Wild Animal Initiative
Remote
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Basics
Posted: April 26, 2024
Job title: Major Gifts Officer
Department: Development
Application deadline: 9 am ET Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Application materials:
Please submit an application using this form . You are welcome to preview all questions before beginning. We estimate that completing the application form will take you no longer than 1 hour, but there is no time limit.
If you’re interested, this academic paper provides an overview of the reasons to favor application forms that collect specific kinds of information over resumes and cover letters.
The form will ask you to provide the following:
Answers to multiple choice and restricted answer questions regarding your skills.
Short answer replies relating to your previous work experience and interests related to the qualifications listed for this role.
Application process timeline:
Phone screening: early to mid-June 2024
Skills assessment: mid-June 2024
Video interview: late June 2024
Target start date: July 2024
Terms of employment
Location:
Full-time remote; exempt position.
Accepting applicants based in the United States, United Kingdom, or Germany only. All applicants must be able to maintain the schedule requirements below.
Must be able to meet with colleagues in Eastern Time (US) (GMT-4) and Mountain Time (US) (GMT-6) most days of the week, as well as communicate with donors based in various US time zones every day to every few days. Additionally, the role may involve occasional meetings with colleagues in Pacific Time (US) (GMT-7) and European time zones (GMT+1 & GMT+2). Due to the global nature of our operations, some meetings may fall outside of local business hours.
Note: We do not sponsor work visas. We are only considering applicants eligible to work in the country where they plan to reside and work.
Public health:
We prioritize public health in how we do our work. We encourage measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases including but not limited to COVID-19. These may include vaccinations recommended by public health authorities.
In times of elevated public health risk, such as outbreaks or pandemics, we expect employees to cooperate with precautionary measures recommended by public health authorities. These may include regular testing, masking, social distancing, or other safety protocols aimed at reducing the risk of transmission.
When there are recommendations made by public health authorities regarding vaccinations, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based on medical or religious reasons, in accordance with our policy and applicable law.
Expected start date:
July 2024 (exact date flexible)
Expected Salary:
$83,524.42–$91,876.86, depending on the approximate cost of living in your area.
For a complete description of how we set and raise salaries, see our salary algorithm .
Benefits :
US only: Comprehensive health and dental insurance with vision insurance available.
Generous paid time off and leave policies. The typical structure includes:
Four weeks of paid vacation, 13 holidays, plus a two-week paid organization-wide break in late December.
Two weeks of paid sick leave, which may also be used for caring for human or non-human family members.
Note: Leave policies vary slightly by country of employment due to local regulations.
A remote framework that allows you to balance work and personal commitments, along with a technology stipend to cover associated costs.
A friendly, open culture that encourages feedback, collaboration, experimentation, and evidence-based innovation.
Opportunities for advancement as our team and programs continue their growth trajectory.
Dedicated leadership and colleagues committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We have an internal JEDI committee, provide annual staff and manager training to learn about biases at work, and support employees with visible and invisible disabilities.
Reimbursement for books you buy and read for professional development.
Reports to:
Development Director Casey Darnley (he/him)
Travel:
We estimate approximately five weeks of travel is required for:
Annual staff retreats: Maximum of two per year, alternating between locations in the United States and Europe.
Annual team meetings: Predominantly held in the United States for the Development team, occurring once per year.
Donor meetings within the United States.
Professional Development: Attending in-person conferences or training workshops, subject to approval.
Ability to self-organize travel in the United States and Europe; travel by either car, train, bus, or plane for extended durations is required.
Must be able to obtain legal permission to make such trips (e.g., by having a valid passport and obtaining any necessary visas for travel).
Responsibilities
Position mission statement:
As Wild Animal Initiative’s first Major Gifts Officer, you will lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives to nurture current donors, identify prospective major donors, foster relationships, and drive fundraising efforts. You will join a growing Development team and be our first staff member dedicated to personally cultivating relationships with new and current donors to solicit the gifts that make our work possible.
You will use a donor-centric and moves-management approach to set a major gifts strategy and meet annual and long-term fundraising goals. This means that you will focus on perceiving our donors' needs, interests, and motivations and strategically guide them through various stages of engagement and solicitation. The ultimate goal is to increase funding by carefully nurturing connections and aligning donor interests with the goals of Wild Animal Initiative (WAI).
You will develop and implement strategies that foster strong donor relations and ensure that our supporters feel valued, engaged, and connected to what we're doing. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other Wild Animal Initiative departments, using your communication skills to cultivate partnerships and drive support.
You should consider applying for this role if you are a proven, clear, and compelling communicator with a passion for our mission of understanding and improving the lives of wild animals, and a demonstrated ability to pursue and nurture relationships with donors.
Supervisory responsibilities:
None currently, but as the Development team grows, there may be opportunities to manage staff in the future.
Core responsibilities:
Donor discovery and research
Prospect research: Gather data on potential donors and various donor communities. Identify their interests, financial capacity, access, and giving history, and identify how best to ask for support from these prospects.
Data management and engagement coordination: Efficiently manage donor data, including contact information, donor meeting notes, and relevant details. Assign follow-up steps and ownership to yourself or other staff as necessary.
Strategic engagement: Proactively seek out and maintain up-to-date knowledge of Wild Animal Welfare (WAW) developments by engaging with key contacts (donors, researchers, influencers) to gather insights, understand trends, and identify emerging players in the field to inform decision-making, foster collaboration, and contribute to WAI's strategic objectives.
Relationship cultivation
Donor relationship building: Cultivate meaningful connections with potential donors, fostering trust and engagement in alignment with organizational values. Engage with and build relationships with donors within a remote framework and travel to meet with donors in person as necessary.
Strategic donor engagement: Own the development and implementation of major donor and planned giving engagement strategies. Proactively manage and grow a robust portfolio of prospective and existing major donors to solidify relationships and maximize giving potential.
Coordination and delegation: Work with the Executive Director, Development Director, and others to coordinate engagement efforts to ensure a seamless and personalized donor experience. Efficiently schedule, prepare for, and facilitate donor meetings.
Coaching: Provide necessary coaching to colleagues, enhancing confidence for successful donor interactions, strengthening relationships, and advancing WAI’s fundraising goals.
Gift acquisition and acknowledgment
Strategic fundraising solicitation: Execute targeted fundraising solicitations through persuasive conversations and the ability to contextualize WAI’s programmatic achievements and organizational goals, focusing on securing gifts of $5,000 and above to drive organizational growth and impact.
