Chapter Job Center

Welcome to the AFP Montana Chapter job posting center! This service is designed to share pertinent career information with our audience of development professionals in the Montana area. 

We feature all career position announcements for one month on our website.  Anyone who visits this site will see your position announcement on our Chapter Job Center. To have your job posted, please send job description to our communications committee.

Montana Legal Services Association  –  Donor Engagement Specialist

Job Description: Donor Engagement Specialist to bolster support for MLSA staff to continue to protect and enhance the civil legal rights of, and promote systemic change for, Montanans living in poverty.
Join Montana Legal Services Association and make justice possible. You’ll enjoy Montana’s outdoor lifestyle while representing those without a voice in our legal system.

MLSA is a progressive Montana non-profit law firm. We offer our staff challenging and fulfilling work, where you can go home each day knowing you made a tangible difference. MLSA provides a supportive and collegial work environment, a healthy work-life balance, and a generous benefits package.

MLSA is an equal opportunity employer and we consider the diversity of our staff to be vital to our organization's success. We strongly encourage and welcome people of all cultures, races, educational backgrounds, life experiences, socio-economic classes, sexual orientations, ages, genders, and physical abilities to apply.

Who we are: MLSA is committed to the idea that equal justice under the law is a right, not a privilege. We are zealous advocates for Montanans who struggle to make ends meet and deserve their day in court. 

The Position: 

We are looking for a full-time Donor Engagement Specialist to be based in MLSA’s Helena office. We would also consider a remote, in-state hire if it is the right fit. The full-time pay we’re offering is $55,000 -$70,000, depending on experience.

·       MLSA has a full-time, 35 hour work week.

·       MLSA offers company-paid health, dental, vision and life insurance; a 403(b) retirement plan; and eligibility for a health reimbursement (HRA) or health savings account (HSA).

o   MLSA contributes $1,600 to employees each year for an HRA or HSA;

·       We also offer a generous paid leave package, including 3 weeks of annual (10 hrs per month) in the first year, sick leave, and a wellness leave program;

·       And if you move from another town in Montana to join us, we offer up to $500 for relocation reimbursement (or $1,000 if you move from out of state).

Requirements:

• Previous experience in nonprofit fundraising, preferential consideration for experience in raising funds from donor relationships and/or major gifts.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A passion for advocating for social justice and the legal rights of low-income persons.
• Ability to effectively communicate and to form relationships with people with varying backgrounds, perspectives, and goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities: 

• Research, draft, and implement a strategic donor development plan and initiatives for relational donor fundraising at MLSA, including major gifts.
• Research individual, corporate, firm, foundation and community partner prospects.
• Solicit gifts as appropriate and within MLSA’s Development Plan from individual, corporate, firm, foundation and community partner prospects
• Cultivate and maintain effective relationships with individual, corporate, firm, foundation and community partner donors and prospects.
• Work collaboratively with the Montana Justice Foundation, helping to implement existing statewide collaborative fundraising campaign.

Location: 

Helena: Montana’s capital city, centrally located for a wide variety of outdoor adventures. Helena offers over 80 miles of hiking trails accessible from downtown and its nationally recognized mountain biking trail system offers a full range of expert to family-friendly rides. Cross-country ski trails abound and the local downhill ski area is just 23 miles from Helena and boasts affordable lift tickets, short lift lines, and night skiing on Fridays. Home of the Archie Bray Foundation, Helena Symphony, and many other theaters and museums gives Helena the title, #1 small arts community in the country. Our Helena office is a short walk to Downtown Helena and the Great Northern Town Center featuring great local coffee shops, eateries, craft breweries, a wine bar, a distillery, and handmade ice cream.

Why Should You Apply?

·       Live your values and put your law degree to work by representing people who deserve a voice in our legal system.

·       Great benefits, generous leave, and competitive pay.

·       Access to free CLE seminars and opportunities to attend national conferences and trainings.

·       The chance to hone your skills in a friendly and supportive work environment.

How to Apply: Submit a resume, cover letter, and 3 references to our posting on BambooHR. Screening of applicants is ongoing and the position will remain open until filled. The priority deadline for applications is August 18, 2025.

All applicants must apply though our BambooHR career site here –

https://montanalegalservices.bamboohr.com/careers/105?source=aWQ9NTc%3D

Visit mtlsa.org to learn more about MLSA, our staff, and the work we do.

Soft Landing Missoula  –  Development Coordinator

Job Description: The Development Coordinator is a key member of Soft Landing Missoula’s fundraising
team and plays a central role in maintaining the systems, relationships, and communications that fuel our
mission. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on keeping things running smoothly—someone
who finds satisfaction in precision, enjoys working behind the scenes to make sure nothing falls through
the cracks, and who is equally energized by the creativity and people-centered nature of nonprofit
development work.

At its core, this role is about structure and consistency: managing donor data with accuracy and integrity,
ensuring timely donation acknowledgements, and providing essential administrative support that keeps
our team humming.

A great fit for this position is someone who is highly organized and detail-oriented, and who also enjoys
interacting with a diverse community and supporting an evolving and dynamic fundraising strategy. This
position offers the opportunity to grow professionally within a mission-driven, collaborative, and joyful
work environment. Our ideal candidate enjoys both the routine and the unexpected, the spreadsheets
and the stories.

As part of the Development Team—alongside the Donor Engagement & Impact Director, Executive
Director, Deputy Director, and other program staff and volunteers—this person will be instrumental in
expanding our fundraising capacity and deepening our community engagement. This position has room
to evolve, with new responsibilities and opportunities shaped collaboratively around the team’s needs
and the Development Coordinator’s skills, strengths and interests.

This individual will join a passionate, collaborative, and fun team, playing a vital role in helping Soft
Landing Missoula build a Missoula where refugees and immigrants feel a sense of belonging, build
stable and fulfilling lives, and share in a beautiful exchange of culture, resilience, and community.

Reports to: Donor Engagement & Impact Director

Benefits: Generous benefits package includes health and dental insurance (individual premium paid in
full by Soft Landing Missoula), 12 paid holidays, 4 weeks paid vacation, 2 weeks paid sick leave,
parental/medical leave, and flextime in a friendly office that believes in an appropriate work/life balance.

Wage: 40 hours / week at $20.00 / hour

Preferred qualifications:

● A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a nonprofit organization;

● Ability to establish and meet deadlines and experience in setting and achieving fundraising goals;

● Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy with a commitment to good customer service, confidentiality, and accuracy of sensitive records; 

● Strong written and verbal communication skills;

● Skilled in managing projects with the ability to work independently and part of a team to accomplish tasks and move processes along to achieve a larger goal;

● Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines; ● Proficiency with office technology, including Microsoft Office, Google Suite;

● Experience using any database for data entry and reporting purposes (we use Salesforce);

● Comfort and ease interacting effectively and compassionately with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds;

● Passion for refugee resettlement and immigration in Missoula;

● Knowledge of and values alignment with contemporary movements in the philanthropic sector, such as community-centric fundraising, decolonizing wealth, and more.