The Organization – Northwest Area Foundation

The Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) is a private foundation established in 1934 by Louis W. Hill, son of the railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill, whose Great Northern Railway linked the Twin Cities of Minnesota to the emerging cities of the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, and Portland, OR. Currently, its assets are near $500MM, annual budget is around $25MM, and its staff consists of 20+ people. NWAF’s values represent not just who the Foundation is, but who it aspires to be, in decisions both big and small. The six organizational values are: Social Justice, Grantees Come First, Trust, Listen and Learn for Change, Heart, and Courage. The Foundation is committed to hiring individuals who contribute to a richly diverse workplace. Hiring decisions are guided by the Foundation’s commitment to support grantees, who work to build the entrepreneurial spirit, strong community ties, and untapped potential for Native Americans, communities of color, immigrants, refugees, and people in rural areas, all of which experience systemic barriers to thriving on their own terms.

Position Overview

The Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) stands alongside changemakers in its region of eight states and 76 Native nations and funds work that leads to racial, social, and economic justice. Its region includes Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The Foundation’s driving vision is that the people of its priority communities—including Native Americans, communities of color, immigrants, refugees, and people in rural areas—thrive on their own terms. A key motivation is a vision of a future in which the region’s rich culture of engagement and opportunity makes the eight-state region a prized place to visit, to invest, and live.

As we all emerge changed from the recent and ongoing crises—a pandemic, economic turmoil, the upsurge for racial justice in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and mounting pressures on NWAF’s priority communities—the Foundation continues to deepen its commitment to supporting grantee-led change. Internally, it’s made measurable progress to strengthen equity-centered systems designed to support a deeply engaged staff and build an inclusive culture and belonging. At this critical juncture in time, the Foundation seeks two Program Officers to join the program team led by Karla Miller, the Foundation’s Program Director. Program Officers are the Foundation’s primary relationship-holder with grantee partners seeking to reimagine and restructure unjust systems.

This position is hybrid with in-person office time required at least two days a week specifically on Wednesdays and Thursdays for collaborative time with colleagues. Foundation staff may work from home or other work-friendly environments, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROGRAM OFFICER

As the primary relationship-holder with grantee partners, Program Officers (POs) work in close collaboration with other program staff, particularly the Program Director, on all aspects of the Foundation’s grantmaking and program-related investments, including both day-to-day operations and broader strategy development. More specifically, the POs contribute to programmatic ideas and participate actively in grantmaking and program-related investments (PRIs) by seeking, recommending, and managing grants and PRIs that support communities to thrive on their own terms. POs engage in this work in the following ways:

Deploy Foundation resources in mission-supportive ways.

• Participate in the program team’s annual goal-setting process.
• Contribute to annual discussions about how and what the Foundation will fund, e.g., determining the focus of “targeted initiatives” that form the basis for a portion of the Foundation’s annual grantmaking output.
• Conduct outreach and networking to find organizations that are aligned with the Foundation’s goals and mission and could be grantee partners. This also includes listening to organizations and responding to funding inquiries. Outreach and networking often require travel within NWAF’s eight-state region.
• Based on grantee applications, POs put together written materials and verbal presentations for Foundation leadership, provide analysis for the Board, and offer recommendations for funding decisions.
• Conduct outreach and networking with other funders to advocate for opportunities for grantee impact while also fostering learning and sharing about more just, equitable funding practices.

Partner with grantees to reimagine and restructure unjust systems.

• Build and maintain relationships with current and prospective grantee partners. The nature of the relationship varies from grantee to grantee, but in general POs can expect to enter these relationships with candidness, curiosity, and trust.
• Partner with grant applicants on all aspects of the proposal process. This includes supporting applicants in developing realistic proposals that are aligned with strategic funding priorities, within the scope of the program grantmaking budget, and within applicants’ capacity to deliver.
• Serve as primary contact for a set of the Foundation’s 100+ active grants for the duration of their grants / investments. This involves staying connected to grantees’ work, having regular touchpoints via video/phone calls or in-person visits, reviewing grant reports, and providing thought partnership to grantees.
• Offer non-monetary support to grantees, including thought partnership, advocating or championing grantee partners’ work to funders and others in the community, sharing tools or resources, and connecting them to others doing similar work.
• Co-create opportunities to learn alongside partners. This involves identifying learning opportunities that support justice and systems change, and managing contracts with external consultants (e.g., researchers or evaluators) to carry out the work.
• Incorporate grantee feedback into the Foundation’s internal processes and its strategy.

Support partners via the full suite of NWAF tools.

• Manage PRIs (directly or indirectly with CDFI partners), which involves having upfront conversations with potential borrowers to determine if a PRI is the right tool for their organization’s needs.
• Support ongoing investment monitoring:  how the investments have been used by the organization, their community impact, and ongoing financial health of the organization. PRI monitoring is done in partnership with NWAF’s finance team, partner CDFIs, and/or partner foundations.
• Share grantee work and the program team’s perspective and experiences by writing blogs for the NWAF website, in collaboration with the Program Director and the Communications Director.
• Provide capacity-building support by designing and hosting convenings that focus on building skills and knowledge, and connecting organizations to each other and resources.

Support Foundation processes.

• Prepare and present reports for Foundation leadership and Board members, in partnership with program team colleagues.
• Participate in Foundation-wide workgroups or task forces (e.g., Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee) and other cross-Foundation projects, as needed.
• Keep apprised of community context. Keep up to date on what’s happening in priority communities. Note trends in social justice movements and the nonprofit sectors, etc.
• Network with nonprofits and fellow funders to stay updated on community needs, expand networks of potential grantee partners, and deepen understanding of the Foundation’s region.
• Represent NWAF at events, e.g., attending conferences, participating on panels, attending local events, and participating in or joining webinars.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should have an active curiosity and passion for NWAF’s mission and values and for working with partners that seek to reimagine and restructure systems. Successful candidates will be collaborative, positive, and able to deal well with ambiguity and change. They will be adept at building relationships and able to respond to issues with clarity and diplomacy. The ideal candidate may or may not have philanthropy experience as other types of professional experience, such as working across functional areas at a nonprofit organization or a community development corporation, can offer skills that are transferable to this role.