Donor alignment : Develop pitch decks and cases for support that resonate with various donors and donor communities, enhancing donor engagement and satisfaction.
Major gift fundraising: Secure five- and six-figure gifts from existing and new donors. Independently develop strategies that drive increased contributions and long-term support for organizational initiatives.
Prospect engagement strategy: Develop self-directed and tailored approaches to engaging high-impact donors, utilizing major gifts, planned giving, and event-based methods as appropriate.
Gratitude and acknowledgment management: Express gratitude to donors through thoughtful and personalized communications, ensuring donors feel valued and appreciated for their gifts. Manage appropriate delegation of this task to designated staff, such as the Development Director, the Executive Director, or Board members.
Other duties: As a young nonprofit, our organization's needs are still evolving, necessitating flexibility and openness to new duties as they may be assigned on short notice. We're seeking someone adaptable and responsive to changing requirements.
Qualifications
Note that we do not require any specific academic credentials or prior work experience for you to be considered for this position, as research shows that such requirements can diminish the quality of candidate pools by deterring individuals from applying who would otherwise be a great fit for a role. If you’re not sure whether you have the right qualifications, we encourage you to apply anyway. We’d love the chance to consider your application.
This role will require you to have the following qualifications:
Interpersonal awareness: Demonstrate empathy, concern for others, cooperation, and positive relationship-building. Show sensitivity to cultural differences, curiosity, and respect for others' perspectives and feelings.
Integrity: Maintain unwavering integrity in all professional activities. Uphold honesty and ethical principles, ensuring transparency and trust in donor relationships.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI): Motivated to understand and counteract the ways that personal biases, cultural differences, and systemic inequities can hinder our decision-making, work culture, and programmatic effectiveness. A basic awareness of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion concepts, including their relevance to the workplace.
Independence: Capable of thriving in a remote work environment within a supportive team: adept at independent work, dependable in meeting commitments, and proactive in taking initiative without constant supervision. Able to autonomously manage donor relationships, drive fundraising initiatives, and implement strategic engagement tactics to achieve major gifts and organizational objectives.
Software: Ability to utilize various software and technology tools such as CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), project management platforms (e.g., Asana), and productivity tools (e.g., Google Workspace) to streamline fundraising processes and increase efficiency.
Communication skills: Clearly and respectfully express oneself in both written and verbal communication; demonstrate active listening. Tailor communication to meet the needs of diverse audiences and utilize strong networking abilities to engage high-net-worth individuals and key stakeholders effectively.
Writing: Ability to write effectively for various formats, such as emails, proposals, fact sheets, presentations, etc. You will collaborate with our Communications department on evergreen pieces like cases for support and template pitch decks, but you will need to have the ability to write at a high volume, producing clear and compelling correspondence that effectively communicates our mission and work to donors and other stakeholders.
Donor alignment: Demonstrated ability to conduct thorough research and analysis to gain insights into donor interests, ensure alignment with organizational priorities, and foster strategic engagement. Demonstrated success in making persuasive presentations and negotiations to garner support or alignment.
Critical thinking: Ability to use logic and reasoning to evaluate alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches. Strategically assess donor engagement opportunities and navigate complex fundraising solicitation processes.
Persuasion skills: Demonstrated ability to passionately advocate for our mission verbally and in writing in order to effectively tailor our message to diverse audiences, anticipate objections, and inspire donors through compelling storytelling and data-driven evidence.
Resourcefulness: Proven creative problem-solving, adaptability, and persistence, even in challenging situations. Quickly grasp our organization's mission, values, and guiding philosophies to communicate confidently. Understand donor motivations and identify connections with diverse communities.
This role might also benefit from you having some of the following qualifications. You could still be a highly competitive candidate even if you don’t have any of these qualifications.
CRM familiarity: Preferred candidates will have a basic grasp of CRM software, particularly Salesforce. While prior experience in using Salesforce to track interactions is not required, adaptability and a willingness to learn our specific CRM processes are valued attributes. We recognize that CRM systems can vary in their implementation, and candidates' familiarity with CRM software can be supplemented through training.
Environmental, wildlife, and conservation advocacy community engagement: Preferred candidates will exhibit an appreciation of community motivations, norms, and culture within these spheres. They should demonstrate a nuanced approach to animal welfare fundraising, acknowledging donors' emotional connections to animals. This involves understanding various animal welfare causes and promoting compassion toward animals. Candidates skilled in navigating these complexities and building connections with diverse philanthropic communities are highly valued.
Familiarity with effective altruism: Most of our current major donors are influenced by effective altruism. Although membership in the effective altruism community is not required, we want to recognize that perceiving and meeting the needs of those donors will be aided by familiarity with the movement’s core concepts (e.g., cause prioritization, counterfactual impact), common norms (e.g., calibrated confidence estimates, openness about failures), and related cause areas (farmed animal advocacy and longtermism). Candidates willing to learn and adapt are encouraged to apply.
Adaptability in fundraising techniques: Candidates with cause-based, academic, or research fundraising experience may find their skills more readily applicable. Traditional engagement methods like site tours won’t be standard in our remote, research-focused model, so we encourage applicants to consider how their skills can translate creatively. Effective communication of our research impact to donors is key in our organization.
About our mission
Wild Animal Initiative is a remote 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to accelerating science that helps wild animals. We conduct original research, fund cutting-edge research projects at other institutions, and support the global network of scientists in our field with services and training.
We are looking to work with people who approach our mission as an inherently inclusive endeavor and celebrate the differences of others. We strongly encourage Black, Brown, Indigenous, Latino/a/x, and people of other historically marginalized communities to apply and welcome applicants of any religion, age, origin, class, citizenship, parental status, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender. We view a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and ways of understanding the world and wild animals as an asset that can improve the performance, collective intelligence, innovation, and quality of science at Wild Animal Initiative while also addressing the exclusionary aspects of the spaces we operate in. We integrate these values into all aspects of our work and seek to constantly improve our implementation of them. We seek to benefit and share power with everyone at Wild Animal Initiative.
Please note that we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in their respective jurisdictions.
If you have any questions about our hiring process or open positions, or if you would like to recommend excellent candidates, please reach out to us at hiring@wildanimalinitiative.org.
To express your interest in working with us in a capacity not currently open, please submit your information via our Job Interest Form . By doing so, you will be added to our talent database, which we consult for new roles, and when recommending candidates to other mission-aligned organizations.
Thank you for considering Wild Animal Initiative as the next part of your vocational journey. We hope to hear from you!
