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The Organization

About the Foundation

Established in 2005, the College Futures Foundation is a private foundation committed to helping qualified low-income and underrepresented students in California who have financial need attend and graduate from college. With an endowment of nearly $500 million, the Foundation expects to award grants of approximately $18 million in 2017.

We believe improving college achievement is central to California’s future. It is this belief that drives us to serve as a strategic partner to school districts, post-secondary institutions, nonprofits, foundations, businesses, local governments and policy makers in California. We work collaboratively to increase opportunities for low-income and underrepresented students and ensure a thriving future for the state by removing barriers to college degree attainment.

College Futures Foundation is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, or sexual orientation.

Position Overview

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Senior Policy and Research Officer, and working closely with the Research and Data Manager, the Research Associate will work up to 20 hours a week between November 2017 and June 2018 to assist in the collection, analysis and communication of data related to the Foundation’s strategy. This is a temporary, part-time position with the possibility of a permanent, full-time position.

Specific responsibilities include:

Research, Data Analysis and Visualization

· Acquire, maintain, and analyze new and existing institutional and contextual data for the Foundation’s data system; examples include data from state and federal education agencies such as CA Dept. of Education, CSU, IPEDS, US Census, and others.

· Oversee the collection and analysis of student level data for scholarship students served by community foundations across California.

· Automate ongoing and recurring analyses to streamline our workflows and accelerate insights.

· Develop visualizations, written materials, slides, and templates that organize and present data in compelling formats for grantees, program staff, management, Board, and the Foundation’s website.

Process Development

· With oversight from the Senior Policy and Research Officer, collaborate with the Research and Data Manager to develop and manage related internal business processes for data collection, data base management, analysis, quality control, and tool development.

· Implement plans and processes and develop training and resources for foundation grantees to submit and analyze data using the Foundation’s data system.

· Document and share these analytic processes in accessible and easy-to-understand presentations with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications and Competencies:

Technical

· Strong analytic skills with high proficiency in using spreadsheet applications for data collection, cleaning, and analysis.

· Data visualization skills including creating bar charts, scatter plots, etc. Experience with Tableau or similar visualization platforms is a plus.

· Experience with SQL databases including basic joins and developing queries and views.

· Familiarity with a scripting or statistical programming language such as R, Python, or Stata for the automation of common analytical tasks.

Organizational

· Must be detail-oriented, able to scrutinize large amounts of data for an extended period.

· Excellent time management, task prioritizing, project tracking skills, and attention to detail.

· Must be able to develop, document, and follow procedures and maintain accurate records.

Interpersonal

· A high degree of initiative, judgment and resourcefulness in solving problems, and overall, a results-orientation.

· Service-minded and open to new ideas and constructive feedback from colleagues.

Additional Desired Qualifications

· Experience or personal commitment to promoting college going and success for low-income and under-represented students

· Ability to contribute to a collegial, respectful, and supportive office environment.

· We will consider undergraduate or graduate students with strong qualifications.

· Flexible schedule and remote work/telecommuting is possible for the right candidate with at least one day per week on-site in our offices in downtown San Francisco.

The Organization

Established in 2008 as an initiative of the Open Society Foundations, the Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA) is a national membership network with the mission to ensure the growth, sustainability and impact of leaders and organizations committed to improving the life outcomes of Black men and boys. In 2015, CBMA spun off from the Open Society Foundations into an independent organization, which supports a growing network of more than 4,800 individuals who represent more than 2,500 organizations across the United States. CBMA’s work sits at the intersection of movement- and field-building, supporting local leaders on the ground, while at same time amplifying and catalyzing the Black Male Achievement movement across the country.

Position Overview

The CBMA Development team is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for growing CBMA’s $5M+ annual budget. The Development team drives cultivating a large portfolio of foundations, corporations and individual donors and seeking support for general operations, program-specific support, and other organizational priorities. Reporting to the Vice President of Development, the Development Officer is primarily responsible for prospecting new potential funders and donors, facilitating communication with funders and donors, and collaborating with the broader CBMA team for writing grant proposals and required reports. The Development Officer will also be responsible for working closely with CBMA’s communications team to ensure alignment between the organization’s messaging content is aligned with and supports the fund development strategy.

Essential job functions:

Supporting the Vice President of Development and CEO in maintaining and strengthening relationships with corporate and foundation funders. This work includes creating funder briefings, writing letters and mailings, and maintaining records about our relationships.

