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Development Director
USAction and its sister organization, USAction Education Fund, are seeking a full time Development Director. USAction builds power nationally and locally with our 27 state-based affiliates and partners. In our ten years of organizing, we have helped develop the model of the winning modern, progressive issue campaign. In 2010 we are key leaders of Health Care for American Now, helping implement the recently passed health reform law, and we are organizing for economic justice and security with Jobs for America Now. USAction Education Fund provides information, training, and technical assistance to its 27 state partner organizations. The organizations have average annual combined budgets of $7,000,000.
The USAction Development Director coordinates and takes primary responsibility for all individual, foundation, labor union, and online fundraising activities of USAction and its 501(c)(3) sister organization, USAction Education Fund (USAEF), and provide substantial fundraising assistance to USAction affiliates.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create yearly fundraising plan:
- Set goals and timelines for multiple fundraising projects, aligning them with both our internal organizational calendar and the external policy and program calendars
- Prepare and oversee implementation of organizational fundraising calendar, including proposal and report deadlines, major donor renewal requests, regular communications, and other projects
- Manage the development department:
- Supervise the Major Donor Manager and Foundations Manager
- Report weekly to the Executive Director
- Foundations:
- Review grant proposals
- Build relationships with foundation staff and arrange meetings for program staff
- Manage multiple foundation deadlines
- Cultivate Major Donors:
- Develop prospective donors
- Set-up and hold one-on-one meetings with current and potential major donors
- Make initial and renewal requests
- Prepare regular donor updates and special communications
- Coordinate such activities with affiliates where appropriate
- Develop other diverse and repeatable sources of income
- Oversee on-line fundraising with our True Majority on-line arm
- Engage Board of Directors in targeted fundraising activities
- Staff Board Fundraising committee
- Identify fundraising opportunities for board members, and create system for follow- up
- Assist affiliates in developing fundraising capacity
- Take lead on designing and implementing joint fundraising projects between USAction and affiliates
- Provide or organize training to affiliates on all aspects of fundraising
- Take responsibility for select requirements of 501(c)3 organization
- Write 501(c)3 Annual Report
- Work with Executive Director, Managing Director, and Finance Manager to prepare yearly organizational budgets
- Oversee regular communication with donors
QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent communication skills including writing, research, one-on-one and public speaking
- Experience and demonstrated skill in non-profit fundraising, including:
- Staff management experience
- Creating a fundraising plan
- Writing and securing foundation grants
- Cultivating major donors
- Building an individual donor fundraising program
- Organizing successful fundraising events
- Developing diverse and repeatable sources of income
- Experience and demonstrated skill in developing organizational and project budgets
- Understanding of the legal and operational differences between 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 organizations
- Good personal organization, time management and planning skills including the ability to meet and manage multiple deadlines and supervise staff
- Demonstrated aptitude for taking the initiative on projects
- Comfortable working in a face-paced work environment
- Leadership experience in federated organizations, coalitions or community organizing groups
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work well as a team member with other organizational staff
- Ability to motivate team members
- Commitment to social change and to working with diverse people and organizations
Additional factors: Knowledge of grass-roots organizing and issues including health care, tax and budget policy, education, environment and/or campaign finance reform; experience in labor union fundraising, on-line and/or direct mail fundraising; proficiency in computer skills, including word-processing, mail-merge, database, spreadsheets and e-mail; proficiency with on-line fundraising databases; ability to work some evenings and weekends, and occasional travel.
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Benefits: Includes full health and dental insurance, excellent leave policy, and pension plan
Send resume with cover letter, salary history, three references and a writing sample to: hr@usaction.org. Please include “Development Director” in the subject line of your email. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled, but we would encourage you to submit your resume by May 21.
No phone calls, please.
USAction and USAEF are equal opportunity employers. It is the policy of USAction not to discriminate against any individual for any reason including, but not limited to, race, color, religion, ethnic background, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, marital status, age, height, weight or persons with disabilities. We work hard to recruit, retain, and identify leadership positions for staff members who represent these communities and/or who are from low-income backgrounds.
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