Requests for accommodation: If you are a qualified individual with a disability, we welcome requests for reasonable accommodations if you are unable or limited in your ability to apply for this job as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Hiring Manager Emily Sharp at emily.sharp@wildanimalinitiative.org.
Click here to access a PDF version of this job listing.
Basics
Posted: April 26, 2024
Job title: Major Gifts Officer
Department: Development
Application deadline: 9 am ET Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Application materials:
Please submit an application using this form . You are welcome to preview all questions before beginning. We estimate that completing the application form will take you no longer than 1 hour, but there is no time limit.
If you’re interested, this academic paper provides an overview of the reasons to favor application forms that collect specific kinds of information over resumes and cover letters.
The form will ask you to provide the following:
Answers to multiple choice and restricted answer questions regarding your skills.
Short answer replies relating to your previous work experience and interests related to the qualifications listed for this role.
Application process timeline:
Phone screening: early to mid-June 2024
Skills assessment: mid-June 2024
Video interview: late June 2024
Target start date: July 2024
Terms of employment
Location:
Full-time remote; exempt position.
Accepting applicants based in the United States, United Kingdom, or Germany only. All applicants must be able to maintain the schedule requirements below.
Must be able to meet with colleagues in Eastern Time (US) (GMT-4) and Mountain Time (US) (GMT-6) most days of the week, as well as communicate with donors based in various US time zones every day to every few days. Additionally, the role may involve occasional meetings with colleagues in Pacific Time (US) (GMT-7) and European time zones (GMT+1 & GMT+2). Due to the global nature of our operations, some meetings may fall outside of local business hours.
Note: We do not sponsor work visas. We are only considering applicants eligible to work in the country where they plan to reside and work.
Public health:
We prioritize public health in how we do our work. We encourage measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases including but not limited to COVID-19. These may include vaccinations recommended by public health authorities.
In times of elevated public health risk, such as outbreaks or pandemics, we expect employees to cooperate with precautionary measures recommended by public health authorities. These may include regular testing, masking, social distancing, or other safety protocols aimed at reducing the risk of transmission.
When there are recommendations made by public health authorities regarding vaccinations, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based on medical or religious reasons, in accordance with our policy and applicable law.
Expected start date:
July 2024 (exact date flexible)
Expected Salary:
$83,524.42–$91,876.86, depending on the approximate cost of living in your area.
For a complete description of how we set and raise salaries, see our salary algorithm .
Benefits :
US only: Comprehensive health and dental insurance with vision insurance available.
Generous paid time off and leave policies. The typical structure includes:
Four weeks of paid vacation, 13 holidays, plus a two-week paid organization-wide break in late December.
Two weeks of paid sick leave, which may also be used for caring for human or non-human family members.
Note: Leave policies vary slightly by country of employment due to local regulations.
A remote framework that allows you to balance work and personal commitments, along with a technology stipend to cover associated costs.
A friendly, open culture that encourages feedback, collaboration, experimentation, and evidence-based innovation.
Opportunities for advancement as our team and programs continue their growth trajectory.
Dedicated leadership and colleagues committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We have an internal JEDI committee, provide annual staff and manager training to learn about biases at work, and support employees with visible and invisible disabilities.
Reimbursement for books you buy and read for professional development.
Reports to:
Development Director Casey Darnley (he/him)
Travel:
We estimate approximately five weeks of travel is required for:
Annual staff retreats: Maximum of two per year, alternating between locations in the United States and Europe.
Annual team meetings: Predominantly held in the United States for the Development team, occurring once per year.
Donor meetings within the United States.
Professional Development: Attending in-person conferences or training workshops, subject to approval.
Ability to self-organize travel in the United States and Europe; travel by either car, train, bus, or plane for extended durations is required.
Must be able to obtain legal permission to make such trips (e.g., by having a valid passport and obtaining any necessary visas for travel).
Responsibilities
Position mission statement:
As Wild Animal Initiative’s first Major Gifts Officer, you will lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives to nurture current donors, identify prospective major donors, foster relationships, and drive fundraising efforts. You will join a growing Development team and be our first staff member dedicated to personally cultivating relationships with new and current donors to solicit the gifts that make our work possible.
You will use a donor-centric and moves-management approach to set a major gifts strategy and meet annual and long-term fundraising goals. This means that you will focus on perceiving our donors' needs, interests, and motivations and strategically guide them through various stages of engagement and solicitation. The ultimate goal is to increase funding by carefully nurturing connections and aligning donor interests with the goals of Wild Animal Initiative (WAI).
You will develop and implement strategies that foster strong donor relations and ensure that our supporters feel valued, engaged, and connected to what we're doing. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other Wild Animal Initiative departments, using your communication skills to cultivate partnerships and drive support.
You should consider applying for this role if you are a proven, clear, and compelling communicator with a passion for our mission of understanding and improving the lives of wild animals, and a demonstrated ability to pursue and nurture relationships with donors.
Supervisory responsibilities:
None currently, but as the Development team grows, there may be opportunities to manage staff in the future.
Core responsibilities:
Donor discovery and research
Prospect research: Gather data on potential donors and various donor communities. Identify their interests, financial capacity, access, and giving history, and identify how best to ask for support from these prospects.
Data management and engagement coordination: Efficiently manage donor data, including contact information, donor meeting notes, and relevant details. Assign follow-up steps and ownership to yourself or other staff as necessary.
Strategic engagement: Proactively seek out and maintain up-to-date knowledge of Wild Animal Welfare (WAW) developments by engaging with key contacts (donors, researchers, influencers) to gather insights, understand trends, and identify emerging players in the field to inform decision-making, foster collaboration, and contribute to WAI's strategic objectives.
Relationship cultivation
Donor relationship building: Cultivate meaningful connections with potential donors, fostering trust and engagement in alignment with organizational values. Engage with and build relationships with donors within a remote framework and travel to meet with donors in person as necessary.
Strategic donor engagement: Own the development and implementation of major donor and planned giving engagement strategies. Proactively manage and grow a robust portfolio of prospective and existing major donors to solidify relationships and maximize giving potential.
Coordination and delegation: Work with the Executive Director, Development Director, and others to coordinate engagement efforts to ensure a seamless and personalized donor experience. Efficiently schedule, prepare for, and facilitate donor meetings.
Coaching: Provide necessary coaching to colleagues, enhancing confidence for successful donor interactions, strengthening relationships, and advancing WAI’s fundraising goals.
