Support Our End of Year Fundraising: An Appeal from Our Executive Director
Across the country, attacks on bodily autonomy and civil liberties are escalating. But here in the Northwest, we refuse to back down. Together, we are moving forward with steadfast conviction —showing up with our time, courage, and dollars to affirm a simple truth: Abortion is a human right!
This year, the Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF) has journeyed alongside 2,174 callers, providing over $2.4 million in support for abortion care and many other associated costs and resources, including travel, lodging, meals, childcare, and emotional support. Each contribution strengthens the work of NWAAF's staff and volunteers, who show up every day with care and compassion in service of our collective liberation. We serve Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, and yet more than a third of our callers in 2025 came from 29 other states and Canada — often traveling hundreds of miles for care due to bans and restrictions at home.
The true cost of abortion bans isn’t measured in laws— it’s felt in the lives of those forced to navigate them. NWAAF callers are parents in ban states who can't afford to take days off from the jobs that feed their families. They're young people who are scared to use their parents' insurance for the abortion they can't tell them they're having. They're Alaskans whose pregnancies are too far along for care in their state and who need to travel to the lower 48 just to get it. Whoever they are and whatever their circumstances, our case managers and emotional support volunteers meet them with care, resources, and the unwavering affirmation of their right to abortion access without barriers.
Caller by caller, our community helps restore what should never be taken away: the ability to exercise bodily autonomy. We shift culture away from stigma and trust people as the experts on their own lives. We build toward a world where all pregnant and birthing people are met with the respect and compassion they've always deserved.
At the same time, the landscape is growing more challenging. Abortion costs continue to rise, and the average amount provided to a NWAAF caller now exceeds $2,000. You can help us continue meeting this moment by supporting our work. As access narrows, our collective care must deepen. Your gift is a direct act of community care and firm resistance.
Thanks to an offer from a generous donor, you can double your impact through the end of this year! Make your gift by December 31 and each dollar will be matched until we reach $15,000 in donations.
As bell hooks reminds us, “Without community, there is no liberation.” Together we are building a liberatory future — one rooted in care, autonomy, and power.
Will you join us in breaking down barriers to abortion access by making a gift today?
In community and resistance,
Dara Snyder
Executive Director, Northwest Abortion Access Fund
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Director of Development
We are seeking a dynamic and committed Director of Development to drive our mission forward and navigate the exciting challenges of a startup environment.
About Us:
The Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF) is an abortion fund serving Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. Trained and compassionate volunteer advocates staff our toll-free helpline. We help people pay for their abortion care by sending funding directly to the clinic or medication abortion by mail provider. We also help people get to and from the clinic and ensure that those traveling for care have a safe place to stay. We are a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and a member of the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), a membership organization comprising over 100 funds across the United States.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Approximately 75% of the portfolio focuses on revenue generation, with the remaining 25% allocated to communications and building movement through partnerships.
Specifically, you’ll be responsible for:
Fundraising & Development
- Design and execute a multi-channel fundraising strategy across individual donors, major gifts, grassroots/online giving, campaigns, grants, and events to grow sustainable revenue.
- Build and steward an authentic major donor portfolio; create individualized cultivation plans and clear annual targets.
- Lead grants strategy and management: prospecting, proposal development, tracking, budgeting in partnership with finance, and timely reporting.
- Develop and improve development systems and dashboards (CRM, pipeline moves management, segmentation, and reporting).
- Partner with the Executive Director and Board to activate peer networks and support donor stewardship.
- Lead the Fundraising Circle: setting goals, aligning roles, and assessing progress against metrics.
Strategic Storytelling & Community Engagement
- Develop content that uplifts impact without exploitation; center dignity, consent, and security of abortion seekers and volunteers.
- Serve as a public voice and media spokesperson; provide message guidance and talking points to leadership.
- Represent NWAAF at events and within coalitions; identify opportunities to amplify community voices and build shared power.
- Coordinate cross-team projects that align fundraising, communications, and program storytelling.
Circle Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead the Communications, Partnerships, and Fundraising Circles; set quarterly OKRs, support execution, and facilitate learning loops.
- Collaborate with Operations and Direct Services to align data collection, impact metrics, and narrative storytelling.
- Contribute to a culture of curiosity, humility, equity, and mutual learning in a participatory governance structure.
Who You Are:
While no one person will embody all of the qualities described below, the ideal candidate will possess many of the following professional and personal abilities, attributes, and experiences:
- Deep commitment to reproductive justice, community care, and NWAAF’s values; experience working alongside impacted communities.
- Demonstrated success meeting revenue goals, typically 6–8 years of nonprofit development experience, including 3+ years of experience in a major role in donor leadership
- Experience with grant prospecting, proposal development, and reporting; ability to align grant budgets with program needs.
- Demonstrated ability to write and create compelling, donor-centric content across multiple formats (digital, print, and in-person); ability to translate impact into compelling, dignified narratives.
- A relationship-builder who collaborates across organizations and coalitions with humility and care.
- Proficiency with CRM/donor management software (e.g., Little Green Light, Bloomerang), email and digital fundraising platforms, and basic analytics/reporting.
- Comfortable building systems from the ground up, working in ambiguity, and iterating based on learning.
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Based in or with deep ties to WA/OR/ID/AK; ability to travel regionally for key meetings/events (approximately quarterly).
- Experience with participatory governance models.
