Middletown, CT

Manager, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement (Take Steps & Special Events), Crohn's and Colitis Foundation

The Organization

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Inc is a private, non-profit national organization dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and improving the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. We fund cutting-edge studies at major medical institutions, nurture investigators at the early stages of their careers, and finance underdeveloped areas of research. In addition, our educational workshops and programs, along with our scientific journal, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, enable medical professionals to keep pace with this rapidly growing field. Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s core values of compassion, integrity, leadership, collaboration, and inclusion inspire and drive every member of our highly performing team.

Position Overview

The Manager, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement (Take Steps & Special Events) works in partnership with Foundation leaders, community volunteers and committees to drive growth and success in the Take Steps fundraising campaign and chapter Special Events. This individual will identify, recruit, train and partner with leadership volunteers to harness their passion and skills and to help maximize their engagement in order to advance the mission of the Foundation.

The Manager is the main representative for the Foundation in the Connecticut area and will lead the effort to unify and engage the IBD community within this geographic area.  The Manager travels throughout the designated market area to meet with constituents and serves as a key leader for the Foundation with volunteers and supporters. The Manager will help to identify and cultivate partnerships and alliances that will promote growth and awareness in the IBD community.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Fundraising

  • Oversee a budget of $135,000+, which includes achieving gross and net revenue goals and managing expenses for one dinner event and one Take Steps walk event and any other events assigned by your supervisor.
  • Develop impactful relationships within the patient and corporate community empowering them to tell their stories through direct peer-to-peer fundraising.
  • Go the extra mile to understand the full scope of these diseases and in turn, use that knowledge to connect with patients in a meaningful way. Communicate shared vision by utilizing national campaign and marketing materials, adjusting as appropriate.
  • Create annual operational plan including marketing, budgeting and project management to ensure success of the Take Steps campaign & special events.
  • Ensure revenue goal is achieved by developing, implementing and assessing year-round strategic fundraising plans for all Take Steps walks & special events. Plan includes campaign & special events revenue drivers, proactive team/committee engagement, acquisition, day of experience, sponsorship and data-revenue tracking and assessment. Make timely adjustments to fundraising strategies as needed.
  • Prioritize relationship development. Deliver excellent customer service to all donors, participants, corporate partners and teams by understanding their interests, responding promptly to requests and providing consistent year-round communication.
  • Manage and execute logistics to provide day-of event experience for corporate partners, patients and supporters.
  • Oversee the production of all collateral materials related to fundraising events, programs and activities.
  • Develop collaborative relationships with colleagues across both campaigns.
  • Work In Partnership with local and national staff to work collectively towards strategic chapter goals.
  • Contribute to the overall chapter fundraising success by assisting colleagues across campaigns whenever possible.
  • Maintain accurate and complete database, records and files for events, programs and activities, including budgets, weekly reports, walk site development plans and special event trackers.

Volunteer Engagement

  • Recruit and manage all event committees and honorees.
  • Build a compelling vision for growth and collaboration with volunteer leaders and staff to achieve this vision.
  • Work with leadership volunteer and committees to identify, recruit and engage volunteers who have potential to make a significant impact.
  • Build strong and effective partnerships with volunteers and supporters and help foster a culture of accountability and recognition.
  • Partner with and provide comprehensive support to volunteer committees in order to drive success in campaigns and grow support for our mission.
  • Keep appropriate documentation and records management for all volunteer engagement activities.
  • Participate in chapter prospecting activities.
  • Other duties as required.

Special Events

  • Take a lead role in planning, directing and implementing special events.
  • Analyze and improve existing events by ensuring best practices are implemented.
  • Conduct planning and evaluative meetings with Executive Director and assigned volunteers relative to each fundraising event, program and activity.
  • Oversee the production of all collateral materials related to fundraising events, programs and activities.
  • Manage all on-line event platforms including ticket and event websites and electronic journals.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required.
  • 2+ years of relevant experience in not-for-profit fundraising.
  • Skilled in building and sustaining meaningful relationships.
  • Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with board members, volunteers and donors.
  • Aptitude for planning, budgeting and time management.
  • Exceptional written/oral presentation and communication skills.
  • Computer skills including basic data management, Microsoft Office suite, and some web-based program experience.
  • Creative thinker/problem solver.
  • Skillful in balancing multiple and competing priorities.
  • Proven capability of working with a variety of personality and leadership styles in a matrixed organization, and externally with volunteers and partners.
  • Independent, self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and follow-up.
  • Flexible to work evenings and weekends as needed.
  • Ability to travel locally up to 25%.