Gift acquisition and acknowledgment
Strategic fundraising solicitation: Execute targeted fundraising solicitations through persuasive conversations and the ability to contextualize WAI’s programmatic achievements and organizational goals, focusing on securing gifts of $5,000 and above to drive organizational growth and impact.
Donor alignment : Develop pitch decks and cases for support that resonate with various donors and donor communities, enhancing donor engagement and satisfaction.
Major gift fundraising: Secure five- and six-figure gifts from existing and new donors. Independently develop strategies that drive increased contributions and long-term support for organizational initiatives.
Prospect engagement strategy: Develop self-directed and tailored approaches to engaging high-impact donors, utilizing major gifts, planned giving, and event-based methods as appropriate.
Gratitude and acknowledgment management: Express gratitude to donors through thoughtful and personalized communications, ensuring donors feel valued and appreciated for their gifts. Manage appropriate delegation of this task to designated staff, such as the Development Director, the Executive Director, or Board members.
Other duties: As a young nonprofit, our organization's needs are still evolving, necessitating flexibility and openness to new duties as they may be assigned on short notice. We're seeking someone adaptable and responsive to changing requirements.
Qualifications
Note that we do not require any specific academic credentials or prior work experience for you to be considered for this position, as research shows that such requirements can diminish the quality of candidate pools by deterring individuals from applying who would otherwise be a great fit for a role. If you’re not sure whether you have the right qualifications, we encourage you to apply anyway. We’d love the chance to consider your application.
This role will require you to have the following qualifications:
Interpersonal awareness: Demonstrate empathy, concern for others, cooperation, and positive relationship-building. Show sensitivity to cultural differences, curiosity, and respect for others' perspectives and feelings.
Integrity: Maintain unwavering integrity in all professional activities. Uphold honesty and ethical principles, ensuring transparency and trust in donor relationships.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI): Motivated to understand and counteract the ways that personal biases, cultural differences, and systemic inequities can hinder our decision-making, work culture, and programmatic effectiveness. A basic awareness of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion concepts, including their relevance to the workplace.
Independence: Capable of thriving in a remote work environment within a supportive team: adept at independent work, dependable in meeting commitments, and proactive in taking initiative without constant supervision. Able to autonomously manage donor relationships, drive fundraising initiatives, and implement strategic engagement tactics to achieve major gifts and organizational objectives.
Software: Ability to utilize various software and technology tools such as CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), project management platforms (e.g., Asana), and productivity tools (e.g., Google Workspace) to streamline fundraising processes and increase efficiency.
Communication skills: Clearly and respectfully express oneself in both written and verbal communication; demonstrate active listening. Tailor communication to meet the needs of diverse audiences and utilize strong networking abilities to engage high-net-worth individuals and key stakeholders effectively.
Writing: Ability to write effectively for various formats, such as emails, proposals, fact sheets, presentations, etc. You will collaborate with our Communications department on evergreen pieces like cases for support and template pitch decks, but you will need to have the ability to write at a high volume, producing clear and compelling correspondence that effectively communicates our mission and work to donors and other stakeholders.
Donor alignment: Demonstrated ability to conduct thorough research and analysis to gain insights into donor interests, ensure alignment with organizational priorities, and foster strategic engagement. Demonstrated success in making persuasive presentations and negotiations to garner support or alignment.
Critical thinking: Ability to use logic and reasoning to evaluate alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches. Strategically assess donor engagement opportunities and navigate complex fundraising solicitation processes.
Persuasion skills: Demonstrated ability to passionately advocate for our mission verbally and in writing in order to effectively tailor our message to diverse audiences, anticipate objections, and inspire donors through compelling storytelling and data-driven evidence.
Resourcefulness: Proven creative problem-solving, adaptability, and persistence, even in challenging situations. Quickly grasp our organization's mission, values, and guiding philosophies to communicate confidently. Understand donor motivations and identify connections with diverse communities.
This role might also benefit from you having some of the following qualifications. You could still be a highly competitive candidate even if you don’t have any of these qualifications.
CRM familiarity: Preferred candidates will have a basic grasp of CRM software, particularly Salesforce. While prior experience in using Salesforce to track interactions is not required, adaptability and a willingness to learn our specific CRM processes are valued attributes. We recognize that CRM systems can vary in their implementation, and candidates' familiarity with CRM software can be supplemented through training.
Environmental, wildlife, and conservation advocacy community engagement: Preferred candidates will exhibit an appreciation of community motivations, norms, and culture within these spheres. They should demonstrate a nuanced approach to animal welfare fundraising, acknowledging donors' emotional connections to animals. This involves understanding various animal welfare causes and promoting compassion toward animals. Candidates skilled in navigating these complexities and building connections with diverse philanthropic communities are highly valued.
Familiarity with effective altruism: Most of our current major donors are influenced by effective altruism. Although membership in the effective altruism community is not required, we want to recognize that perceiving and meeting the needs of those donors will be aided by familiarity with the movement’s core concepts (e.g., cause prioritization, counterfactual impact), common norms (e.g., calibrated confidence estimates, openness about failures), and related cause areas (farmed animal advocacy and longtermism). Candidates willing to learn and adapt are encouraged to apply.
Adaptability in fundraising techniques: Candidates with cause-based, academic, or research fundraising experience may find their skills more readily applicable. Traditional engagement methods like site tours won’t be standard in our remote, research-focused model, so we encourage applicants to consider how their skills can translate creatively. Effective communication of our research impact to donors is key in our organization.
About our mission
Wild Animal Initiative is a remote 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to accelerating science that helps wild animals. We conduct original research, fund cutting-edge research projects at other institutions, and support the global network of scientists in our field with services and training.
We are looking to work with people who approach our mission as an inherently inclusive endeavor and celebrate the differences of others. We strongly encourage Black, Brown, Indigenous, Latino/a/x, and people of other historically marginalized communities to apply and welcome applicants of any religion, age, origin, class, citizenship, parental status, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender. We view a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and ways of understanding the world and wild animals as an asset that can improve the performance, collective intelligence, innovation, and quality of science at Wild Animal Initiative while also addressing the exclusionary aspects of the spaces we operate in. We integrate these values into all aspects of our work and seek to constantly improve our implementation of them. We seek to benefit and share power with everyone at Wild Animal Initiative.
Please note that we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in their respective jurisdictions.
If you have any questions about our hiring process or open positions, or if you would like to recommend excellent candidates, please reach out to us at hiring@wildanimalinitiative.org.