• Prospecting new potential foundation and corporate funders to support the organization’s general operations and specific programs and services.
• Collaborate with CBMA team to write grant proposals, and grant reports for corporate and foundation funders.
• Serve as the organization’s lead for maintaining the database/portfolio of funders and donors.
• Working with communications team to craft and refine content for field building and marketing initiatives, website updates, e-blasts, and social media strategy to promote activities.
• Partner with CBMA Operations and Communications teams in developing and editing relevant fundraising materials.
• Support the VP of Development with preparation and execution of bi-weekly fund development strategy meetings with pertinent team members.
• Work closely with Communications staff to develop and execute CBMA online donor engagement strategy.

Other:

• Position is full-time, exempt.
• Travel may be up to 15% and will likely include some weekends.
• This job description does not cover or contain a comprehensive list of duties, activities or responsibilities that are required of this employee for this job.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Education / Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree a plus.
• Minimum of 5 or more years of relevant experience in development or fundraising for a foundation or nonprofit.
• Experience building relationships with foundation and corporate partners to write and win grant proposals.
• Exceptional writing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Highly organized with superb attention to detail and project management skills.
• Ability to multi task in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Ability to problem-solve, take initiative, be proactive and work independently.
• Ability to collaborate with people at all levels and synthesize diverse sets of institutional perspectives into a concise report.
• Knowledge of CRM such as Salesforce, and Raiser’s Edge or other platforms.
• Ability to quickly learn and engage with web-based technologies such as: Google Platform (Drive, Analytics, AdWords etc.), Microsoft Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Social Media Analytics tools such as Hootsuite and MailChimp.
• Commitment to and passion for CBMA’s mission to improve life outcomes for Black men and boys, women and girls.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

Essential functions are typically performed in an office with low-level noise. Job may require lifting typical office materials from time to time. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as: computers, phone, photocopiers, filing cabinets etc.

The Organization

ClimateWorks Foundation (CWF) is a global non-governmental organization that partners with leading funders to be more strategic, efficient, and effective in their response to global climate change. The organization offers a suite of services:

• Provides a Global View: CWF aggregates, synthesizes, and presents emissions data and political, social, technical, and economic analyses in a way that offers insights for climate philanthropy. These insights help funders prioritize opportunities to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, develop strategies that are robust under different future scenarios, adapt strategies to changing conditions, and track progress towards climate goals.
• Develops Strategies and Makes Grants: CWF collaborates with partners globally to develop portfolios of philanthropic investments designed to achieve large-scale greenhouse gas emissions reductions. With their partners, CWF evaluates insights from a wide range of sources, develops informed strategies, and clusters strategies into diversified, high-impact portfolios for philanthropic investment. CWF makes strategic grants that support transnational initiatives and organizations addressing climate change in critical parts of the world. They then monitor progress and apply candid assessments to drive learning and improvement.
• Facilitates Funder Collaboration: CWF facilitates collaboration among influential philanthropic funders—creating opportunities for them to interact with their peers, compare strategies, generate ideas, and coordinate investments that target the biggest drivers of global climate change.
• Grows Climate Philanthropy: CWF helps increase the number of foundations working to address climate change and grow the overall size of philanthropic investment directed towards climate action. Central to this effort is the organization’s work with funders to help them evaluate investment opportunities that are aligned with their interests and priorities, and to connect them to like-minded peers.

As experts in climate science, public policy, economic and social analysis, and strategic philanthropy, CWF’s staff understands the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities of climate change. They are researchers, strategists, collaborators, organizers, and grantmakers who care passionately about the mission.

For more information, please visit www.climateworks.org.

Position Overview

ClimateWorks Foundation is seeking strategic communications expertise and project management support for its Clean Air, Clean Energy campaign (“the campaign”). The Program Communications Director, Clean Air, Clean Energy (“Program Communications Director”) will be dedicated to the campaign, which aims to help with the transition to healthy, low carbon prosperity through encouraging deployment of clean energy options. The campaign will achieve this goal by supporting NGOs, working directly with consultants, managing important communications partnerships with external stakeholders and, where appropriate, working with key opinion leaders to elevate campaign messaging. Working cross-functionally with relevant organizations and stakeholders, the Program Communications Director will construct influential and persuasive external messaging and support CWF’s strategic partners in delivering this content across geographies to diverse audiences.