How To Apply

*Please follow the link below to submit an online application via the Crohn’s & Colitis Career page.

Job link: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=30909&clientkey=290516EC989E8E3CD8F9039C8D4973BE

New York, NY

Development Manager, American Theatre Wing

The Organization

The American Theatre Wing is a not-for-profit organization, founded on the eve of America’s entry into WWI by 7 suffragists and theatre makers who came together to support the nation by harnessing the power of theatre. More than a century later, ATW’s vital work continues to be driven by the fundamental belief that theatre is essential to our economic, educational, and social and emotional well-being as a society.

Through a powerful suite of programs that address all aspects of the national theatre ecology, ATW encourages the discovery of theatre by people of all ages, nurtures talent on stage and off, creates pathways for success for students and young professionals, and encourages the development of the art form itself by recognizing and supporting innovative and excellent work with awards and grants. Building a just, equitable and inclusive American theatre is a guiding principle of all of ATW’s work and programs.

Position Overview

The American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards, home of the OBIE Awards, and one of the nation’s premiere non-profit arts organizations, is seeking an exceptional professional to support the Director of Development on the execution of a multi-faceted development plan which includes both individual and institutional giving as well as fundraising events. The Manager should be highly motivated and should demonstrate excellent communication and analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail, enthusiasm for learning, and willingness to take on large and small tasks. The American Theatre Wing offers competitive salaries and benefits and a collegial working environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute strategies for securing annual funding from individuals, including but not limited to the annual fund, special campaigns, and leadership gifts;
  • Implement fundraising strategies that increase foundation, corporate, and government (institutional) support;
  • Work closely across departments to gain the necessary knowledge of programs to effectively communicate to funders through proposals, reports, meetings, and invitations to events;
  • Manage development calendar and ensure timely submission of LOI’s, proposals, reports, and all requests to meet funder requirements and grant compliance;
  • Project manage aspects of donor cultivation events and the annual gala;
  • Manage prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities for individual and institutional funders;
  • Deliver creative experiential fundraising campaigns, including online auctions and sweepstakes;
  • Prepare departmental materials including solicitations and reports to the Board and Development Committee, as well as working with Digital Team to create collateral;
  • Maintain accurate records through regular upkeep of the Salesforce database, and create database reports and campaigns;
  • Manage and oversee the work of the Development Assistant, Interns, and Volunteers through ongoing supervision and delegation of work.

Preferred Qualifications & Requirements

  • 3-5 years of development, grant writing, and/or event planning experience with demonstrated fundraising success;
  • Experience with government grant applications, including NEA and NYSCA, as well as the ability to read, understand, and manage budgets;
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to create compelling presentation documents. Project a professional demeanor with strong interpersonal skills to cultivate and develop relationships with donors;
  • Outstanding organizational and project management skills including impeccable attention to detail, time management, and a strong sense of personal accountability;
  • Proactive approach to problem-solving and strong common sense-based decision making skills. Able to work independently, using good judgement, resourcefulness and the ability to sustain productivity under pressure;
  • High professional and ethical standards for handling confidential information;
  • High level of competency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) as well as Adobe and Outlook. Working knowledge of Salesforce preferred;
  • Knowledge of and passion for the theatre a plus.

How To Apply

To apply please send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to laura@americantheatrewing.org. No phone calls or agencies please.

New York, NY

Development Assistant, American Theatre Wing

The Organization

The American Theatre Wing is a not-for-profit organization, founded on the eve of America’s entry into WWI by 7 suffragists and theatre makers who came together to support the nation by harnessing the power of theatre. More than a century later, ATW’s vital work continues to be driven by the fundamental belief that theatre is essential to our economic, educational, and social and emotional well-being as a society.

Through a powerful suite of programs that address all aspects of the national theatre ecology, ATW encourages the discovery of theatre by people of all ages, nurtures talent on stage and off, creates pathways for success for students and young professionals, and encourages the development of the art form itself by recognizing and supporting innovative and excellent work with awards and grants. Building a just, equitable and inclusive American theatre is a guiding principle of all of ATW’s work and programs.