To express your interest in working with us in a capacity not currently open, please submit your information via our Job Interest Form . By doing so, you will be added to our talent database, which we consult for new roles, and when recommending candidates to other mission-aligned organizations.
Thank you for considering Wild Animal Initiative as the next part of your vocational journey. We hope to hear from you!
Requests for accommodation: If you are a qualified individual with a disability, we welcome requests for reasonable accommodations if you are unable or limited in your ability to apply for this job as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Hiring Manager Emily Sharp at emily.sharp@wildanimalinitiative.org.
American Red Cross
Fort Worth, Texas
Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home. By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network? Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good! Job Description: Why Choose Us? As one of the nation’s premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day. If you share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent career opportunity . Work where your career is a force for good. We are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering our programs and services in a culturally competent manner reflecting the communities we serve. Our work environment is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building allyship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members. Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for making a difference. The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and the Women’s Resource Group, these networks provide connections, mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions. At the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Major Gifts Officer- Individual Giving to support the Fort Worth Region. The Major Gifts Officer will meet fundraising goals and objectives and connect with our Individual donors to serve our mission. In this role, you will identify, engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective regional donors in expanding their financial support of the work of the American Red Cross. This position is a blend of work-from-home, in-person meetings with donors, and an occasional team meeting in the local office. WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD: Work with the local fundraising team to d evelop and execute ongoing regional strategy for qualifying donors to ensure retention, growth of donor contributions, as well as recapture of previous donors. Work collaboratively with other departments and fundraising staff to create customized solicitation strategies matching the objectives of the organization and the interests of the donor/prospect. Solicit assigned donor portfolios through face-to-face visits and virtual meetings including preparation of personalized materials. Meet personal annual revenue targets by working with an assigned portfolio of donors and prospects. Implement a program/activity to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors at the $5,000 level or higher, with an emphasis on maximizing revenue for the American Red Cross. Maintain donor records within our database management tool. (Salesforce) Assist donors in creating meaning in their lives by giving to the American Red Cross. Participate in disaster relief fundraising projects as appropriate. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Minimum five years of sales and/or fundraising experience required. Proven experience in developing strategies for donor retention, growth, and recapture. Proven success with complex gift requests is required. A current valid driver's license and a good driving record is required. Ability to relate well and work effectively with multiple constituencies and audiences. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Knowledge of MS Office (preferred) and fundraising database systems (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce.com). Ability to work on a team within a collaborative environment and ensure the highest customer service orientation. Travel: Frequent travel within the region is required. WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE: Significant expertise with the Fort Worth funding community is highly desirable BENEFITS FOR YOU: We take care of you, while you take care of others. As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you in balancing home and work. With our resources and perks, you have amazing possibilities at the American Red Cross to advance and learn. Medical, Dental and Vision Plans Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts PTO + Holidays 401K with 5% Match Paid Family Leave Employee Assistance Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term Service Awards and Recognition Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. Frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Frequently lift and/or move 15 to 30 pounds. May require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones, and printers, light traffic). Ability to work in a small cubicle and the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Overall mobility is essential. It may also include driving a vehicle and working under challenging conditions. *LI-POST Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day. The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Interested in Volunteering? Life’s emergencies don’t stop, and neither do American Red Cross volunteers, who represent more than 90 percent of our workforce to help prevent and alleviate human suffering. You can make a difference by volunteering in a position that appeals to you and allows you to use your unique skills and talents. The Red Cross relies on generous volunteers who give their time and talent to help fulfill our lifesaving mission. Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions. To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here: Summary of Rights
Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home. By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network? Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good! Job Description: Why Choose Us? As one of the nation’s premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day. If you share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent career opportunity . Work where your career is a force for good. We are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering our programs and services in a culturally competent manner reflecting the communities we serve. Our work environment is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building allyship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members. Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for making a difference. The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and the Women’s Resource Group, these networks provide connections, mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions. At the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The American Red Cross is currently seeking a Major Gifts Officer- Individual Giving to support the Fort Worth Region. The Major Gifts Officer will meet fundraising goals and objectives and connect with our Individual donors to serve our mission. In this role, you will identify, engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective regional donors in expanding their financial support of the work of the American Red Cross. This position is a blend of work-from-home, in-person meetings with donors, and an occasional team meeting in the local office. WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD: Work with the local fundraising team to d evelop and execute ongoing regional strategy for qualifying donors to ensure retention, growth of donor contributions, as well as recapture of previous donors. Work collaboratively with other departments and fundraising staff to create customized solicitation strategies matching the objectives of the organization and the interests of the donor/prospect. Solicit assigned donor portfolios through face-to-face visits and virtual meetings including preparation of personalized materials. Meet personal annual revenue targets by working with an assigned portfolio of donors and prospects. Implement a program/activity to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors at the $5,000 level or higher, with an emphasis on maximizing revenue for the American Red Cross. Maintain donor records within our database management tool. (Salesforce) Assist donors in creating meaning in their lives by giving to the American Red Cross. Participate in disaster relief fundraising projects as appropriate. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Minimum five years of sales and/or fundraising experience required. Proven experience in developing strategies for donor retention, growth, and recapture. Proven success with complex gift requests is required. A current valid driver's license and a good driving record is required. Ability to relate well and work effectively with multiple constituencies and audiences. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Knowledge of MS Office (preferred) and fundraising database systems (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce.com). Ability to work on a team within a collaborative environment and ensure the highest customer service orientation. Travel: Frequent travel within the region is required. WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE: Significant expertise with the Fort Worth funding community is highly desirable BENEFITS FOR YOU: We take care of you, while you take care of others. As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you in balancing home and work. With our resources and perks, you have amazing possibilities at the American Red Cross to advance and learn. Medical, Dental and Vision Plans Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts PTO + Holidays 401K with 5% Match Paid Family Leave Employee Assistance Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term Service Awards and Recognition Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. Frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Frequently lift and/or move 15 to 30 pounds. May require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones, and printers, light traffic). Ability to work in a small cubicle and the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Overall mobility is essential. It may also include driving a vehicle and working under challenging conditions. *LI-POST Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day. The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Interested in Volunteering? Life’s emergencies don’t stop, and neither do American Red Cross volunteers, who represent more than 90 percent of our workforce to help prevent and alleviate human suffering. You can make a difference by volunteering in a position that appeals to you and allows you to use your unique skills and talents. The Red Cross relies on generous volunteers who give their time and talent to help fulfill our lifesaving mission. Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions. To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here: Summary of Rights
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is actively seeking a Senior Planned Giving Officer to join its Institutional Advancement Department. This role executes the strategic planned giving vision to further RISD’s priorities by helping donors achieve their charitable and financial goals. This position participates in the management, administration, marketing and strategic direction of the Office of Planned Giving as it pursues ambitious fundraising outcomes and plays an important role in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Office of Planned Giving and securing significant revenue for the College and Museum. The Senior Planned Giving Officer devises personalized engagement plans to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of approximately 75 high-potential prospects while leveraging RISD cultivation opportunities, presenting gift opportunity proposals that may include cash and creative giving vehicles, addressing a donor’s overall philanthropic goals in plain language, and supporting the mission and goals of the College. This position also completes complex gift arrangements, working with donors and their professional advisors. It may facilitate and consult on close gifts of non-liquid and alternative assets, oversees the estate administration and settlement to facilitate realized bequests in a timely and efficient manner; manages the processing and administration of RISD’s gift annuities, pooled income funds, and charitable trusts; manages the gift annuity registration process in new states and maintain compliance in existing states; and organize and conduct internal training on charitable planning tools that will assist philanthropy officers and RISD Fund Officers, volunteers, and senior staff.
