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The Organization

The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. One of our core values is our commitment to diversity. Therefore, we are committed to a globally diverse and culturally competent workforce. Working in 79 countries, we use a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. To learn more, visit www.nature.org or follow @nature_press on Twitter.

Position Overview

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is seeking a strong Texas Director of Development (DOD) as we execute on our ambitious conservation goals. A trusted name in conservation within the state and beyond, The Nature Conservancy in Texas has worked since 1964 to protect the state’s cherished landscapes and develop sound science to support ecology, economy, public health and equity. With a strong and talented staff of 48, a diverse Board of Trustees comprised of 16 members and 13 honorary Trustees from around the state, 2 main offices, 6 remote offices and a resilient, robust program in place, this role offers a unique opportunity to design and implement a strategic fundraising approach to support Texas’ conservation priorities—and to help shape a resilient, equitable future for the Lone Star State.  The DOD reports directly to the Texas State Director and is a critical member of the Texas Management Team.

·        Works with Texas staff and colleagues around the world to recommend and implement donor-driven fundraising strategies that maximize overall giving to the Conservancy and secures annual fundraising goals of $9 million per year in donations and planned gifts to fund the Conservancy high-priority conservation projects in Texas.  The DOD recruits, develops, inspires, and manages a team of high-performing fundraising and support professionals and plans and implements a comprehensive fundraising and development program that raises significant philanthropic resources from foundations, corporations, and individuals.

·        Establishes, implements and tracks measures and indicators of fundraising progress and success.  Manages a team of 10 fundraising professionals and reinforces compliance and consistency with related organizational policies and procedures.  They lead diverse activities, develop complex processes, achieve project outcomes, and initiate solutions to improve the effectiveness of the Texas Chapter’s fundraising strategy.

·        Provides senior leadership to establish fundraising campaigns and works with senior staff to establish and execute annual and multi-year fundraising goals and plans for the Texas Chapter.

·        Ensures the philanthropy work is a collaborative and well-integrated effort across the Texas Chapter. Works closely with Finance, Conservation and Communications Programs in developing fundraising, messaging and marketing strategies and providing guidance for funding proposals and related materials.

·        Informs chapter budget planning to align with market potential and funding opportunities.

·        Develops a written development plan for identified conservation priority areas, including specific funding opportunities aligned with strategies.  Assesses effectiveness of the chapter’s development plan in support of conservation goals.

·        Leads, inspires, and manages the 10-member Texas Chapter’s Development Team to achieve relationship-building and funding objectives.  Sets and meets fundraising objectives, evaluates results and develops effective strategies as needed; recruits, develops, and retains high-performing staff and nurtures effective team collaboration; and directly manages a portfolio of high-level donors and/or fundraising volunteers.

·        Works closely with the Texas Chapter Board of Trustees to maximize its role in major gift fundraising and collaborates with the State Director and Trustees in the identification, recruitment, onboarding and development of new volunteer leaders.

·        Actively fosters collaboration with The Nature Conservancy’s Worldwide Office, and with fundraising programs of other chapters to achieve the Conservancy’s goals.

Desired Skills & Experience

·        Bachelor’s degree and 8 years related experience, including experience working at a senior level.

·        Experience asking for and closing major gifts.

·        Experience building and maintaining long-term relationships with fundraising constituents including major donors, foundations, and corporations.

·        Experience in developing and delivering budgetary responsibilities.

·        Experience in developing accurate fundraising projections.

·        Experience managing and supervising a multidisciplinary team.

·        Experience working in a large, complex, not-for-profit organization

·        Experience, coursework, or other training in principles, practices, and procedures of private gift fundraising or relevant field.

How To Apply

To view the full position description and apply, please visit https://careers.nature.org and search for job ID# 49154 in the keyword search or apply directly here. Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received, and the position will remain open until filled.  If you experience technical issues, please refer to our applicant user guide or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. Please visit our career center for a full list of all our open positions globally – new positions are posted often!

The Organization

Wellspring Climate Initiative (WCI) seeks to avoid the worst impacts of climate change by dramatically reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the transition to a clean energy future. The Climate Initiative’s investments are aimed at decarbonizing the world economy as quickly as possible and are focused on the strategies and venues where philanthropy can have the highest impact. Wellspring Climate Initiative is active in multiple geographies based on opportunities for cost‐effective mitigation. WCI believes that solving climate change requires the adoption of ambitious, evidence-based policy solutions that transform markets, advance clean technology, and lead to large‐scale change. WCI is dedicated to building the political will and powerful coalitions needed to achieve these bold policy solutions. WCI was recently launched and is actively building its team. WCI is based in Irvine, California.

Wellspring Climate Initiative is part of the Wellspring Philanthropies and an initiative of Wellspring Philanthropic Fund (WPF), which opened its doors in 2001 with a mission to improve the realization of human rights and social and economic justice for all people. The organization is supported by donors who share a common belief in and respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Further information can be found here: https://wpfund.org/.

Position Overview

The Data Scientist will lead the delivery of salient and credible data analyses and products to inform evidence-based strategies for climate change mitigation. They will be responsible for the synthesis and analysis of both internal and external datasets, under the supervision of the Director, Measurement Evaluation and Learning. They will develop and maintain reproducible data workflows and data products (including visualizations, reports, and dashboards). They will work closely with colleagues across WCI, and with external partners including data providers and grantees. They will be based in Irvine, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Wrangling and synthesis of large external datasets (e.g., climate scenarios) into clear, compelling data products to support decision-making needs. Products may include reports, presentations, or interactive dashboards.

• Integration and custom statistical analysis of diverse datasets relevant to climate change mitigation efforts (e.g., country-level emissions trajectories; global climate scenarios).

• Reproducible & appropriate analysis of internal financial and programmatic datasets to support decision-making needs.

• Develop and maintain data workflows (via GitHub) for both external and internal datasets.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of three-five years working in climate change data analytics or related field.

• Advanced degree in relevant field, including the statistical analysis of quantitative data.

• Demonstrated experience and proficiency in RStudio (including RShiny and RMarkdown), and GitHub is required. Knowledge of Python preferred.

