Director of Development
- Employer
- New Media Ventures
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Salary
- $107,000.00 - $145,000.00
- Closing date
- Aug 9, 2022
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Direct Marketing, Donor Relations, Fundraising Administration, Grant Seeking, Major Gifts, Prospect Research, Other Fundraising, Programs, Community Outreach, Grant Making
- Fields
- Advocacy, Community Development, Community Foundations
- Employment Type
- Full Time
New Media Ventures (NMV) is a mission-driven venture fund and investor network focused on innovation to advance progressive change. Our mission is to find, fund and support mission-driven technology and media startups that are building movements, creating new narratives and accelerating civic engagement. Over the past 12 years, we have supported over 110 progressive startups, many of which are now widely-recognized pillars of the social change community including Hearken, Blavity, Swing Left, Mijente, and PushBlack.
Organizational Culture
NMV is a pro-Black, women-led mix of Millennials and Gen Z’s. We believe in a liberated workforce and strive to cultivate a low-ego, high-performance culture and a flexible work environment that centers joy and impact. We are looking for a self-motivated colleague who is diligent about their work, takes risks, thinks outside of the box, and is bold in their love for culture and community – basically, someone who wants to do dope shit with dope people.
The Opportunity
NMV seeks an innovative, experienced Director of Development to drive and restructure our fundraising program for efficiency and growth. Reporting to and in partnership with the President, this person will serve a key leadership role and will be an active participant in strategic decision-making.
The Director of Development will be responsible for planning and executing all development initiatives to sustain and grow our funder pipeline, including the solicitation of individual, corporate, and foundation gifts, and the implementation of special events and major gift initiatives. The director will also be heavily involved in developing strategies for effective social media and marketing and other campaigns. A successful candidate will have broad exposure to philanthropy and a background in either corporate, political, entertainment or nonprofit giving.
NMV currently has a distributed development model by which program staff also maintain fundraising portfolios and temporarily provide gap-level support around fundraising operations. As NMV grows over the next two years, the plan is to expand the fundraising staff and consolidate all fundraising responsibilities into a single department.
Primary Responsibilities
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Develop NMV’s forward-looking
fundraising strategy and manage execution
Drive fundraising activity for the
organization, leading the weekly fundraising meeting and creating
revenue forecasts and scenarios to ensure we achieve our
goals
Manage a portfolio of prospects and
donors while supporting the team – President, out the door
fundraisers, and Board – in managing their fundraising
responsibilities
Create and execute NMV events and
partnerships strategy, identify opportunities to showcase NMV’s
work to key audiences, and represent NMV at key events as
needed
Manage funder facing communications
including grant proposals, reports, emails, and other materials as
needed
Qualifications
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Deep mission alignment with NMV as
well as deep familiarity with progressive politics and/or social
justice movements
5+ years total experience in
fundraising; at least 3 of those years of experience must be in
large-dollar fundraising, e.g. stewardship, major gifts, political
or movement campaigns, and/or institutional giving
A demonstrable record of success with
a broad array of development techniques (including prospecting,
donor cultivation and management) and proven achievement in leading
a fundraising program
Cultural competency and a track
record of working effectively with people from diverse
backgrounds
Excited about event planning and
networking events
Ability to see the big picture and
think strategically while also executing on discrete tasks
Skill at managing upwards and
motivating team members to excel
Proficient with CRMs (we use
Salesforce), Google Docs and Google Sheets, and quick to learn
new technology and tools
Highly organized and detail oriented,
capable of balancing and prioritizing concurrent projects and
deadlines
Candidate Pluses
note: we don't expect the successful candidate to match more than a handful of the list below:
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Experience working in a grantmaking
or impact investing organization
Experience working in media,
technology, or digital organizing
Existing relationships with the types
of funders who fund NMV’s work
Strong writing skills and/or
experience with grant writing
Significant experience with
diversity, equity, and inclusion or anti-oppression work
Deep familiarity with one or more
marginalized communities in the U.S. such as communities of color,
undocumented communities, low-wage workers, LGBTQ communities,
disabled communities, Muslim communities, etc.
Demonstrated skill with graphic or
web design
Details:
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Salary range: $107- $145k. The higher
end of this range assumes additional experience and more alignment
with Candidate Pluses above.
We prefer for the position to be
based in Washington, DC, but will give consideration to qualified
candidates in other locales. Team is currently based in Washington,
DC; Los Angeles; and Oakland, currently working remotely.
Full benefits, including
employer-covered health/vision/dental, life and disability
insurance, 401k match up to 5%, and more than 30 days of paid time
off annually.
Ready to apply? Please fill out this form answering the questions below and upload a 1 page PDF resume:
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What excites you most about the
function of fundraising? (150 words max)
Describe an experience that
demonstrates your potential success in this role.
What are the top two critical things
you need to know to determine if you can effectively lead in the
role as described?
The application deadline for this role is August 1. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
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