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The Organization

ABOUT BUSH FOUNDATION 

The Bush Foundation invests in great ideas and the people who power them in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography. Founded in 1953 by Archibald and Edyth Bush, the Foundation stewards an endowment that has grown to $1.5 billion, operates with a staff of 32, and had a budget for 2021 of $70 million. The Foundation has always supported organizations and people to think bigger and think differently about what is possible in their communities and works to inspire and support creative problem solving – within and across sectors – to make the region better for everyone. ​

The global pandemic, the recession that deeply affected communities in the region, and the racial reckoning following the murder of George Floyd sparked extensive reflection at the Bush Foundation. Fortunately, its founders ensured that the Foundation’s purpose was open-ended, and could evolve and change as communities change and needs change.  ​

In this spirit, the Foundation recently announced several critical changes to its grantmaking strategies to be more open, more responsive and a stronger force for equitable change in the region. These strategies include prioritizing advancing racial equity, deepening community partnerships, expanding traditional priority areas to respond to more community-identified needs, working more openly and transparently, and giving fewer, larger grants . It is hoped that these changes will spur much-needed transformative change across the region and maximize the impact that the Bush Foundation can have. Learn more at BushFoundation.org

BUSH FOUNDATION VALUES

The Bush Foundation’s operating values guide everything we do and we try to live them in every aspect of our grantmaking & operations.

Spread Optimism​

We encourage individuals and organizations to think bigger and think differently about what is possible. We are positive and supportive in our internal and external interactions. ​

Work Beyond Ourselves​

We actively seek opportunities to work in true collaboration with others to have more impact. We are willing to both lead and follow. We candidly share what we learn with others. ​

Everybody Matters​

We are a champion for both excellence and equity inside and out of the Foundation. We have fair, open and inclusive processes. We work to raise overall quality of life while also closing opportunity and achievement gaps.​

Steward Well​

We demonstrate appreciation for the Foundation’s history and thoughtfully build on its legacy. We hold ourselves to high standards of integrity and accountability and conduct ourselves in a way we hope would make our founders proud. ​

More Good. Every Year. ​

We are a true learning organization and work to be smarter and more effective every year. We never lose sight of the reason we exist: to do the most possible good with the resources left to the community by Archibald G. Bush.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This position will join with four other grantmaking officers (GOs) to ensure the Foundation is finding and considering the highest potential ideas from communities throughout the region and making decisions grounded in the understanding of community needs and capacities. Equity is central to the purpose of the Bush Foundation and woven throughout the work of inspiring and supporting creative problem solving to make the region better for everyone.  ​

The Grantmaking Officers work across the entire region in both rural and urban areas to assist in the development of strategy, outreach, and promotion of grant opportunities and grantee selection with an intentional focus on equity and inclusion. The specific focus of this position is to strengthen the ties between the Foundation and the communities and people in North Dakota or South Dakota, depending on the specific position.  ​

The Foundation’s main offices are in St. Paul, MN but it is anticipated that the individuals in these roles will live in either ND or SD, respectively. Once fully transitioned to the developing hybrid model, the GOs would be asked to travel to the St. Paul offices quarterly to participate in all staff meetings and activities.    ​

This role may require schedule flexibility and some travel occasionally to connect with people across the Bush Foundation region and participate in events or meet priority deadlines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Work collaboratively to ensure we are open and responsive to the communities:​

• Manage and staff the ‘front door’ for the Foundation, including office hours and a hotline that can respond to a wide range of inquiries about funding opportunities such as organizational priorities, community initiatives and conversations about how to support individual leadership growth and development. ​

Review and research proposals to select grantees and fellows.​

• Review incoming applications for all programs, apply program criteria using independent judgement and work collaboratively with other team members to test assumptions and conclusions. ​
• Conduct community due diligence and prepare write-up analysis. ​
• Decide which proposals should be moved forward for further consideration.​

Find new ideas and people where investment might have a big impact.​

• Conduct targeted community outreach to identify ideas and people that might be strong candidates for Community Innovation, Bush Fellowship or other potential Foundation investments and partnerships.​
• Stay informed on key issues in communities across the region, share learnings on big events/issues with all staff.​
• Share what you know about collaborative problem-solving and community engagement practices in both internal and external settings. ​

Manage relationships with grantees and potential grantees. ​

• Manage relationships for a portfolio of grantees. ​
• Provide coaching and support to grantees in order to bolster their problem-solving efforts and help them to think bigger and differently about their work.​
• Provide feedback and coaching to declined applicants, in particular to those whose projects or proposals show great promise.​

Be an active and engaged partner with other Foundation staff.​

• Review, develop, implement and improve team workflows and projects. Work with staff across the Foundation to ensure coordination between programs and teams.​
• Contribute to cross-foundation work and learning that advances the Foundation’s overall strategic goals. This would include activities like participating in ad hoc work teams, equity projects, strategic initiative work and organization-wide workshops and committees.​
• Actively demonstrate core organizational values in performing all duties.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES

• At least five years’ experience in public, nonprofit or related private sector field, preferably with some of that experience leading community engagement, leadership development and/or public policy activities. ​
• Experience with community-serving organizations in North Dakota or South Dakota. That experience could include a wide range, including government entities, grass roots community groups and non-profits. ​
• Significant experience building and maintaining effective partnerships in the region served by the Bush Foundation. Familiarity with the major issues, context and history of the people and communities in this region is a plus. ​
• Demonstrated skills with reviewing grants and proposals, familiar with analyzing proposals to see how they fit with the criteria for the programs and offering feedback on how they can be improved. ​
• Enjoys and is good at collaborative decision making, comfortable with offering and explaining own point of view, listening to diverging opinions and adjusting perspective. ​
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, time and project management skills in order to effectively coordinate work assignments and relationships.​
• Demonstrated skill in working effectively and supportively with applicants across a wide variety of issues and with people of different backgrounds and communities.

MORE INFO

Reports to: Jackie Statum Allen, Grantmaking Director​

Classification: Full-Time Exempt​

Annual Salary: $109,725​

Benefits: Excellent benefits, including health, dental, life and disability insurance; generous retirement contributions; professional development and vacation, sick and holiday leave. ​

To Learn More:​

Representatives from Bush Foundation will prepare an informational video to better introduce the Bush Foundation, the role, and key partners. The recording with closed captions will be posted on the website by Friday, March 18, 2022 and can be found at  https://www.bushfoundation.org/job-opportunities.

How To Apply

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS

Apply​

• Interested candidates complete the online application.​
• Upload your resume and cover letter.​
• Priority given to applications received by April 14, 2022. ​
• If you are interested in the position, please inquire as soon as possible.​

Initial Screening​

• A Sagency Search Consultant may schedule an initial 15-20 minute phone call with qualified applicants. ​
• Sagency Interview​
• A Sagency Search Consultant will schedule a 60-minute interview with specific candidates. ​

Online Assessment​

• After this initial interview process with Sagency, qualified candidates may be asked to complete an online assessment.​

Client Interviews​

• First-round interviews with Bush Foundation. ​

If you are interested, please submit your resume as soon as possible.​
Thank you for your interest in this position.

The Organization

ABOUT BUSH FOUNDATION 

The Bush Foundation invests in great ideas and the people who power them in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography. Founded in 1953 by Archibald and Edyth Bush, the Foundation stewards an endowment that has grown to $1.5 billion, operates with a staff of 32, and had a budget for 2021 of $70 million. The Foundation has always supported organizations and people to think bigger and think differently about what is possible in their communities and works to inspire and support creative problem solving – within and across sectors – to make the region better for everyone. ​

The global pandemic, the recession that deeply affected communities in the region, and the racial reckoning following the murder of George Floyd sparked extensive reflection at the Bush Foundation. Fortunately, its founders ensured that the Foundation’s purpose was open-ended, and could evolve and change as communities change and needs change.  ​

In this spirit, the Foundation recently announced several critical changes to its grantmaking strategies to be more open, more responsive and a stronger force for equitable change in the region. These strategies include prioritizing advancing racial equity, deepening community partnerships, expanding traditional priority areas to respond to more community-identified needs, working more openly and transparently, and giving fewer, larger grants . It is hoped that these changes will spur much-needed transformative change across the region and maximize the impact that the Bush Foundation can have. Learn more at BushFoundation.org

BUSH FOUNDATION VALUES

The Bush Foundation’s operating values guide everything we do and we try to live them in every aspect of our grantmaking & operations.