The ideal candidate will possess many, but most likely not all, of the following professional and personal abilities, attributes, and experiences:

• A minimum of seven years’ experience in the nonprofit, philanthropic, public, or private sector, working toward economic, social, and/or racial justice, preferably within NWAF’s region and with priority communities.
• Post-secondary degree (preferred), but individuals with lived and/or professional experience related to the core functions of this opportunity are encouraged to apply.
• Experience working in a collaborative, team-based environment.
• Lived or work experience with one or more of the Foundation’s priority communities (Native Americans, communities of color, immigrants, refugees, and people in rural areas).
• Experience building relationships with a variety of people, including experience creating welcoming and inviting spaces for dialogue, showing respect and solidarity with the work people are doing, and ability to inspire trust and nurture authentic partnerships. Brings an orientation of listening to learn, and asks organizations about their vision for the future, their aspirations, and how they incorporate justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into their work.
• Understanding of / experience incorporating equity and justice into the workplace, and in relationships with community partners. A deep commitment to supporting and uplifting the expertise of priority communities and addressing structural bias.
• Proven commitment to racial, economic, and social justice. Ability to seek input from and value the uniqueness of people from different groups and identities. Works effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds. Challenges practices or policies that may be exclusionary.
• Understanding of mission-oriented and nonprofit organizations, including the ability to analyze organizational strategic plans, evaluation reports, financial statements, and organizational budgets associated with grant applications.
• Experience communicating to various audiences, e.g., including making small group and public presentations, and producing clear and compelling written documents. Experience with storytelling, including the ability to share the story of the Foundation’s and partners’ work in ways that speak to various audiences, while making sure the humanity of the work shines through. A deep commitment to supporting and uplifting the expertise of priority communities.
• Ability to bring innovation and a learning orientation to programs and systems that advance racial, social, and economic justice. Asks questions and probes for root causes; sees underlying or hidden patterns; looks beyond the obvious to understand why barriers exist/problems occur.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, organizing and prioritizing tasks, managing time efficiently, meeting deadlines, working independently, managing budgets, and collaborating with colleagues.
• Creative and critical thinking, including experience holding large amounts of information about context and trends in a topic area, or for priority communities, or for a large geographic region, and experience drawing on that knowledge base to make connections and offer ideas about how to improve work.
• Experience with or interest in learning various technology and software programs, including: Microsoft Office Suite, Google documents, Zoom, Salesforce and other grants management software, etc.
• Active driver’s license, an essential component of the travel requirements of this role (see next section).

EXPECTED PROGRAM OFFICER TRAVEL

As an integral part of the program team, travel is an anticipated requirement for this role, involving participation in in-person gatherings like site visits and the annual Board retreat. Additionally, POs may be called upon to represent the Foundation at conferences or host Board and staff members attending program-related events.

Travel commitments are expected to range from 15% to 20% of a PO’s working time under standard circumstances. In summary:

• Occasional travel is required.
• 15% to 20% travel equates to approximately once per month.
• A typical schedule of travel per year includes 9–10 trips, each 2–3 days long.
• Travel days often require work outside of typical business hours.
• Travel is by air and car. Maintaining an active driver’s license is required due to the nature of traveling within the region.
• Travel is domestic, primarily in NWAF’s eight-state region, which includes travel to rural and remote parts of the region.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The Northwest Area Foundation operates in a hybrid fashion. Employees are expected to be in the office at least 2 days per week, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with the option to work from home up to 3 days per week in accordance with NWAF policies. The in-person work environment is an office setting with a designated workspace at the Foundation’s office in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• This position requires regular use of a computer and other office equipment and communication technology such as, but not limited to, videoconferencing equipment, telephone, copy machine, and printer.
• Work is performed in an office environment with minimal exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes. Frequent use of office equipment including computers, printers, and copiers.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the principal duties and responsibilities of the position in accordance with applicable law and NWAF policies.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The Program Officer is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Program Director. NWAF offers a competitive and holistic rewards package that includes salary and benefits. The anticipated starting salary for this position is in the range of $100,000 – $115,000.

The actual starting salary will be commensurate with the years, breadth, and depth of relevant experience, education, certifications, credentials, special skills, accomplishments, and other factors relevant to the position.

NWAF’s benefits are generous and include:

• Competitive compensation, including relocation support when applicable.
• Strong medical, dental, and life insurance benefits for staff and their dependents with competitive monthly premiums and flexible spending accounts.
• Minimum of four weeks of paid time off, and 12 floating holidays.
• Retirement programs, including 403(b) matching at 50% of deferrals up to annual maximum of $5,000, with access to financial planning resources.
• Money purchase pension plan, after one year of service, in which NWAF makes a generous contribution that vests over a four-year period.
• Matching gift program for charitable donations one-to-one match up to $2,000.
• Additional benefits such as an employee assistance plan, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.

How to Apply

More information about Northwest Area Foundation may be found at: www.nwaf.org.

This search is being led by Cara Pearsall and Robert Diggs of NPAG. Candidates may submit their cover letter, outlining their interest and qualifications, along with their resume via NPAG’s website by Friday, March 1, 2024. NPAG welcomes expressions of interest and/or nominations submitted via this form.

An Equal-Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

NWAF is an equal opportunity employer and all employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal opportunity in every area of hiring and employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, age, disability, mental illness, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, genetics, military/veteran status, citizenship, arrest record, and any other legally protected characteristic.

The above statements are not intended to encompass all functions and qualifications of the position; rather, they are intended to provide a general framework of the requirements of the position. Job incumbents may be required to perform other functions not specifically addressed in this description.

The Organization – Philanthropy Massachusetts

ABOUT PHILANTHROPY MASSACHUSETTS

Founded in 1969, Philanthropy Massachusetts is a diverse and vibrant membership association of highly engaged philanthropic organizations and individuals with interests in Massachusetts and surrounding areas. Our mission is to promote the practice and expansion of effective and responsible philanthropy to improve the health and vitality of its region. Philanthropy Massachusetts serves as a bridge between funders and fund applicants for better understanding, efficiency, and impact. As a leading and influential voice and advocate for effective philanthropy, Philanthropy Massachusetts provides access to knowledge and cooperative action that enables our members to create extraordinary value for each other and their grantees.

As one of the most comprehensive regional associations of funders and nonprofit organizations in the nation, Philanthropy Massachusetts has long been viewed as a leader in that field. Now in our 54th year, Philanthropy Massachusetts has a membership of 150 diverse philanthropic organizations including corporate, private, and public foundations and giving programs, philanthropic advisory services and wealth managers, individual donors, and other philanthropy-serving organizations. Philanthropy Massachusetts serves as a bridge between funder members and 400 nonprofit ‘partners’ by giving access to research, tools, classes, and information to support fund development programs, providing professional development and networking opportunities for nonprofit staff members, and giving organizations more visibility among and access to grant makers.

The Board of Directors has 20 members, and in addition to the Chief Executive Officer, there are 12 staff members. Philanthropy Massachusetts is a nonprofit organization committed to employing a diverse workforce.

To learn more, please visit https://philanthropyma.org.

Position Overview

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for assuring Philanthropy Massachusetts’ value to its members and assuring high-quality programs and services for its various constituencies. The Chief Executive Officer will carry out the continued achievements of PMA’s mission and vision, leading the organization to achieve greater levels of influence, impact, innovation, and equity in the Massachusetts philanthropic market. The CEO will provide sound fiscal leadership, staff leadership and supervision, program development, operational oversight, and external relations. They will lead the charge supporting our members to move the Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) needle within their organizations and communities and to collectively move the field in advancing equity and justice in the philanthropic sector and the Commonwealth. They are responsible for working with the Board to set strategic direction, determine goals, and establish the optimal mix of partnerships and alliances.

The Chief Executive Officer must embody collaborative, goal-oriented leadership and collaborative partnership-building and is expected and encouraged to take a vigorous leadership role in the local, regional, and national philanthropic communities. The Chief Executive Officer acts as a spokesperson for philanthropy in all its forms and must be broadly knowledgeable about the field including the interface with public policy. They must be experienced and effective with external relations and communications with various audiences including the media and will be encouraged to be actively involved in the United Philanthropy Forum and other key organizations such as the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Continue the key work of maintaining the core PMA network by building meaningful and authentic relationships with members to remain informed about, and responsive to, the diverse and changing interests of current and future members.

