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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

The Organization

Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition, and diseases of poverty.  Cofounded by Helen Keller – and guided by her fierce optimism and belief in human potential – the organization delivers life-changing health solutions to vulnerable families where the need is great but access to care is limited.  In the US, Africa, Europe, and Asia, Helen Keller’s proven, science-based programs empower people to create opportunities in their own lives and build lasting change.

Position Overview

Helen Keller

Director, Marketing and Communications

(Flexible location; NYC preferred.  All staff currently working from home due to pandemic)

Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition, and diseases of poverty.  Cofounded by Helen Keller – and guided by her fierce optimism and belief in human potential – the organization delivers life-changing health solutions to vulnerable families where the need is great but access to care is limited.  In the US, Africa, Europe, and Asia, Helen Keller’s proven, science-based programs empower people to create opportunities in their own lives and build lasting change.

Background

The Director, Marketing and Communications will bring strategic marketing and communications skills to help the organization continue to build a growing constituency of supporters (donors, subscribers and others), at a time when the organization has laid essential groundwork. Recently, Helen Keller Intl conducted research that led to a newly branded look and feel. We have sharpened our understanding of target audiences to focus on individuals giving unrestricted support, primarily in the United States.

The organization has also launched several advertising efforts in recent years and is ready to take the next steps. Thus, the Director will join at an exciting time in which s/he will help shape a team and strategy that places marketing at the forefront of the organization’s goals. The Director will work collaboratively with colleagues to craft, shape, and deliver compelling stories and examples of impact, and to create campaigns that engage informed citizens and inspire them to support Helen Keller Intl.

Functional Relationships

Reporting to the Vice President, External Relations, the Director will work closely with other department team leaders, developing strategies that help build engaged, philanthropic audiences. The Director will work nimbly within hierarchical and stakeholder relationships, convening colleagues across the organization to surface content; to create ads, videos, stories, and photos that inspire and activate new and existing donor communities; and to support field and program colleagues in championing Helen Keller’s mission to their target audiences.

The Director will supervise a team of professionals and work in an integrated fashion to align marketing campaigns with fundraising goals. The Director will also work closely with global colleagues at various levels across the organization and in country programs, including the US, acting as a partner to them as they enhance their communications and marketing skills.

Finally, the Director will liaise with an External Relations Committee of the Board, other Board members, the Executive Team, and global and country leadership to shape Helen Keller’s positioning regarding key public health information or news, to support colleagues in public-facing and key presentations, and to shape team members’ public voices on behalf of Helen Keller. Regular communication and a spirit of teamwork, both hierarchically and laterally, are essential to making this structure thrive.

Scope of the Position

The Director, Marketing and Communications will lead the organization’s efforts to refine, motivate, and engage target audiences with the goal of building Helen Keller Intl’s community of enthusiasts, subscribers, and especially donors. The Director will shape and implement an action plan to build funnels of varying widths to attract potential audiences that learn, engage with Helen Keller, and support our mission with donations. The Director will develop and deploy a rich toolkit that includes storytelling, earned media, social media channels, photography, videos, website content, presentations at conferences and convenings, search advertising, search engine optimization strategies, display advertising, and other methods to reach prospect audiences.

The Director will be both strategist and doer, serving as a creative thinker, helping to share and inspire others who are developing key messages, visual ideas, advertising, and stories. The Director will help shape organizational positioning, working across the organization and collaboratively with leaders and program experts to surface stories of impact and to turn those stories into marketing material, sometimes in a campaign framework. The Director will also have in his/her purview media relationships and an earned media/thought leadership strategy in the years ahead.

The Director will act as a convener, helping colleagues to source stories of Helen Keller Intl’s impact, and supporting them as they advance their skills to “communicate Helen Keller Intl” with a unified voice, look, and feel. The Director will lead a team of professionals and consultants and will liaise with communications staff in the field and with country and regional teams, providing feedback, guidance, and training when strategic issues arise that require a coordinated approach and/or presentation or press visibility.