Position Overview

Development Assistant

The American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards, home of the OBIE Awards, and one of the nation’s premiere non-profit arts organizations, is seeking a motivated emerging professional to support the Wing’s individual, foundation, corporate, and government fundraising program, and provide administrative support to the Development Department. The Assistant should should demonstrate excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, enthusiasm for learning, and willingness to take on large and small tasks. The American Theatre Wing offers competitive salaries and benefits and a collegial working environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Donor Research and Stewardship

  • Research and identify new grant/sponsorship prospects and individual funding opportunities, taking into consideration strategic planning and funding alignment.
  • Assist in development of engagement strategies and outreach to funders and prospects, as well as benefit fulfillment for major donors.
  • Ensure that funders are credited appropriately online and in print.

Grant Support

  • Write first drafts of grant proposals and reports as assigned and compile required supplemental materials.
  • Communicate across departments to compile updated program statistics and any necessary information for proposals.
  • Update the grant calendar as needed.

Event Support

  • Assist in the creation and fulfillment of charity auctions.
  • Create or coordinate event collateral and materials.
  • Communicate with attendees about event details and benefit fulfillment as required.
  • Work with departmental volunteers on key tasks leading up to events and on day-of.
  • Track financial data using the appropriate metrics for each event.

Data Integrity

  • Regularly and accurately record funder data, income, and communications.
  • Pull lists/reports in Salesforce and manually adjust data formatting as needed.
  • Work with Programs team to maintain cumulative stats spreadsheet.

General Administrative Support

  • Process donations/registrations/etc. as they are received and create acknowledgement letters weekly.
  • Provide support for departmental mailings (both physical and digital).
  • Compile monthly departmental credit card receipts.
  • Report on daily income and communicate with Finance team regarding monthly income reconciliation.
  • Maintain qualifications within government portal accounts (password updates, e-payments, pre-qualification statuses)
  • Coordinate internal meetings and take minutes.
  • Place departmental supply orders.
  • Other administrative tasks as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications & Requirements

  • 1-3 years of development or related experience.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills along with strong interpersonal skills to cultivate relationships with donors;
  • Outstanding organizational skills including impeccable attention to detail, time management, and a strong sense of personal accountability;
  • Proactive approach to problem-solving and strong common sense-based decision making skills. Able to work independently, using good judgement, resourcefulness and the ability to sustain productivity under pressure;
  • High professional and ethical standards for handling confidential information;
  • High level of competency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) as well as Adobe and Outlook. Working knowledge of Salesforce or other database a plus.
  • Knowledge of and passion for theatre or the arts preferred.

How To Apply

To apply please send cover letter and resume to Laura@americantheatrewing.org. No phone calls or agencies please.

Seattle, WA

People Operations Manager, Marguerite Casey Foundation

The Organization

Who We Are

We imagine a world where our democracy and economy truly represent the contributions, dreams, and desires of communities that have been historically excluded from sharing in the resources and benefits of society. People should be more than just represented in our democracy and economy—their representation must include their ability to shape them.

Our Mission

MCF supports leaders who work to shift the balance of power in their communities toward people who are excluded from sharing in the resources and benefits of society, and who have the vision and capacity to build a truly representative economy.

Position Overview

The People Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Marguerite Casey Foundation’s employee experience, including recruiting, compensation, training and compliance, and organizational health. In this role, you’ll be a subject matter expert and critical advisor to the Vice President of Culture and Operations, as well as a key advocate of MCF’s culture and values, and the belief that when people are free to bring their full selves to work, amazing things happen. This role is critical in ensuring that our policies, processes and procedures are people-centered, responsive to both employee needs and organizational imperatives, and aligned with MCF’s values and our commitment to racial equity as an anti-racist and anti-white supremacist organization. This position is full-time, exempt, and reports to the Vice President of Culture and Operations.

If you were here right now, some projects you would be working on would potentially include:

  • Auditing all existing people-related policies and procedures to ensure alignment with our commitment to racial equity;
  • Researching innovative ways of successfully implementing equitable restorative justice models in the workplace while managing legal risk;
  • Developing a training calendar and content that will not only keep the organization in compliance, but underscore and strengthen the cultural pillars integral to our approach to shifting power.

How To Apply

Visit: https://apply.workable.com/mcf/j/6BE3438AEF/

Uniondale, NY

Executive Director, Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation

The Organization

The mission of Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation is to ensure the excellence and continuance of Catholic Schools on Long Island by increasing awareness and by providing scholarship and program funding for the needs of students and schools. Supporting the education of more than 13,000 students in 35 Catholic elementary schools across Long Island, parents seeking tuition assistance for their children have a dedicated place to rely on for support. In its history, the Foundation has raised over $35 million and provided over $25 million in scholarships and school aid, helping thousands of families.