• Familiarity with running custom scenarios in integrated assessment models (e.g., GCAM) preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in the handling and management of large and/or sensitive datasets; and the development of data visualization and synthesis products.

• Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and work both independently and collaboratively.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain close, collegial, and effective working relationships with colleagues and external collaborators.

• Willingness to engage in in-depth discussions about data/methodological validity, and to co-create analytical outputs.

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The team member may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Salary and Benefits

Salary range: $80 – $100K.

Wellspring offers a very generous benefits package including payment of 100% of the health insurance premiums for employees (and 80% of the premiums for spouses, domestic partners, and qualified family members). Wellspring also offers other benefits including life insurance, long‐term disability protection, a group 401(k) retirement plan (with an employer match), support for continuing education, up to $5,250 in annual student loan repayment or college savings assistance for qualified dependents and is committed to providing transgender‐inclusive healthcare.

How To Apply

For employment consideration, please submit application to employment@wellspringclimate.org Subject Line: “[Your name]— Data Scientist.”

All applications must include:

• A resume
• A thoughtful cover letter, including salary requirements (specifying salary amount or range) and how you became aware of this opportunity
• Sample of R code, relevant to the position description

Wellspring’s Institutional Culture of Respect, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

WCI and WPF believe we are strengthened by the diversity of our staff, and welcome such diversity including race, gender identity or expression, educational attainment, disability, veteran status, and personal experience with the criminal justice system. WCI welcomes applications from people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, and we strongly encourage people of color and persons with disabilities to apply. We actively cultivate an institutional culture that reflects the values of respect, equity, and inclusion that they seek through their work to amplify in the larger world. WCI and Wellspring hire, promote and retain employees based on their professional qualifications, demonstrated abilities and work performance, as well as on the degree to which these qualities are required in the employment positions made available by the Foundations’ service needs and business requirements. All personnel decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, assignment, training, promotion, discipline and discharge, are made without discrimination based on any protected characteristic as defined by law (e.g., race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, domestic partner status, veteran or military status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, and prior criminal convictions, as well as educational attainment.

NOTE: At this time our preference is that applicants have work authorization to work in the United States.

The application deadline is 12/18/2020. (Candidates selected for interview will be contacted following the end of the application period.)

No Phone Calls Please

The Organization

Wellspring Climate Initiative (WCI) seeks to avoid the worst impacts of climate change by dramatically reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the transition to a clean energy future. The Climate Initiative’s investments are aimed at decarbonizing the world economy as quickly as possible and are focused on the strategies and venues where philanthropy can have the highest impact. Wellspring Climate Initiative is active in multiple geographies based on opportunities for cost‐effective mitigation. WCI believes that solving climate change requires the adoption of ambitious, evidence-based policy solutions that transform markets, advance clean technology, and lead to large‐scale change. WCI is dedicated to building the political will and powerful coalitions needed to achieve these bold policy solutions. WCI was recently launched and is actively building its team. WCI is based in Irvine, California. Wellspring Climate Initiative is part of the Wellspring Philanthropies and an initiative of Wellspring Philanthropic Fund (WPF), which opened its doors in 2001 with a mission to improve the realization of human rights and social and economic justice for all people. The organization is supported by donors who share a common belief in and respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Further information can be found here: https://wpfund.org/.

Position Overview

The Data Scientist will lead the delivery of salient and credible data analyses and products to inform evidence-based strategies for climate change mitigation. They will be responsible for the synthesis and analysis of both internal and external datasets, under the supervision of the Director, Measurement Evaluation and Learning. They will develop and maintain reproducible data workflows and data products (including visualizations, reports, and dashboards). They will work closely with colleagues across WCI, and with external partners including data providers and grantees. They will be based in Irvine, CA

Key Responsibilities

• Wrangling and synthesis of large external datasets (e.g., climate scenarios) into clear, compelling data products to support decision-making needs. Products may include reports, presentations, or interactive dashboards.

• Integration and custom statistical analysis of diverse datasets relevant to climate change mitigation efforts (e.g., country-level emissions trajectories; global climate scenarios).

• Reproducible & appropriate analysis of internal financial and programmatic datasets to support decision-making needs.

• Develop and maintain data workflows (via GitHub) for both external and internal datasets.

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The team member may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Salary and Benefits

Salary range: $80 – $100K.

Wellspring offers a very generous benefits package including payment of 100% of the health insurance premiums for employees (and 80% of the premiums for spouses, domestic partners, and qualified family members). Wellspring also offers other benefits including life insurance, long‐term disability protection, a group 401(k) retirement plan (with an employer match), support for continuing education, up to $5,250 in annual student loan repayment or college savings assistance for qualified dependents and is committed to providing transgender‐inclusive healthcare

How To Apply

Wellspring’s Institutional Culture of Respect, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

WCI and WPF believe we are strengthened by the diversity of our staff, and welcome such diversity including race, gender identity or expression, educational attainment, disability, veteran status, and personal experience with the criminal justice system. WCI welcomes applications from people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, and we strongly encourage people of color and persons with disabilities to apply. We actively cultivate an institutional culture that reflects the values of respect, equity, and inclusion that they seek through their work to amplify in the larger world. WCI and Wellspring hire, promote and retain employees based on their professional qualifications, demonstrated abilities and work performance, as well as on the degree to which these qualities are required in the employment positions made available by the Foundations’ service needs and business requirements. All personnel decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, assignment, training, promotion, discipline and discharge, are made without discrimination based on any protected characteristic as defined by law (e.g., race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, domestic partner status, veteran or military status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, and prior criminal convictions, as well as educational attainment.

NOTE: At this time our preference is that applicants have work authorization to work in the United States.

The application deadline is 12/18/2020. (Candidates selected for interview will be contacted following the end of the application period.)

No Phone Calls Please

The Organization

As the largest and most diverse network in American philanthropy, United Philanthropy Forum holds a unique position in the social sector to help increase philanthropy’s impact in communities across the country. We are a membership network of nearly 90 regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs), representing more than 7,000 funders, who work to make philanthropy better. The Forum envisions a courageous philanthropic sector that catalyzes a just and equitable society where all can participate and prosper.