The successful candidate will have global experience and established networks developed through past engagement in air quality communications. S/he will bring a commanding integration of thoughtful and strategic insights, and an innate understanding of, and passion for, climate action. The selected candidate will be a concise, honest, and thoughtful communicator who instinctively understands nuanced messaging in an often complex and politically tenuous environment. S/he will be a proven manager and executor of multiple streams of communications work, possessing the acumen to evaluate return on investment and prioritize accordingly.

The Program Communications Director will report to the Portfolio Director, Clean Air, Clean Energy and be supported by a campaign-dedicated Program Associate, contracted individuals or organizations, and existing CWF staff.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• The Program Communications Director will be responsible for the following and other duties as assigned:
• Oversee the development of a creative communications strategy for the global campaign focused both on direct communications about the campaign by CWF, as well as broader communications through partner organizations.
• Lead website development and other targeted online communications strategy components.
• Identify key target audiences and craft tailored storytelling pieces for use across a variety of communications channels, including, but not limited to, the website and social media sites.
• Generate and/or support Power Point presentation development and analysis for external audiences.
• Identify and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure and evaluate communications strategy impact.
• Develop, standardize, and manage quarterly internal and external campaign reporting updates.
• Ensure and maintain consistent messaging and branding across internal and external campaign materials.
• Develop and manage a network of external relationships with key stakeholders including NGOs, consultants, journalists and others supporting the implementation of a communications strategy.
• Strategize with the Portfolio Director on key public opportunities for external engagement including public speaking events, blogs, and reports as well as liasing with key campaign funders communications staff on special events.
• Drive the campaign’s media and public relations strategy, maintaining consistency with the CWF brand.
• Create campaign messaging strategies in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment around campaign work.
• Coordinate regular meetings with CWF Director of Marketing and Communications to ensure any external messaging associated with the CWF brand is coordinated and aligned with broader institutional priorities.
• Work with grantees on their strategic communications plans.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in domestic and international climate and clean air communications
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent, professional experience)
• Strong personal network of thought leaders, journalists, and other communications professionals that can be utilized to support campaign goals
• Demonstrated understanding of current air quality and climate narratives and debates in the international press
• Understanding of emerging air quality monitoring technologies, the role of coal in the power system, and the energy development context of one or more developing countries
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data related to communications goals (i.e. Google search trends, Twitter trends, etc.)
• Strong, hands-on experience with Power Point and Excel preferred
• Strong understanding of novel digital media strategies, both domestic and international
• Demonstrated ability to get articles and news placed in leading outlets
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage multiple activities simultaneously and to navigate through complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Willingness and ability to travel (approximately 15% of the time), both domestically and internationally
• Prior experience working with philanthropy and NGOs helpful
• Verbal and written fluency in the English language

Compensation and Location

ClimateWorks Foundation offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience. This position will be located in San Francisco, CA.

How To Apply

CEA Recruiting is assisting ClimateWorks Foundation with this search. To be considered for this position, interested candidates must follow the link below to submit a resume, cover letter, and salary expectations through CEA’s job portal. Please direct all applications and inquiries to CEA Recruiting. This position will remain open until filled.

http://job.ceaconsulting.com/jobs/program-director-communications-clean-air-clean-energy-san-francisco-california-39628

ClimateWorks Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes a diverse candidate pool. The Foundation recognizes diversity as an asset essential to accomplishing its work and views diversity as encompassing differences in race and gender, as well as age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, job skills, education, and geographic location. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

CEA Recruiting works with leading environmental nonprofits, foundations, and businesses to recruit top talent and design effective organizational staffing strategies. For more information, visit www.cearecruiting.com.

The Organization

The Wilderness Society (TWS) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places. We believe public lands belong to and should benefit all of us. We strive to esnure our organization and work embodies the cultures and perspectives of people adn communities across our nation, and connects and inspires people to care about the outdoors.