Position Overview

Executive Director

Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation

Uniondale, New York

https://www.tomorrowshopefoundation.org

Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation is currently seeking a dedicated Executive Director. This individual will develop and direct organizational strategy and work with the Board in order to fulfill the Foundation’s mission. Managing 50‒90 prospects who can contribute multi-year major gifts of $25,000+, the ED will also be responsible for overseeing day-to-day business activities, financial planning and management, and staff performance.

With a minimum of seven to ten years of nonprofit experience, the successful candidate will bring a wealth of experience and talent, and a personal identification with the Foundation’s mission. A flexible and adaptable leader who can positively impact both strategic and tactical fundraising initiatives, experience leading a fundraising team in an accountable environment with performance metrics is vital. This is an exceptional leadership role for an experienced senior level professional to join a successful Foundation that is poised for growth.

How To Apply

To apply or to refer candidates, please contact Lindauer Vice President Maureen Huminik at https://apptrkr.com/2143551.

San Francisco, CA

Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation

The Organization

The Levi Strauss Foundation, founded in 1952, advances pioneering social change on the issues and events of our time. Its community partners across the globe reflect and bring to life Levi Strauss & Co.’s institutional values: originality, empathy, integrity and courage. As a corporate foundation with family roots, it aims to take courageous risks in service of these values and strives for meaningful impact over the course of decades, with its core program areas focused on advancing social justice and improving the lives of apparel workers and the communities in which they live and work.

Position Overview

The Levi Strauss Foundation seeks an Executive Director who will be a dynamic, visionary leader with a strong equity lens to guide this corporate foundation in setting and routinely evaluating the relevancy of its mission, and to implement foundation policies and programs globally. The preferred candidate will have a compelling mix of experiences, skills, personal characteristics and motivations to lead, manage, and advance the foundation’s initiatives, grantmaking, evaluation and civic engagement.

How To Apply

The Levi Strauss Foundation seeks an Executive Director who will be a dynamic, visionary leader with a strong equity lens to guide this corporate foundation in setting and routinely evaluating the relevancy of its mission, and to implement foundation policies and programs globally. The preferred candidate will have a compelling mix of experiences, skills, personal characteristics and motivations to lead, manage, and advance the foundation’s initiatives, grantmaking, evaluation and civic engagement.

https://levistraussandco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/jobs

San Francisco, CA

Administrator, Chapter Operations (Part-time), Crohn's and Colitis Foundation

The Organization

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Inc is a private, non-profit national organization dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and improving the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. We fund cutting-edge studies at major medical institutions, nurture investigators at the early stages of their careers, and finance underdeveloped areas of research. In addition, our educational workshops and programs, along with our scientific journal, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, enable medical professionals to keep pace with this rapidly growing field. Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s core values of compassion, integrity, leadership, collaboration, and inclusion inspire and drive every member of our highly performing team.

Position Overview

Position Summary:
The Part Time, Administrator, Chapter Operations, staff person will play a critical role in providing administrative, financial, and operational support to the chapter. The position will report directly to the Lead Chapter staff person and indirectly to the National Operations staff person overseeing the respective chapter area.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
• Assist the Lead Chapter staff person with chapter mailings, Board communication, donor stewardship, meeting minutes, and staff activities.
• Manage and oversee facilities, equipment and document organization.
• Manage all invoice processing ensuring expenses are reflected according to budget
• Collect, review, and process chapter donations in CRM database.
• Timely acknowledgement of chapter donations.
• Reconcile monthly financial statements.
• Maintain up to date and accurate records via our CRM database
• Assist in creating e-newsletters and email communications for Foundation constituents.
• Support and/or manage the chapter’s social media pages, and website.
• Maintain accurate and complete records and files for fundraising campaigns.
• Assist with the preparation of collateral materials and logistics related to fundraising programs and mission activities.
• Monitor and answer all chapter inquiries via phone and email.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience or minimum 2-3 years of administrative experience
• Excellent organizational skills
• Works extremely well in team setting
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft programs (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Strong oral and written English communication skills
• Accounts Payable experience a plus
• CRM database a plus

How To Apply

*Please follow the link below to submit an online application via the Crohn’s & Colitis Career page.