The Forum has created a new kind of philanthropic network that brings together regional PSOs’ deep regional roots and connections with national PSOs’ deep content knowledge and reach. Given our network’s scale and scope, we can lead change and increase impact in philanthropy in a deeper and broader way than any other organization in our field.

Position Overview

Reporting to the President & CEO, the Communications Manager is responsible for ensuring that the Forum uses communications as effectively as possible to advance the Forum’s mission, vision and goals. Working in collaboration with the rest of the Forum team, the Communications Manager will manage and execute all Forum communications in our core areas of public policy, philanthropy practice, knowledge services and racial equity, diversity and inclusion. This is a newly created position that requires a person who has experience working with a broad range of communications tools and channels and can work effectively across a wide range of communications activities.

This is a full-time, exempt position. Salary starting in the low 70s, commensurate with experience, with a competitive benefits package including 100% employer paid health coverage and employer contribution to a retirement plan. We prefer candidates located in the greater Washington, DC area, but will consider outstanding candidates who are located in other parts of the country. The Communications Manager will work closely with the Forum’s President & CEO as well as across the Forum team on communications planning and execution, and will work with some outside communications consultants to help support special projects and campaigns.

For a complete job description, go to:

https://www.unitedphilforum.org/resources/opening-communications-manager

How To Apply

Submit a cover letter and resume to careers@unitedphilforum.org; please use the following subject line: “Communications Manager: Last Name, First Name.” Application deadline is January 8, 2021.

The Forum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a culturally diverse team and encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds.

No telephone inquiries please.

The Organization

Are you a skilled Major Gift Officer who believes in lending your skills to end hunger? If so, consider being a Major Gift Officer for the San Francisco Marin Food Bank.

The SF Marin Food Bank is comprised of a dedicated team of approximately 150 staff working collaboratively to provide close to 50 million pounds of food to over 210,000 people in the Bay Area – a region where 1 in 4 people are at risk of hunger. We are currently looking for a Major Gift Officer to help in leading our program efforts of our organization. See job description below and apply today if you would like to join us in our mission to end hunger.

POSITION PURPOSE

This role is one of three Major Gifts Officer positions on the Leadership Gifts Team. The position reports to the Director of Leaderships Gifts and manages a portfolio of approximately 150 major gift prospects and donors including the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of such donors and prospects giving $10,000 + range. This position is an ideal opportunity for a collaborative and experienced development professional to join a high-performance team securing over $6 million in annual operating contributions and developing the pipeline and relationships for San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s $40 million capital campaign. This role is key to the Development team which presently raises approximately $20 million annually.

The position requires travel throughout San Francisco and Marin counties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

Portfolio Management (75%)

• Directly manage a portfolio of 120-150 donor and donor prospects capable of making a gift of $10,000+ utilizing major gift best practices.
• Build and maintain relationships to implement strategic solicitation of donors for gifts that reach full philanthropic capacity.
• Devise and implement cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies tailored to each donor.
• Complete and log face to face meetings with donors.
• Develop, write, and present proposals that align the needs of San Francisco-Marin Food Bank with donor intent and capacity.
• Leverage volunteer opportunities, site visits, special events, and donor benefits as cultivation and engagement tools.
• Develop expert familiarity with programmatic offerings; maintain current knowledge of key developments in Food Bank programming and advocacy efforts as they occur.
• Represent the Food Bank at external functions and events.

Administrative (15%)

• Actively monitor portfolio results and modify strategy, as necessary.
• Participate in prospect management meetings to collaborate with fellow giving officers on complicated cases, engage in donor pipeline management, and craft high level, multi-tiered solicitations.

• Regularly update proposals, track Moves Management activity and document long term strategy using Raiser’s Edge.

Collaboration (10%)

• Engage Executive Suite, Board Members, Director of Leadership Gifts, program staff and volunteers in fundraising efforts as appropriate.
• Participate in advancing all Development team priorities forward including special events, corporate & foundation giving, planned giving, and volunteer recruitment.
• Other duties as assigned.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

• Relationships within the portfolio are regularly advanced and the overall monetary value of the portfolio is increased.
• Relationships and strategies are tracked and can be demonstrated and measured within Raiser’s Edge.
• The number of faces to face visits for the portfolio continues to increase over time.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Required knowledge:

• Understanding of the role of Development and Major Giving Program within the context of a nonprofit organization.

Experience required:

• A minimum of six years of experience in fundraising; experience in individual giving, annual fund program, or role with frontline fundraising preferred.
• Strong track record of success managing and growing a portfolio of five-six figure donors
• Previous experience in Raiser’s Edge preferred or knowledge of similar CRM tools.
• Successful track record of interacting with donors, volunteers, colleagues, board, and executives at the highest level

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: (The physical and environmental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

ENVIRONMENT: Standard office with occasional travel to program sites

FINGER DEXTERITY: Requires typing on standard computer.

TALKING: Ability to speak on phone and face to face.

HEARING: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.

REPETITIVE MOTIONS: Frequent and regular movements using the wrists, hands, and fingers.

AVERAGE VISUAL ABILITIES: Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary to view computer screens and documents.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: NOT APPLICABLE.

COMMUNICATION AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of complex intellectual and practical problems.

MATHEMATICS ABILITY: Ability to perform advanced math skills, use decimals to compute ratios and percentages, and to draw and interpret graphs.

LANGUAGE ABILITY: Fluency in English.

SALARY: Competitive pay based on qualifications and experience

BENEFITS: Medical, dental, life, long-term disability, and 403(b) retirement plan with employer base and matching contribution. Generous holidays, vacation, and sick time.

The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Position Overview

Are you a skilled Major Gift Officer who believes in lending your skills to end hunger? If so, consider being a Major Gift Officer for the San Francisco Marin Food Bank.