Spread Optimism​

We encourage individuals and organizations to think bigger and think differently about what is possible. We are positive and supportive in our internal and external interactions. ​

Work Beyond Ourselves​

We actively seek opportunities to work in true collaboration with others to have more impact. We are willing to both lead and follow. We candidly share what we learn with others. ​

Everybody Matters​

We are a champion for both excellence and equity inside and out of the Foundation. We have fair, open and inclusive processes. We work to raise overall quality of life while also closing opportunity and achievement gaps.​

Steward Well​

We demonstrate appreciation for the Foundation’s history and thoughtfully build on its legacy. We hold ourselves to high standards of integrity and accountability and conduct ourselves in a way we hope would make our founders proud. ​

More Good. Every Year. ​

We are a true learning organization and work to be smarter and more effective every year. We never lose sight of the reason we exist: to do the most possible good with the resources left to the community by Archibald G. Bush.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This position will join with four other grantmaking officers (GOs) to ensure the Foundation is finding and considering the highest potential ideas from communities throughout the region and making decisions grounded in the understanding of community needs and capacities. Equity is central to the purpose of the Bush Foundation and woven throughout the work of inspiring and supporting creative problem solving to make the region better for everyone.  ​

The Grantmaking Officers work across the entire region in both rural and urban areas to assist in the development of strategy, outreach, and promotion of grant opportunities and grantee selection with an intentional focus on equity and inclusion. The specific focus of this position is to strengthen the ties between the Foundation and the communities and people in North Dakota or South Dakota, depending on the specific position.  ​

The Foundation’s main offices are in St. Paul, MN but it is anticipated that the individuals in these roles will live in either ND or SD, respectively. Once fully transitioned to the developing hybrid model, the GOs would be asked to travel to the St. Paul offices quarterly to participate in all staff meetings and activities.    ​

This role may require schedule flexibility and some travel occasionally to connect with people across the Bush Foundation region and participate in events or meet priority deadlines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Work collaboratively to ensure we are open and responsive to the communities:​

• Manage and staff the ‘front door’ for the Foundation, including office hours and a hotline that can respond to a wide range of inquiries about funding opportunities such as organizational priorities, community initiatives and conversations about how to support individual leadership growth and development. ​

Review and research proposals to select grantees and fellows.​

• Review incoming applications for all programs, apply program criteria using independent judgement and work collaboratively with other team members to test assumptions and conclusions. ​
• Conduct community due diligence and prepare write-up analysis. ​
• Decide which proposals should be moved forward for further consideration.​

Find new ideas and people where investment might have a big impact.​

• Conduct targeted community outreach to identify ideas and people that might be strong candidates for Community Innovation, Bush Fellowship or other potential Foundation investments and partnerships.​
• Stay informed on key issues in communities across the region, share learnings on big events/issues with all staff.​
• Share what you know about collaborative problem-solving and community engagement practices in both internal and external settings. ​

Manage relationships with grantees and potential grantees. ​

• Manage relationships for a portfolio of grantees. ​
• Provide coaching and support to grantees in order to bolster their problem-solving efforts and help them to think bigger and differently about their work.​
• Provide feedback and coaching to declined applicants, in particular to those whose projects or proposals show great promise.​

Be an active and engaged partner with other Foundation staff.​

• Review, develop, implement and improve team workflows and projects. Work with staff across the Foundation to ensure coordination between programs and teams.​
• Contribute to cross-foundation work and learning that advances the Foundation’s overall strategic goals. This would include activities like participating in ad hoc work teams, equity projects, strategic initiative work and organization-wide workshops and committees.​
• Actively demonstrate core organizational values in performing all duties.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES

• At least five years’ experience in public, nonprofit or related private sector field, preferably with some of that experience leading community engagement, leadership development and/or public policy activities. ​
• Experience with community-serving organizations in North Dakota or South Dakota. That experience could include a wide range, including government entities, grass roots community groups and non-profits. ​
• Significant experience building and maintaining effective partnerships in the region served by the Bush Foundation. Familiarity with the major issues, context and history of the people and communities in this region is a plus. ​
• Demonstrated skills with reviewing grants and proposals, familiar with analyzing proposals to see how they fit with the criteria for the programs and offering feedback on how they can be improved. ​
• Enjoys and is good at collaborative decision making, comfortable with offering and explaining own point of view, listening to diverging opinions and adjusting perspective. ​
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, time and project management skills in order to effectively coordinate work assignments and relationships.​
• Demonstrated skill in working effectively and supportively with applicants across a wide variety of issues and with people of different backgrounds and communities.

MORE INFO

Reports to: Jackie Statum Allen, Grantmaking Director​

Classification: Full-Time Exempt​

Annual Salary: $109,725​

Benefits: Excellent benefits, including health, dental, life and disability insurance; generous retirement contributions; professional development and vacation, sick and holiday leave. ​

To Learn More:​

Representatives from Bush Foundation will prepare an informational video to better introduce the Bush Foundation, the role, and key partners. The recording with closed captions will be posted on the website by Friday, March 18, 2022 and can be found at  https://www.bushfoundation.org/job-opportunities.

How To Apply

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS

Apply​

• Interested candidates complete the online application.​
• Upload your resume and cover letter.​
• Priority given to applications received by April 14, 2022. ​
• If you are interested in the position, please inquire as soon as possible.​

Initial Screening​

• A Sagency Search Consultant may schedule an initial 15-20 minute phone call with qualified applicants. ​
• Sagency Interview​
• A Sagency Search Consultant will schedule a 60-minute interview with specific candidates. ​

Online Assessment​

• After this initial interview process with Sagency, qualified candidates may be asked to complete an online assessment.​

Client Interviews​

• First-round interviews with Bush Foundation. ​

If you are interested, please submit your resume as soon as possible.​
Thank you for your interest in this position.

THE FOUNDATION

Founded in 2000 by Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan, Akonadi Foundation’s mission is to support the development of powerful social change movements to eliminate structural racism. The vision we work toward is a racially just Oakland, where young people of color have the support systems they need to thrive in schools and communities. We invest in racial justice organizing and policy advocacy that will lead to enduring systems change, with a strategic emphasis on ending the criminalization of Black youth and youth of color in Oakland and Alameda County.

In 2016, Akonadi hired its first post-founder President, Lateefah Simon, a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and racial justice. Under Lateefah’s leadership, Akonadi launched new grantmaking initiatives, increased its presence in the field and positioned itself as an effective strategic partner for philanthropy, civic leaders, and community organizations. Lateefah will continue to help steer the Foundation and support the success of the new President & CEO as a member of Akonadi’s board.

With an asset size of $45 million and an annual budget of close to $6 million, the Foundation has given over 1,900 grants totaling $43 million to nonprofit organizations over the last two decades. Akonadi’s grantmaking has primarily supported nonprofits in the Bay Area, as well as across the country, which have centered powerbuilding, organizing, and culture to fuel a racial justice movement. Current grant programs and partnerships include:

● All In for Oakland, a five-year campaign to end the criminalization of Black youth and youth of color;

● So Love Can Win, which provides small general support grants to organizers, storytellers, culture bearers and healers;

● Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund, in collaboration with East Bay Community Foundation and the City of Oakland, supports Oakland’s cultural practitioners of color to radically imagine a racially just city;

● Integrated Voter Engagement Fund, which supports voter outreach in Oakland and Alameda County; and

● California Black Freedom Fund, in collaboration with many philanthropic institutions, is dedicated to Black power building and organizing in California. For more information about Akonadi, visit our website.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The President & CEO of Akonadi Foundation will build on a twenty-two-year legacy of bold leadership with the opportunity to move Akonadi to the next level of impact. The culture of Akonadi is one that honors and nurtures its staff and leaders, encouraging creativity and experimentation while providing support and 3 Position Announcement: President & CEO, Akonadi Foundation resources. The President & CEO will have the opportunity to expand on the existing work and co-create the future work of the Foundation.

Akonadi seeks a fearless, respected, and caring leader who upholds the values of the organization; honors the vision of the founders; leads with love, power, and purpose; and promotes growth and excellence while still honoring team members’ and partners’ humanity. The ideal President & CEO will be a mentor and champion for the team and grantee partners. The President & CEO’s emotional intelligence will be demonstrated in their ability to listen to, honor, and lovingly challenge the team, partners, and peers in a way that mobilizes philanthropy to think differently. The President & CEO should also bring humility, detail-orientation, curiosity, empathy, persuasiveness, and vision to the work.

Within this context, the President & CEO will support the execution of Akonadi’s current strategic plan; lead planning processes for the next strategic plan; inform the development of programs; and expand the Foundation’s positioning as a thought leader and catalyst for racial justice funding.