Promising candidates will have both creative chops and the temperament and collaboration skills required to help build organizational strength in marketing and communications.

Responsibilities

·       Shape and implement a strategic marketing plan aimed at target audiences with the potential to become donors and influencers and by promoting Helen Keller Intl’s impact, increasing the organization’s visibility, and inspiring action.

·       Develop a toolkit of marketing and communications methods, including the Helen Keller Intl website, social media channels, advertising, creative assets such as photography and video, annual report, photo essays, print pieces, and search engine optimization strategies.

·       Implement a marketing calendar across channels and in coordination with fundraising efforts, program activities, and conferences in which Helen Keller is presenting.

·       Develop on-brand reports to charity watchdogs and lead collaborative campaigns with donor advisories and key funding partners (e.g., Red Nose Day).

·       Provide editorial and creative direction and input for storytelling.

·       Write and edit stories; craft digital advertising for social channels, SEM, display advertising; draft scripts and talking points for speeches, events, and interviews; craft press releases and media advisories.

·       Spot new opportunities for advertising, speaking engagements, and participation in conferences and other opportunities where Helen Keller’s work can “get out there” and be seen among target audiences.

·       Use existing and/or cultivate new relationships with journalists and key media outlets in local, national and international markets, and serve as primary contact for media requests.

·       Keep abreast of the news and creatively pursue ideas in which Helen Keller could contribute our expertise and on-the-ground experiences in order to productively shift public conversations about key issues.

·       Convene colleagues with official and unofficial roles in communications, at field levels, in global management, and in programmatic areas in order to build skills, support one another, develop stories, and integrate a strong brand across the organization, so that we communicate in a unified voice and with shared visuals and data.

·       Liaise with our field offices and our affiliate Helen Keller Europe to ensure consistency in external representation, our use of the Helen Keller Intl brand, and to guide how we speak to public issues that arise.

·       Implement tracking methods and analyze findings to inform our strategies and where changes might be needed.

·       Develop crisis responses, with the Executive Team and other colleagues, as needed.

·       Develop and manage budgets.

·       Hire and supervise vendors for maximum effect.

·       Guide and provide coaching for key organization staff, so that they are empowered, skillful, and ready to be strong ambassadors for Helen Keller with partner organizations, media, and donor audiences.

·       Build a highly effective team, recruiting, supervising, mentoring, and evaluating staff, and utilizing the organization’s methodology of frequent performance conversations with team members. Delegate authority, consult with, and guide staff to achieve goals.

·       Actively keep abreast of trends and help the organization adapt based on those trends.

Required Competencies

·       Expertise in multi-channel marketing.

·       Expertise in communications, media, and public relations.

·       Solid understanding of integrated campaigns for digital channels, including SEO, SEM, and social media.

·       Experience with Raiser’s Edge or other CRM/fundraising software

·       Experience with a content management system (WordPress, Drupal)

·       Demonstrated knowledge in managing graphic design, digital and print production, budgets and vendors.

·       Excellent writing, editing, presentation, and coaching skills.

·       Demonstrated ability to identify, establish and maintain effective working relationships with media contacts.

·       Experience in crisis communications.

·       Demonstrated success in content development and editorial direction.

·       A proven track record of coaching and enabling programmatic experts to identify, source, and tell stories and share impact, so that those colleagues gain comfort and skills in providing important content for donor audiences.

·       Highly developed people skills with a focus on mentoring and providing strong leadership to team members. Strong manager; facilitator; integrator.

·       Excellent manager, collaborator, and skillful team leader, with demonstrated experience in fostering positive working relationships with team members, internal customers, high-level staff and external vendors.

·       Experience managing complex vendor relationships, negotiating contracts, and maximizing productivity of outside vendors and consultants to bring complex projects in on-time and on-budget.

·       Energetic, self-motivated candidate with high productivity.

·       Creative problem-solving skills, and ability to multitask, prioritize and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.

·       Proven ability to use sound judgment when working with highly confidential information.

·       Ability to work independently, move projects from conceptual stages to launch, and handle multiple and often competing deadlines.