Position Overview

This position plays an important role in supporting an inclusive organizational culture that is grounded in trust and accountability to shared goals and outcomes. TWS has made diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic priorities for the organization and the Senior Philanthropy Officer will integrate these priorities throughout our major gift work. Across our team, we aspire to be campaign oriented, nimble, collaborative, innovative, transparent, and supportive of staff – our greatest asset.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Qualifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards a portfolio of 75-125 major donors, prospects and suspects.
• Participates fully in the development of Four Year Defense Fund including qualifying suspects recognized by our wealth screening.
• Initiates, manages, attends and follows up on philanthropic special events.
• Conducts 16-24 personal visits with suspects, prospects and donors per month, and participates in at least 30 strategic solicitations per year.
• Raises a minimum of $1,500,000 per year, and develops a regional budget based on qualified suspects, prospects and MG donors with the Senior Director of Philanthropy
• Gathers data, assesses prospects, and develops strategies designed to realize the current and life-time giving potential of individual prospects.
• Develops written strategies and plans for cultivation, stewardship and solicitation meetings with donors.
• Supports the Major Gift philanthropic activities of the Conservation program staff in the Northeast and Southeast.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience, Competencies, and Education

• 10+ years’ professional fundraising experience required.
• Development office, major gifts and/or planned giving experience required.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills. Ability to understand, interpret, and synthesize complex programmatic information.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to establish schedules, set priorities, and meet deadlines. Must be able to balance and complete multiple projects and daily responsibilities.
• Must be able to communicate with key program and executive staff, and possess the capability of motivating volunteers, professional staff, and donors.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to use problem solving skills for resolving donor questions and issues. Demonstrated businesslike manner and ability to function efficiently in a busy work environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Track record working successfully in teams representing a rich mix of talent, backgrounds, and perspectives—across race and gender.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% of the time both nationally and regionally to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors on behalf of TWS.

Desired Characteristics

• A personal and/or professional commitment to the protection of public lands and water.
• Experience working with and writing about conservation issues preferred but not required.
• Energetic, creative analytical problem-solver with careful attention to detail.

How To Apply

The Wilderness Society offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; sick and vacation leave; a sabbatical program; and a retirement plan. TWS is an equal opportunity employer and actively works to ensure fair treatment of our employees and constituents across culture, socioeconomic status, race, marital or family situation, gender, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, physical ability, veteran status or sexual orientation.

As an organization, we aspire to being inclusive in the work that we do, and in the kind of organization we are. Internally this means working as a team that listens to different points of view, recognizes the contributions of every employee and empowers each employee to bring their whole selves to work every day. Externally this means ensuring that public lands are inclusive and welcoming, so that our shared wildlands can help people and nature to thrive. We are committed to equity throughout our work, which we define as our commitment to realizing the promise of our public lands and ensuring that all can share in their universal benefits.

To learn more about our commitment, please see http://wilderness.org/our-commitment-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-wilderness-society

For consideration, please submit your resume & cover letter through our online application system.

The Organization

The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. Program interests include regional economic and community development, Minnesota’s arts and artists, early literacy, youth development, Midwest climate and energy, Mississippi River water quality, neuroscience research, international crop research, and rural livelihoods. Founded in 1953 and independently endowed by William and Maude McKnight, the Foundation had assets of approximately $2.2 billion and granted about $87 million in 2016. For more information, visit www.mcknight.org.

Designated as a Great Place to Work® for its high-trust, high-performance workplace culture, 100% of McKnight employees say they’re proud to work here. Employees love our mission and the chance to take on meaningful, creative work alongside caring, talented colleagues in a beautiful location with great benefits. In addition, McKnight has been recognized as one of the nation’s best workplaces for women and one of the nation’s best small workplaces.

Position Overview

Position Purpose:

The newly created multimedia storyteller reports to the communications director. The position creates or oversees the development of varied digital content types and message channels to promote McKnight’s credible influence, share insights from our staff, and offer transparency and clarity about our goals and activities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, versatile, digitally-savvy storyteller to design and create web and social media-friendly multimedia content to advance critical ideas and insights.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Create original multimedia content to achieve mission and program objectives:
  • Produce social media cards, infographics, animated slide shows, gifs, illustrations, podcasts, videos, webinars, and other visual/audio content to enhance Foundation communications.
  • Make recommendations about creative content strategies to support overall Foundation priorities and activities.
  • Collaborate closely with program teams to lead content creation relevant to specific program goals.
  • Oversee development of multimedia micro-content to share the Foundation’s work, such as research reports, blog posts, staff events, grantee achievements, and organizational announcements, and special projects.
  • Write engaging copy for a variety of digital formats, such as e-newsletters, web content, and social media posts.
  • Edit blog posts, board book memos, and other copy for increased clarity.