The SF Marin Food Bank is comprised of a dedicated team of approximately 150 staff working collaboratively to provide close to 50 million pounds of food to over 210,000 people in the Bay Area – a region where 1 in 4 people are at risk of hunger. We are currently looking for a Major Gift Officer to help in leading our program efforts of our organization. See job description below and apply today if you would like to join us in our mission to end hunger.

POSITION PURPOSE

This role is one of three Major Gifts Officer positions on the Leadership Gifts Team. The position reports to the Director of Leaderships Gifts and manages a portfolio of approximately 150 major gift prospects and donors including the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of such donors and prospects giving $10,000 + range. This position is an ideal opportunity for a collaborative and experienced development professional to join a high-performance team securing over $6 million in annual operating contributions and developing the pipeline and relationships for San Francisco-Marin Food Bank’s $40 million capital campaign. This role is key to the Development team which presently raises approximately $20 million annually.

How To Apply: https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/careers/

The Organization

Enterprise is a national nonprofit on a mission to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging for all. To make that possible, we operate the only organization designed to address America’s affordable housing crisis from every angle: we develop and deploy programs and support community organizations on the ground; we advocate for nonpartisan policy at every level of government; we invest capital to build and preserve rental homes people can afford; and we own, operate and provide resident services for affordable communities. All so that people not only make rent, they build futures. With this end-to-end approach, 40 years of experience and thousands of local partners, Enterprise has built and preserved 662,000 affordable homes, invested $53 billion in communities and changed millions of lives.

Over the last four years, Enterprise’s Detroit Market team has been working with local government agencies, affordable housing developers, community development organizations, and other partners to increase access to opportunity through system improvements and transformational changes to policy, programs, and investment strategies. Our major initiatives promote housing stability through the preservation and production of affordable housing and tenant protections, increased capacity and organizational sustainability for community development organizations (CDOs), as well as cross-sector initiatives to advance economic mobility and sustainability.

Enterprise recognizes diversity as a driving force that allows us to further our goal of building stronger communities, ending housing insecurity, and lifting individuals out of poverty. We believe an inclusive environment broadens our perspective, enabling us to better support the communities we serve, and makes for a richer, more dynamic place to work every day.

Position Overview

The Detroit Fellow is a two-year position to advance Enterprise’s aim to improve Detroit’s neighborhoods and achieve equitable revitalization. The Fellow’s principal focus will be managing Enterprise’s Community Development Organization Fund (CDO Fund,) although the Fellow will be brought into other projects as needed.

Through management of the CDO fund, the Detroit Fellow will help provide local nonprofits with financial resources and technical assistance to grow organizational sustainability and enhance their efforts to advance equitable community revitalization. Operating support will enable CDOs to fund critical investments in organizational systems, staff training and leadership development, as well as obtain customized technical assistance. Enterprise’s support of CDOs will also enable us to further collaborate with local organizations, fostering community improvement from the ground up, multiplying the impact of local efforts, targeting community needs, and helping CDOs meet their goals and scaling their solutions. This role requires working closely with internal colleagues, including Detroit Team and Enterprise national staff, as well as with external partners including a funder collaborative and CDO grantees.

The position reports to the Detroit Senior Program Director. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic, effective team player eager to support the Enterprise team and external partners. This role is dynamic and changing and different responsibilities are emphasized depending on the status of various projects. Team spirit is critical for the success of this position, as this is a small and nimble office.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues from the Enterprise Detroit and National teams to administer general operating support grants for up to 32 Detroit CDOs.
• Work with a collaborative of funders including the Kresge Foundation and Ford Foundation to administer and refine the recently launched CDO Fund.
• Provide technical assistance, application support, and ongoing monitoring of grantees; includes managing semi-annual check-ins.
• Analyze CDO capacity building needs and assist with designing strategy for addressing those needs through technical assistance and local service provider partnerships.
• Report to funders and assist with evaluation of program; adapt grantmaking program requirements and reporting based on feedback from funders and grantees.
• Manage all new contacts for grantmaking and programmatic partnerships, including conducting timely follow-up and maintaining ongoing relationships.
• Manage grant funding process which includes:
  • Developing online application and scoring criteria
  • Synthesizing application data to present for collaborative scoring and selection
  • Conducting financial reviews/risk assessments
  • Scoring applications and selecting finalists
  • Setting up grant accounts, generating grant agreements, and distribution of awards.
• Manage grant performance and monitoring which includes:
  • Maintaining annual metrics on grantee performance with respect to “indicators of success” outlined at the application phase
  • Conducting semi-annual, grantee check-ins (in coordination with funder if desired)
  • Overseeing financial reporting, obtaining grantee financial information during grant period and at conclusion of grant term
• Other projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and at least four (4) years relevant experience preferred; graduate degree may be substituted for up to two (2) years of relevant experience.
• Thorough knowledge of and proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Ability to travel on occasion.
• Basic knowledge of urban planning, community development, and affordable housing, in addition to experience with nonprofit program management preferred.
• Demonstrated capacity for project management.
• Strong organizational skills to coordinate complex activities, meet deadlines, and use good judgment in managing conflicting demands and priorities.
• Strong communication skills with ability to clearly express ideas, thoughts and concepts verbally and in writing; excellent writing and editing skills to produce complete, correct correspondence, proposals and reports.
• Demonstrated professionalism, diplomacy, composure, flexibility and ability to adapt to a variety of situations.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems and take responsibility for moving tasks forward with moderate supervision.
• Experience working with diverse range of communities and people.
• Lived experience and/or service that informs worldviews and/or perspectives about creating social equity across race, ethnicity, language, social class, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, and other dimensions.
• Candidate is expected to:
  • Demonstrate strong ethics in interpersonal relations.
  • Continually improve systems and procedures within own job, office and organization.
  • Treat internal and external partners with respect, honesty and professionalism.

Additional Information

Enterprise is committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds. We highly encourage women, LGBTQ people, and people of color, people with different abilities, people of maturity/age and other diverse groups to apply. It is important to us to foster this core value in our work, in our business strategies and in our decision making so that we are reflecting sensitivity and commitment to the communities that we serve.

