Development Director

Description

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Black, Indigenous, brown, disabled people, and people of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions, and identities are strongly encouraged to apply. If you're excited about this position, we hope you apply.

Next Up seeks a committed, resourceful, full-time (32 hours/week) Development Director. This position reports directly to and works closely with the Executive Director, helping to leverage new opportunities, cultivate critical partnerships, and maintain high standards in data, communications, and relationships. As a part of the team, the Development Director will work collaboratively to ensure the overall strength and health of the organization and the work.

We're looking for someone who believes in the power of young people to create change and is passionate about building power for our movements. You are a money organizer - you ensure that our staff, youth base, and extended community have the resources they need to do their work. Our ideal candidate takes initiative, is highly organized and detail-oriented, builds relationships easily, and has experience leading fundraising campaigns, planning events, and managing donor data.

RESPONSIBILITIES

REVENUE PLAN AND FUNDRAISING STRATEGY - 10%

• Collaborate with the Executive Director and team to create a revenue goal proposal for board approval annually

• Develop a strategic revenue plan, backed by data analysis, to reach revenue goals; create a fundraising budget for activities that steward and sustain the organization's resources

• Collaborate with the Executive Director to develop a long-term resource strategy for the organization

• Support the Executive Director and team to develop the annual budget, provide context and information for staff understanding and board approval on the revenue plan

• Consistently integrate a deep understanding of key racial equity concepts into work projects and interactions by addressing structural implications and disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions on race, class and other group identities within the context of job responsibilities and projects

GRANT WRITING AND MANAGEMENT - 15%

• Write grants, develop and send completed proposals on time, and write grant reports

• Manage and facilitate staff participation and input on grant applications and reports

• Track grant deadlines and provide guidance for Operations and Programs on grant requirements

FUNDRAISING AND DONOR PROGRAMS - 60%

• Manage and steward the process to identify, qualify, and build relationships with prospective foundation and institutional funders, donors and corporate sponsors; manage the process and support the team to cultivate, solicit, and steward existing funders, donors and sponsors

• Manage donor stewardship efforts including donation acknowledgement letters and regular thank-you calls and mailings

• Coordinate and support fundraising communications (e.g. call time, email, text banking) for the Executive Director

• Collaborate with the Executive Director to organize annual fundraising events. Coordinate party planning, set fundraising goals, manage sponsorships, and collaborate with Operations on logistics and Communications on marketing and promotion

• Coordinate grassroots fundraising including direct mail solicitations, end of year giving, planning events, and developing a strong monthly donor base

• Manage and lead on monthly donor growth, retention and stewardship, including growing a new membership program; develop targets and implement plans to grow the program

• Create written donor materials and communications, including: cases for support, emails, mailings, and online content

• Manage development staff, interns, and fundraising volunteers as needed

• Lead the procurement process for in-kind donations and produce in-kind donation receipts

• When necessary, supervise contractors related to development functions

ADMINISTRATION AND RECORD KEEPING - 10%

• Ensure the organization's financial health by tracking fundraising progress and goals, and providing regular updates to Executive Director and board

• Work with Executive team to ensure biannual budget reconciliation and assessment of revenue to accurately report on the financial health of the organization to inform financial decisions

• Deposit checks and complete data entry

Ensure thorough record-keeping, including timely data entry/processing, high data quality, contributing to consistent data entry protocols within EveryAction 8 and other tools. This includes collaborating with department leads to collect any data needed for grant reporting.

• Manage grant agreements, contracts, and other operations tasks related to grants and earned revenue. Includes sending invoices, documenting grant agreements and contracts, other operations related to processing income

GENERAL SUPPORT - 5%

• Engage in organizational decision making and planning processes

• Attend board meetings

• Contribute to "all hands on deck" efforts like events and campaigns that forward our goals

• Manage board support for fundraising, including fundraising training, board fundraising plans, and coordinating call time

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Commitment to Next Up's mission, with an appreciation for the role of civic engagement, youth leadership, and grassroots community organizing in social change and movement building

• At least 2-3 years of fundraising experience at a manager level or above, including the following:

• All aspects of development including grant writing, moves management, fundraising campaigns, event sponsorship

• Evaluating fundraising strategies, developing revenue plans, and projections

• Proficiency in reading and interpreting financial reports and budgets

• A social justice analysis of fundraising and experience implementing plans aligned with Community Centric Fundraising values and principles

• Experience with event planning and execution, especially events of more than 100 people

• Experience planning and managing call time

• Leading on racial justice: You have a sophisticated understanding of how race dynamics impact supervisory relationships, organizational culture, partnerships, campaigns, and coalition work, and can demonstrate a history of deepening a racial justice approach within an organization, team, or campaign.

• Excellent writing, editing, and research skills and an ability to create professional letters, spreadsheets, and presentations

• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage many audiences: Specifically racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities; multilingual and multicultural preferred.

• Strong time management and organizational skills including experience overseeing and managing multiple projects with competing deadlines, and planning, prioritizing, and coordinating your work

Preferred but not required:

• Working knowledge of EveryAction 8

• Familiarity and connections within our movement, political ecosystem and the Portland philanthropic community

• Competency with 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 nonprofit compliance with federal and state regulations

WHY WORK WITH US

Our team is a group of fierce community advocates deeply committed to liberating Black, Indigenous, and youth of color. We diligently work to center care, joy, and authenticity in our workplace. All members of our team participate in developing and implementing our organizational strategy, and advancing the caring and collaborative culture we want to see in the world as we work towards our shared goals.

Learn more about our team here.

LOGISTICS

POSITION TITLE

Development Director

SALARY AND BENEFITS

$78,863. Our benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage (with 100% of the premium covered by the employer), a 4-day (on average 32-36 hour) work week, a laptop computer, professional development funding, cell phone and work from home stipends, flexible scheduling, 20 days of PTO per year (10 days for 2024 if hired after July 1), and paid holidays including a two-week office closure in December.

LOCATION

Our office is in Portland, Oregon. Our hybrid work policy requires full-time staff to work at least two days per week in person. Biannual team retreats and a few major events are required in person as well.

START DATE

The position's ideal start date is August 15, 2024.

DEADLINE TO APPLY

The application deadline is Sunday, July 21, at 11:59 PM. Those missing a resume or cover letter will not be considered.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email hiring@nextuporegon.org with "Development Director" in the subject line:

• Your resume

• Cover Letter that includes your responses to the following questions: 1) How do you relate to Next Up's mission (found on our website)? 2) What interests you most about this position? 3) How would your skills and experiences (personal and professional) translate into success in this position?

Listing Type

Jobs

Categories

Nonprofit

Position Type

Full Time

Experience Level

Mid Level | Senior Level

Employer Type

Direct Employer

Salary Min

78863

Salary Max

78863

Salary Type

/yr.