·       Knowledge of global health issues and/or international development.

Preferred

·       Multimedia design and/or content management experience.

• Understanding of goals of various branches of External Relations, including different kinds of fundraising, marketing and communications.

·       French language skills, a plus.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Bachelors’ degree; Masters preferred; and 10+ years related experience with significant communications and marketing experience in a nonprofit fundraising environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred Experience: experience in international non-profit organizations a strong plus
• Travel:  Ability to undertake travel for occasional conferences and visits to domestic and international programs
• Languages: English is our primary language.

How To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to HKI.Recruitment@hki.org noting the job title in the subject line.

In the spirit of our founder and namesake, Helen Keller is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is fully valued.

Helen Keller is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need to request an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at the email above or call: +1 646-356-1789.

The Organization

The work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) both spans the globe and has deep roots and a commitment in Washington state. Washington, where the Gates family has lived for generations, is home. Here they are neighbors, community members, and school parents. As philanthropists, they are invested for the long-term in the well-being of communities in Washington state. The Pacific Northwest Portfolio, now Washington State Initiative, has attended specifically to regional investments and partnerships to support local communities. In addition, funding for nonprofits based in the greater Seattle area supporting national and international work means the foundation as a whole extends approximately $300 million in grants to nonprofits in Washington state. The foundation believes that every child deserves a chance to reach their full potential, regardless of race, ethnicity, family income, or gender, and that educational attainment—a college degree or work-ready credential—is the bridge to a career that supports a family and fulfills one’s purpose and potential. This is the aspiration behind the foundation’s investments locally and nationally.

Position Overview

The transition of its longstanding Pacific Northwest Director has afforded the foundation an opportunity to examine and reimagine how it leverages its total assets, financial and otherwise, in service of its vision for young people in the United States and to support longstanding relationships and grantee partners in Washington. With life upended by the pandemic and the country rocked by a reawakened civil rights movement, the foundation has seized the opportunity to reflect upon its historical investments and experience and look forward to refresh and focus its local strategy and relationships with renewed purpose. With that opportunity at the fore, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation seeks nominations and applications for the position of Director, Washington State Initiative. The Director plays a unique role in the United States Program (USP), leading and grounding the foundation’s national work in place and facilitating learning and synergy between the Washington state team, community partners, and the foundation’s national strategies. Reporting to the President, U.S. Program, the Director will work in close coordination with the USP division’s program, leadership, and functional strategies (Early Childhood Learning, K12 education, Postsecondary education, Economic Mobility and Opportunity, Pathways, and Data) in addition, to the foundation’s North America Team, which leads the foundation’s work in government relations, policy, advocacy, and communications. This cross-team approach aspires to drive greater collaboration, synergy, and coherence between national strategies and the foundation’s strategic investments in Washington state.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic and experienced leader with deep knowledge of Washington state — its people, culture, and history — and the role philanthropy can and should play to promote systems level change. S/he/they will bring a sophisticated understanding of how change is inspired and managed internally and externally, be a clear and authentic communicator and trusted leader in Washington, and possess the savvy and skill to translate, adapt, influence, and align locally defined needs with the foundation’s national work to achieve mutually shared objectives and outcomes. The Director will lead a team of highly talented individuals, develop and foster overall organizational effectiveness, and ensure the team nurtures collaboration and community connection in pursuit of mission-aligned strategies and equitable outcomes. Finally, the Director will have content knowledge and experience in at least one of USP’s primary program areas and understand the interconnectedness between education and economic mobility, especially how that is expressed across Washington, and will effectively leverage place-based learnings for the benefit of the broader foundation.

For the full position description and to apply, please visit: https://npag.com/current-searches-all/gates

For more information about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation please visit: www.gatesfoundation.org

How To Apply

This search is being led by Katherine Jacobs, Carolyn Ho, Catherine Seneviratne and Britni Russell Bianchi of NPAG. Due to the pace of this search, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Candidates may submit their cover letter, outlining their interest and qualifications, along with their resume via NPAG’s candidate portal.