Benefits

Potential candidates can review Enterprise’s benefits at https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/careers/benefits.

How To Apply

Please use the link below to apply on our site

https://careers.enterprisecommunity.com/Careers.aspx?adata=EETyZbYbzH6baU0pHQiAawxNjdD%2fwQauNkJGHCKa%2fwC%2fF0m9V2DQ4upbL%2b%2byjk%2f%2bgOLvKAN18ZeQiD9Nuw8yfRh26KfHCSeiQ3xDLOZFfUMxKGrrcDJRnEXKQhaL%2biRLuflsKxZETsid9P4DxMmblFwoIdTRuZD%2fnQMX%2bDzfr7t0v5LmSNTCtBncTqiK%2fPxPq44SwB4Ko9jjlERVjTiOLwU%3d

The Organization

About the David and Lucile Packard Foundation:

The Packard Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children, families, and communities—and restoring and protecting our planet. Guided by the principles of our founders, we think big and serve with humility.

Our grantees are making positive change all over the world and in our own backyard. We are known for our work protecting the climate, oceans, and land and for advancing reproductive health and rights. We also work hard to ensure that all children and families have what they need to succeed. Our capacity-building projects help non-profit leaders build more powerful and impactful organizations and movements.

People join the Packard Foundation because they believe in our mission. They stay for the community of talented and thoughtful colleagues who care deeply about making a meaningful impact. Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion is central to all our endeavors. We are committed to continually improving our efforts to lift up diverse voices, to advocate for justice and to foster inclusivity — both within the Foundation and in our grantmaking.

The organization lives the values it supports. Our green headquarters is net zero energy and LEED® Platinum. Our bathrooms are gender neutral. Employees get a full week of paid time each year to volunteer with a non-profit of their choice. The Foundation also has a generous donation matching program for staff.

There is much work to do in the world and our local communities. At the Packard Foundation, we are committed to doing it with the highest levels of integrity, effectiveness and caring.

To learn more about the Foundation, please visit www.packard.org.

Position Overview

About the Department:

The Investments team currently consists of 11 professionals under the direction of Chief Investment Officer Kim Sargent. The team consists of eight investment and three operational and administrative professionals. It is a high-performing, intrinsically motivated team that values collaboration, debate, and collective responsibility for the Foundation’s $7.5 billion portfolio. The team’s goal is to generate an annual payout to fund the Foundation’s grants by partnering with the best fund managers across the globe and across asset classes on a bottom-up basis.

About the Role:

The Foundation seeks to hire an Investment Operations Analyst to join our team.  This an opportunity to learn all aspects of investment operations across multiple asset classes.  The successful candidate will have a key role in the investment operations group and work closely with various members of the Investments team.

To be successful in this role, he/she will have a strong attention to detail, handle multiple tasks effectively, enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and have a long-term interest in Endowment and Foundation operations as a career.

As an integrated team within the Foundation, this individual will have opportunities to hear, participate, and learn about the Foundation’s programs.

This position reports to the Director of Investment Operations. Initially the role will start remotely but will require working onsite at the Foundation offices in downtown Los Altos, California once the Foundation offices reopen.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Research and resolve investment operations and accounting issues in a timely and accurate way
• Ensure the integrity of performance data
• Generate and reconcile daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual investment reports
• Process investment cash flows and assist with cash forecasts
• Maintain ongoing relationships with the custodial bank, vendors, and internal groups
• Prepare materials for quarterly Investment Committee meetings
• Track and maintain investment-related information on central spreadsheets and databases
• Manage operations requests from Investment team members
• Undertake special projects as requested

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong orientation to detail and accuracy and excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Strong and demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter, multi-task, and work well both independently and as a member of a team
• Ability to work effectively remotely until the Foundation offices reopen
• Ability to travel as needed once travel restrictions are lifted

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience, ideally to include an Endowment or Foundation investment management organization; alternatively, work experience at a public auditing firm, hedge fund or private equity firm, with a strong interest in pivoting careers to an Endowment or Foundation

Compensation and Benefits:

The is a full-time, exempt position. Compensation will be commensurate with related work experience and education.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation offers excellent benefits for eligible employees. Current benefits include: medical (HMO and HDHPs), dental and vision coverage; 15% employer contribution to employee retirement plan; life insurance, disability insurance, vacation and sick leave; an adoption benefit; fertility benefit; a financial wellness program; health advocacy services, paid time off to volunteer for nonprofit organizations; matching grants for employee contributions to tax exempt organizations; commute assistance; and tuition assistance.

To Apply:

To apply, go to the Packard Foundation Careers page. Please submit a cover letter indicating your interest in the Packard Foundation’s mission and programs.

Principal applicants only — Candidates whose qualifications most closely fit the criteria for the job will be contacted — No phone inquiries, please

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes a diverse candidate pool.

The Foundation uses an outside firm to check the accuracy of information supplied by applicants who are extended an offer of employment.

The Organization

The New England Grassroots Environment Fund (Grassroots Fund) is a 501(c)(3) environmental justice funder with a mission to energize and nurture long term civic engagement in local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, safe and environmentally sustainable communities.

Our program work:

• fosters innovation by directly providing grants to frontline environmental justice/just transition organizers and engaging in conversation around our guiding practices towards transformative work;
• amplifies voices through our participatory modeling focused on shifting power in decision-making;
• convenes changemakers through our Community of Practice work, RootSkills Training Series, Catalyst Conversations and pop-up offices;
• reimagines philanthropy through our shared decision-making model of grantmaking and by working to disrupt white supremacy culture across programs.

The Grassroots Fund co-creates healthy and sustainable communities throughout New England by providing individuals and groups – particularly those who have been traditionally marginalized – with access to the tools, resources and connections they need to achieve environmental and social justice.  Our Guiding Practices are fundamental to our mission, functions and programs.

Position Overview

The Grassroots Fund seeks a dynamic and collaborative individual who has an established record of direct environmental justice/just transition work in marginalized communities. The Director of Learning is a new position focused on participatory action research, including establishing, implementing and overseeing ongoing data collection systems, learning loops and participatory evaluation. The Director of Learning will lead or play an active role in development of new programs and pilots as well as in ongoing grant review as needed across grant programs. The Director of Learning will report to the Executive Director.