The President & CEO will lead a team of five, including two direct reports, to ensure implementation of a robust set of programs that support the racial justice movement through synergistically relating grantmaking, leadership development, communications, and leveraging of resources to further the Foundation’s goals. The President & CEO will speak on behalf of the Foundation at conferences and meetings and conduct peer networking with philanthropic and civic leaders. The President & CEO will also oversee financial management and legal compliance aspects of the Foundation and partner with the Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President of Programs in implementation of programs and supervision of staff. The President & CEO will work closely with the board, including co-creating the future work of the foundation, overseeing endowment assets, and aligning strategic opportunities.

KEY ROLES AND FUNCTIONS

Leadership

● Lead Akonadi in the accomplishment of its mission and vision

● Lead periodic strategic planning processes and lead the staff team to ensure the implementation of strategic plans and programs

● Create the vision and space to ensure that Akonadi incubates new ideas to fulfill its mission

● Develop new and ongoing strategies to increase the impact of Akonadi’s work in the community

● Develop and maintain key community relationships

● Collaborate effectively with the Foundation’s Board Grantmaking and Program Guidance

● Lead the development of ongoing programs in grantmaking, movement building, technical assistance, and communications and partner with the Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President of Programs and staff to ensure their implementation

● Lead the development and implementation of new or nascent programs in peer networking and evaluation

● Lead and manage the President & CEO’s Fund which is a distinct fund to be used at the discretion of the President & CEO for grantmaking

● Oversee the administration of grants

● Assist with all programs, as required

● Lead strategy and planning meetings for board presentations 4 Position Announcement: President & CEO, Akonadi Foundation Financial Management and Legal Compliance

● Assure legal compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws

● Oversee financial systems including cash flow, timely payment to vendors and grantees and maintenance of financial records

● Develop and monitor the annual budget

● Oversee auditing process internally and interact with auditor and the Audit Committee to insure implementation of auditor’s recommendations

● Oversee preparation for and completion of tax filings Staff Support

● Directly supervise the Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President of Programs and Operations Manager & Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

● Assist and support the Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President of Programs in supervision of staff, as required

● Assist and support the Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President of Programs in management of consultants, as required

● With the Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President of Programs, develop and maintain clear job descriptions for all staff

● Engage in annual staff evaluations

● Participate in staff meetings

● Interface with HR consultants and attorneys

● Assure compliance with applicable laws

● Oversee employee benefits plan implementation External Relationship-Building

● Lead development of goals for peer engagement program to more prominently position Akonadi in the community and achieve greater impact toward our vision

● Represent Akonadi with philanthropic, civic, and other leaders

● Represent Akonadi in key partnerships and alliances

● Serve as a partner and convener to leverage resources and highlight racial justice issues

● Attend and/or present at conferences and meetings

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

● Demonstrated history supporting the development of powerful social change movements to eliminate structural racism

● Expertise in racial justice organizing and/or policy advocacy with some experience working toward ending the criminalization of Black youth and youth of color and/or organizing; arts and culture; healing; and/or voice

● Understanding of the unique culture, needs, and ecosystem in Oakland and Alameda County, or similar communities, and ability to garner respect and trust within a diverse set of local stakeholders from grantee partners to government officials

● Experience leading innovative, impactful teams with deep commitment to modeling an effective, diverse, inclusive, caring, and trust-based culture and to continually recognize, develop, and motivate talent

● History in/aptitude to support a strong and effective Board via regular meetings; opportunities for the Board to engage in strategic planning and visioning; and contributing to Board development (experience with living donors and/or a family Board is a plus)

● Progressively responsible senior leadership experience in aligned spaces including but not limited to philanthropy, justice movements, frontline community-based organizations, and the public sector

● Experience managing organizational and/or programmatic budgets with the ability to enhance Akonadi’s financial management systems, including the audit and annual budget

● Experience, designing, leading, and/or significantly contributing to strategic and/or programmatic planning

● Strong communicator with the writing and oral presentation skills to and/or direct experience in representing an organization or movement and/or pushing thinking forward to support enduring systems change

● Astute collaborator with experience or know-how to partner effectively with grantees, public officials, peer funders, and media influencers in an approachable way

● Adept at analyzing, investigating, and interpreting data, issues, and situations and being able to turn information and learning into actionable insight to enhance processes and outcomes

● Experience adapting to changing circumstances, solving problems, taking calculated risks, and guiding others though ambiguity to clarity, especially in a virtual format

● Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to meetings and conferences

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The President & CEO will work in a small, friendly office environment in a historical building in downtown Oakland where each staff person assumes multiple responsibilities while striving to achieve shared goals. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for long periods while using a computer with keyboard, screen, and mouse; talk and listen on a telephone and in person; read and write; apply logic and focus attention in the presence of distractions. Limited travel is required for participation in relevant conferences, site visits and meetings. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The competitive salary range for this role is targeted at $350,000 to $380,000, commensurate with the candidate’s background and experience. Comprehensive benefits include health, dental and vision coverage for employees and family; disability and life insurance; a retirement benefits plan; four weeks of vacation; a holiday schedule; and sick days.

How To Apply

Akonadi Foundation is excited to partner with Walker and Associates Consulting – an Oakland-based, Black woman owned and led strategic management consulting and executive search firm meeting the unique needs of foundations and nonprofits for more than 25 years – on this search. To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (candidates will be notified in advance of any outreach to your references) to akonadi@walkeraac.com on or before 5:00 p.m. PT on April 22, 2022. One combined PDF is preferred. Use the subject line: President & CEO.

Questions or Nominations? Contact Jeannine N. Walker, President and CEO, at jwalker@walkeraac.com.

Akonadi Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and a values-based organization with a deep commitment to building transformative culture and challenging racism, sexism, homophobia, and oppression in all its forms. People of color, working class people, differently abled people, formerly incarcerated people, LGBTQ+ people, women, trans people, and others along the gender spectrum, are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Organization

ABOUT THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF or the Foundation) is helping build a community that is worthy of the people who call this amazing place home. Founded in 1928, EBCF is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations, serving people across Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The Foundation has charitable assets under management of over $800 million and partners with donors, fundholders, social movements, and the wider community to eliminate structural barriers, advance racial equity, and transform political, social, and economic outcomes for all East Bay residents. Last fiscal year alone, EBCF granted $238 million to 1,653 nonprofit organizations.

Over the past several years, the Foundation has sought new ways to partner with donors, social movements, and the East Bay community. In addition to its grantmaking, EBCF engages in lobbying and advocacy to promote public policy to advance racial justice. They work closely with their donors as partners and leaders in this journey.

The Foundation has embraced its commitment to racial justice, and EBCF is becoming more than just a philanthropic services organization. In order to meet its bold goals and vision, EBCF is pursuing a community foundation model that looks at new ways to educate, engage, and organize its donors and the broader community. EBCF has also committed to aligning the Foundation’s financial assets with its mission through impact investing, collaborating with a diverse team of financial managers, and supporting community-based financial institutions.

In the spring of 2019, EBCF announced its new mission and vision for an inclusive, fair, and just East Bay, which was the culmination of years of work, listening, and learning from its community partners. EBCF advances the vision of “A Just East Bay” through four program strategies:

● Arts and Cultural Strategies for Social and Racial Justice: This includes support for Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund, and its East Bay Fund for Artists.

● Capacity Building with Racial Equity Lens: This includes increasing the impact of their groundbreaking initiatives like ASCEND: BLO, which supports Black-led organizations.

● Community Organizing, Power Building, and Movement Building: In the fall of 2019, EBCF announced the Foundation’s first ever round of grants to support power building. These efforts are led by and rooted in BIPOC communities in the East Bay exercising their collective power for transformational change.

● Fostering Inclusive Economic Models: EBCF makes grants to increase the breadth and impact of community-led initiatives like its Inclusive Economy Initiative.

With offices located in downtown Oakland and Walnut Creek, EBCF’s 48 staff members enjoy the privilege of working at one of the Boldest Community Foundations in the country, as awarded in 2019 by Inside Philanthropy. EBCF continues to transform itself to meet the needs of its team, donors, partners, and community:

● In November of 2021, EBCF announced Pamela Calloway as Interim President & CEO. Pamela has served on the Board since 2014 and brings fresh, stabilizing energy to her guidance of the team until a successor is named. Mark Friedman, who has been on the Board since 2015, replaced Calloway as the Interim Board Chair and Catherine Chen, who has been on the Board since 2017, was named Chair of the Executive Search Committee, replacing Calloway. The Leadership Transition Committee, composed of board members and staff, has also been formed to help plan for and ensure the success of EBCF’s new leader.

● In January of 2022 EBCF unveiled a new look evolving its visual brand identity to rise to its vision and commitment to social and racial justice.