• Oversee McKnight’s social media presence.
  • Serve as a thoughtful steward of the voice of the Foundation in tone and purpose.
  • Manage editorial content schedule for day-to-day institutional accounts.
  • Monitor for conversations about McKnight or its grantees and engage as appropriate.
  • Seize opportunities to repurpose and promote evergreen content as well as inject our ideas and stories to trending topics and other people’s conversations.
  • Work in partnership with the digital engagement officer to develop and track paid digital ad campaigns.
• Provide project management and administrative support to the team.
• Manage a digital photo library as the collection grows.
• Back up the Digital Engagement Officer on web maintenance and support other communications projects as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent analytical, writing, editing and visual storytelling skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Hootsuite, and other digital content creation platforms.
• Fluency and comfort with content creation for all the major social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) plus an interest in emerging platforms.
• Ability to craft compelling and concise messages with a keen understanding of audience needs.
• Some background in message framing, cognitive research, and social media audience targeting a bonus.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work on multiple projects at once.
• Organization, time management, and strong problem-solving skills.

Required Education and Experience:

In addition to the above knowledge, skills, and abilities requirements, the ideal candidate for this position will also possess a Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience and training. Additionally, 5-7 years relevant professional work experience in multi-media journalism, content marketing, or digital communications strongly preferred.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort:

• Work is normally performed in an office work environment.
• Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds is required.
• Bending, reaching, and lifting over head is required.
• Regular operation of normal office machines (computer, copier, and fax) is required.
• Occasional evenings and weekends are required.
• Some travel outside of office is required.

How To Apply

Apply via The McKnight Foundation website

Click here to submit a job application

Priority consideration will be given to candidates who submit materials by Dec. 5, 2017.

In your cover letter, please provide links to recent samples of your multi-media or social media work.

The Organization

Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies, programs and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, we provide help and opportunity far beyond the communities in which we live. Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and strategies to end it.

Position Overview

Bread for the World, a collective Christian voice urging our nations decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad, is seeking a Regional Major Gift Officer to increase revenue for Bread for the World and Bread for the World Institute by developing relationships with current donors and prospects and through the solicitation of major and planned gifts. This position is based in the Mid-Atlantic region within one hour of a major airport. If you are interested in applying, please click on the link below or fax your cover letter and resume to the attention of Jim Lund at 202-688-1155. Bread is an EOE.

Apply for the Major Gift Officer for Mid-Atlantic Region: https://workforcenow.adp.com/jobs/apply/posting.html?client=breadforth&jobId=92115&lang=en_US&source=CC3

The Organization

The Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) is a membership-based philanthropic organization that advocates for responsive and transformative investments in Black communities. Partnering with foundations, nonprofits and individuals, ABFE provides its members with professional development and technical assistance resources that further the philanthropic sector’s connection and responsiveness to issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.

ABFE is currently seeking a full-time Staff Accountant to join our finance and administration team in New York City.

Position Overview

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assist with the day-to-day, monthly and year-end operations of the Accounting/ Finance Department including grant management and budget review and analysis.

2. Assist with cash flow analysis and monitoring the bank accounts on a weekly basis.

3. Assist in the annual audit process and prepare audit schedules.

4. Assist in the preparation of financial reports such as financial statements, budget performance, and interim grant financial reporting.

5. Perform the processing and recording of accounts payable transactions and ensure that all invoices and staff reimbursements are paid accurately and in accordance with Finance policies and procedures.

6. Oversee and manage vendor records, Insurance Certificates and Contracts and compile all necessary paperwork for Workers comp Audits.

7. Prepare and analyze the monthly budget/forecast to actual variance reports per program and department.

8. Perform general accounts analysis and reconciliations, including bank statements and reconciliations between QuickBooks and Donor Perfect.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• ­ Knowledge of computerized accounting software and at least 2 years experience with Accounts
• Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• ­ Knowledge of Donor Perfect is desirable but not necessary.
• ­ Prior experience doing account reconciliations is a must, non-profit experience preferred.
• ­ Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and proficiency in Excel and Word.
• College degree in Finance or Accounting is a must.

QUALIFICATIONS:

­ At least 2 solid years of non-profit accounting.