The Director of Learning has four primary focus areas in support of the organization’s mission:

1. Oversee participatory action research that will include the development and ongoing improvement of framework for grantee/participant data collection, mapping and participatory evaluation. This role will include working with all program staff to enhance these systems across grantmaking, convenings, communications and other program design;
2. Oversee a new grant program at the Grassroots Fund, currently called the New England Food System Resilience Fund. Tasks will include community needs surveying, developing a community-led steering committee, grant process/logistic design (based on steering committee recommendations) and oversight of/participation in the grant review process. As with other Grassroots Fund grant programs, oversight of the Resilience Fund will incorporate a 3-tiered participatory process with an open call for application readers, planning grantmaking committee retreats, providing applicant support, managing grant intake, review, and management of grant awards;
3. Collaborate with Executive Director and Director of Operations across strategic initiatives;
4. Assist, as-needed, in semiannual Grow and Young Leader grant program review.

Full job description here

How To Apply

Please submit a single PDF that contains a cover letter, current résumé and the names and contact information of at least three professional or relevant references. We will begin review/interviews as applications are received with priority given to applications received by December 4th, 2020.  Please send your PDF application file to: job@grassrootsfund.org, Attn: Search Team. Please direct any questions to email only.

The Organization

ABOUT AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

Americans for the Arts builds recognition and support for the extraordinary and dynamic value of the arts and serves, advances, and leads the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America. The vision of Americans for the Arts is that the arts are recognized as integral to the lives of all people and essential to healthy, vibrant, and equitable communities across the nation. Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education. Americans for the Arts has headquarters in Washington, DC and a second office located in New York, NY.

POD SUMMARY

The Resource Development Pod is responsible for generating the contributed revenue necessary to sustain the organization’s programs and operations and for developing key relationships that heighten the visibility; deepen the influence; and increase the access of Americans for the Arts to sources of future support. Pod members work to cultivate new as well as steward existing connections with foundation and corporate leaders; government funders; individual patrons; artists; and other influential thought leaders and to collectively leverage those relationships in service of the organization’s mission to advance the arts and arts education.

TEAM SUMMARY

The Development team is responsible for generating contributed revenue, building and sustaining relationships with individual, corporate, foundation, and government donors to generate the funds necessary to support Americans for the Arts’ work. Development team members partner closely with program staff throughout the organization as well as volunteer solicitors, including board members and other donors, on the fundraising effort. Overall, Development team responsibilities include strategy development; prospect research and identification; relationship building; volunteer management; proposal and report preparation; gift processing and acknowledgement; donor benefit fulfillment; and donor stewardship.

The Development team raises both unrestricted and restricted revenue and is organized to meet those objectives. There is a unit that focuses on unrestricted revenue whose work concentrates on individual donors to the Annual Fund and there is an institutional giving unit whose work focuses on restricted revenue and works primarily with corporations, foundations, and government donors.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Foundation Relations plays a key role in Americans for the Arts’ institutional giving program, helping to develop and implement an overall fundraising strategy to secure new and renewed funding in support of Americans for the Arts’ mission and goals. She/he/they is part of a three-person Institutional Giving unit and is responsible for generating approximately $2.5 million in annual contributed revenue from foundations and government funders. He/she/they manages a portfolio of 75 to 100 prospects and concentrates on five to six-figure gifts. The Director carries the primary responsibility for stewarding existing relationships while continuing to grow his/her/their portfolio through the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of new foundation and government prospects.

This position reports to the Vice President of Development and works closely with the executive office and program staff throughout the organization. The Director works across multiple program areas within Americans for the Arts, identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding foundation and government funders in support of a broad array of programs and services.

The Director helps to set annual benchmarks for the institutional giving program and to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy that addresses current fundraising needs while building support for future work. The Director also represents Americans for the Arts at donor meetings and at functions, where appropriate. Some travel and evening work is required.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·        Identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit new foundation and government prospects while overseeing the stewardship of existing donors.

·        Develop and implement a clear annual plan for moving prospects along a path to secure and/or increase grants, utilizing personal visits, meetings, proposals, and other forms of outreach as appropriate.

·        Write customized letters of inquiry, grant proposals, and concept papers; prepare local, state, and federal government grant requests and responses to RFPs.

·        Write interim and final progress reports as well as other stewardship reports for donors; collaborate with finance and program staff colleagues to prepare these materials.

·        Work closely with program staff to package ongoing programs and services and develop concepts and cases of support for new initiatives; this requires ongoing effort to build and maintain a thorough knowledge of Americans for the Arts’ priorities and activities.

·        Play a key role in coaching program staff in how to effectively cultivate new as well as steward existing donor relationships; assign and manage prospects to program staff and support program staff in their ongoing work with those prospects; this work includes facilitating meeting logistics and follow up; preparing advance background briefings for meetings, creating contact reports, coordinating future action steps, etc.

·        Support executive staff, Resource Development Committee/Board members, and volunteers in their engagement of foundation and government donors and prospects.

·        Help manage administration of current grants, including tracking proposal submission and reporting deadlines, updating internal financial tracking and audit reporting systems, collecting information from program staff, working with the finance department on grant expense reconciliation and reporting, and maintaining donors’ hard and electronic files.

·        Participate in regular monthly prospect review meetings (meetings held for each department within Americans for the Arts).

·        Collaborate with the Vice President of Development to project foundation and government income for the organizational budget; quarterly budget update reports; and resource development committee work as needed.

·        Tracks personal assignments and activities utilizing development database systems, ensuring that assigned action steps are completed and regularly updated.

·        Stay up to date on current trends in foundation and government giving and engage in trainings and professional development opportunities as appropriate.

·        Support organizational events as necessary and participate in departmental and organizational planning and organization-wide committees.

·        Participate/represent development as core member of cross-program teams assembled for major initiatives.

·        Represent Americans for the Arts in donor meetings and on solicitation calls.