• Align members around key issues in the philanthropy space for advocacy, shared learning, and collaborative action.

• Maintain, cultivate, and leverage relationships with key decision-makers in the philanthropic community with diplomacy, tact, and skill.

• Apply expertise in the fields of philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, and public policy aligned to these areas to benefit PMA members through compelling programs, informed strategy, and valuable expertise.

• Offer exceptional programs and services that are responsive to and lead a diverse philanthropic community with cultural competency.

• Implement a comprehensive strategy to engage and steward current members, while creatively and enthusiastically cultivating new members.

• Represent Philanthropy Massachusetts as a leader in the community at events and other settings and forums, including as the media face and voice of the organization.

• Ensure Philanthropy Massachusetts maintains a professional presence in the field of philanthropy and participates in relevant events, conferences, briefings, and meetings.

• Participate in partnerships and collaborative opportunities with other nonprofit organizations as appropriate.

Staff Development and Board Partnership

• Be an influential and inspirational leader who, in partnership with the Board, sets and clearly articulates a vision for Philanthropy Massachusetts and how it can effectively deploy its assets to impact its membership and drive positive change.

• Build and retain a talented and inclusive team that embraces a culture of member service, humility, collaboration, and shared learning.

• Commit to professional development and mentoring of staff, with a focus on creating leadership opportunities at all levels and ensuring equity among staff.

• Oversee strategic planning and annual goal setting to ensure the growth and support of the mission.

• Collaborate with Board Members to establish a vision and strategy for PMA, building on input from staff and members.

• Support Board engagement through partnership and preparation for all Board Members.

• Provide ongoing and thorough updates to the Board on PMA’s areas of success and areas needing support.

Financial and Business Acumen

• Grow ongoing revenue through member dues and donations, based on positive and ongoing partnerships with members and funders.

• Partner with staff to monitor budgets and plan accordingly.

• In partnership with staff and board, raise funds for special initiatives, network leadership activities, and capital expenses.

• Develop and manage long-term sustainable revenue streams and business models to sufficiently support programs, activities, operations, and new initiatives, including grants, capital campaigns, fiscal sponsorships, investment revenue, or other measures.

• Oversee all business operations, including systems, technology, outsourced functions, and other vendor relationships, including managing all ongoing invoices and payments.

• Develop, implement, and refine operational policies, practices, and guidelines, ensuring best practices and compliance.

• Collaborate with and prepare for Board meetings, including meeting logistics, agendas, materials, and communications.

Advocacy and Representation

• Serve as an ambassador on behalf of PMA, ensuring engagement with a wide stakeholder group, including funders, media, policymakers, non-profits, the public, and other philanthropy-serving organizations.

• Serve as a thought leader with a deep commitment to racial justice, equity, and inclusion. Equipped with a multi-faceted understanding of the evolving racial justice landscape, the CEO will lead the organization’s efforts to develop shared language and strategies that challenge and dismantle oppressive systems, racism, white supremacy, and other barriers to opportunities for racial reconciliation.

Candidate Profile

Strong candidates will bring excellent management and operational skills, deep communications and relationship-building expertise, experience with grantmaking, and the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities and responsibilities with a sense of calm and confidence.

The Chief Executive Officer will bring the expertise required to ensure that Philanthropy Massachusetts has operational oversight of the highest caliber and is structured to continue achieving its mission and goals.

Desired skills and experiences include:

• Visionary, innovative, and entrepreneurial leadership in the philanthropic, nonprofit, and/or public service sectors.

• Experience with membership associations and/or private foundations is not required but is considered a plus.

• Extensive and high-level experience in the nonprofit sector, with particular experience in the field of philanthropy; Ability to analyze sector trends, needs, and challenges at all levels – city, state, national, and international.

• Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills, with a true love for relationship-building and networking.

• Authentic passion for Philanthropy Massachusetts’ mission and impact.

• Commitment to values of Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) and advancing equity and justice in the philanthropic sector.

• Exceptional fiscal leadership, strong business acumen, and fundraising expertise.

• Familiarity with governance, including regulations and best practices.

• Demonstrated skill in thinking strategically and creatively, with experiencing engaging and unifying a diverse set of stakeholders and applying an entrepreneurial lens; Approach that combines humility with decisive leadership.

• Ability to bring diverse groups of people together towards a common purpose and to create and engage in collaborative partnerships.

• Capacity to create and lead public policy initiatives that respond to the membership needs, in partnership with staff.

• Commitment to the potential and significant contribution Philanthropy Massachusetts offers to the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.

• Knowledge and experience in racial equity principles and practices, with experience in organizational implementation.

• Track record of staff management that ensures that everyone reaches their full potential.

• Experience supporting and partnering with a Board of Directors.

• Ability to balance complex needs and strategy while also ensuring effective management of day-to-day details.

• Understanding of the unique landscape of the Massachusetts philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.

• Advanced degree preferred.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Philanthropy Massachusetts has a competitive benefits package and offers a salary that is commensurate with experience.

How To Apply

CONTACT

Liz Lombard and Angie Sessoms of Koya Partners have been exclusively retained for this search. To express your interest in this role please fill out our Talent Profile: https://apptrkr.com/4851651 or email Angie directly at asessoms@koyapartners.com. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.

Koya Partners is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals living with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual living with a disability and need assistance expressing interest online, please email NonprofitSearchOps@divsearch.com. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.

ABOUT KOYA PARTNERS

Koya Partners, a part of Diversified Search Group, is a leading executive search and strategic advising firm dedicated to connecting exceptionally talented people with mission-driven clients. Our founding philosophy—The Right Person in the Right Place Can Change the World—guides our work as we partner with nonprofits & NGOs, institutions of higher education, responsible businesses, and social enterprises in local communities and around the world.

Learn more about how we can help you with your search at https://diversifiedsearchgroup.com/our-brands/koya-partners/.

The Organization – Unbound

For over 40 years, Unbound has delivered its mission to empower individuals and communities to break free from poverty. Unbound envisions a world where all people can realize their full potential and live with dignity. Through direct funding, Unbound empowers children, youth, elders, and mothers to be self-sufficient, thrive and transform their lives. Across borders and miles, Unbound creates possibilities and paths out of poverty for thousands of people by connecting them with the goodwill and sponsorship of donors. This creates relationships that transform and connect lives across geographic, economic, and social divides.

Position Overview

Unbound seeks an exceptional President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to advance its unique impact and boldly lead the organization into its future.

With total revenue of $139m in 2022, Unbound is an international development organization working with 31 local partners in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The organization is a steady, established, and trusted partner with over 140 staff at headquarters in Kansas City and an affiliated global staff of 1800 who connect with those in need in their homes and communities across the globe.

The new CEO will guide the organization to its next level of growth, innovation, and impact. For this Unbound seeks a skilled leader of courage and conviction with fresh ideas, keen operational strategy and experience leading through change.

Learn more about this opportunity here.

How To Apply

For potential consideration or to suggest a prospective candidate for the position, Unbound@BoardWalkConsulting.com or call Michelle Hall or Lysondra Somerville at 404-262-7392.