The Organization

The Rights, Faith & Democracy Funder Collaborative (RFDC) is seeking a multifaceted leader to oversee the day-to-day functions of this exciting and timely new philanthropic Collaborative. The Program Director of the RFDC (“Program Director”) will serve in a full-time capacity, reporting to the Proteus Fund President, Paul Di Donato. Ideally, the Program Director will be based in New York, New York.

About Proteus Fund and the RFDC

Proteus Fund is a public foundation that partners with other foundations, advocates, and individual donors to advance democracy, human rights, and peace. Our model is built on flexible, responsive high-quality grant making capacity, an efficient and customized framework of financial, compliance, human resources and other services, as well as our deep experience in facilitating collaborative social justice philanthropy.

Founded in 1994, Proteus and its aligned organizations have been responsible for over $175 million in grants to date towards the realization of a just, equitable, and democratic world. To fulfill our mission, Proteus Fund:

• Convenes and facilitates donor collaboratives that strategically focus and maximize philanthropic resources and impact;

• Partners with other social justice initiatives through fiscal sponsorship;

• Offers Donor Advised Funds and manages family foundations aligned with Proteus Fund’s vision and mission; and

• Provides further philanthropic support for social justice organizations and movements through Proteus Action League lobbying grants.

The Rights, Faith & Democracy Funder Collaborative (RFDC) is a recently created grant making collaborative that supports a diverse field of state-based organizations seeking to address the distorting and damaging use of religious exemptions to discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, curtail reproductive rights and justice, and otherwise undermine basic rights and liberties of democracy. The RFDC is one of several collaboratives housed within Proteus.
The RFDC’s grant making includes an emphasis on engaging faith leaders and communities as a means to ground its efforts in religious values that embrace the rights and dignity of women and members of the LGBTQ community. The RFDC also has a strong focus on racial justice in light of the disproportionate impact of bias, discrimination, and bias-driven violence against communities of color. In addition to helping build and support this particular field of work via grant making, this initiative is also intended to serve as a broader vehicle for donor education and mobilization in the hope of achieving deeper funder alignment and collaboration on this and closely related issues.

To learn more, please visit http://www.proteusfund.org/rfdc.

Position Overview

The Opportunity

The RFDC is seeking a multifaceted leader to oversee the day-to-day functions of this exciting and timely new philanthropic Collaborative. The Program Director of the RFDC (“Program Director”) will serve in a full-time capacity, reporting to the Proteus Fund President, Paul Di Donato. Ideally, the Program Director will be based in New York, NY, although remote locations may be explored.
The Program Director will work closely with RFDC’s foundation and individual funding partners to design and execute strategic philanthropic support for organizations serving those most threatened by harmful religious exemptions policies and practices. The Program Director will bring critical insight and leadership to this important initiative.

The Program Director will work closely with RFDC grantees and potential grantees, as well as other key actors in relevant fields in order to create a grant making program to foster innovative and effective public.

The Program Director will work closely with RFDC grantees and potential grantees, as well as other key actors in relevant fields in order to create a grant making program to foster innovative and effective public education and related efforts to achieve the goals and objectives of the RFDC. With the support of the President of Proteus Fund as well as other Proteus colleagues, the Program Director will be responsible for providing strategic vision, direction, and management for the RFDC.
Key responsibilities of the Program Director include:
• Program Strategy, Implementation, and Learning
• Grants Management
• Partnership & Communications
• Administration
To be successful in this role, the Program Director will bring:
• Significant knowledge of substantial issues relevant to the RFDC’s work, including experience with state-based, cross-movement advocacy.
• At least eight to ten years of experience in a relevant nonprofit/philanthropic setting with over five years of senior management experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree in public policy, public administration, social science, or related field; advanced degree in public policy, public administration, social science, or related field is preferred.
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 30%).

Contact

Melissa Madzel and Abe Taleb of Koya Leadership Partners have been exclusively retained for this search. To express your interest in this role, please submit your resume and a compelling cover letter via the Koya Leadership Partners website www.koyapartners.com.

All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.
Proteus Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Proteus Fund believes that one of the great strengths of the community is the rich diversity of its residents and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, physical or mental disability, whistleblower status, or any other category protected by state or federal law. Proteus Fund’s policies and practices are to reflect Proteus Fund’s commitment to nondiscrimination in all areas of employment.