● Also in January of 2022, EBCF announced its partnership with Walker and Associates Consulting to refresh and accelerate the President & CEO search with a tailored and targeted process incorporating fresh insight from staff and Board to identify the next visionary leader for EBCF.

● In February 2022, the Board approved a change to EBCF’s investment policy statement to ensure that EBCF’s investments are aligned for racial justice, challenging the status quo for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) impact investing.

● Transformation work continues as cross-departmental teams of staff are working to define internal and external initiatives for racial equity and racial justice, to chart next steps for their donor organizing work, to implement policies to ensure grants are aligned to organizational values, and to ensure that donor-advised funds are actively flowing to charitable causes.

This is an exciting time to join EBCF to work to achieve the dream of A Just East Bay. For more information on the East Bay Community Foundation, please visit ebcf.org

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The next President & CEO will lead a highly regarded, mission driven, progressive, and justice-oriented force in Bay Area philanthropy. The Board is seeking a strategic, equity centered, and collaborative executive to lead the Foundation’s next chapter of high impact work. The Board will look to its next President & CEO to be an emotionally intelligent and humble leader who can listen deeply to and create trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders and thoughtfully guide the organization through a period of change. The President & CEO must also leverage current opportunities and bring forward thinking and creativity that allow EBCF to refine its evolving culture; enhance its capacity, structure, and systems; and boldly tackle challenges facing diverse communities in the East Bay.

The President & CEO leads and directs the advancement and fulfillment of the mission of EBCF. They are responsible for the execution of EBCF’s operational and strategic goals, including fund and donor development, fiscal management, grants, and programming, board relations, staff oversight, community relations, and administrative matters. They will be champions for diversity, equity, and inclusion internally and externally as well as a brand ambassador and changemaker in the field.

Key responsibilities of the next President & CEO include:

● In partnership with the Board, sets and clearly articulates a vision for the Foundation and how it can effectively deploy its human and financial assets to support eliminating structural barriers and advancing racial equity in the East Bay;

● Working with the Board and staff to confirm the goals and objectives of EBCF for this next chapter continuing and refining the implementation of the current strategic plan;

● Working collaboratively to identify and build off of learning and opportunities uncovered in the current plan to chart the future course for EBCF’s work;

● Planning and leading an ambitious fundraising program; actively engaging board members and others in fundraising; ensuring continued commitment of current contributors while engaging new individual and institutional donors;

● As chief spokesperson, ensuring that EBCF has an effective voice in the East Bay’s many communities and with its diverse audiences, making sure the work of the Foundation is focused on eliminating structural barriers and advancing racial equity;

● Representing the Foundation in the East Bay, larger Bay Area, and national philanthropic community as a thought leader, convener, and community leader; ensuring EBCF’s leadership in philanthropy; and

● Actively and strategically seeking out partnerships and building coalitions with local, regional, and national institutions and leaders in the field to carry out the strategic vision of the organization and maximize the Foundation’s impact.

ABOUT THE IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

The President & CEO of the East Bay Community Foundation will possess the following experiences and competencies: Equity and Inclusion Expertise A proven advocate for racial equity and justice, in every facet of their leadership, with a demonstrated record of success prioritizing and advancing equity initiatives across an organization, partners, and communities who is passionate about building a diverse and inclusive workforce; engaging and educating a diverse network of funders; promoting strategies that create a pipeline for equitable leadership within the field; and investing in programming and strategies that promote equity and inclusion throughout the East Bay.

Management Acumen

A seasoned executive with strong staff, operational, and financial management experience and a track record of sound financial planning, oversight, and accountability, with the ability to clearly communicate with a Board; build and inspire a staff with a diverse set of skills; create an inclusive and productive work environment; and invest in professional growth opportunities that result in team cohesion and drive results.

Strategic and Visionary Leadership

A strategic, innovative, and visionary leader with demonstrated experience working in partnership with Board, staff, partners, and community to clearly articulate and mobilize others around a vision for effectively deploying human and financial assets to support eliminating structural barriers and advancing racial equity in the East Bay or similar communities.

Passionate Ambassadorship

A persuasive communicator and champion with exceptional interpersonal skills and experience as a spokesperson – sharing a mission and vision; helping to expand an organization’s role more broadly; and fiercely advocating for issues of importance facing communities like the East Bay across a wide range of stakeholders including grantees, Board members, donors, staff, elected officials, and the public – and as partner developing a powerful sense of shared purpose and building, leveraging, and sustaining strong support for the work of the Foundation and its grantees.

Bold Thinking around the Business Model

An understanding of traditional models in philanthropy; passion around the unique role and value proposition of community foundations; and innovative ideas taking into account the full power of the Foundation to expand revenue and impact in alignment with EBCF’s strategies and values while meeting community needs.

Passion for the Mission

True passion for leveraging philanthropic leadership to eliminate structural barriers and advance equity working in close collaboration with the staff and Board to help achieve the greatest possible impact through EBCF’s grantmaking, programming, and strategic partnerships with a capacity to listen and treat others with respect while staying true to the values of EBCF.

How To Apply

EBCF is excited to partner with Walker and Associates Consulting – an Oakland-based strategic management consulting and executive search firm with more than 25 years’ experience recruiting and placing leaders working to advance social justice – on this search. To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (candidates will be notified in advance of any outreach to references) to ebcf@walkeraac.com on or before 5:00 p.m. PT on April 29, 2022. A combined PDF is preferred. Use the subject: President & CEO.

Questions or Nominations? Contact Jeannine N. Walker, President and CEO, at jwalker@walkeraac.com.

The East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) is an equal-opportunity employer with a commitment to racial justice and racial equity. EBCF does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law and is an employment-at-will organization. The Foundation welcomes and encourages people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ people, and members of other historically disenfranchised groups to apply

The Organization

THE FOUNDATION

Mertz Gilmore Foundation (MGF) is a private, independent grantmaking institution that supports and promotes vibrant communities, the performing arts, a sustainable environment, and a people-centered democracy. With assets of approximately $135 million and a staff of ten, MGF makes grants in four program areas: Climate Change Solutions, Democratic Values, New York City Communities, and New York City Dance. MGF strives to center justice and equity in all aspects of our grantmaking, finance, and operations and uses a variety of philanthropic strategies, including annual grantmaking of $10 to 12 million, to: address the climate crisis; build a democracy that works for all; and strengthen civic and cultural institutions in under-resourced and historically marginalized communities in New York City.

Located in a historic brownstone in the Gramercy Park area of New York City, MGF was established as the Mertz Foundation in 1959 with proceeds from Publishers Clearing House, a family business started by Joyce Mertz and her parents, LuEsther and Harold. MGF was later renamed in honor of Joyce and her late husband, Robert W. Gilmore. The institutional values set forth by the Mertz Gilmore family have guided the Foundation throughout its history. The Foundation’s legacy is strong, and future is bright due to our:

● Accomplished grantee partners – grounded in responsive, trust-based relationships with Foundation’s staff – and a culture of listening to those partners, providing funding based on their expressed needs and exploring together what works;

● Veteran Board of Directors with considerable philanthropic and nonprofit knowledge and experience;

● Diverse and peer-respected staff that is talented, caring, and principled;

● Long-term leadership in two of the most pressing issues of our time (climate change funding began in the mid-1980’s and the democracy program in 2012); and

● 50-year history supporting the arts and community empowerment in New York City. To learn more about MGF, please visit our website.

Position Overview

THE OPPORTUNITY

MGF seeks a humble, collaborative, and strategic executive to build on the Foundation’s legacy and push the field forward during an evolutionary time in philanthropy. Reporting to and partnering closely with a committed Board, the President will bring emotional intelligence and energy to managing the Foundation’s vision, strategy, and program development. The President will have overall responsibility for the philanthropic, operational, and financial affairs of the Foundation and serve as an ex-officio board member with voting privileges. This visionary, ethical leader will inspire and empower staff and partners, respecting the past and present while generating exciting ideas for greater impact in the future. The President will also bring deep commitment to the justice and equity framework that MGF seeks to embed throughout all aspects of the Foundation’s internal and external work, including the alignment of financial and programmatic investments.

THE POSITION

Partnering closely with the Board and staff, the President will have overall day-to-day accountability for the effective and efficient management of the Foundation’s affairs. The new leader will bring knowledge, commitment, and curiosity to their role in continuing to advance an institutional approach to justice and equity while managing core responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Vision & Mission Stewardship

● Provide the creative and strategic vision, direction, inspiration, and motivation necessary to ensure the Foundation’s success and continued advancement of its values, mission, and purpose.