The Organization – Sonoma Land Trust

Our county is one of the most beautiful and biologically diverse counties in the United States. Sonoma Land Trust believes it is a treasure that should be enjoyed by our community and protected for future generations. From acquiring land and conservation easements to restoring land and the natural properties on which we depend, to protecting land for wildlife and recreation, SLT works tirelessly to find ways to preserve the beauty and vitality of Sonoma County. Additionally, they engage the community in the importance and value of this work through outdoor activities and outreach.

Sonoma Land Trust is a local, non-governmental, nonprofit organization funded largely by membership contributions. The Land Trust works closely with private landowners, Sonoma Ag + Open Space and other public agencies at all levels of government, nonprofit partners and foundations. Sonoma Land Trust is a member of the California Council of Land Trusts and is accredited by the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Since 1976, Sonoma Land Trust has protected nearly 58,000 acres of beautiful, productive and environmentally significant land in and around Sonoma County.

Sonoma Land Trust maintains a diverse and expansive network of partnerships to accomplish a wide range of projects. Thanks to the generosity of those who trust in their work, they have been carrying out this mission for more than 45 years.

Position Overview

THIS POSITION IS HYBRID, WHICH MEANS THAT THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO WORK IN THE OFFICE IN SANTA ROSA A MINIMUM OF TWO DAYS PER WEEK.

“We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost’s familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road – the one less traveled by – offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of the earth.”

– Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

ABOUT SONOMA LAND TRUST

Our county is one of the most beautiful and biologically diverse counties in the United States. Sonoma Land Trust believes it is a treasure that should be enjoyed by our community and protected for future generations. From acquiring land and conservation easements to restoring land and the natural properties on which we depend, to protecting land for wildlife and recreation, SLT works tirelessly to find ways to preserve the beauty and vitality of Sonoma County. Additionally, they engage the community in the importance and value of this work through outdoor activities and outreach.

Sonoma Land Trust is a local, non-governmental, nonprofit organization funded largely by membership contributions. The Land Trust works closely with private landowners, Sonoma Ag + Open Space and other public agencies at all levels of government, nonprofit partners and foundations. Sonoma Land Trust is a member of the California Council of Land Trusts and is accredited by the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Since 1976, Sonoma Land Trust has protected nearly 58,000 acres of beautiful, productive and environmentally significant land in and around Sonoma County.

Sonoma Land Trust maintains a diverse and expansive network of partnerships to accomplish a wide range of projects. Thanks to the generosity of those who trust in their work, they have been carrying out this mission for more than 45 years.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Associate Director of Philanthropy is responsible for developing strategies for the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major donors to support Sonoma Land Trust’s mission and revenue needs. They are the lead architect for the major gifts program and help other staff and volunteers conduct major gifts fundraising. The person in this role will manage an active portfolio of major gift donors.

During capital campaigns, they take a leadership role in working with board and staff in securing lead campaign commitments, including annual gifts, multi-year pledges and planned gift commitments. The ideal candidate is a seasoned development professional with an entrepreneurial spirit who is quick to understand donors’ motivations and can communicate in ways that influence and motivate. The Associate Director of Philanthropy serves the greater San Francisco Bay region, and connects with donors in the greater North Bay area, primarily in Sonoma County.

Executive Director of Sonoma Land Trust, Eamon O’Byrne, shares: “We have intentionally built and cultivated a culture of philanthropy at SLT. At SLT, fundraising is everyone’s job! We believe that donors engaging in this work are bringing about systemic change on how we care for a support the life support systems of our planet.”

For more information, please visit https://sonomalandtrust.org

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

This position reports to the Director of Philanthropy and oversees the Planned Giving Manager and Senior Major Gifts Manager.

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

• Salary range for this role is $145,000-$170,000
• Benefits include:
  • PTO (begin with 2 weeks per year; accrual increases over time)
  • 13 scheduled holidays; 2 floating holidays
  • Paid sick leaves: 10 days per year
  • Medical, Dental and Vision (100% employee premium paid by SLT)
  • Health Savings Account (SLT contribution up to $300 per month when enrolled in certain health plan)
  • 403(b) retirement savings
  • Section 125 Pre-Tax Plans
  • Employee Assistance Program
• The opportunity to serve as a voice for nature and to protect the land of Sonoma County forever

YOU ARE

• Enthusiastic fundraising leader who is a skilled major gifts fundraiser with experience closing six figure gifts
• Outstanding relationship builder who delights in connecting donors to the mission of the organization and providing them with an exceptional stewardship experience
• Passionate defender of conserving land for future generations

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Craft cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies for leadership donors and prospects, and work closely with Director of Philanthropy and Executive Director to institute them.
• Manage an active portfolio of major gift donors and prospects including identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors to support annual operating and capital fundraising need.
• Set up and attend donor visits with donors and key board and staff members.
• Ask for multi-year pledges and other planned gift commitments, and uses templates to draft and complete donor gift agreements.
• Provide thought leadership for special events for leadership donors which may include house parties, discussion groups, property tours, hikes, outings and dinner parties.
• Create donor contact reports outlining the potential and realized outcomes of each visit within the donor’s cultivation/solicitation/stewardship strategy.
• Coordinate work with fundraising volunteers, develop strategies, chart progress and keep actions moving forward.
• Conduct regular research on all prospects within their major gifts portfolio, to include wealth capacity rating, giving history, and linkages/engagement, and based on research and tested approaches, recommend solicitation strategies to Director of Philanthropy and Executive Director.
• Lead weekly calls with Executive Director and Director of Philanthropy to ensure high level of stewardship of donors and board members.
• Assist with communications materials by helping to define strategy and working with professional communications firm to produce materials.
• Work independently, set priorities and sustain donor motivation.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director and Philanthropy team to expand an internal and external culture of philanthropy.
• Adhere to the highest ethical standards and fundraising best practices, reflect optimistic and positive attitudes, and convey sensitivity to the needs of donors.

COMPETENCIES

• Minimum of seven years fundraising experience, including success with major gifts, or equivalent experience in complex, sophisticated donor/client portfolio management
• Proven track record of building donor relationships and closing six-figure gifts
• Campaign experience preferred
• Partner with executive director, senior staff and board members in defining their roles in leadership gift development and working with them towards successful cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
• Demonstrated success in networking, building and managing relationships within donor communities
• Demonstrated excellence in writing and public speaking
• Comfortable conversing with diverse audiences on sensitive or controversial issues such as land use planning, hunting and housing
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong supervision skills
• Ability to drive, manage and delegate project work; establish and monitor priorities and maintain flexibility while meeting deadlines
• Keen attention to detail, with the ability to synthesize and carefully analyze information; follow best practices, trends, and make sound decisions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, and experience working with a donor database
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends
• Ability to travel throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and a valid driver’s license
• BA/BS from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience
• Commitment to the mission of Sonoma Land Trust

EQUITY STATEMENT

SLT serves a diverse audience with broad cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, and orientations. We encourage applications from candidates who reflect and value the audiences and populations we serve. SLT enthusiastically welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds, experience, and transferrable skills.

We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment that is representative of the communities we serve. We know that having varied perspectives leads to better outcomes to solve the complex problems of conservation, climate change and environmental justice in Sonoma County. And to best serve the people of our community, we are taking the actions outlined in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Plan.