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The Organization

The Kresge Foundation is metro Detroit’s largest private, national foundation, with more than $3.6 billion in its endowment, a growing staff of over 100 employees and a mission to expand opportunities in America’s cities for low-income people. We do this through grant making and social investing nationally in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services, as well as community development in Detroit.

The foundation’s state-of-the-art headquarters is located in metro Detroit. The modern facility is anchored by a 19th century farmhouse and a new expansion that houses both a cafeteria and a convening center. Kresge also operates an office in Detroit’s Midtown district.

The Kresge Foundation offers a competitive total compensation package including health, employer-paid dental and vision, basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability, generous paid time off, and an attractive 401k plan with employer match and a 10 percent employer contribution. We also provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily for a nominal charge, robust professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement. Kresge promotes and supports a healthy and green work environment and encourages intellectual curiosity as we embrace and live out our values of creativity, respect, opportunity, partnership, and stewardship.

Position Overview

The Human Services Program has an immediate opening for a Program Officer to assist in the design and implementation of a grantmaking program that addresses the nation’s persistent and growing human services issues. We are interested in a candidate that has experience in human services including a strong emphasis in workforce development and a focus on social and economic mobility. We support the advancement of human services to accelerate social and economic mobility for people with low income in America’s cities. Our focus is developing the human services field to do more than even the odds for people who are experiencing low income. Our work aims to reset the odds so that people have an improved set of opportunities to live healthy, economically stable and self-determined lives.

When human services organizations think creatively and work in a bold manner, they have the power to significantly impact equality of opportunity. We invest through these focus areas:

1. Advancing innovative, multi-sectoral policy solutions in human services, we look for opportunities to support efforts to change the way the human services sector operates through testing, disseminating and advocating for policy-driven approaches to improving social and economic mobility.

2. Fostering the next generation of human services organizations, we support organizations that operate human services programs strategically and with a mind for the future. These programs are person-centered and performance-based.

3. Building place-based opportunity ecosystems we focus efforts in select cities to create sustainable, integrated and person-centered networks of supports and services anchored by human services organizations.

The Program Officer will join Kresge at an exciting time, becoming a member of a team that is engaged in human services during a period of reform. Although the program’s broad themes and funding priorities are directed at improving opportunity (social and economic mobility) the position will require the ability to work across non-human services specific sectors. Also, the position involves the ability to work both in the realm of policy and in community-based environments.

The program aspires to position The Kresge Foundation as a recognized leader within human services philanthropy by partnering effectively with other foundations and with the public, private and nonprofit sectors, and by deploying our capital in innovative ways for the benefit of nonprofit organizations and the people they serve. We seek to hire an individual who is excited to help our Human Services team achieve that vision.

The individual filling this position will report to the deputy director and work in close partnership with the program managing director and program staff, as well as with the foundation’s Program Operations and Information Management team and Social Investment Practice, a team that uses loans, loan guarantees and deposits in support of Kresge program goals.

Primary Responsibilities

1. With the Human Services managing director, deputy director and team, contribute to grantmaking strategy development for the program. Contribute to the team’s program development.

2. Participate in funder and cross-sector collaboratives to achieve program objectives.

3. Contribute to the team’s development of criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the portfolio and participate in the evaluation of the results.

4. With other team members, have individual and collective responsibility for reaching annual investment and grant targets.

5. Obtain, maintain, and share a high level of knowledge of the most effective strategies and current thinking in the field: What works? What are the most effective and /or innovative ways to support the work? How to implement strategies with partners?

6. Participate in national networks, affinity groups, and other external efforts to advance the program’s strategies and the team’s standing within the human services field.

7. Interact with other human services grant makers, nonprofit leaders, and public and private sector stakeholders active in the field of human services to assess developments in the field and strategic points for philanthropic engagement.

8. Work with other Kresge program teams on mutually planned and developed collaborative efforts and represent the team on internal foundation working groups and committees.

9. Leads special initiatives such as grantee cohorts, RFPs and competitions as needed.

10. Prepare, individually and with other team members, strategy papers and other written materials for the foundation’s management and Board of Trustees.

11. Develop grant outcomes and evaluation criteria for one’s own grants; review reports and interpret results; reach annual grants target; evaluate letters of inquiry and grant proposals.