Work-Life Balance & Benefits:
- Schedule: 32 hours/week with flexible scheduling
- Paid Time Off: 15–18 vacation days per year based on tenure
- Holiday Pay: 11 federal holidays, 3 floating holidays, plus a winter holiday closure from December 25-January 1
- Paid Sick Time: Accrued monthly depending on state law
- Health Benefits: $400/month health stipend + $300/month mental health stipend
- Other Stipends: $250/month wellness + $265/month remote work
- Retirement: 3% 401(k) match
- Professional Development: Varies with budget, minimum of $400/year in 2025
The salary for this role ranges from $102,000 to $110,000, depending on experience. NWAAF’s compensation philosophy is rooted in equity, transparency, and alignment with the cost of living in King County, WA. We are committed to ensuring our team is paid fairly, with pay scales designed to reflect both lived and professional experience.
LegacyHRC is managing our hiring process. If you need accommodations during the application process, please contact nwaaf@legacyhrc.com. We’re happy to assist!
We welcome and encourage individuals from all backgrounds, especially those from historically underrepresented and protected groups, to apply if you connect with our mission and bring relevant skills and experience. At NWAAF, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a work environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Join us in a space where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
If you have questions about your legal rights or any potential risks associated with working or volunteering with the Northwest Abortion Access Fund, please use this resource: https://abortiondefensenetwork.org/get-in-touch/
Volunteer
NWAAF centers our volunteers as the pulsing heart of our organization, and we are inspired every day by the incredible impact they make on the lives of our callers. Abortion seekers are diverse in identity and circumstances; help us ensure they are met by someone who understands their experience and volunteer today! We're especially looking for folks from the Global Majority/BIPOC, Black, non-cis folks, youth, lived experience and more. Do you want to join us?
Perks of volunteering: Not only will you get to meaningfully impact callers who are looking for assistance at a critical moment of their lives, you'll be part of a vibrant community who share your values about abortion access. You'll go through extensive and thoughtful training that will prepare you for your role. We invest heavily to ensure our staff and volunteers feel a sense of community and appreciation, and we provide leadership pathways if you desire it.
Main Volunteering Opportunities
- Case Management: We run a helpline remotely that is entirely staffed by volunteers who take shifts throughout the year. Want to make a direct impact?
- Funding Advocates work with callers to determine financial need for abortion care, and distribute payment vouchers directly to clinics
- Practical Support Coordinators set up itineraries for folks who are traveling for their abortion care
- Remote Emotional Support Doulas are (independently) trained, full-spectrum/abortion doulas who provide remote support to callers who desire it, by phone, email or text.
- Circles are our committees, and the work behind case management happens there. From public relations to fundraising, strategic planning to outreach, our Circles are looking for your expertise!
Ready to volunteer or just a little curious? Click here to find out more!
Beyond Volunteering - Other Ways You Can Help
- Other Opportunities to Support and Uphold Reproductive Justice in the PNW:
- Exhale Pro-Voice: Exhale operates a volunteer-staffed peer-support text line for folks to seek support around their abortion process.
- Surge Reproductive Justice: Surge is a Black-led organizing and advocacy org based in Seattle.
- Legal Voice: A Seattle-based org that advocates for women and reproductive justice issues. You don't need a legal background to volunteer with them.
- Planned Parenthood and Local Independent Clinics: So many avenues here! Some clinics utilize clinic escort volunteers. Some areas have robust Planned Parenthood Advocates groups that do more community organizing and fundraising. Some locations have education teams that volunteers can also engage with. Planned Parenthood clinics and the advocacy side operate separately, and we recommend looking into the opportunities on both sides in your area.
- Abortion Story-telling: If you've had an abortion and would like to share your story (this can be largely anonymous or not), please submit your story here or check out We Testify's programs around story-telling. It's an instrumental way to fight stigma.
Questions? Email us at info@nwaafund.org
Outside the Northwest, but still interested? Find your local fund!
Fundraise
One of the most vital ways you can help people get access to the care and support they need is to ask 5 friends to chip in to provide financial support. This can help with the cost of a hotline caller’s health care or travel needs to get to their appointment. Encourage your friends to donate on our website, or email us at fundraising@nwaafund.org to discuss coordinating your personalized fundraiser!
Cash grants available for BIPOC volunteers
NWAAF is offering sliding scale cash grants for Black, Indigenous, & people of color doing volunteer work at abortion funds and practical support organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and/or Washington. All grants will be offered on a sliding scale, so applicants request their desired grant amount in their application. We encourage grantees to ask for the amount that will make this work accessible to them and make them feel that their contributions are valued over the grant duration. We will not prioritize smaller requests.
Offering cash grants is one way that we can honor, uplift, and tangibly value our BIPOC community members and their labor in this movement, along with dismantling barriers to participation in this kind of volunteer work. We recognize how, historically, white volunteers have the privilege and resources to dedicate their time to unpaid labor for causes that matter to them. Often, making the faces of this movement work white, college educated, middle class cisgender women. While we can acknowledge the value of the love and labor put into this work by every abortion fund volunteer past and present, we seek to interrogate how we make this work accessible and welcoming to our non-white movement comrades who often don’t have the same access to time, resources, and social support to be involved in work that feels meaningful to them. We also recognize how in these spaces, BIPOC are often expected to take on more labor than their white counterparts, labor that can be more emotionally and logistically taxing.
By offering cash grants, we can increase the accessibility of this volunteer work, address the specific aforementioned dynamics and issues, and, ultimately, better serve our callers and foster a stronger, more values aligned community that better enacts our values, supports and uplifts BIPOC, and honors the labor being done.
When: Applications will stay open and will be evaluated on a year-round rolling basis
How to apply
To qualify for a grant through this program, applicants must:
- Identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color
- Be an existing or incoming volunteer with an abortion fund/practical support organization with a 501(c)(3) status in the pacific northwest
- Be located in the pacific northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington) at the time of application
- Have a good faith intention to be doing consistent volunteer work for the grant duration (1 year, unless otherwise specified).
If you meet the qualifications and are interested in applying, please complete the following form. Once you have submitted the form, someone on the grants management team will follow up with you via email with next steps.