Sonoma Land Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive organization and encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, national or regional origins, sexes, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military or veteran status or other status protected by law.

OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT

As we pursue our mission of conserving land in Sonoma County, we recognize that we stand upon the unceded ancestral lands of many Indigenous peoples. We honor their knowledge, care and stewardship of this special place across the ages and acknowledge the deep and lasting damage that colonization has inflicted on them. We embrace our responsibility to learn from and protect their cultural and traditional connections to the land

How To Apply

To apply for this position, or to request additional information on the opportunity, please send a copy of your resume with a cover letter to Victoria Silverman at apply@cooksilverman.com.

The Organization – National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

About National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Founded in 2000 by America’s most influential ocean conservation leaders, the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation works with communities and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries to inspire the conservation of nationally significant protected areas in our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes.

The National Marine Sanctuary System is comprised of 15 national marine sanctuaries and two marine national monuments (https://marinesanctuary.org/sanctuaries/) that encompass more than 620,000 square miles of our waters. Marine sanctuaries and monuments belong to all of us. We seek to connect people to their ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes, inspiring their stewardship and a lifelong devotion to their care and protection. The wonders that lie beneath our protected waters are hard for most people to see, coral reefs flourishing with glowing life, shipwrecks and cultural resources that tell our histories, organisms that explain life on earth; these marvels may exist out of reach of our daily lives, but they are ours, they are yours.

The world’s most pressing challenges are similarly difficult to see. Pollution, climate change, reef degradation, and species extinction. These problems live beyond the clouds and beneath the surface. They unfold invisibly, but they are ours to overcome.

Sanctuaries and monuments are the essential network of protected waters owned by every American and championed by us. Connected by currents, they sustain miraculous species, coastal communities, and our shared heritage.

Our work extends from the ocean floor to Capitol Hill. We inspire, creating energetic ambassadors for ocean conservation. We connect, working in close partnership with NOAA and in the many communities who depend on and care for the sanctuaries. In addition, the Foundation hosts Capitol Hill Ocean Week, known as CHOW, to bring together a wide range of voices on the most important policy issues, and to build a strong constituency for our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Through partnerships and sponsorships, we are able to offer “open source” programming that brings together hundreds of people from diverse backgrounds to engage in the discussion and formulation of new ideas.

We educate, showing the world how the sanctuaries can serve as a model for protecting marine ecosystems around the world. Supporting our marine sanctuaries and monuments connects us to our communities, our country, and our world. They fill those who know them with wonder. They beckon us to explore beyond our horizons. Each one protects a habitat unlike any other on earth. The sanctuaries are places where we can conserve our waters, for the good of the world and everything in it.

The Foundation is a leading voice for U.S. protected waters, working with communities to conserve and expand those special places for a healthy ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Working together, we safeguard species and the places they call home and preserve America’s maritime history. The Foundation acts as a key partner to the National Marine Sanctuary system, one of the core ways in which the Foundation operates is as a re-granter in the philanthropy ecosystem, which includes leading national philanthropic institutions.

For more information on the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, please visit https://marinesanctuary.org/.

Position Overview

The Opportunity

The Vice President, Development (VP) is a newly created role. It will serve as a critical member of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s (Foundation) senior leadership team, including the Vice Presidents of Program Operations, External Affairs, and Finance helping advise on organization-wide vision and strategy for the transformation of Foundation giving and operations. The VP reports to the organization’s President and CEO and will have four direct reports. In addition to building and leading a talented team, the VP, in partnership with leadership, will act as the primary partner for the National Marine Sanctuary system.

The VP will oversee and manage the Foundation’s fundraising strategy, development, and execution. They will develop new fundraising streams to drive revenue growth in support of multiple fundraising channels, strategic initiatives to increase public engagement with the 15 national marine sanctuaries and two national marine monuments, and support the vision of the Foundation. The VP role requires an individual who is a strong, entrepreneurial leader and can partner with the Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees (https://marinesanctuary.org/board-of-trustees/) to advance the mission. This is an ideal opportunity for an innovative, forward-thinking development leader to help advance the organization to its next stage by expanding the possibilities of the Foundation’s impact and growth.

Working with the CEO, Board, and staff support, the VP serves as the organization’s lead fundraiser with foundations, individuals, and corporations to:

● Oversee diversifying revenue streams, increasing major and individual giving, corporate partnerships, and foundation support.

● Maintain strong relationships with partners and attract new funding for the Foundation’s programs and operations.

● Leading development efforts with an eye on the dual identity of the Foundation as a fundraiser and a re-granter.

● Coordinate with the Leadership Team on federal and state awards.

The VP will apply a philanthropic lens to the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, strategic planning, and advising the President on opportunities to build a support base for initiatives that could make an even bigger impact. They will develop and implement a holistic fundraising plan in relevant channels in the first year to achieve short-term goals and work towards long-term goals, manage a growing fundraising team (Major Giving Officer, Corporate Relations Manager, Development Manager, regional fundraising leaders, and freelance contractors/consultants) and make strategic hires in development as needed. They will make staffing and tools recommendations to support plans, including strategic investments in data and analytics, constituent management, events management, and campaigns. The VP, working in partnership with the leadership team, will institute best practices in development, foster a culture of philanthropy, own fundraising messaging and marketing strategies, and the supporting operational and compliance infrastructure, department strategic plan, and budget.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Fund Development

● The Foundation will develop new funding pipelines to meet the strategic funding needs of a new national philanthropic agenda (NPA). The VP will develop a robust plan to attract individual, institutional, and corporate support for several new funds as part of the NPA, including in partnership with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (https://tinyurl.com/mrykr2vc) at NOAA.

● Work collaboratively across the organization to coordinate with and engage others in the organization’s annual and long-term development plans, including external affairs.

● Develop and oversee all solicitation efforts, including appeals, coordinating grant funding opportunities, donor targeting, fundraiser event planning, major and planned giving, endowed giving, and bequests with a focus on increasing sustainable, unrestricted, private revenue.

● Ensure ongoing fundraising excellence per the organization’s values, mission, vision, and plans.

● Create and implement strategies to constantly improve the organization’s fundraising processes to maximize support.

● As appropriate, engage the President and External Affairs Committee members in cultivating and closing gifts.

Donor Stewardship, Operations, Systems, and Database Management

● Oversee existing processes to ensure timely acknowledgment of gifts and donors and produce corresponding materials for external and internal communications.

● Collaborate with the CEO to co-manage the Board of Trustees fundraising activities and progress toward goals; evaluate and provide training as necessary.

● Gather data and collaborate with the Vice President of Finance to develop and produce regular analytic reports for staff and Board that synthesize the financial progress and trends of fundraising activities and measure progress towards the goals outlined in the strategic plan.

● Leverage the data and metrics on fundraising and donors to adjust development strategies and tactics accordingly.

● Oversee Development operations to ensure the effective use of systems and the proper maintenance of all grant portfolios and monitor compliance.

Campaign Planning and Fundraiser Event Management

● Ensure campaigns are comprehensively researched, planned, executed, monitored, and reported.