·        Assists with other departmental projects and related work as assigned by the Vice President.

QUALIFICATIONS

·        A minimum of five (5) years of development experience, with at least two (2) years of foundation work; demonstrated track record of success in securing five- and six-figure grants and in developing effective, compelling sponsorship packages and proposals.

·        A positive attitude and an earnest interest in providing quality customer service to our members, stakeholders, and partners.

·        Ability to maintain healthy interpersonal relationships.

·        Bachelor’s degree preferred.

·        Database experience required, experience with NetForum a plus.

·        Entrepreneurial self-starter with the ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and as member of a team.

·        Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills, including ability to anticipate problems and use judgement appropriately to plan solutions.

·        Excellent customer service skills.

·        Excellent interpersonal, mentoring, and coaching skills; supervisory experience a plus.

·        Excellent written and oral communication skills.

·        Knowledge of and/or an interest in the arts and arts education; experience working in the research, advocacy, community development, and policy arenas a plus.

·        Strong organizational, team leadership, and time-management skills, proven ability to plan, meet deadlines, and efficiently manage multiple tasks and priorities under tight time constraints.

·        Strong Personal Computer (PC) skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Adobe; online prospect research tools including FC Search, Instrumentl, iWave, etc.; a basic knowledge of any Content Management System (CMS) and PC troubleshooting.

WORKING CONDITIONS

·        This position works 37.5 hours per week Monday through Friday around core business hours (10:00 am – 4:00 pm ET)

·        Some travel may be required

CULTURAL EQUITY COMPETENCIES

Americans for the Arts acknowledges the existence of systemic and structural biases and believes it is necessary to be strategic and intentional in pursuing cultural equity in all aspects of governance, operations, and programming. As an employee, you are expected to:

·        Pursue substantive learning to achieve greater cultural consciousness by attending at least one Americans for the Arts Learning Lab per quarter and/or other professional development opportunities.

·        Support adoption of best practices to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive work experience for colleagues and external partners.

·        Strive to consider the people, places, and cultures that might be missing from your work and look for opportunities to increase inclusivity in all the work you do.

·        Support the mission and vision of Americans for the Arts in all interactions with colleagues, members and stakeholders.

·        Encourage colleagues and external stakeholders to advance cultural equity by adhering to the standards outlined in the Staff Values & Behavior Agreement in all interactions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Americans for the Arts believes that one of its greatest strengths is the rich diversity of its staff.

We provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed, gender and gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, including pregnancy and childbirth, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, political belief or activity, veteran or military discharge status, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law and regulations under Title VII.

The policy applies to all employment practices, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

All employees have the right to work in a workplace that is free of discrimination. Any person who believes they have been subjected to discrimination of any kind should contact their immediate supervisor or Human Resources. All complaints will be thoroughly investigated and any person violating this policy may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. The law prohibits retaliation against any employee for reporting discrimination or perceived discrimination, or for participating in an investigation of incidents of discrimination or perceived discrimination.

BENEFITS

·        Twelve days paid vacation first two years of employment, 15 days in third year and 20 days in fifth year and beyond with the ability to carryover your full years vacation to the following year

·        Twelve sick days per year with the ability to maintain up to 20 days in your accrual balance

·        Paid Volunteer time off

·        Individual HMO Advantage health insurance, dental and optical with option to upgrade to a PPO or add dependents

·        Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transportation pre-tax flexible spending accounts

A full list of benefits can be found on our website at:

https://www.americansforthearts.org/about-americans-for-the-arts/careers-at-americans-for-the-arts/employee-benefits

How To Apply

https://americanforthearts.applytojob.com/apply/g2eCbfO0Yp/Director-Of-Foundation-Relations

The Organization

ABOUT AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

Americans for the Arts builds recognition and support for the extraordinary and dynamic value of the arts and serves, advances, and leads the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America. The vision of Americans for the Arts is that the arts are recognized as integral to the lives of all people and essential to healthy, vibrant, and equitable communities across the nation. Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education. Americans for the Arts has headquarters in Washington, DC and a second office located in New York, NY.

POD Overview

The Resource Development Pod is responsible for generating the contributed revenue necessary to sustain the organization’s programs and operations and for developing key relationships that heighten the visibility; deepen the influence; and increase the access of Americans for the Arts to sources of future support. Pod members work to cultivate new as well as steward existing connections with foundation and corporate leaders; government funders; individual patrons; artists; and other influential thought leaders and to collectively leverage those relationships in service of the organization’s mission to advance the arts and arts education.

TEAM SUMMARY

The Development team is responsible for generating contributed revenue, building and sustaining relationships with individual, corporate, foundation, and government donors to generate the funds necessary to support Americans for the Arts’ work. Development team members partner closely with program staff throughout the organization as well as volunteer solicitors, including board members and other donors, on the fundraising effort. Overall, Development team responsibilities include strategy development; prospect research and identification; relationship building; volunteer management; proposal and report preparation; gift processing and acknowledgement; donor benefit fulfillment; and donor stewardship.

The Development team raises both unrestricted and restricted revenue and is organized to meet those objectives. There is a unit that focuses on unrestricted revenue whose work concentrates on individual donors to the Annual Fund and there is an institutional giving unit whose work focuses on restricted revenue and works primarily with corporations, foundations, and government donors.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations plays a key role in Americans for the Arts’ institutional giving program, helping to develop and implement an overall fundraising strategy to secure new and renewed funding in support of Americans for the Arts’ mission and goals. She/he/they is part of a three-person Institutional Giving unit and is responsible for generating approximately $3 million in annual contributed revenue from corporate, foundation, and government donors. He/she/they manages a portfolio of 75 to 100 prospects and concentrates on five to six-figure gifts. The Director carries the primary responsibility for stewarding existing relationships while continuing to grow his/her/their portfolio through the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of new corporate, foundation, and government prospects.

This position reports to the Vice President of Development and works closely with the executive office and program staff throughout the organization. The Director works across multiple program areas within Americans for the Arts, identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding corporate, foundation, and government funders in support of a broad array of programs and services.

