monthly revenue reporting and pipeline updates.
- Builds grassroots participation and small-dollar donor engagement.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and execute a comprehensive engagement plan.
- Personally manage a portfolio of major donors and sponsors.
- Actively participate in peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.
- Lead signature events with clear revenue ownership.
- Oversee grants strategy and reporting.
- Guide storytelling, branding, and communications.
- Serve as a visible ambassador in civic, business, and faith communities.
- Provide structured leadership and accountability to four person engagement team.
Who Thrives in This Role
- A high-initiative, entrepreneurial fundraiser.
- Comfortable owning revenue goals.
- Energized by grassroots donor engagement.
- Visible and confident in networking settings.
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, mission-driven culture.
- Strategic thinker who works hands-on.
- Strong CRM and pipeline tracking competency.
Qualifications
- 5+ years fundraising leadership experience.
- Proven personal success cultivating major donors and sponsors.
- Experience managing peer-to-peer campaigns.
- Strong communication and storytelling skills.
- Proficiency with CRM systems and reporting tools.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Compensation
$65,000–$75,000 base + performance incentives tied to documented revenue goals.
This is primarily an in-person leadership role. Active community engagement is expected.
Compensation: $65,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year
We are volunteers in a small revolution of kindness!
We are friends: Just common folks from differing backgrounds and life experiences desiring to serve and make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.
We are a community: A community of friends, volunteers, donors, supporters, businesses, community organizations, and faith communities hoping to raise the levels of love, compassion and service to others in our neighborhoods, city, nation and world.
We are Common Heart: A small 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization promoting individual and community action to feed hungry families and to empower our neighbors to rise out of poverty. Together we serve people without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, country of origin, legal status, socio-economic class, political affiliations or anything else that divides people. We believe that God is an “equal opportunity lover” of human-kind.
Our Triple Focus
- Getting By – Bridging the gap for those experiencing food insecurity through 14 Pantry locatoins
- Getting Ahead – Breaking through barriers: new future stories through Economic Empowerment programs
- Getting Engaged – Working together to personally serve and create a community where all can thrive.
Thank you for your interest in joining this small revolution of kindness in Union County, NC!
Common Heart is a movement of volunteers serving right here where we live. Over the years as we expanded this small revolution of kindness in Union County, we developed a need to hire staff. Our staff perform functions of leadership, management and administration so that our volunteers can shine to accomplish our vision of creating “a small revolution of kindness to eliminate hunger and eradicate generational poverty.”
We are excited to expand our staff with passionate, dedicated people who are committed to this vision.
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Paid Time Off - full and part time
Holiday Pay - full and part time
401 K with Matching
Group Vision and Dental
Bereavement Time off with Pay