● In collaboration with External Affairs, lead the planning, management, goals, and execution of the annual Ocean Awards Gala (https://marinesanctuary.org/capitol-hill-ocean-week-home/ocean-awards-gala-honorees/), CHOW (https://marinesanctuary.org/capitol-hill-ocean-week-home/), and Blue Beacon sponsorships (https://marinesanctuary.org/bluebeacon/).

● With External Affairs, co-produce impact reports and impact storytelling, ensuring major donors are stakeholders in key messaging.

● Research, design, and recommend Capital Campaign strategies, including writing and updating a Case for Support.

● In collaboration with Communications, evaluate and drive the use of new technology funding vehicles, including social media and electronic platforms aligning the organization’s website and online tools for supporters.

Candidate Profile

The Vice President, Development will be an entrepreneurial development professional. Qualified candidates will bring significant experience and an impressive track record in fundraising or other revenue-generating roles. They will demonstrate best practices around recruitment, cultivation, stewardship, and relationship building. The VP will bring deep, personal commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and to elevating and working with diverse communities and Indigenous peoples.

We recognize that there is a spectrum of lived and professional experience that will set candidates up for success in this role. While no one candidate will have every experience outlined in the position description, ideal candidates will display the following professional and personal qualities, skills, and characteristics:

● Expert fundraiser – You bring substantial and creative fundraising experience and diversification of resources and apply it to your work.

● Strategic – You are a long-term thinker who stays on top of key funding trends, prepares for the future, and anticipates what is coming.

● Highly skilled communicator – You listen well, ask the right questions, motivate your colleagues and team, and inspire ever-improving results.

● Persuasive and succinct storyteller – You know the right story to tell in the right way and how to pivot depending on the audience.

● Innovative – You are always looking for ways to improve and learn more.

● Team builder – You hire, motivate, and retain the best talent while fostering a

performance-based culture and center DEI in the community you build.

● DEI – You demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a core

organizational value and have a track record of advancing DEI within an organization

and an understanding of how decision-making impacts DEI at all levels.

● Metrics-driven – You track the numbers and measure success as it aligns to fundraising

and achieving annual goals.

● External Ambassador – You love connecting with other development leaders and

building healthy long-term relationships with partners rather than seeking just short- term gains. You use these relationships to identify new opportunities and best practices in development and team leadership.

● Passion for the Foundation’s mission – You are inspired to advocate for the conservation of the ocean in partnership with others and are motivated by the footprint the Foundation has to date and opportunities for growth.

In addition, strong candidates will offer:

● At least 5-7 years of experience in a senior nonprofit position, ideally at a conservation, environmental, or science-based organization, managing a development team.

● A proven track record of effectively building and leading a fund development, outcomes-based operation with a strong development cycle and pipeline management.

● Proven ability to integrate development strategy with the organization’s overall strategy.

● Experience with and an ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, including high net-worth individuals.

● Persuasive, credible, and polished communicator with stellar interpersonal skills.

● Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

● An unwavering commitment to quality and excellence.

● Sound judgment, high emotional intelligence, and detailed orientation.

● Integrity, confidence, positive attitude, sense of humor, mission-driven, and self- directed.

● Appreciation for the coastal lifestyle and aquatic outdoor recreation (diving, snorkeling, surfing, fishing, boating, etc.)

● Willing to travel to all Board of Trustee meetings, annual Gala, donor meetings, chapter and national fundraisers, and to national marine sanctuaries on occasion to cultivate a broad network and understanding of the system (45% travel).

● We are looking for a BA degree, and recognize that there is a spectrum of lived and professional experience that will set candidates up for success in this role and we encourage candidates from a variety of professional experiences to express interest in this opportunity.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary for the role is currently anticipated to range from $175,000 – $225,000, commensurate with experience. National Marine Sanctuary Foundation offers the following benefits:

● Two weeks paid annual leave, paid time off between December 25 and January 1, and 12 paid holidays.

● Two weeks of paid sick leave.

● Health Benefits: Medical with an FSA option, dental, and vision.

● Foundation paid life and disability insurance.

● Preparing for the Future: 403(b) with employer contribution after one year of service.

● Commuter benefits.

This role is based at Foundation headquarters in the Washington, D.C., metro area (office in Silver Spring, MD), with an option to work remotely two days a week. The Foundation offers excellent commuter benefits.

How To Apply

Contact

Koya Partners, the executive search firm that specializes in mission-driven search, has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Turner Delano and Angie Sessoms of Koya Partners are leading this search. Please submit a compelling cover letter and resume to the Koya applicant portal: https://apptrkr.com/4746354.

Koya Partners is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals living with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual living with a disability and need assistance expressing interest online, please email NonprofitSearchOps@divsearch.com. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This commitment applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. The Foundation makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

About Koya Partners

Koya Partners, a part of Diversified Search Group, is a leading executive search and strategic advising firm dedicated to connecting exceptionally talented people with mission-driven clients. Our founding philosophy—The Right Person in the Right Place Can Change the World—guides our work as we partner with nonprofits & NGOs, institutions of higher education, responsible businesses, and social enterprises in local communities and around the world.

For more information about Koya Partners, visit https://diversifiedsearchgroup.com/koya-partners/.

The Organization – The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

About The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, dedicated to fostering a vibrant and inclusive cultural community in Greater Philadelphia. The Center invests in ambitious, imaginative projects that showcase the region’s cultural diversity and enhance public life, and we engage in an ongoing exchange of ideas concerning artistic and interpretive practice with a broad network of cultural practitioners and leaders. The Center is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by The University of the Arts, Philadelphia.

For more information on The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, please visit https://www.pewcenterarts.org/.

Position Overview
Director of Performance
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Philadelphia, PA

The Opportunity

The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage seeks a passionate arts advocate and strategic administrator to lead the Center’s project grantmaking and programming for the performing arts across the Greater Philadelphia region. The Director of Performance will support a thriving creative community and have substantial impact on the region’s cultural ecosystem.

Program Directors are a part of the Center’s senior leadership team, which works closely with the Executive Director to develop the vision and strategic agenda of the Center and to collaborate on Center-wide and/or cross-programmatic activities and projects. The Director of Performance is expected to work with the Executive Director to be fully invested in all aspects of program development, envisioning, and evolution across the performance sector, as well as to actively develop the capacity and effectiveness of programmatic staff.

Senior leadership at the Center necessitates a set of behaviors that evidence a broad and complete understanding of the Center’s values and agenda, good organizational intelligence, and sophisticated judgment. Program Directors lead, manage, plan, implement, and monitor all aspects of their assigned Program(s), in alignment with the Center’s mission of fostering a vibrant and inclusive cultural community in the five-county, Greater Philadelphia region, by investing grant funds in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases the region’s cultural diversity and enhances public life. Through this work, Program Directors must also exemplify a sound understanding of the Center’s unique relationship with its funder, The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew), by demonstrating responsible stewardship of grant funds and in acting to conserve the Center’s strategic position within Pew’s broader mission and interests.