● Collaborate with the Board and staff to ensure that the organization’s values, mission, and purpose are fully embodied in all aspects of the Foundation’s work.

● Working closely with the Board and staff, and with grantee partner input, identify and effectively communicate a compelling, shared vision for the Board, staff, and pertinent external groups, ensuring that the goals of the Foundation’s programs are accurately understood.

● Challenge the Foundation and investment advisors to fully explore how missionaligned investing can result in both careful stewardship of the endowment while intentionally focusing on investments that further the Foundation’s goals. Organizational Leadership

● Asset Management: Ensure endowment management and financial administration strategies and systems are effective, aligned with the Foundation’s mission/values, and implemented with excellence. Manage annual income from two ongoing founding family-related trusts, understanding the interplay of this income with endowment assets. Steward finances with an ethical lens that promotes legal compliance and financial integrity. Maximize use of the MGF’s facilities—its offices, meeting spaces, and incubator space—to enhance the Foundation’s overall mission.

● Programmatic Oversight: Ensure the development of programming, grantmaking, and investment strategies and systems are effective, aligned with the mission/values of the Foundation, and implemented with excellence.

● Innovation and Impact: Ensure standards and systems are in place that track the Foundation’s effectiveness and impact, centered in equitable evaluation principles; including rigor around programmatic innovation and outcomes; and with increased program integration with the endowment for a greater impact platform.

● Organizational Development: Assess organizational needs and support creative solutions to enhance structures, practices, systems, tools, and staffing ensuring role clarity and alignment and the necessary resources to thrive.

● Staff Management: Recruit, lead, mentor, and coach a diverse and autonomous staff ensuring they are supported, entrusted, empowered, recognized, appreciated, and amplified. Foster a community of meaningful collaboration, intellectual curiosity, continuous learning, transparency, and open feedback.

● Equity: Clarify annual and multi-year equity goals and success measures and hold staff and Board accountable for achieving them. Cultivate the language and framing of justice and equity and its essential role in the Foundation’s theory of change and mission committing the necessary resources for continual learning and development.

● Culture: Model and build upon an equity-focused environment centered on MGF’s guiding principles of embracing diversity, transparency, and authentic inclusion in all areas of its work. Actively support a culture of integrity, professionalism, commitment, and humility. Demonstrate and champion the value of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in all actions and decisions, and ensure the adoption of, and adherence to, appropriate values and ethical standards in all foundation business.

Board Engagement

● Work with the Board to help ensure proper resources and information for effective governance; support Board members as they individually and collectively fulfill their governance and fiduciary responsibilities; and ensure transparency and regular communication with the Board in all key areas

● Serve as a liaison and foster effective relationships within the Board, between the Board and foundation staff, and with external audiences.

● Engage in contemplative discourse with the Board around emerging trends and exploration of investments in existing and new initiatives cultivating an open, thoughtful, and collaborative partnership. External Affairs

● Serve as the key representative of the Foundation to external constituencies such as peer philanthropic organizations, grantee partners, government entities/elected officials, and the media.

● Leverage existing local, regional, and national connections and build new relationships that may increase philanthropic investments in MGF’s priority areas.

● Empower program staff to cultivate relationships with relevant community organizations and leaders in government, business, and other nonprofits, contributing to thought leadership around philanthropy, equity, and impact.

● Work collaboratively with other private and/or public funders, grantees, and community partners as a thought leader lifting the voices of the Foundation’s community partners and influencing measurable change.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be a proven senior executive and empathetic people leader with values alignment and a deep commitment to social justice, staff, grantee partners, and under-resourced and historically marginalized communities. The individual will also have experience in and/or passion for grounding organizational culture and grantmaking in equity and serving as a fierce internal and external champion for DEI. Driven by intellectual curiosity and with a steady presence, the individual will bring outcomes-oriented leadership to the advancement of the Foundation’s goals.

Key qualifications for the role follow but we recognize that a compelling candidate might meet some, not all, requirements and invite interested candidates to explain what makes them uniquely well-suited for this leadership role in their cover letters:

● A proven, results-oriented senior executive with 10 or more years in senior leadership roles in relevant sectors such as philanthropy, nonprofit, and/or government.

● Strong people leadership and management skills with a track record of empowering a diverse group of professionals, entrusting and amplifying the work of others including experience with board governance and engagement.

● Values alignment to advance the Foundation’s goals including deep commitment to social justice and being a demonstrated champion and leader in DEI with community driven experience, preferably within economically disadvantaged communities.

● Outstanding communications skills and diplomacy, including the ability to listen to, relate well to, and inspire a wide range of constituencies and people at all levels.

● A history of successful engagement, partnering, and fostering alliance-building among a broad range of constituencies and an ability to work with and effectively inspire innovative thinking among stakeholders and audiences in multiple sectors.

● Experience managing organizational complexity and enhancing an organization’s capacity and impact.

● Knowledge and zeal for one or more focus areas in which the foundation works and/or issues related to democratic values, climate change, and wealth disparities.

● Understanding of power dynamics around philanthropy and grantmaking structures and a fierce champion of community organizing and the essential role of movement building to affect sustainable, progressive change.

● Familiarity and/or interest in understanding and overseeing investment strategies including mission-aligned investing.

● An undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, or experience in excess of the minimum.

Work Environment

The President will work at the Foundation’s offices at 218 East 18th Street in New York City and must be willing to relocate to the New York City metropolitan area if that is not where they currently reside.

Compensation & Benefits

A competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package will be offered. Compensation will be equitable and commensurate with experience within an anticipated base salary range of $295,000 to $345,000.

How To Apply

MGF is excited to partner with Walker and Associates Consulting – a national strategic management consulting and executive search firm that has centered diversity, equity, and inclusion in its work meeting the unique needs of foundations and nonprofits for more than 25 years – on this search. To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (candidates will be notified in advance of any outreach to your references) to mertzgilmore@walkeraac.com on or before 5:00 p.m. ET on April 15, 2022. One combined PDF is preferred. Use the subject line: President.

Questions or Nominations? Contact Jeannine N. Walker, President and CEO, at jwalker@walkeraac.com.

Mertz Gilmore Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We are actively seeking to build on our diverse and inclusive team with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills to support the incredible diversity of grassroots organizing across the country. Leaders of color, people with disabilities, women, LGBTQ+ applicants, and/or leaders from historically marginalized or low-income communities are encouraged to apply.

The Organization

The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that raises private contributions to support The Indianapolis Public Library. The Foundation’s values are service, innovation, collaboration and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Position Overview

The Development Officer – Friends of the Library is a part of the Development Team, managing the Library Foundation’s annual fund program and a portfolio of foundation, corporate and organization donors. This position reports to the Vice President.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the Friends of the Library Annual Fund program by:
  • Developing schedule, content, mailing lists for soliciting and stewarding Friends of the Library. Coordinating printing and mailing needs with staff and vendors.
  • Using Raiser’s Edge to measure the success of the Friends fundraising program.
  • Implementing new strategies for donor acquisition.
  • Cultivating and upgrading Friends of the Library to become managed individual donors.
  • Growing the monthly, recurring donor program, Loyal Friends, and providing excellent stewardship to existing Loyal Friends.
• Maintain and grow a portfolio of foundation, corporate, organization and managed individual donors by:
  • Identifying and qualifying prospective donors.
  • Cultivating prospective donors.
  • Soliciting new and renewed gifts with oral and/or written presentations, grant applications, pledge forms and other tools.
  • Stewarding donors with appropriate visits, reports and updates.

• Develop and implement cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies for Library staff, including managing the annual Library staff campaign.
• Engage with the fundraising for and execution of the Foundation’s annual fundraising event, including sponsorship requests, silent auction item solicitation and stewarding donors during and after the event.
• Participate in staff meetings to develop strategic actions to further organizational goals.
• Maintain information to help determine annual revenue goals and fundraising expenses.
• Attend Development Committee meetings and take minutes; support board members’ fundraising efforts.
• Participate in annual review of proposed Library programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Commitment to the Library Foundation’s mission and values.
• A Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of fundraising experience; experience with direct mail/annual fund management and/or proposal writing preferred.
• The ability to secure gifts and meet fundraising goals; experience supporting board-level volunteers in fundraising a plus.
• Excellent written/oral communication skills; the ability to represent the Foundation positively to diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency using productivity software such as Microsoft 365 (word processing, spreadsheets, calendaring, email, etc.), fundraising software, virtual meeting software, and the internet; experience with Raiser’s Edge a plus.
• Leadership, intelligence and a strong work ethic.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.
• Professionalism, discretion and honesty in handling confidential information.
• Enthusiasm, energy and a sense of humor.
• Transportation for work-related travel within the Indianapolis area.
• Availability to work occasional evenings and weekends for events.

