Associate, Programmatic Fundraising
Company: MILKEN INSTITUTE
Role summary
Associate, Programmatic Fundraising is a full-time role at MILKEN INSTITUTE in Washington, District of Columbia, United States (hybrid). Posted 2026-08-25. Salary: USD 31–33 per hour. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Associate, Programmatic Fundraising
- Company
- MILKEN INSTITUTE
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Work arrangement
- hybrid
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Salary
- USD 31–33 per hour
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-08-25
You’ll love this opportunity to jump into the non-profit sector with the Milken Institute, especially since they prioritize hands-on experience over a specific degree. It’s a great entry-level role for someone looking to grow their career in fundraising while earning a competitive hourly wage in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Job description
About the Milken Institute
The Milken Institute is a globally minded, publicly supported, non-partisan, and nonprofit think tank headquartered in Santa Monica, with offices in Washington, DC, New York, London, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. For the past three decades, the Milken Institute has served as a catalyst for practical, scalable solutions to global challenges by connecting human, financial, and educational resources to those who need them. Guided by a conviction that the best ideas, under-resourced, cannot succeed, we conduct research and analysis and convene top experts, innovators, and influencers from different backgrounds and competing viewpoints. We leverage this expertise and insight to construct programs and policy initiatives. These activities are designed to help people build meaningful lives, in which they can experience health and well-being, pursue effective education and gainful employment, and access the resources required to create ever-expanding opportunities for themselves and their broader communities.
The Milken Institute’s events and programmatic activities, involve the exchange of ideas with leaders from around the world. The Institute hosts more than 200 events each year, with our annual flagship event, Global Conference, bringing together 4,500+ participants from around the world, featuring more than 900+ speakers throughout 200+ sessions over the course of the event.
About the Position
The Milken Institute is seeking an Associate to support the Milken Institute's Business and Program Development, Programmatic Fundraising team in Washington, DC. For the candidate with strong intellectual curiosity, extraordinary work ethic, and drive to achieve, this is an opportunity to support the Programmatic Fundraising Team as a key player in an entrepreneurial, growing, and dynamic global organization involved in some of the most important global issues.
This position will work closely with Business & Program Development and the programmatic colleagues across the Strategic Philanthropy Pillar by conducting prospect research for new funders/partners, assisting the team in drafting supporter proposals and communications, supporting engagement for donor and prospects across the Institute’s platform of events, and contributing to ongoing business development deliverables as needed, as well as the administrative support for the renewals of the Philanthropy Leadership Collective (PLC) memberships. As part of the Institute's commitment to building efficiency into everyday work, this role is expected to actively use AI and other available tools to support day-to-day responsibilities, with continued attention to accuracy and quality in all final deliverables. This position will also be responsible for capturing updates and providing administrative support for revenue pipeline management, deliverable tracking, and project management for the Programmatic Fundraising Team.
The right candidate will add value to an extraordinary portfolio of existing relationships within the Programmatic Pillars—including global financial institutions, corporate, investment, public policy, and foundation leaders and members of the philanthropic community—by developing a strong knowledge of their businesses to proactively find and pursue opportunities for growing the relationships. This candidate will have exceptional organizational and communication skills.
Individuals with a passion for outside of the box thinking and tech for good mindset, along with experience in fundraising, relationship management, partnership and proposal development, and project management are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
Work to manage renewals, pipelines, and account stewardship across the Strategic Philanthropy Pillar areas, including Environmental and Social Innovation (Building the Future Portfolio, Prize Program), the Philanthropy Leadership Collective (Social Innovation Collective, SPARC Collective, Corporate Philanthropy Leadership Collective), Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (Rare Disease, Oncology, Mental Health, Neurological Disorders, Science Ecosystem)
Manage data-entry tasks, including but not limited to CRM management in Salesforce and programming tracking software
Assist in external and internal meeting scheduling and other administrative responsibilities for the Business & Program Development team to support specific Strategic Philanthropy prospect engagement or around signature events, as needed
Draft externally facing emails, proposals, and discussion documents for relationship managers
Provide project management support and deliverable tracking for project funding
Leverage AI tools and other digital tools to support prospect research and identify opportunities to improve team processes
Coordinate logistics and program development for Milken Institute events worldwide, including the Global Conference, Asia Summit, and the Middle East and Africa Summit, among others
Liaise with Strategic Philanthropy Program Leads to ensure goals are being met and managed
Support the Programmatic Fundraising Team in identifying potential attendees and presenters, conducting outreach, developing and reviewing communications and related content, prepping confirmed speakers, and coordinating with the Milken Institute in support of events
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum 1+ years of experience in nonprofit development, partnership building, and/or wealth management
A proactive, highly organized, detail-oriented and enthusiastic administrative professional with prior relevant experience supporting senior managers and proven ability to multi-task while handling complex projects in a fast-paced environment
Ability to effectively prioritize and respond promptly to internal and external communica
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