Job link: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=30979&clientkey=290516EC989E8E3CD8F9039C8D4973BE

New York, NY (Remote)

Executive Director, Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

The Organization

Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation (RWCF) is an advocacy and action nonprofit created by and for restaurant workers. Our mission is to improve the daily lives of professional restaurant workers by building a deeper sense of community and self-efficacy. RWCF engages in grant making, impact investing, issue advocacy, and community building efforts to influence industry practices, public policies, and public perceptions.

Our focus areas are:

Wage fairness and career ladders: to ensure that every restaurant worker is paid a reliable wage that is enough to pay the costs of living in their community and save for the future; and to provide workers with the skills and opportunities they need to climb career ladders in the hospitality industry

Gender equity and sexual violence: to increase gender representation and equitable treatment in all jobs at all levels of the hospitality industry, especially those with the greatest prestige and compensation; and to create greater awareness of what constitutes consent and the ways employers can prevent sexual assault and harassment by owners, employees, and guests

Racial equity and support for immigrant communities: to increase representation and equitable treatment of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color and immigrants in all jobs at all levels of the hospitality industry, especially those with the greatest prestige and compensation; and to ensure that restaurants do not take advantage of, or discriminate against, vulnerable immigrant workers, regardless of their documentation status

Mental health and substance use disorders: to help restaurant businesses create more caring, accommodating, and healthy workplaces; and to provide access to programs that support restaurant workers struggling with substance use disorders and mental health challenges

Additionally, RWCF has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with our Restaurant Workers COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund.

Organized in 2018, RWCF is in its early stages of development. RWCF has a 20-member board, roughly half with deep expertise in the restaurant industry and the other half with nonprofit/foundation experience, that is currently responsible for oversight of RWCF’s strategy and operations as well as strategy implementation.

Position Overview

RWCF is now seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial leader to help refine and drive the organization’s strategy, further develop its core communications and programming, build out critical systems and operations, and lead its fundraising and development efforts across all current and potential sources. This creative leader would also build RWCF’s capacity to support and sustain RWCF’s work and operations, leading a team of consultants, vendors, and, over time, part-time and full-time employees.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives on building and innovating and is comfortable with both designing and leading an organization – its goals, priorities, operations, capacity, and structuring – based primarily upon a proven framework and board conversations amidst a tremendous amount of unknown. The inaugural Executive Director will have the support of a deeply engaged, all-volunteer board of directors that is organized around seven distinct volunteer committees: Audit/Finance/Investments; Communications/Marketing; Development/Fundraising; Events/Community Engagement; Governance; Grantmaking/Nonprofit Partnerships; and Public Policy.

The Executive Director will step into an organization that has experienced extraordinarily positive fundraising success and enters the 2021 fiscal year in a strong financial position with a fast-growing donor base. However, in an operating environment with many unknowns and a short organizational history, the inaugural Executive Director will be challenged to solidify the organization’s reputation and fundraising to grow this innovative community foundation to long-term financial sustainability.

Finally, this leader must be able to embrace and lead within a flat leadership structure while ensuring that RWCF incorporates an equity and justice lens throughout its work and operations.

Responsibilities include:

Organizational Leadership

  • Implement and refine organizational strategy envisioned by the board
  • Develop and coordinate both long- and short-term strategic plans
  • Design, manage, and adapt a work plan that sets the pace for RWCF, celebrates wins, course corrects, and advances strategic goals
  • Lead and grow the team by nurturing an effective organizational workforce, culture, and morale, including recruiting and developing team members
  • Facilitate strong outcomes across the organization by preparing for and following up on critical meetings and generally creating the conditions for success across internal teams-       Ensure that team members are aligned and coordinated in achieving each of their respective objectives, actively collaborating to achieve organization-wide goals
  • Troubleshoot and strategize to address operational, program, and project challenges
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with thought leaders, strategic partners, and key networks; leverage relationships to advance RWCF’s work
  • Monitor and report on organizational goals, outcomes, and strategic progress

Programmatic Leadership and Execution

  • Collaborate with team members to provide oversight for all programs
  • Create programmatic goals with well-defined metrics
  • Develop partnerships with other organizations and businesses to maximize grant-making and programmatic resources
  • Provide leadership assistance in the development of RWCF’s Racial Justice Fund by collaborating with the Fund Director and Steering Committee
  • Provide organizing support to the Restaurant Managers Network and nurture its volunteer leadership
  • Develop a system for communicating with and about businesses participating in the Restaurant Futures Loan Program
  • Develop a deep understanding of community foundations, and how they can operate effectively within the law and support nonprofit organizations that advance RWCF’s public policy goals
  • In partnership with the Finance Committee and advisors, develop impact investing strategies that provide financial returns to RWCF and advance its charitable mission