How To Apply

Apply via the application portal: https://the-indianapolis-public-library-foundation.prismhr-hire.com/job/400790/development-officer-friends-of-the-library

The Organization

AFREF played a leading role in winning passage of the Dodd Frank Financial Reform law and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and we are driving the fight for broader transformations of the financial system to advance economic, racial, and social justice and to fight climate change. AFREF’s staff develops policy and strategies in collaboration with a coalition of more than 200 consumer, civil rights, labor, community based, and other organizations, along with academics and policy experts.

Position Overview

Join us in the fight to change the rules governing the economy, and make finance work for us, not against us.  Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) is seeking a Policy Analyst or Sr. Policy Analyst to work at the intersection of housing, corporate power, and climate justice.

The Policy Analyst / Senior Policy Analyst will focus on the role of Wall Street firms and Wall Street practices in the affordable housing crisis, and  support grassroots organizations work to confront and change them. They will staff AFREF’s coalition housing task force where goals include expanding homeownership, closing the racial homeownership gap, and preventing foreclosures. And they will work with our climate finance team to develop and promote housing policies that improve climate resilience and contribute to climate mitigation in ways that protect communities and consumers. Advancing racial equity will be an important focus of the project. They will shine a spotlight on abusive practices and the structures that drive them; find opportunities at the national level to highlight problems and lift up solutions; and identify Federal levers for change including regulatory and administrative action.

The Policy Analyst / Senior Policy Analyst will work with AFREF colleagues and partner organizations to  research and write materials exploring and explaining  issues for a variety of audiences; analyze, respond to, and formulate regulatory and legislative policy proposals; and work with AFREF leadership, staff, and partners to develop and implement a policy agenda for change with housing and climate justice groups as key stakeholders.

Job responsibilities include:

• Developing and articulating AFREF policy priorities by writing policy memos, regulatory comment letters, reports, and other materials for a range of audiences.
• Providing policy analysis and research support for grassroots partners
• Analyzing and responding to policy proposals, legislation, and proposed rules.
• Providing leadership and coordination for AFR’s coalitions on these issues, and facilitating collaboration among coalition partners to amplify key perspectives and messages of grassroots housing, environmental justice and climate organizations.
• Collaborating with partners to develop and implement advocacy strategies to advance our policy goals.
• Explaining policy issues to non-specialists and making connections to broader economic, racial, and social justice work.
• Representing AFR at meetings with regulators, legislators, and other policy makers, and with allies and coalition partners.
• Identifying and developing relationships with partners who can contribute to our understanding and collaborate in advancing our policy goals.
• Communicating AFREF’s perspectives and policy positions to the press in collaboration with our communications staff.

Ideal candidates will have:

• A strong commitment to racial and economic and justice;
• Excellent policy analysis and research skills

• Ability to write and speak effectively for a broad range of audiences
• Strong strategic thinking capabilities

• Knowledge of housing policy/ housing finance, and knowledge of climate finance policy
• Experience developing innovative approaches to policy challenges
• Experience working with diverse coalitions and grassroots organizations
• In depth understanding of  regulatory and legislative processes
• Comfort working both independently and cooperatively with other staff and coalition members
• Enjoy the challenge of learning new issues and subject areas
• An ability to multitask, and to be comfortable in a diverse work environment
• A law degree or an advanced degree in a related field are desirable but not required for this position

Compensation:

Annual salary range: $70,000 – $90,000 (Policy Analyst) or $90,000 – $112,000 (Sr. Policy Analyst), commensurate with experience. Generous benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K. More experienced candidates will have opportunities to play a leadership role, and less experienced candidates will have opportunities to expand and develop their expertise.

AFREF is committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of America defined broadly and where the talent, skills and uniqueness of each staff member are respected. We are committed to a policy of equity for all employees and to equal opportunity for all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, family responsibilities, and disability.

How to apply:

Please submit a letter of interest, resume and two writing samples via our candidate portal linked here.

The Organization

Friends of the Children has been helping children break the cycle of generational poverty for nearly 30 years. They have redefined the youth mentoring field by creating the first and only long-term professional mentoring program in the country with 25 chapters nationwide. Their model is based on research showing that the single most important factor in overcoming childhood adversity is a long-term, nurturing relationship with a consistent and caring adult. Research and real-world experience continue to affirm how much these relationships matter.

Friends of the Children – SF Bay Area (Friends-SF) is an independently funded and managed member of the Friends of the Children network, which opened its doors in the Bayview Hunters Point community in 2017. It has grown to serve 110 children with a staff of 23. Most of the children in the program live in affordable or public housing, all self-identify as people of color, as do most program staff. Friends-SF has a 2022 budget of $2.3 million and a scaling plan that calls for serving 400 children by 2030.

Their Method:

Friends-SF systematically identifies and enrolls kindergarteners in their community who face multiple systemic obstacles and amplifies their voices as they write their own stories of hope and resilience.

Their Model:

Friends-SF commits to each child for the long-term — 12+years, no matter what! Each child is paired with a full-time, salaried – not volunteer – professional mentor.

It Makes Economic Sense and it Works:

• 83% earn a high school diploma or GED.
• 93% remain free from juvenile justice system involvement.
• 98% wait to parent until after their teen years.
• 92% of Friends of the Children graduates go on to enroll in post-secondaryeducation, serve our country or enter the workforce.

Position Overview

CANDIDATE OVERVIEW

Friends-SF seeks an inspirational Executive Director who will provide vision, leadership, management and significant fundraising skills to accomplish the long and short-term strategic goals of this impactful organization. The new leader holds a passion for working with youth and their families to break the cycle of generational poverty and embodies these values:

CANDIDATE OVERVIEW

• Put Children First
• Build Relationships on Love
• Commit to Empowerment
• Pursue Goals Relentlessly
• Demand Equity The successful candidate has experience in living and working in a racially, culturally and economically diverse community with a proven track record of scaling organizations, enhancing their external footprint, and navigating the local, statewide and political landscapes.

  The new Executive Director will also have a proven ability to identify new opportunities, initiate new ideas and establish new relationships while leading this well-run organization to the next level of growth. She/He/They must have the ability to scale the work while keeping existing relationships and operations moving forward effectively.

  The successful candidate will devote the majority of his/her/their time to working, in partnership with the outstanding Friends-SF development staff (currently three members) and its dedicated Board of Directors, to pursuing the private and public funding necessary to honor the organization’s long-term commitment to each child and to reach its strategic goal of serving 400 youth.

  A critical role for the new leader will be to build upon the strong, trusted and effective relationships internally and externally that include board, staff, donors, kids and families served and other key constituencies. This individual must also have the ability to represent the organization in local, state and national settings that will continue to advance and strengthen its reputation, reach and impact.

  Friends of the Children – SF Bay Area is part of a national network. The new leader will report directly to the Friends-SF Board and work collaboratively with the National executive team and with the Executive Directors of other Friends of the Children chapters to continue to build a high performing, sustainable organization that leverages the network’s best practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership

• Provide enthusiastic leadership, inspiration, strategic direction, and long-term vision for the chapter.
• Be the champion and passionate spokesperson, ambassador and advocate for the organization internally and externally.
• Lead and model the commitment to diversity and equity and foster an atmosphere of inclusion, empowerment and support.
• Work closely with the Board Chair and Directors to encourage active participation in the organization with an emphasis on development activities, understanding the programs and good governance practices.

Strategic Planning

• In partnership with the Board, senior management and staff, develop and execute long and short-term plans, including strategic plans, annual operating plans and budgets.
• Work with the nonprofit community to identify, implement and sustain strategic partnerships and collaborations.
• Explore potential sites for other SF Bay Area locations.

Development

• Work closely with the Director of Development, Board Chair and Board committees to establish clear development goals and objectives.
• Cultivate new donors and sustain strong relationships with existing major donors.
• Identify and pursue new streams of funding (foundations, corporations, government) to build the foundation necessary to honor the long-term commitment the organization makes to each child, sustain Friends – SF’s growth trajectory toward serving 400 San Francisco children, and support potential sites in other SF Bay Area locations.

Program

Work closely with the Director of Programs and staff to achieve fidelity to the basic Friends of the Children model, while developing innovations to address the unique needs of the children, families and communities Friends-SF serves.