The Director helps to set annual benchmarks for the institutional giving program and to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy that addresses current fundraising needs while building support for future work. The Director also represents Americans for the Arts at donor meetings and at functions, where appropriate. Some travel and evening work is required.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·        Identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit new corporate, foundation, and government prospects while overseeing the stewardship of existing donors.

·        Develop and implement a clear annual plan for moving prospects along a path to secure and/or increase sponsorships and grants, utilizing personal visits, meetings, proposals, and other forms of outreach as appropriate.

·        Write customized letters of inquiry, grant and sponsorship proposals, and concept papers; prepare local, state, and federal government grant requests and responses to RFPs.

·        Write interim and final progress reports as well as other stewardship reports for donors; collaborate with finance and program staff colleagues to prepare these materials.

·        Work closely with program staff to package ongoing programs and services and develop concepts and cases of support for new initiatives; this requires ongoing effort to build and maintain a thorough knowledge of Americans for the Arts’ priorities and activities.

·        Play a key role in coaching program staff in how to effectively cultivate new as well as steward existing donor relationships; assign and manage prospects to program staff and support program staff in their ongoing work with those prospects; this work includes facilitating meeting logistics and follow up; preparing advance background briefings for meetings, creating contact reports, coordinating future action steps, etc.

·        Support executive staff, Resource Development Committee/Board members, and volunteers in their engagement of corporate, foundation, and government donors and prospects.

·        Help manage administration of current grants, including tracking proposal submission and reporting deadlines, updating internal financial tracking and audit reporting systems, collecting information from program staff, working with the finance department on grant expense reconciliation and reporting, and maintaining donors’ hard and electronic files.

·        Participate in regular monthly prospect review meetings (meetings held for each department within Americans for the Arts).

·        Collaborate with the Vice President of Development to project corporate, foundation and government income for the organizational budget; quarterly budget update reports; and resource development committee work as needed.

·        Tracks personal assignments and activities utilizing development database systems, ensuring that assigned action steps are completed and regularly updated.

·        Stay up to date on current trends in corporate, foundation, and government giving and engage in trainings and professional development opportunities as appropriate.

·        Support organizational events as necessary and participate in departmental and organizational planning and organization-wide committees.

·        Participate/represent development as core member of cross-program teams assembled for major initiatives.

·        Represent Americans for the Arts in donor meetings and on solicitation calls.

·        Assists with other departmental projects and related work as assigned by the Vice President.

QUALIFICATIONS

·        A minimum of five (5) years of development experience, with at least two (2) years of corporate and or foundation work; demonstrated track record of success in securing five- and six-figure grants and in developing effective, compelling sponsorship packages and proposals.

·        A positive attitude and an earnest interest in providing quality customer service to our members, stakeholders, and partners.

·        Ability to maintain healthy interpersonal relationships.

·        Bachelor’s degree preferred.

·        Database experience required, experience with NetForum a plus.

·        Entrepreneurial self-starter with the ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and as member of a team.

·        Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills, including ability to anticipate problems and use judgement appropriately to plan solutions.

·        Excellent customer service skills.

·        Excellent interpersonal, mentoring, and coaching skills; supervisory experience a plus.

·        Excellent written and oral communication skills.

·        Knowledge of and/or an interest in the arts and arts education; experience working in the research, advocacy, community development, and policy arenas a plus.

·        Strong organizational, team leadership, and time-management skills, proven ability to plan, meet deadlines, and efficiently manage multiple tasks and priorities under tight time constraints.

·        Strong Personal Computer (PC) skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Adobe; online prospect research tools including FC Search, Instrumentl, iWave, etc.; a basic knowledge of any Content Management System (CMS) and PC troubleshooting.

WORKING CONDITIONS

·        This position works 37.5 hours per week Monday through Friday around core business hours (10:00 am – 4:00 pm ET)

·        Some travel may be required

CULTURAL EQUITY COMPETENCIES

Americans for the Arts acknowledges the existence of systemic and structural biases and believes it is necessary to be strategic and intentional in pursuing cultural equity in all aspects of governance, operations, and programming. As an employee, you are expected to:

·        Pursue substantive learning to achieve greater cultural consciousness by attending at least one Americans for the Arts Learning Lab per quarter and/or other professional development opportunities.

·        Support adoption of best practices to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive work experience for colleagues and external partners.

·        Strive to consider the people, places, and cultures that might be missing from your work and look for opportunities to increase inclusivity in all the work you do.

·        Support the mission and vision of Americans for the Arts in all interactions with colleagues, members, and stakeholders.

·        Encourage colleagues and external stakeholders to advance cultural equity by adhering to the standards outlined in the Staff Values & Behavior Agreement in all interactions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Americans for the Arts believes that one of its greatest strengths is the rich diversity of its staff.

We provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed, gender and gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, including pregnancy and childbirth, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, political belief or activity, veteran or military discharge status, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law and regulations under Title VII.

The policy applies to all employment practices, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

All employees have the right to work in a workplace that is free of discrimination. Any person who believes they have been subjected to discrimination of any kind should contact their immediate supervisor or Human Resources. All complaints will be thoroughly investigated and any person violating this policy may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. The law prohibits retaliation against any employee for reporting discrimination or perceived discrimination, or for participating in an investigation of incidents of discrimination or perceived discrimination.

BENEFITS

·        Twelve days paid vacation first two years of employment, 15 days in third year and 20 days in fifth year and beyond with the ability to carryover your full years vacation to the following year

·        Twelve sick days per year with the ability to maintain up to 20 days in your accrual balance

·        Paid Volunteer time off

·        Individual HMO Advantage health insurance, dental and optical with option to upgrade to a PPO or add dependents

·        Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transportation pre-tax flexible spending accounts

A full list of benefits can be found on our website at:

https://www.americansforthearts.org/about-americans-for-the-arts/careers-at-americans-for-the-arts/employee-benefits

How To Apply

https://americanforthearts.applytojob.com/apply/LttAjsXTyF/Director-Of-Corporate-And-Foundation-Relations