Governance and Board Relationship

  • Build and maintain a strong partnership with the board by clearly communicating initiatives, successes, and opportunities
  • Work with the President to prepare for all board meetings and ensure they are sequenced for maximum integration and impact
  • Attend and lead relevant sections of board meetings
  • Ensure that RWCF’s volunteer committees are meeting regularly, communicating with each other, and productively engaging their members to maximize volunteer activities that build on organizational priorities

Communications Leadership and External Relations

  • Become an authority on RWCF’s program areas and serve as the organization’s primary voice to media, funders, nonprofit partners, and the larger restaurant community, advocating for RWCF’s issue areas across all media channels and in speaking engagements and public events
  • Work in partnership with RWCF’s social media director and Communications Committee to build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, and the systems for tracking them
  • Work with team members to create and maintain collateral, website, and presentations to both inspire and inform

Fundraising

  • Advance and implement a comprehensive development strategy
  • Identify and cultivate new funding streams
  • Develop and oversee all major grant proposals; coordinate grant reporting requirements
  • Work with development team member(s) and the board to plan and execute all fundraisers and special events
  • Represent RWCF effectively with donors, partners, and other stakeholders

Financial Management

  • Working with the Finance Committee Chair and RWCF’s accounting firm, manage finances by aligning revenue and expenses with strategic priorities, including budgeting, financial planning, and reporting
  • Monitor RWCF’s financial position, including revenue and expenditures

Operations Support

  • Oversee effective administration of RWCF’s operations
  • Oversee design and building of organizational processes and systems throughout RWCF to increase capacity

Key Qualifications:

Required

  • Dedication and enthusiasm for RWCF’s mission and a proven passion and commitment for racial justice, social justice, and equity
  • 5+ years of strategic leadership and operational experience
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Proven ability to lead in start-up environments or an ability to apply experiences in established nonprofit organizations to a start-up environment
  • Ability to develop, manage, and improve systems and processes
  • A commitment to teamwork and collaboration

Preferred

  • Restaurant or hospitality industry experience, and the ability to compellingly discuss those personal experiences in the context of RWCF’s public policy advocacy
  • Experience working with varied constituencies and functions across diverse stakeholders
  • Significant nonprofit management expertise
  • Project management experience
  • Media experience

Personal Attributes

  • Excellent communications skills
  • Strategic and innovative thinker
  • Amazing storyteller
  • Thrives while leading in ambiguous situations

This position will be remote. Compensation package, including benefits, is competitive. The salary for this role starts at $125,000. The Executive Director’s performance and salary will be reviewed during the first year of employment with a potential for an increase in salary, based on management, communications, and fundraising successes.

RWCF welcomes applicants from historically underserved and marginalized communities and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

How To Apply

Please email a cover letter and resume to jobs@restaurantworkerscf.org with the subject line: RWCF Executive Director.

New York, NY

Program Assistant, Central America and Grants Management, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

The Organization

Founded in 1940, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) advances social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. The RBF’s grantmaking is organized around three themes: Democratic Practice, Peacebuilding, and Sustainable Development. Though the Fund pursues its three program interests in a variety of geographic contexts, it has identified several specific locations on which to concentrate cross-programmatic attention. The Fund refers to these as “RBF pivotal places”: subnational areas, nation-states, or cross-border regions that have special importance with regard to the Fund’s substantive concerns and whose future will have disproportionate significance for the future of a surrounding region, an ecosystem, or the world. The Fund currently works in two pivotal places, China and the Western Balkans, and is launching a third, Central America, during 2021. The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture program, focused on New York, nurtures a vibrant and inclusive arts community in the Fund’s home city.

Through its grantmaking, the Fund supports efforts to expand knowledge, clarify values and critical choices, nurture creative expression, and shape public policy. The Fund’s programs are intended to develop leaders, strengthen institutions, engage citizens, build community, and foster partnerships that include government, business, and civil society. Respect for cultural diversity and ecological integrity pervades the Fund’s activities.