• Ensure that youth and their caregivers are receiving the highest quality of service and that effective feedback loops are maintained for program participants (youth and caregivers).
• In partnership with the Director of Programs set expectations for organizational performance and ensure the outcomes are monitored.
• Provide resources and support for the training and development of program staff to meet the requirements of the program model with regards to skills, knowledge, and understanding of program content.

Financial, Human Resources and Administrative Management

• Work closely with the senior management team to ensure that the organizational culture is positive and has a high emphasis on employee morale and retention.
• In partnership with the senior management team, focus on ensuring effective supervision, guidance, development, and evaluation is provided to all staff.
• Maximize organizational efficiency without compromising program and organizational performance.
• Establish and meet aggressive, achievable expense budgets.
• Collaborate with and benefit from the National organization’s team of Finance, HRand Operational resources.
• Ensure accurate and timely communications with Board and Staff.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated passion for serving at-risk youth.
• Eight to ten years of experience in non-profit or similar management experience,preferably in a rapidly-growing organization.
• Substantial fundraising experience with a track record of cultivating both new and current donors/investors. Well versed in developing meaningful and long-lasting relationships with key funders including individual donors, corporations, foundations and government entities.
• Strong and engaging leadership style with experience partnering with staff to translate broad strategies into financial, operational, and programmatic goals and objectives.
• Effective and efficient decision-making with an established record of developing, motivating and inspiring staff.
• Strong presence and credibility, along with the ability to serve as an external ambassador.
• Collaborative management style that values the input of an outstanding Board, a strong senior staff, and a highly experienced program staff.
• Accomplished communicator with a clear sense of how to adapt messages to specific and diverse audiences.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to cultivate and sustain relationships with a wide variety of constituencies, including Board members, staff, children, caregivers, current and potential donors, and community partners.
• Flexibility and can-do attitude necessary to deal with unforeseen developments in a rapidly evolving organization. Strong decision-making, time management and delegation skills.
• Ability to switch easily from high-level strategic thinking to granular detail.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS/QUALITIES

The Executive Director embodies the following characteristics and qualities.

• Intuitive communicator with both verbal and written communication skills; a leader, organizational ambassador and bridge-builder who can communicate with diverse audiences and manage diverse viewpoints in a professional and compelling manner.
• Results oriented, resourceful, proactive, strategic, and operational.
• Confidence and ability to make and delegate decisions as needed, work well under pressure, and adapt easily to changing situations and priorities. Good judgment and consensus-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Board, staff, external partners and funders.
• Self-confidence, ability to inspire creativity, curiosity, compassion, optimism andhumility.
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience.

COMPENSATION

A competitive salary and benefits package will be provided to the successful candidate.

How To Apply

PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDACY

Please email resumes and cover letters to:

Tarek Azzani
Azzani Search Consultants tazzani@azzanisearch.com

Eunice Azzani: is available for questions at 415-987-3300

Friends of the Children – SF Bay Area is committed to workforce diversity.

The Organization

Friends of the Children has been helping children break the cycle of generational poverty for nearly 30 years. They have redefined the youth mentoring field by creating the first and only long-term professional mentoring program in the country with 25 chapters nationwide. Their model is based on research showing that the single most important factor in overcoming childhood adversity is a long-term, nurturing relationship with a consistent and caring adult. Research and real-world experience continue to affirm how much these relationships matter.

Friends of the Children – SF Bay Area (Friends-SF) is an independently funded and managed member of the Friends of the Children network, which opened its doors in the Bayview Hunters Point community in 2017. It has grown to serve 110 children with a staff of 23. Most of the children in the program live in affordable or public housing, all self-identify as people of color, as do most program staff. Friends-SF has a 2022 budget of $2.3 million and a scaling plan that calls for serving 400 children by 2030.

Their Method:

Friends-SF systematically identifies and enrolls kindergarteners in their community who face multiple systemic obstacles and amplifies their voices as they write their own stories of hope and resilience.

Their Model:

Friends-SF commits to each child for the long-term — 12+years, no matter what! Each child is paired with a full-time, salaried – not volunteer – professional mentor.

It Makes Economic Sense and it Works:

• 83% earn a high school diploma or GED.
• 93% remain free from juvenile justice system involvement.
• 98% wait to parent until after their teen years.
• 92% of Friends of the Children graduates go on to enroll in post-secondaryeducation, serve our country or enter the workforce.

Position Overview

CANDIDATE OVERVIEW

Friends-SF seeks an inspirational Executive Director who will provide vision, leadership, management and significant fundraising skills to accomplish the long and short-term strategic goals of this impactful organization. The new leader holds a passion for working with youth and their families to break the cycle of generational poverty and embodies these values:

CANDIDATE OVERVIEW

• Put Children First
• Build Relationships on Love
• Commit to Empowerment
• Pursue Goals Relentlessly
• Demand Equity The successful candidate has experience in living and working in a racially, culturally and economically diverse community with a proven track record of scaling organizations, enhancing their external footprint, and navigating the local, statewide and political landscapes.

  The new Executive Director will also have a proven ability to identify new opportunities, initiate new ideas and establish new relationships while leading this well-run organization to the next level of growth. She/He/They must have the ability to scale the work while keeping existing relationships and operations moving forward effectively.

  The successful candidate will devote the majority of his/her/their time to working, in partnership with the outstanding Friends-SF development staff (currently three members) and its dedicated Board of Directors, to pursuing the private and public funding necessary to honor the organization’s long-term commitment to each child and to reach its strategic goal of serving 400 youth.

  A critical role for the new leader will be to build upon the strong, trusted and effective relationships internally and externally that include board, staff, donors, kids and families served and other key constituencies. This individual must also have the ability to represent the organization in local, state and national settings that will continue to advance and strengthen its reputation, reach and impact.

  Friends of the Children – SF Bay Area is part of a national network. The new leader will report directly to the Friends-SF Board and work collaboratively with the National executive team and with the Executive Directors of other Friends of the Children chapters to continue to build a high performing, sustainable organization that leverages the network’s best practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership

• Provide enthusiastic leadership, inspiration, strategic direction, and long-term vision for the chapter.
• Be the champion and passionate spokesperson, ambassador and advocate for the organization internally and externally.
• Lead and model the commitment to diversity and equity and foster an atmosphere of inclusion, empowerment and support.
• Work closely with the Board Chair and Directors to encourage active participation in the organization with an emphasis on development activities, understanding the programs and good governance practices.

Strategic Planning

• In partnership with the Board, senior management and staff, develop and execute long and short-term plans, including strategic plans, annual operating plans and budgets.
• Work with the nonprofit community to identify, implement and sustain strategic partnerships and collaborations.
• Explore potential sites for other SF Bay Area locations.

Development

• Work closely with the Director of Development, Board Chair and Board committees to establish clear development goals and objectives.
• Cultivate new donors and sustain strong relationships with existing major donors.
• Identify and pursue new streams of funding (foundations, corporations, government) to build the foundation necessary to honor the long-term commitment the organization makes to each child, sustain Friends – SF’s growth trajectory toward serving 400 San Francisco children, and support potential sites in other SF Bay Area locations.

Program

Work closely with the Director of Programs and staff to achieve fidelity to the basic Friends of the Children model, while developing innovations to address the unique needs of the children, families and communities Friends-SF serves.

• Ensure that youth and their caregivers are receiving the highest quality of service and that effective feedback loops are maintained for program participants (youth and caregivers).
• In partnership with the Director of Programs set expectations for organizational performance and ensure the outcomes are monitored.
• Provide resources and support for the training and development of program staff to meet the requirements of the program model with regards to skills, knowledge, and understanding of program content.

Financial, Human Resources and Administrative Management

• Work closely with the senior management team to ensure that the organizational culture is positive and has a high emphasis on employee morale and retention.
• In partnership with the senior management team, focus on ensuring effective supervision, guidance, development, and evaluation is provided to all staff.
• Maximize organizational efficiency without compromising program and organizational performance.
• Establish and meet aggressive, achievable expense budgets.
• Collaborate with and benefit from the National organization’s team of Finance, HRand Operational resources.
• Ensure accurate and timely communications with Board and Staff.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated passion for serving at-risk youth.
• Eight to ten years of experience in non-profit or similar management experience,preferably in a rapidly-growing organization.
• Substantial fundraising experience with a track record of cultivating both new and current donors/investors. Well versed in developing meaningful and long-lasting relationships with key funders including individual donors, corporations, foundations and government entities.
• Strong and engaging leadership style with experience partnering with staff to translate broad strategies into financial, operational, and programmatic goals and objectives.
• Effective and efficient decision-making with an established record of developing, motivating and inspiring staff.
• Strong presence and credibility, along with the ability to serve as an external ambassador.
• Collaborative management style that values the input of an outstanding Board, a strong senior staff, and a highly experienced program staff.
• Accomplished communicator with a clear sense of how to adapt messages to specific and diverse audiences.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to cultivate and sustain relationships with a wide variety of constituencies, including Board members, staff, children, caregivers, current and potential donors, and community partners.
• Flexibility and can-do attitude necessary to deal with unforeseen developments in a rapidly evolving organization. Strong decision-making, time management and delegation skills.
• Ability to switch easily from high-level strategic thinking to granular detail.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS/QUALITIES

The Executive Director embodies the following characteristics and qualities.

