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Native Americans in Philanthropy is dedicated to increasing and nurturing Indigenous representation in the philanthropic sector. With that in mind, the opportunities on our Job Board fit one of the following criteria:
- The position is within a philanthropic or nonprofit organization
- The position itself is philanthropic in nature and/or focuses on roles essential to or valued by the philanthropic sector i.e. fundraising, grantmaking, gift processing or development, donor relations, nonprofit management and/or administration, social justice, equity, conservation, etc.
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Director of Development
Job Details
- Develop and implement the fundraising plan to ensure ParentsTogether achieves its financial goals.
- Create, implement and maintain fundraising and development systems.
- Work closely with the Executive Team and Consultants on all development, messaging, marketing, events, branding, and positioning efforts for the organization.
- Manage the creation of all donor materials. This includes drafting and editing materials such as briefing documents, grant applications, grant reports and other materials.
- Identify and research prospects including individuals, organizations, foundations and donation programs.
- Build and steward relationships with all current and prospective donors, the current focus is mainly on foundations, institutional gifts and a small number of major gifts from individuals.
- Work with other ParentsTogether staff to ensure donations are processed, acknowledged and tracked appropriately.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- At least 5+ years of direct fundraising and development experience in non-profit or political organizations.
- Experience working directly with donors, senior-level executives and Board Members.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal communications skills and an ability to write clearly and persuasively.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Self-starter who takes initiative and seeks direction as needed.
- Comfortable in a startup environment, is able to identify needs and create systems to satisfy them.
- Experience working with nonprofits, advocacy groups, and/or political organizations. Experience working with c4s in addition to c3s is desired but not required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google Workplace.
- Are flexible and can adapt to changing needs.
- Think experimentally and can take a learning approach to our work.
- Care about transforming the lives of children and families.
- Resume or CV
- A letter telling us why you’d be successful in this role
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