For general inquiries and nominations, please email: bmgf-dwsi@npag.com

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve—in race, gender, age, cultures and beliefs—and we support this diversity through all of our employment practices.

The Organization

MIT D-Lab works with people around the world to develop and advance collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global poverty challenges. With projects in more than 25 countries, D-Lab’s international partners–such as local nongovernmental organizations and social enterprises–define student projects, participate in research and the design of technologies, host design summits and trainings, and more.

Position Overview

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a world-class, independent research university committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge and to working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the world’s greatest challenges, seeks a skilled and experienced leader to serve as the Executive Director (ED) for MIT D-Lab.

The ED will provide leadership and vision and establish priorities and partnerships; strategically direct the development, implementation, and sustainability of D-Lab initiatives; oversee partnerships and collaborations with a wide variety of stakeholders; and represent and advocate for D-Lab within and outside of MIT.  At a high level, the ED will also be responsible for the administration and management of D-Lab’s business operations, including staff and program management and evaluation, communications, partnerships, and finances; optimize the organizational structure, delegating responsibilities and supporting staff in their professional success and growth are key responsibilities; and work closely with D-Lab’s administrative officer to oversee financial operations and with a full-time development officer on D-Lab’s overall fund-raising and stewardship activities.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least seven years’ progressively responsible experience
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills and ability to articulate a compelling message about D-Lab’s mission
• Experience building successful partnerships and collaborations
• Track record of success in major fund-raising

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree
• Experience navigating a university setting like MIT
• Leadership experience in the global development sector

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. MIT’s full policy on nondiscrimination can be found at https://policies.mit.edu/policies-procedures/90-relations-and-responsibilities-within-mit-community/92-nondiscrimination.

How To Apply

Interested candidates may apply on-line at https://hr.mit.edu/careers.  Please reference job number 19246.

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 Director, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement implements fundraising strategies that generate revenue in support of the Foundation’s mission including, but not limited to, special events, corporate/foundation and major & individual giving.  The Director partners with the Executive Director, leadership volunteers and committees to influence growth and drive success.  The Director will implement best practices and cultivate partnerships and alliances that will promote growth and awareness in the community.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
•    Lead and implement California Wine Classic, the chapter’s largest fundraising event raising over $525,000 including Committee recruitment, engagement and management.
•    Overall support for the special events budget for the chapter including other Special Events TBD
•    Analyze and improve existing events by ensuring best practices are implemented.
•    Recruit and influence volunteer leaders and committee members to assist in implementing the fundraising strategies that lead to revenue growth.
•    Partner with Executive Director in the execution of corporate/foundation/individual giving initiatives including identifying, cultivating and stewarding corporate and major giving prospects and donors.
•    Prepare and manage event budgets (income and expense) and work plan (with timeline and deliverables) for the successful completion of fundraising events, programs and activities.
•    Maintain accurate and complete records and files for fundraising events, programs and activities and routinely review the status of each with the Executive Director.
•    Conduct planning and evaluative meetings with Executive Director and assigned volunteers relative to each fundraising event, program and activity.
•    Assist with the cultivation, solicitation, follow-up and recognition process for individual, corporate and foundation participation and donations.
•    Oversee the production of all collateral materials related to fundraising events, programs and activities.
•    Perform all other duties and tasks required to support all new and/or proposed fundraising events, programs and activities.

Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s degree is required.
•    Five to seven years in not-for-profit fundraising, preferably with a health-related organization.
•    Demonstrated success in the recruitment, engagement, and cultivation of high-impact volunteers.
•    Demonstrated track record in committee development within fundraising campaigns.
•    Strong leadership skills in volunteer engagement.
•    Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral, with public speaking ability that will inspire and motivate others.
•    Excellent presentation skills and ability to teach, mentor and coach volunteers to achieve results.
•    Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with board members, volunteers and donors.
•    Self-motivated, results oriented leader with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
•    High level of diplomacy, patience, and flexibility.
•    Proficiency in using Microsoft suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
•    Proficiency in database management software

How To Apply

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

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