Position Overview

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund seeks a Program Assistant to support the Central America program, and the Grants Management department. The incumbent will help to further the Central America program’s goals and strategies by supporting grantmaking and portfolio administration, as well as program development activities across the portfolio and in connection with other program teams. The incumbent will also assist the Grants Management & Legal (GML) team—which facilitates the Fund’s grantmaking processes—by providing administrative, data management, and analysis support for GML, as well as supporting other RBF grantmaking staff on an as-needed basis. This role reports to the Program Director, Central America, and the Grants Manager, Systems and Data Analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Program Development Support

  • Support selected dimensions of the Pivotal Place: Central America program’s strategies.
  • Assemble information related to potential grants or internal program review initiatives.
  • Prepare relevant materials for program reviews and evaluations.
  • Develop briefing books and other information to support the program’s activities, including travel and meetings.
  • Attend select meetings with grantees and other organizations, as requested.
  • Stay current on reports, trends, and other news related to the work of the grantees and the program’s strategies.

Grants & Portfolio Administration

  • Serve as a first point of contact and respond to unsolicited requests for support as directed by the Program Director.
  • Oversee the receipt of all grant-related proposals and materials.
  • Conduct ongoing communication with grantees and potential applicants on proposals or grants, including advising on their development and ongoing status. This task includes maintaining contact information for grantees and other program portfolio partners to facilitate communication with grantees and the Board, as appropriate.
  • Draft and/or otherwise assist with the preparation of written materials on behalf of the assigned programs, including grant recommendations; assemble and review all other required support material. Draft specialized and/or customized documents, correspondence, and memoranda.
  • Proofread grant recommendations, reports, and other materials.
  • Manage the collection of grantee reporting documents, reviewing for completeness and following up with grantees on outstanding issues.
  • Track and monitor grant payments for the portfolio, coordinating with the Program Director and/or Grants Management team when payments need to be made, and/or if information from grantees is missing. Collect payment-related information from grantees and prepare documentation and letters to issue grant payments.
  • Prepare various reports as requested, for instance grant status reports, program activity reports, allocations, or expense reports.
  • Maintain and update portfolio budget projections, in consultation with Program Director.
  • Maintain and update the electronic systems that support the programs’ grantmaking efforts, including GivingData, the Fund’s grants management software.
  • Provide administrative/logistical support for meetings funded or planned by the Program at the RBF’s New York City office and/or The Pocantico Center.
  • Schedule and coordinate appointments, calendars, conference calls, travel arrangements, and events for the Program Director.

Data Management and Analysis

  • Help to maintain and update the electronic systems that support the Fund’s grantmaking efforts, including GivingData.
  • Assist in the preparation of various reports, charts, memos, and correspondence.
  • Serve as a partner in the implementation of efforts to streamline and improve the Fund’s grantmaking processes.
  • Support the partnership with external vendors and assist in monitoring budget allocations.
  • Collaborate with peer organizations to analyze best practices.
  • Serve as a point of contact for RBF staff and external partners.

 

Administrative Support for the Grants Management & Legal Team

  • Assist with various administrative tasks including proofreading, scheduling and planning meetings, and preparation of expense reports and time sheets.
  • Support the grant review process and assist in the compliance, payment, and reporting processes, as necessary.
  • Support best practices in due diligence.

 

Support for Other RBF Grantmaking Programs

  • Assist other RBF grantmaking program teams when there are gaps in support due to staff changes, prolonged absences, and/or temporary workload issues.

The incumbent participates in assigned institutional initiatives, including serving on special projects/task forces, and ongoing efforts to develop connections among the portfolio-level teams that comprise the broader Programs department. Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director and Grants Manager.

Skills and Abilities

  • Advanced English written, oral, and proofreading skills.
  • Ability to work, especially orally, in Spanish.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and research skills.
  • Adept at detailed work (quantitative and written text).
  • Ability to work independently on multiple projects and priorities.
  • Ability to work across diverse program areas.
  • Demonstratable abilities around the RBF Leadership Indicators (institutional competencies). Able to consistently apply RBF leadership indicators including ability to seek and implement feedback from manager, peers, and other partners.
  • Strong technology skills and ability to apply the same to manage one’s own work and contribute to smooth functioning of institutional processes and procedures.
  • Ability to develop and maintain broad knowledge of the RBF’s programs, practices, policies, and procedures.
  • Strong knowledge of and ability to use technology to efficiently accomplish work, using e-mail, the Internet, database management software (i.e., GivingData), and Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Advanced Excel skills a plus.

·         Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as requested.