In consultation with the Senior Executive Director, Major + Planned Gifts and Vice President of Institutional Advancement, and in collaboration with other Planned Giving Officers, the Senior Planned Giving Officer identifies and develops marketing strategies for Planned Giving work. It serves as an educational and consultative resource aiding frontline fundraisers, leadership and volunteers in executing planned giving techniques and strategies for their assigned prospects, as appropriate. Maintains knowledge of relevant tax law and estate consequences of complex gift vehicles and how they can be used to advance RISD’s fundraising efforts.
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Ability to work and communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of divisional and institutional colleagues, within an environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Program strategy development and execution experience. Individual and team success in securing and maintaining 6+ figure accounts and/or philanthropy.
Demonstrated ability in prospect identification, relationship building, strategizing, and solicitation of charitable planned gifts or similar estate planning experience.
Must possess an understanding of and practice in higher education industry standards, best practices, and reporting as defined by the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP), the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Voluntary Support of Education (VSE).
Demonstrated knowledge in estate planning techniques, tax law, and the general body of statutory, regulatory, and case law regarding planned gifts. Ability to work collaboratively with RISD and external accounting, finance, and legal counsel.
Familiarity with Planned Giving platforms such as Pentera, FreeWill, or others.
Proven ability to manage complex organizational relationships and work effectively with executive leadership.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to write and present persuasively.
Strong organizational skills.
Demonstrated effectiveness in outreach to volunteers and other fundraising partners.
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required.
Minimum of seven years’ experience in fundraising or working with high-net-worth individuals through a family office, private banking, financial services, financial planning or related professions.
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degree in relevant field, (business administration, tax or law) or rigorous professional designation (Certified Financial Planner ™(CFP), CPA, securities license) and/or designation as Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy ® preferred.
Experience in developing and marketing charitable gift arrangements and working with marketing vendors preferred.
Interest/experience in art and design is desirable.
RISD recognizes diversity and inclusivity as fundamental to its learning community and integral to an art and design education. We welcome candidates whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. RISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is actively seeking a Senior Planned Giving Officer to join its Institutional Advancement Department. This role executes the strategic planned giving vision to further RISD’s priorities by helping donors achieve their charitable and financial goals. This position participates in the management, administration, marketing and strategic direction of the Office of Planned Giving as it pursues ambitious fundraising outcomes and plays an important role in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Office of Planned Giving and securing significant revenue for the College and Museum. The Senior Planned Giving Officer devises personalized engagement plans to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of approximately 75 high-potential prospects while leveraging RISD cultivation opportunities, presenting gift opportunity proposals that may include cash and creative giving vehicles, addressing a donor’s overall philanthropic goals in plain language, and supporting the mission and goals of the College. This position also completes complex gift arrangements, working with donors and their professional advisors. It may facilitate and consult on close gifts of non-liquid and alternative assets, oversees the estate administration and settlement to facilitate realized bequests in a timely and efficient manner; manages the processing and administration of RISD’s gift annuities, pooled income funds, and charitable trusts; manages the gift annuity registration process in new states and maintain compliance in existing states; and organize and conduct internal training on charitable planning tools that will assist philanthropy officers and RISD Fund Officers, volunteers, and senior staff.
In consultation with the Senior Executive Director, Major + Planned Gifts and Vice President of Institutional Advancement, and in collaboration with other Planned Giving Officers, the Senior Planned Giving Officer identifies and develops marketing strategies for Planned Giving work. It serves as an educational and consultative resource aiding frontline fundraisers, leadership and volunteers in executing planned giving techniques and strategies for their assigned prospects, as appropriate. Maintains knowledge of relevant tax law and estate consequences of complex gift vehicles and how they can be used to advance RISD’s fundraising efforts.
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Ability to work and communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of divisional and institutional colleagues, within an environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Program strategy development and execution experience. Individual and team success in securing and maintaining 6+ figure accounts and/or philanthropy.
Demonstrated ability in prospect identification, relationship building, strategizing, and solicitation of charitable planned gifts or similar estate planning experience.
Must possess an understanding of and practice in higher education industry standards, best practices, and reporting as defined by the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP), the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Voluntary Support of Education (VSE).
Demonstrated knowledge in estate planning techniques, tax law, and the general body of statutory, regulatory, and case law regarding planned gifts. Ability to work collaboratively with RISD and external accounting, finance, and legal counsel.
Familiarity with Planned Giving platforms such as Pentera, FreeWill, or others.
Proven ability to manage complex organizational relationships and work effectively with executive leadership.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to write and present persuasively.
Strong organizational skills.
Demonstrated effectiveness in outreach to volunteers and other fundraising partners.
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required.
Minimum of seven years’ experience in fundraising or working with high-net-worth individuals through a family office, private banking, financial services, financial planning or related professions.
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degree in relevant field, (business administration, tax or law) or rigorous professional designation (Certified Financial Planner ™(CFP), CPA, securities license) and/or designation as Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy ® preferred.
Experience in developing and marketing charitable gift arrangements and working with marketing vendors preferred.
Interest/experience in art and design is desirable.