Program Directors work to assess the artistic and infrastructure needs of Greater Philadelphia’s diverse arts and cultural community leading to the conceptual development of strategies that respond to those needs within the scope of Pew’s work. Such response will include conceptual design and application of strategies that cultivate artistic excellence through:

• Administration of grant-making processes
• Liaise with, and outreach response to, the regional cultural community
• Oversight of grantee capacity building and professional development initiatives
• Cultivation of the Center’s constituency by providing access to information on the Program(s) and/or related to capacity building and project development
• Preparation of presentations and materials for outreach, reporting, and evaluation

As the “face” of the Performance Program to the community, the Director of Performance establishes and maintains the strong public relations image of the Center, its funder, and its programs while working to ensure access by organizations and artists meeting the Center’s eligibility guidelines. The Director will maintain strong relationships with local, national, and international arts and cultural resources and seek opportunities to connect local constituents with opportunities and resources outside of Philadelphia when possible.

Candidate Profile

While it is understood that no one candidate will bring every desired skill, characteristic, and experience, the following offers a reflection of the ideal candidate profile.

Commitment to Mission and Values

The next Director of Performance must demonstrate a passion and deep commitment to serving the Center’s mission to foster a vibrant and diverse cultural ecology in Greater Philadelphia. They will value artistic freedom and work to encourage and support the creative and professional growth of cultural practitioners. They will be committed to creating a culture of respect, open and honest communication, and trust, both internally and with external partners, grantees, and other constituent groups. Above all, the next Director of Performance will be an individual of unquestionable integrity and ethics, who will serve as an ambassador for the Center and, by extension, The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Artistic Understanding

The successful candidate will demonstrate artistic literacy and understanding of contemporary artistic practice across and among disciplines, with a focus on performance writ large. The Center prides itself on its staff’s deep understanding of the arts and the work of artists and arts organizations; the Director of Performance will possess both subject knowledge as well as intellectual curiosity and an appreciation for continual learning. The ideal candidate will have an expansive and inclusive network in the cultural community nationally, and internationally and will maintain current knowledge of trends and emerging issues in creative practice.

Administrative and Organizational Expertise

A systems thinker, the individual in this role will be adept at leading and collaborating projects and processes with attentiveness to detail and timeliness as well as a big-picture view of strategic goals and metrics for success. The Director will manage the Program Officer for Performance and Program Administration and the Program Assistant assigned to Performance; as a senior leader at the Center, they will also serve as a model of integrity and professionalism, and as a resource for colleagues across the Center.

Flexible Mindset

The successful candidate will be a creative and agile strategist, with the ability to develop and adapt to new ways of approaching the work while staying true to the mission at the core of the Center. With a strategic review of grantmaking scheduled for 2024, the Director of Performance will bring an innovative eye to grants and programming that support the evolving needs and priorities of cultural organizations and artists.

In addition, strong candidates will offer:

• A high degree of emotional intelligence and the ability to develop and steward authentic relationships with broadly diverse grantee organizations
• A sense of humor and humility, with a desire to be of service to the artistic community of Greater Philadelphia
• A collegial mindset and enthusiasm for working closely, collaboratively, and supportively across the Center team and with partners
• Abiding commitment to discretion, as the Center staff are privy to sensitive and highly confidential information; the Director must develop and nurture the trust placed in the Center by the community as well as by Pew

Equity Statement

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is committed to supporting our grantees’ extraordinary contributions to the many communities of Greater Philadelphia. We believe that a healthy cultural ecosystem requires a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI; defined below). We recognize that, as a staff, we play a role in advancing those commitments in all facets of our work.

The Center prioritizes EDI values as intrinsic to our mission to support excellence in creative production. To this end, we intend to:

• Identify and mitigate barriers resulting from identity-based disparities and systems of discrimination as they affect the Center’s work;
• Cultivate and value a diversity of perspectives among leadership, staff, consultants, grantees, and the communities we serve; and
• Foster a work environment in which every team member feels respected, supported in their growth, and able to contribute fully to the organization’s work.
Embodying these values requires an ongoing, deliberate process of learning, dialogue, and adaptation in service of our mission.

How the Center Defines EDI

Equity is working toward fair opportunities and outcomes for all people or groups by addressing barriers resulting from unique disadvantages and challenges. Equity is different from equality, which assumes everyone starts on equal footing or with the same opportunities, ignoring basic differences among individuals and groups.

Diversity refers to the variations of different characteristics in a group of people—the people all around us. These characteristics could be everything that makes us unique, such as our cognitive skills and personality traits, along with the characteristics that shape our identity (e.g., age, cultural background, faith practice/religion, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geography, occupation, race, sexual orientation, political views, and many more).

Inclusion can be defined as achieving an environment in which every participant feels respected, is granted equitable access to growth, and is able to contribute to the organization, community, or any other group of people. Inclusion provides an atmosphere where all team members belong, feel connected to the group, and can thrive.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $125,000 to $155,000 with a generous benefits package offered through the University of the Arts that includes healthcare, dental, vision, and prescription plans; flexible spending and health savings accounts; a 403(b)-retirement plan with a 2 to 1 match, paid time off and a hybrid remote work model, commuter benefits, life and disability insurance plans, telemedicine options and an Employee Assistance Program.

The University of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer.

How To Apply

Contact

Koya Partners, the executive search firm that specializes in mission-driven search, has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Tenley Bank and Naree Viner of Koya Partners will lead the search. To express interest in this role please submit your materials here: https://apptrkr.com/4746604 or email Tenley Bank directly at tbank@koyapartners.com. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.

Koya Partners is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals living with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual living with a disability and need assistance expressing interest online, please email NonprofitSearchOps@divsearch.com. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.

About Koya Partners

Koya Partners, a part of Diversified Search Group, is a leading executive search and strategic advising firm dedicated to connecting exceptionally talented people with mission-driven clients. Our founding philosophy—The Right Person in the Right Place Can Change the World—guides our work as we partner with nonprofits & NGOs, institutions of higher education, responsible businesses, and social enterprises in local communities and around the world.

For more information about koya partners, visit https://diversifiedsearchgroup.com/our-brands/koya-partners/.

The Organization

ABOUT FRE

Funders for Reproductive Equity (FRE) is a thriving community of philanthropic partners focused on reproductive health, rights, and justice (RHRJ) in the United States and globally. This year marks FRE’s 23rd anniversary as the only Philanthropy-Serving Organization (PSO) solely dedicated to the RHRJ movement. For over 20 years, FRE has served as an organizing body for RHRJ funders to work in coordination, understand one another’s priorities, deepen their analysis of critical issues in RHRJ, mutually support one another, and practice aligned strategies. In 2018, FRE led a highly collaborative process involving staff, board, and members to develop its new long-term vision, which is to lead philanthropy and transform philanthropic culture to optimize resources for all people’s freedom over their sexual and reproductive lives. Through its efforts, FRE aims to advance reproductive equity and justice, centering racial and gender justice, within philanthropy. Learn more about FRE at www.wearefre.org.

Position Overview

Director of Finance & Operations

Location: Remote in the United States

Salary: $110,000 – $120,000

Funders for Reproductive Equity (FRE) is pleased to seek applications and nominations for the position of Director of Finance & Operations.

