Deputy Director for Membership and Growth
- Employer
- Donors of Color
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Salary
- $100,000.00 - $125,000.00
- Closing date
- Apr 14, 2021
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Donor Relations, Major Gifts, Membership, Other Fundraising
- Fields
- Community Foundations, Philanthropic Advisors
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Donors of Color Network (DOCN) is a first of its kind cross-racial community of donors committed to engaging their collective power towards racial justice.
We are seeking an experienced, full-time Deputy Director of Membership and Growth to support the members leaders who are the heart and soul of our organization and to drive the sustainable growth of our new and powerful Network.
This is a senior management position charged with devising, managing and inspiring strategies for growth of the Network through membership recruitment, fundraising for operations and programs, long-term resource development, and operations. This position also supports Board committees working on membership and resource development and reports directly to the Executive Director.
The ideal candidate will be highly values-aligned, eager to learn and grow, adept at relationships with people of a wide range of identities and cultures, be a collaborative team member and an experienced, effective manager. This could be a dream job for:
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An experienced professional with
expertise in development and a background in building and growing a
membership organization;
A movement builder who has worked in
social and racial justice movements and engaged in
community-building and is passionate about justice and resource
development;
A manager who is comfortable with
organizational operations, board development, and supervision of a
team;
An organizer with deep fundraising
and leadership experience who wants to put their skills to work in
the service of building innovative strategies to increase funding
for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) leaders and
organizations.
This Deputy Director will play an essential role in realizing our strategic vision by leading our work to support, engage and expand the individual and institutional memberships of the Network;to secure funds from values-aligned foundations and individual donors; and by developing visionary strategies to mobilize significant resources for groups working to end systemic racism and structural white supremacy.
Responsibilities:
Leadership & Management
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As a member of the senior management
team, collaboratively develop and create a healthy and vibrant
culture of mutual caring and highest standards of work.
Supervise, mentor and inspire the
membership and development team and consultants.
Oversee the creation, management and
evaluation of revenue and membership budgets, fundraising campaigns
and activities.
Represent DOCN in leadership roles in
external networks and alliances, in public speaking, and attending
events and meetings as needed.
Lead short-, medium- and long-term
planning for the growth of the Network (through development,
membership, and partnerships) in coordination with overall
organizational priorities.
Development
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Work in partnership with ED and staff
to create and implement a diversified fundraising plan that meets
the annual budgetary needs of the organization as well as
strengthens its long-term sustainability. This includes
institutions and foundations, major donors, individual donors,
planned gifts, and a variety of donor organizing
opportunities.
Develop and manage a comprehensive
and diverse fundraising program, including designing necessary
databases, systems and materials for major donor giving, grant
writing and grant research, and events-based fundraising.
Oversee design and implementation of
systems of data entry, gift acknowledgement, grants databases,
grant reporting, and volunteer management with respect to
fundraising.
Support the Executive Director and
Board members in their development and fundraising work.
Ensure donor and member
stewardship.
Manage a significant portfolio of
high-end donors that support the operations of the Network,
including foundations, institutional members, and Founding
Members.
Advance the DOCN philosophy of
decolonizing philanthropy to other individual donor and
philanthropic networks.
Membership Program Leadership
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Manage team to design and implement
strategy for member recruitment, retention, renewal and engagement,
for both individual and institutional members.
Lead team to devise and implement
membership management and tracking systems, including accurate
databases of existing and past members, prospects, renewals,
tracking member giving, member interests and priorities, and member
leadership and engagement.
Create and oversee systems for member
communications with all categories of members.
Lead team to plan and run member
gatherings, briefings, workshops and other meetings.
Oversee planning and conduct of
member interviews with Donor members and prospective members who
are HNW donors of color, and insure data are accurately
maintained.
Manage and work closely with the
Board/DOCN Membership Working Group to engage and enlist member
leaders in recruitment, retention and engagement of DOCN
members.
Member Community Learning and Engagement
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Lead planning of annual membership
conference
Oversee team’s plans and strategies
to build donor learning, leadership and engagement through local
and regional events to engage donors in their home cities,
partnerships with allied organizations, attendance and
participation at conferences and events.
Prioritize diversity of DOCN
network’s membership by devising strategies with team to prioritize
Native, Latinx, Arab/Middle Eastern, South Asian, and young
donors
Develop donor learning
opportunities
Ensure donor leadership and
engagement is central to the membership program
Maintain and enhance the array of
services that the Network provides to various donors and their
funds, ensuring consistently exceptional donor service.
Ensure ongoing leadership development
and strategies for communication with existing donors.
Required Qualifications:
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Commitment to the mission of DOCN;
demonstrated commitment to racial justice and equity, social
movements or community organizing
At least five (5) years of experience
in membership (preferred) or development work with success in
fundraising at six figure level and above
Demonstrated ability to quickly
connect, build trust and develop authentic relationships with
people from a variety of backgrounds
Perform additional tasks with
flexibility as needed for a fast developing organization
Strong active listening skills
Highly organized, with strong project
management skills
Demonstrated ability to build and
work collaboratively with a team
Experience and success in a
supervisory capacity
High level of self-organization with
close attention to detail
Demonstrated understanding of and
ability to communicate about complex issues, with accountability
and deference to those most impacted by those issues
Excellent oral and written
communication skills
Flexibility and capacity to travel
domestically and internationally up to 20% time (when safe to do
so)
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience in grant writing
Experience in managing budgets,
financial information, and forecasts
Proficiency with MS Excel, MS Word
and Powerpoint, Slack, AirTable and/or other data tools
Compensation & Benefits
Full-time position; starting salary $100,000 - $125,000; health benefits, paid sick time and vacation.
About the Donors of Color Network
The Donors of Color Network is the first, cross-racial, membership-based community of high net wealth donors and movement leaders committed to building the collective power of people of color to achieve racial equity. Donors of Color maintains a virtual office. This position can be based anywhere in the continental United States.
To Apply: Email a cover letter and resume to:
jobs@rikimahglymph.com
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