RISD recognizes diversity and inclusivity as fundamental to its learning community and integral to an art and design education. We welcome candidates whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. RISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Title: Prospect Research Associate Department: Development Status: Non-Exempt Reports to: Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management Positions Reporting to this Position: None Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 10% Union Position: Yes Job Classification Level: A Salary Range (depending on experience): $50,420 – $59,002
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring a Prospect Research Associate to enhance our individual and institutional major gifts fundraising program. The Prospect Research Associate is primarily responsible for vetting and wealth screening event attendees, setting up and regulating news alerts for the fundraising team, ensuring accuracy of Salesforce donor records, and supporting the research team’s Racial Justice and Equity goals. This position is a great opportunity for a self-motivated, curious, analytical individual who wants to learn more about nonprofits and build a career in fundraising with a prominent environmental and political issue advocacy organization.
Responsibilities:
Conduct thorough research of public records, databases, media, internet, and proprietary resources to identify information regarding existing and prospective donors.
Produce coherent research documents (written reports) summarizing research conclusions for LCV’s President, Executive staff, Events team, and the Major Gifts team prior to donor contact such as meetings and events.
Develop a broad awareness of LCV and LCVEF’s programs to support the identification of individuals and institutions whose philanthropic interests align with our work.
Work with the prospect research team to increase the racial diversity of each Major Gift Officer’s portfolio and continue to identify new prospective donors of color.
Develop and maintain an up-to-date familiarity with top existing and prospective donors; proactively share new information when identified.
Take ownership of data accuracy and integrity in the donor databases (Salesforce and ResearchPoint).
Support the maintenance of portfolios and outreach lists used by LCV’s president and the Major Gifts Team. Support preparation for portfolio review meetings as needed.
Contribute to organizational and department efforts to infuse racial justice and equity into all aspects of our work, including our fundraising.
Implement a strategy and process for a regular and consistent refresh of contact information for prospects and donors in Salesforce.
Ensure complete, accurate, and timely updates of information are maintained in Salesforce as it relates to contacts, research notes, and prospect management data.
Assist with research and projects for the Institutional Giving team.
Set up, manage, and distribute news alerts for the Principal and Major Giving Teams.
Maintain and update the Prospect Research and Portfolio Management manual.
Organize and maintain the prospect research files in Sharepoint and on Google Drive.
Act as the team liaison for Xappex and Salesforce imports.
Travel up to 10% of the time for staff retreats, meetings, conferences and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience:
Required – Must have at least 1 year of work or internship experience in administrative support; experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, experience with online research and understanding of reliable sources. Experience using a CRM (like Salesforce or Raiser’s Edge).
Preferred – Experience using Salesforce. Experience using Wrike, Asana, or a similar project management software. Experience with one or a combination of the following: LexisNexis, ResearchPoint, Spokeo, iWave, or other prospecting or research software. Experience at a political, racial justice, social justice, or environmental organization. Experience looking up contact information, writing biographies, or confirming identities. Experience with the Google Suite.
Skills:
Required – Curiosity. Highly attentive to details and able to take ownership of routine tasks. An ability to successfully manage multiple deadlines. Strong synthesis and writing skills. Should be able to be flexible enough to shift priorities based on urgent needs, have the confidence to ask for help when needed, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Capable of handling confidential information with the utmost discretion.
Preferred – Advanced Excel skills, including understanding of dependent formulas, pivot tables, and other complex spreadsheet functions.
Cultural Competence:
Required: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems.
Preferred – A proven interest in politics and meaningful social change. Committed to environmental protection, racial justice, and LCV’s mission.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Prospect Research Associate” in the subject line by February 8, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org.
Title: Prospect Research Associate Department: Development Status: Non-Exempt Reports to: Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management Positions Reporting to this Position: None Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 10% Union Position: Yes Job Classification Level: A Salary Range (depending on experience): $50,420 – $59,002
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring a Prospect Research Associate to enhance our individual and institutional major gifts fundraising program. The Prospect Research Associate is primarily responsible for vetting and wealth screening event attendees, setting up and regulating news alerts for the fundraising team, ensuring accuracy of Salesforce donor records, and supporting the research team’s Racial Justice and Equity goals. This position is a great opportunity for a self-motivated, curious, analytical individual who wants to learn more about nonprofits and build a career in fundraising with a prominent environmental and political issue advocacy organization.
Responsibilities:
Conduct thorough research of public records, databases, media, internet, and proprietary resources to identify information regarding existing and prospective donors.
Produce coherent research documents (written reports) summarizing research conclusions for LCV’s President, Executive staff, Events team, and the Major Gifts team prior to donor contact such as meetings and events.
Develop a broad awareness of LCV and LCVEF’s programs to support the identification of individuals and institutions whose philanthropic interests align with our work.
Work with the prospect research team to increase the racial diversity of each Major Gift Officer’s portfolio and continue to identify new prospective donors of color.
Develop and maintain an up-to-date familiarity with top existing and prospective donors; proactively share new information when identified.
Take ownership of data accuracy and integrity in the donor databases (Salesforce and ResearchPoint).
Support the maintenance of portfolios and outreach lists used by LCV’s president and the Major Gifts Team. Support preparation for portfolio review meetings as needed.
Contribute to organizational and department efforts to infuse racial justice and equity into all aspects of our work, including our fundraising.
Implement a strategy and process for a regular and consistent refresh of contact information for prospects and donors in Salesforce.
Ensure complete, accurate, and timely updates of information are maintained in Salesforce as it relates to contacts, research notes, and prospect management data.
Assist with research and projects for the Institutional Giving team.
Set up, manage, and distribute news alerts for the Principal and Major Giving Teams.
Maintain and update the Prospect Research and Portfolio Management manual.
Organize and maintain the prospect research files in Sharepoint and on Google Drive.
Act as the team liaison for Xappex and Salesforce imports.
Travel up to 10% of the time for staff retreats, meetings, conferences and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience:
Required – Must have at least 1 year of work or internship experience in administrative support; experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, experience with online research and understanding of reliable sources. Experience using a CRM (like Salesforce or Raiser’s Edge).
Preferred – Experience using Salesforce. Experience using Wrike, Asana, or a similar project management software. Experience with one or a combination of the following: LexisNexis, ResearchPoint, Spokeo, iWave, or other prospecting or research software. Experience at a political, racial justice, social justice, or environmental organization. Experience looking up contact information, writing biographies, or confirming identities. Experience with the Google Suite.
Skills:
Required – Curiosity. Highly attentive to details and able to take ownership of routine tasks. An ability to successfully manage multiple deadlines. Strong synthesis and writing skills. Should be able to be flexible enough to shift priorities based on urgent needs, have the confidence to ask for help when needed, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Capable of handling confidential information with the utmost discretion.
