Major Donor Relationship Manager

The YouVersion Major Donor Relationship Manager (DRM) advances our vision of reaching everyone, everywhere, every day with God’s Word by cultivating, stewarding, and growing relationships with major donors and high-capacity prospects passionate about digital Bible engagement. This role partners closely with Development leadership and cross-functional teams to provide compelling giving opportunities, confidently invite investment, and ensure donors remain valued members of the YouVersion Community.

YouVersion was created by the local church in 2007 and remains a ministry of Life.Church today. At Life.Church, our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Our team is committed to reaching people world wide through innovative technology. And YouVersion is one of the ways we get to do that. Life.Church is a multi-site Christian church meeting in the United States and globally at Life.Church Online. 

By God’s grace, more than one billion people have engaged with Scripture through the YouVersion Family of Apps — and with billions more still unreached, the opportunity before us is immense. The Major Donor Relationship Manager builds long-term, trust-based relationships that are needed to accelerate the vision of YouVersion to billions more.

• Manage and grow a portfolio of approximately 125 major donors, developing individualized engagement strategies for each relationship.
• Build long-term, trust-based partnerships that ensure donors feel known, spiritually encouraged, and clearly connected to the impact of their giving.
• Conduct consistent and meaningful touch points with existing major donors, including in-person meetings, phone calls, handwritten notes, and personalized communication.
• Thoughtfully identify and pursue high-capacity new individuals and families, building meaningful pathways that invite them into deeper relationship and major donor partnership with YouVersion.
• Proactively cultivate and confidently invite donors to invest at increasing levels in alignment with ministry priorities.
• Track portfolio activity and progress within CRM to ensure strong follow-through and measurable growth.
• Support and participate in strategic donor gatherings such as Accelerate and regional events.
• Proactively uncover new stories of life change, share them with the Donor Impact Manager for broader communication, and use them in donor conversations to inspire deeper engagement with YouVersion’s vision.
• Partner with Development Impact Manager, along with the Marketing and Creative teams, to understand what is working and opportunities to engage givers.

• 3-5 Years of Major Donor Relationship management experience.
• Financial fluency in charitable giving vehicles, including cash, appreciated securities, donor-advised funds (DAFs), stock transfers, and basic planned giving concepts.
• Working knowledge of tax considerations relevant to major donors (capital gains implications, required minimum distributions, charitable deductions), with the ability to engage confidently in conversation while partnering appropriately with financial advisors.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions, and solve problems with innovation.
• Effective at multi-tasking and time management to meet strict deadlines while remaining flexible and open to change.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to maintain and foster partnerships.
• Effective at process and organizational management to coordinate, structure, and provide vision to projects.
• Maintain flexibility and initiate processes and projects while exemplifying a high level of customer service.

Benefits We Offer

• Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons. 
• Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health. 
• Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase. 
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
• Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment! 
• $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth. 
• Casual dress and work environment.
• And much more!

Our Beliefs, Culture, and Commitment to Diversity

At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church. Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church. 

While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, visit our careers page. 

All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only.