• Intuitive communicator with both verbal and written communication skills; a leader, organizational ambassador and bridge-builder who can communicate with diverse audiences and manage diverse viewpoints in a professional and compelling manner.
• Results oriented, resourceful, proactive, strategic, and operational.
• Confidence and ability to make and delegate decisions as needed, work well under pressure, and adapt easily to changing situations and priorities. Good judgment and consensus-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Board, staff, external partners and funders.
• Self-confidence, ability to inspire creativity, curiosity, compassion, optimism andhumility.
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience.

COMPENSATION

A competitive salary and benefits package will be provided to the successful candidate.

How To Apply

PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDACY

Please email resumes and cover letters to:

Tarek Azzani
Azzani Search Consultants tazzani@azzanisearch.com

Eunice Azzani: is available for questions at 415-987-3300

Friends of the Children – SF Bay Area is committed to workforce diversity.

The Organization

Gordon and Betty Moore established the foundation to create positive outcomes for future generations. In pursuit of that vision, we foster path-breaking scientific discovery, environmental conservation, patient care improvements and preservation of the special character of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Guided by this vision and the Statement of Founders’ Intent, each day we strive to make a significant and positive impact on the world. We tackle large, important issues at a scale where we believe we can make significant and measurable impacts. We know that our ability to take risks and make long-term and relatively large commitments allows us to undertake challenges not accessible to many other organizations.

Foundation facts:

• Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA
• $9+ billion in assets
• Annual foundation budget of over $300 million
• About 100 employees
• Four program areas: Environmental Conservation, Science, Patient Care, and the San Francisco Bay Area

Working at Moore
We strive to make a real difference in our world today and for generations to come. Together, we work tirelessly to honor the vision of our founders and serve as stewards of the resources they entrusted to us. We establish specific strategies based on input from experts, identify partners who share our goals, and measure results along the way—all while making adjustments as needed. We build relationships and fund work in areas where we hope to make a significant impact. We’re okay with failing, as long as we learn from our mistakes. And we know that working together expands our ability to drive meaningful change.

Environmental Conservation Program

The vision of the Environmental Conservation Program is to secure the health of globally significant, intact natural ecosystems. This vision is rooted firmly in the Statement of Founders’ Intent, where Gordon and Betty Moore state, “Our interest in environmental conservation stems from our personal observations of changes in the natural world and from the dependency of all living species on the planet’s health…Huge areas of the planet are in danger of having their basic structure altered as a consequence of development and exploitation of resources.”

To pursue this vision, the Environmental Conservation Program works to safeguard globally significant, intact natural ecosystems from the unprecedented pressures of mounting development and a changing climate. We do this by working in an integrative manner on a portfolio of interventions that is focused enough to make a meaningful difference in a specific set of places, but also systemic enough to provide durability in the face of escalating threats and to catalyze a pathway to impact at a global scale: (1) An anchor set of land- and seascapes where we can win rather than “just losing slowly,” currently represented by our Andes Amazon and Marine Conservation Initiatives, and (2) A  suite of drivers of ecosystem degradation with highest relevance to those places, currently represented by the Conservation and Markets Initiative’s work on beef, soy, and seafood commodities.

In addition to these large-scale, long-term, targeted initiatives which represent the vast majority of the Program’s funding, we also invest thematically in innovative, high impact approaches to addressing conservation challenges.  In recent years, some of the themes supported include: behavioral science, conservation and technology, and the global nature action agenda.

In the next few years, the Program will be exploring opportunities to develop new place-based and/or thematic initiatives consistent with our overall vision for Environmental Conservation.

Position Overview

We are seeking a research fellow to work closely with the Chief Program Officer in order to support the Program’s thematic grantmaking, exploration of new opportunity areas, and overall field engagement.   The role is designed for a limited 24 month term, with a possible option to renew for another 12 months.

This position is based in Palo Alto, CA however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, foundation offices are temporarily closed until at least July 1, 2022, and work will initially occur remotely.  Once our offices reopen, the foundation will shift to hybrid work arrangements, and all employees will work a minimum of eight days per month in their designated office.

Key Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Chief Program Officer, this newly created position will be a key partner in helping to support and shape the work of the Environmental Conservation Program outside of its existing long-term grantmaking initiatives. Specific responsibilities will include:

1. Grantmaking support.  The fellow will take part in the Chief Program Officer’s discussions with prospective grantees about potential new grants.   Informed by those discussions, the fellow will help draft grant outcomes, monitoring plans, and summaries to be used as part of the Foundation’s grant submission and approval process.  They will work directly with the grantee to get the required information, supplementing it as necessary with independent research/analysis to strengthen the justification for the grant.   They will also help review and analyze grant reports.
2. Support for exploration of new opportunities.  As the Program identifies potential new geographies and/or themes for further exploration, the fellow will conduct research and analysis that will help the Foundation assess the opportunity to make a difference in those arenas.  Working with the Chief Program Officer, the fellow will identify key questions to be answered about the opportunity through research/analysis, and will develop polished work products summarizing their findings.  The fellow’s work will likely involve some or all of the following:  landscape scans, literature reviews, interviews with subject matter experts, and convening of experts and advisors.
3. Support for field engagement.  As part of advancing the goals of the Environmental Conservation Program, the Chief Program Officer maintains an active agenda of engagement with thought leaders, policymakers, and other key actors in the environmental conservation field.  Key elements of this work include developing donor collaborations, catalyzing public-private partnerships,  and shaping the output of important advisory groups.  The fellow will provide support to the Chief Program Officer around these engagements.  They will develop content to inform key discussions, support follow-up on action items, and participate in meetings along with the Chief Program Officer as appropriate.

Experience and Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have a combination of education and/or experience that gives them a good grounding in the broad trends, concepts, and issues relevant to the global environmental conservation space.  They will have demonstrated the research, analysis, and writing skills that allow them to thoughtfully examine specific conservation opportunities in-depth, and to present their findings in a compelling manner.  They will be at a stage in their career where they welcome the opportunity to grow their experience set by rolling-up their sleeves and diving deeply into a wide  range of new content areas across the conservation field, while gaining exposure to the workings of a major institutional philanthropy.

Competencies
In addition to the qualifications above, our ideal candidate will bring:

• Track record as a quick study who will be able to efficiently and thoroughly understand unfamiliar topic areas.
• Comfort with ambiguity and willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changes in program priorities and needs.
• Research and analysis skills to identify and rigorously evaluate new opportunities for investment and/or partnership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to synthetize and summarize complex topics into clear and accessible language.
• Experience with meeting facilitation and planning.
• A positive, energetic, “can-do” spirit.   Willing to roll-up their sleeves and dive into the work needed, and taking a proactive approach to doing what is necessary.
• Works well both independently and as a collegial team member, challenges productively, and welcomes feedback.
• Willingness to support and promote the foundation and colleagues through commitment to enhancing the foundation’s considerations of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Attributes
Our ideal candidate will also demonstrate the following attributes that describe how we at the foundation strive to do our work with each other and our partners:

• Committed to Excellence
• Passionate
• Collegial
• Open and Honest
• Humble and Self-Aware

Compensation and Benefits
Compensation includes a competitive base salary and an excellent package of health, retirement savings and other benefits.

How To Apply

To apply, please visit our careers page to submit your cover letter, resume and application.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.  Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the ordinance.

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes a diverse pool of candidates for this search.  We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and welcome individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

All correspondence will remain confidential.

COVID-19
The Moore Foundation requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, except as required by law. Any employment offer will be contingent upon satisfactory proof that you are fully vaccinated from COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons, and/or as otherwise required by applicable law.

The Organization

The Pew Charitable Trusts uses data to make a difference. For more than 70 years, we have focused on serving the public, invigorating civic life, conducting nonpartisan research, advancing effective public policies and practices, and achieving tangible results.

Position Overview

The officer serves as a resource and liaison to staff across the organization, working with Pews project teams to consider inclusion, diversity, and equity (IDE) in the planning, design, and execution of Pew-sponsored research.

How To Apply

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