Education, Experience, and Knowledge

  • Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with two years of related work experience.
  • Demonstrated knowledge or interest in Central America and the Fund’s program themes.
  • Knowledge and understanding of nonprofit/nongovernmental organization sector best practices.

Expectations of All Positions

Each employee is expected to:

  • Understand and support the philanthropic mission of the RBF.
  • Respect and value those who partner with or request assistance from the RBF.
  • Manage the resources of the RBF in a manner that maximizes the funds available for charitable activity.
  • Advance the Fund’s vision of becoming an anti-racist and anti-sexist institution. Support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in core responsibilities and institution-wide efforts.
  • Respect the contribution of each employee of the RBF and support colleagues in fulfilling their individual responsibilities.
  • Appreciate differences in perspectives and point of view and work collaboratively with colleagues toward shared goals and objectives.
  • Commit time to RBF activities and conversations that strengthen the Fund’s culture and improve its effectiveness.

How To Apply

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is an equal opportunity employer and invites applications from candidates regardless of race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability or religion. The Fund is an anti-racist and anti-sexist institution (read more here). We offer a salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, a generous benefits package, and a pleasant work environment.

Given restrictions in place, to curb the spread of COVID-19, this role will begin working virtually with the expectations of reporting to the office at RBF 475 Riverside office when conditions allow.

To apply, please send a letter explaining your interest in the position and qualifications along with a resume to jobs@rbf.org. Include Program Assistant, Central America and Grants Management on the subject line of your email. No telephone or fax inquiries please. Application deadline is February 19, 2021.

Austin, TX

Vice President, Community Investments, St. David's Foundation

The Organization

WittKieffer is honored to partner with St. David’s Foundation in the recruitment of the organization’s newly created position of Vice President of Community Investments (VPCI). This is a career-defining opportunity to generate measurable, sustainable change in both increasing access to critical services in order to address the well-being of Central Texans, and drive change to unleash community potential for tomorrow.

Based in Austin, TX, St. David’s Foundation is one of the largest health foundations in the United States, providing over $70 million of direct funding to the community with an $80 million total community benefit impact annually in the five-county Central Texas area. The Foundation is anticipating growth of up to $100 million over the next few years. Through a unique partnership with St. David’s Healthcare, the foundation reinvests proceeds for the hospital back into the community. St. David’s Healthcare itself is a partnership between the hospital management company HCA, St. David’s Foundation, and Georgetown Health Foundation. Since the inception of this visionary partnership in 1996, more than 400 million dollars have been given back to the community.

The Foundation makes grants to innovative organizations ready to solve problems and bring good health into reach for all of Central Texas. Along with grant making, St. David’s Foundation focuses on learning and evaluation, and community engagement strategies that include programs such as mobile dental services, healthcare scholarships, and AgingWell, a program for aging adults and their caretakers.

Reporting to the Foundation’s President and CEO, the VPCI is responsible for strategic grant making, community collaborations, and strategic partnerships. As a member of the Foundation’s Executive Team, this individual will work collaboratively with their team, across the organization, and with the Board of Trustees to translate the Foundation’s vision and strategic priorities into investment strategies that will make measurable and impactful change in order to benefit the residents of Central Texas. More specifically, the Vice President will lead the overall vision and plan to design the Foundation’s impact areas including, identifying emerging opportunities and strategic leverage points based upon the region’s social determinants of health and disparity data along with Foundation research; building partnerships with other key partners and foundations to ensure that that the programs/solutions are informed by and responsive to the needs of Central Texans; and ensuring results and accountability.

Position Overview

The VPCI will need to demonstrate outstanding management and professional development skills, providing clear guidance, high expectations, and support to their team. While a big picture thinker is necessary, this executive must understand how to translate strategy into goals and specific objectives and know how to execute in order to implement measurable programs and efforts. This person must be a politically savvy executive who has a demonstrated track record and is able to build strong relationships with the community, by listening to and leading important conversations around the region’s most pressing issues. Successful candidates will be seasoned philanthropic and/or not-for-profit executives within the philanthropy, healthcare, public health or social service industries. Most importantly, successful candidates will be mission-oriented, embrace the potential of the St David’s Foundation and be able to guide the foundation to achieve its mission and work.

How To Apply

Interested parties may apply, inquire, or nominate a colleague or view the Leadership Profile via the WittKieffer Candidate Portal here. For more information or questions, please contact the search team of Julie Rosen, Nelson Mann, and Andrew Trechsel at atrechsel@wittkieffer.com.

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