THE CALL TO ACTION

Our global community is experiencing an undeniable crisis moment in which reproductive health, rights, and justice have been attacked, stripped away, and weakened in unimaginable ways on an international scale. To counter these forces and forge ahead, the Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice (RHRJ) movement has continued to build its community, strategy, collective organizing, resources, and resilience. Philanthropy needs to meet this growing need, strengthening its support of the bold and strategic work of RHRJ movement leaders who are centering the communities most affected by systemic injustice. As the core RHRJ philanthropy-serving organization, FRE is proud to serve as an integral piece in the fight for transformation and justice in this country and to continue to serve as a trusted resource for strengthening RHRJ grantmaking, providing valuable engagement and learning opportunities for its members, and actively organizing RHRJ philanthropy to prioritize intersectional issues within grantmaking.

To support its efforts, FRE is hiring a Director of Finance & Operations to serve as an integral member of FRE’s leadership team and will be focused on building solid infrastructure to ensure FRE remains a thriving, sustainable organization advancing its vision, values, and strategic priorities for the long-term.

THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS ROLE

The Director of Finance & Operations will report to the Executive Director and collaboratively lead FRE’s assessment and strengthening of systems, policies, and practices; financial and operational management; and ensure a healthy, equitable, and effective digital workplace to support a diverse, dedicated, and fully remote team. The Director can expect to lead specifically in the following areas:

Assess and strengthen FRE’s internal systems, policies, and practices to sustain the financial, operational, and organizational health of a small, growing remote team.

– Organize and conduct a thorough assessment of FRE’s financial, human resources (HR), technology (IT), and other operational systems, practices, and consulting partners in these areas to explore opportunities for organizational strengthening to best support FRE’s current and future needs.

– Adapt, streamline, shift or build systems, practices, policies, and identify partners to ensure they reflect FRE’s current and values and growing needs, including specifically building a diverse, inclusive, and equity-centered remote workplace dedicated to intersectional racial, gender, and reproductive justice.

Oversee and lead ongoing financial, HR, IT, and operational activities. Proactively plan for, manage, and be responsive to the needs of FRE’s team and partners.

Financial:

– Working in close collaboration with FRE’s external accountant and in strategic consultation with FRE’s Executive Director (ED), other FRE Directors, and the Board of Directors, develop and manage FRE’s annual budget; review financial statements; and coordinate quarterly financial review meetings.

– Manage relationships with external financial and operations consultants and professionals, including FRE’s accountant, auditor, and financial institutions.

– Ensure healthy financial controls.

– Support communication and reporting to the Board of Director’s Audit and Finance Committees and to the Board Treasurer.

– Oversee FRE’s programming and operational expenses and monitor income sources (e.g., grants, sponsorships, and membership fees); process grant and membership payments in collaboration with FRE’s Development Director; and ensure excellent relations with all vendors and partners, including processing timely payments.

– Support tracking and management of event, grant, and program budgets.

Human Resources & People:

– In collaboration with the Executive Director, regularly monitor, address and support FRE’s staff team needs, satisfaction, and well-being.

– Serve as FRE’s liaison to benefit brokers and as the primary point person for employee benefit matters. Coordinate annual review and renewal of health, dental and life insurance and other benefits, ensuring benefits and benefit policies support and maintain a healthy, sustainable, and equitable place to work.

– Lead the procedure for a thoughtful, equitable, and development-focused performance review process and professional development practices.

– Manage adherence, assessment, and updates to FRE’s employee handbook and HR policies, serving as the primary point person to support staff member questions, suggestions and/or related needs.

– Manage efficient, equitable, and supportive administrative onboarding of new staff members, including connecting new employees to FRE’s internal systems and communications platforms, in collaboration with the Executive Director.

Technology:

– Lead ongoing assessment of the technology needs of a fully remote, digital workplace to consider new opportunities to connect and facilitate communication across the team.

– Oversee team use of project and files management, calendaring, and communications applications, including Google applications and team calendar, Dropbox, MailChimp, ClickTime, Zoom Conferencing, Slack, Asana, RingCentral, Adobe, SurveyMonkey, Salesforce, and others.

Operations:

– Serve as the primary operations and financial contact with all FRE consultants and vendors, including overseeing efficient and timely processing of invoices.

– Manage thoughtful, proactive communication with and oversee reimbursements and honoraria payments to speakers at FRE’s conferences, virtual sessions and convenings, and to other programmatic partners. Ensure prompt, efficient, and supportive processes and payment to meet the needs of partners. The volume of payment varies, with significant increases related to FRE convenings and conferences.

– Manage or co-manage any consultants and administrative staff in the finance and operation areas in collaboration with the Executive Director.

– Working in close collaboration with FRE’s Executive Director, lead the process to identify and retain potential operations-related consultants, including developing the relevant scope of work, request for proposals, conducting outreach, reviewing submissions, and managing consulting contracts.

– Serve as the primary contact for government agencies, as needed.

– Coordinate annual review and renewal of directors’ and officers’ liability, and general liability insurance policies.

– Work in close collaboration with FRE’s Executive Director to plan for and coordinate quarterly Board meetings, including development of Board materials, communication, and filing of relevant agendas and minutes.

Serve as an organizational development lead. Support internal communications, planning, and team building for a small, close-knit, geographically distributed team.

– Working in close collaboration with the Executive Director, plan and help facilitate staff meetings, retreats, and team building activities.

– Working in close collaboration with the ED, identify and manage external facilitators, partners or other resources to support the team’s needs.

– Build relationships of trust with team members, serving as an ongoing resource, thought partner, and thermometer for organizational and team needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

While any candidate is expected to have a learning curve stepping into this role, the ideal candidate will have many of the following abilities, attributes, and experiences:

– Commitment to pursuing reproductive health, rights, and justice in a way that centers the communities most affected by systemic racial, gender, and other forms of injustice. Experience or strong familiarity working in the field of RHRJ and social justice. Understanding of RHRJ philanthropic community is a plus.

– Six or more years’ experience in nonprofit finance and operations, with at least two years’ experience in a leadership role and significant knowledge and understanding of nonprofit accounting and budgeting, HR, and technology.

– Demonstrated systems- and organizational thinking, with experience assessing and continuously improving systems, practices, and policies in values-aligned ways, including recognizing and responding to diverse needs on a team, supporting collaboration and communication, and encouraging an equitable, inclusive, and welcoming team culture.

– Experience supporting a remote, digital team.

– Experience identifying and managing consultants and contracts.

– Excellent organizational and project management skills with the demonstrated ability to manage and balance a wide range of projects, timelines, and responsibilities simultaneously. High level of detail orientation.

– Comfortable working independently and collaborating extensively within the context of a small, dynamic team. A thoughtful and caring relationship builder.

– Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work within ambiguity and changing conditions and priorities.

– Passion and the sense of humor necessary for critical mission-driven work in a dynamic and rapidly evolving field.

– Team player who fosters a collaborative environment and shared commitment to a broader vision and goals.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The annual full-time salary range is $110,000 to $120,000 and offers a generous benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, generous paid time off, holiday schedule, and more.

How To Apply

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

This search is being supported by Callie Carroll of CLC Endeavors. Please send application materials to https://apptrkr.com/4688514. Applications should include a resume and cover letter that communicates your interest and qualifications for the role. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Funders for Reproductive Equity values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, transgender and gender-nonconforming people, and LGBTQ+ individuals, to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, we recruit and hire with the understanding of systemic oppression and of the lived reality of people with marginalized identities. We also recruit and hire without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, prior conviction, arrest history, disability, marital status, veteran status, or age. Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet all the criteria.