12. With the Social Investment Practice, evaluate the feasibility of alternative forms of capital support for human services organizations and contribute to the program’s embrace of social investment tools.

13. Within the team calendar, conduct site visits and partake of professional development opportunities.

14. Effective problem solving, decision-making and timely delivery on work products and deadlines.

15. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in relevant or related fields is required.

· Minimum of five years of experience and leadership in relevant human services or related fields.

· Strong commitment to the foundation’s vision, values, and equity with the ability to demonstrate that commitment in daily interactions.

· Previous grantmaking or lending experience is preferred, but not required.

· Excellent analytical and writing skills.

· Experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies to effect change.

· Demonstrated financial analysis skills, including the ability to analyze audited financials, balance sheets, and business plans of nonprofit organizations; facility with complex financial instruments desirable.

· Effective time-management skills, with demonstrated ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload.

· Experience in project development and management, budgets and work plans, and negotiation of contracts.

· Strong communications skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively as a member of a team.

· Experience working collaboratively across the nonprofit, private and public sectors.

· Ability to undertake extensive (~30 percent) national travel.

How To Apply
Please submit a cover letter and updated resume by November 27, 2017 to careers@kresge.org

The Kresge Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women and LGBT applicants.

The Organization

ABOUT GLSEN

GLSEN is the leading education organization dedicated to creating safe & inclusive K-12 schools for all students regardless of sexuality, gender identity, or gender expression.

Position Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION

GLSEN seeks an experienced fundraising professional to fill the role of Foundation Relations Manager to provide full-service support to our institutional partners. This person will be responsible for managing and enhancing a successful and growing foundation portfolio which includes large corporate and traditional foundations, leading LGBTQ movement funders, and family foundations.

The Foundation Relations Manager raises philanthropic support for GLSEN priorities and programs by identifying, cultivating, soliciting, stewarding, and maintaining relationships with institutional partners. They are responsible for overseeing grant stewardship, ensuring compliance with funding guidelines, providing accurate and timely reports, proactively seeking opportunities to generate proposals based on funder interests that will result in funding for the immediate and long term goals of GLSEN.

The right individual will have impeccable writing skills and experience prospecting, cultivating and successfully writing grants for educational, civil rights and/or youth-centered organizations. A focus on multi-year and multi-program support a major plus.

This person will be part of a seven person team at our headquarters in the Financial District of New York City and will report to the Director of Development.

RESPONSIBILITES

– Overall management of approximately $2.6 million in institutional income

o Conduct the full range of activities required to prepare, submit, and manage grant proposals to institutional sources

o Collaborate with GLSEN program staff and management to identify fundable concepts that support current program and initiatives, as well as general operations, which are also suited to the interests of potential funders

o Perform prospect research on foundations to evaluate prospects for foundation grants

o Build relationships with institutional donors, working closely with the Director of Development and Executive Director

o Craft compelling grant narratives that successfully leverage GLSEN assets

o Write and track proposals and corresponding budgets in coordination with staff across the organization

o Comply with all grant reporting as required by institutional donors

o Steward current donors, providing regular written updates

o Maintain current records in database, including grant tracking and reporting

o Assist with other fundraising projects as required

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

– Significant experience in writing effective grant applications/proposals

– Superior communications skills, written and verbal, with the ability to form clear, structured, articulate, and persuasive proposals

– Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with different personalities and balance internal constituencies

– Experience using research resources to identify grant-making prospects and funding opportunities

– Knowledge of private foundation community and foundation procedures

– Strong editing skills and keen attention to detail

– Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines

– Ability to monitor and meet income goals

– Team player with the ability to take independent initiative

– Preference for individuals with national institutional funder contacts

QUALIFICATIONS

– Minimum of 5 years’ experience in foundation relations and grant writing

– Experience working in deadline-driven, goal oriented environments

– Proven track record stewarding and cultivating funder relationships

– Proficient computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office programs and Raiser’s Edge

– Strong understanding and commitment to working through a social and racial justice lens

Familiarity with, and a passion for, LGBTQ issues in K-12 education

How To Apply

This position is located in GLSEN’s New York City headquarters. To apply, please submit your resume, letter of interest, and a two-page writing sample at: http://www.glsen.org/apply-to-work-at-glsen.

GLSEN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage people of color, of diverse gender identities, people with disabilities, women, and non-LGBTQ persons to apply.