Preferred – Advanced Excel skills, including understanding of dependent formulas, pivot tables, and other complex spreadsheet functions.
Cultural Competence:
Required: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems.
Preferred – A proven interest in politics and meaningful social change. Committed to environmental protection, racial justice, and LCV’s mission.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Prospect Research Associate” in the subject line by February 8, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org.
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible
Title: Prospect Research Associate
Department: Development
Status: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management
Positions Reporting to this Position: None
Location: Flexible
Union Position: Yes
Job Classification Level: A
Salary Range (depending on experience) : $47,000 - $55,000
General Description :
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled influence in Washington, DC, in state capitals, and in communities around the country. We are unmatched in our ability to ensure meaningful action on our key issues. We aim to bring people and communities together across racial, geographic, political, religious, economic and other differences toward collective goals instead of dividing us from one another.
LCV is hiring a Prospect Research Associate to enhance our individual and institutional major gifts fundraising program. The Prospect Research Associate is primarily responsible for creating full length donor briefings, preparing donor research summaries, supporting the research team’s Racial Justice and Equity goals, and ensuring accuracy of database records. This position is a great opportunity for a self-motivated, curious, analytical individual to build a career in fundraising with a prominent environmental issue advocacy organization.
Responsibilities :
Conduct thorough research of public records, databases, media, internet, and proprietary resources to identify information regarding existing and prospective donors.
Produce coherent briefing documents (written reports) summarizing research conclusions for LCV’s President, Executive staff, and the Major Gifts team prior to donor contact such as meetings and events.
Develop a broad awareness of LCV and LCVEF’s programs to support the identification of individuals and institutions whose philanthropic interests align with our work.
Work with the Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management to increase the racial diversity of each Major Gift Officer’s portfolio and continue to identify new prospective donors of color.
Compare data from various sources to identify meaningful patterns. Show initiative in identifying new sources of information as they become necessary and/or available.
Develop and maintain an up-to-date familiarity with top existing and prospective donors; proactively share new information when identified.
Take ownership of data accuracy and integrity in the donor database.
Support the maintenance of portfolios and outreach lists used by LCV’s president and the Major Gifts Team. Support preparation for prospect and portfolio review meetings.
Contribute to organizational and department efforts to infuse racial justice and equity into all aspects of our work, including our fundraising.
Create relationship maps and find connections between our universe and potential donors and document them in the database.
Develop and implement a strategy and process for a regular and consistent refresh of contact information for prospects to ensure access to donors is as easy and streamlined as possible for major gifts officers.
Assist with research and projects for the Institutional Giving team.
Set up and manage news alerts for the Principal and Major Gifting Teams.
Assist the Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management with creating more racially diverse portfolios and identifying potential avenues to further engaging donors of color.
Maintain and update the Prospect Research and Portfolio Management manual.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Work Experience:
Required - Must have at least 1 year of work experience in administrative support; experience with Microsoft Excel; experience with online research and understanding of reliable sources. Experience using a database.
Preferred - Experience using Salesforce. Experience using Wrike, Asana, or a similar project management software. Experience with one or a combination of the following: LexisNexis, ResearchPoint, Spokeo, iWave, or other prospecting or research software. Experience at a political or environmental organization. Experience looking up contact info, writing biographies, or confirming identities.
Skills:
Required - Strong attention to detail and the ability to recognize patterns and anomalies. Strong synthesis and writing skills. Should be able to multitask, be flexible enough to shift priorities based on urgent needs, the confidence to ask for help when needed, and have the ability to clearly communicate and support relevant conclusions drawn from the analysis and synthesis of disparate data sources. The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Preferred - Advanced Excel skills, including understanding of dependent formulas, pivot tables, and other complex spreadsheet functions.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The location of this position is flexible. Travel will be required a few times per year for staff retreats and conferences. Please note that all LCV staff are currently working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Prospect Research Associate” in the subject line by May 27, 2021. No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.
Title: Prospect Research Associate
Department: Development
Status: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management
Positions Reporting to this Position: None
Location: Flexible
Union Position: Yes
Job Classification Level: A
Salary Range (depending on experience) : $47,000 - $55,000
General Description :
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled influence in Washington, DC, in state capitals, and in communities around the country. We are unmatched in our ability to ensure meaningful action on our key issues. We aim to bring people and communities together across racial, geographic, political, religious, economic and other differences toward collective goals instead of dividing us from one another.
LCV is hiring a Prospect Research Associate to enhance our individual and institutional major gifts fundraising program. The Prospect Research Associate is primarily responsible for creating full length donor briefings, preparing donor research summaries, supporting the research team’s Racial Justice and Equity goals, and ensuring accuracy of database records. This position is a great opportunity for a self-motivated, curious, analytical individual to build a career in fundraising with a prominent environmental issue advocacy organization.
Responsibilities :
Conduct thorough research of public records, databases, media, internet, and proprietary resources to identify information regarding existing and prospective donors.
Produce coherent briefing documents (written reports) summarizing research conclusions for LCV’s President, Executive staff, and the Major Gifts team prior to donor contact such as meetings and events.
Develop a broad awareness of LCV and LCVEF’s programs to support the identification of individuals and institutions whose philanthropic interests align with our work.
Work with the Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management to increase the racial diversity of each Major Gift Officer’s portfolio and continue to identify new prospective donors of color.
Compare data from various sources to identify meaningful patterns. Show initiative in identifying new sources of information as they become necessary and/or available.
Develop and maintain an up-to-date familiarity with top existing and prospective donors; proactively share new information when identified.
Take ownership of data accuracy and integrity in the donor database.
Support the maintenance of portfolios and outreach lists used by LCV’s president and the Major Gifts Team. Support preparation for prospect and portfolio review meetings.
Contribute to organizational and department efforts to infuse racial justice and equity into all aspects of our work, including our fundraising.
Create relationship maps and find connections between our universe and potential donors and document them in the database.
Develop and implement a strategy and process for a regular and consistent refresh of contact information for prospects to ensure access to donors is as easy and streamlined as possible for major gifts officers.
Assist with research and projects for the Institutional Giving team.
Set up and manage news alerts for the Principal and Major Gifting Teams.
Assist the Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management with creating more racially diverse portfolios and identifying potential avenues to further engaging donors of color.
Maintain and update the Prospect Research and Portfolio Management manual.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Work Experience:
Required - Must have at least 1 year of work experience in administrative support; experience with Microsoft Excel; experience with online research and understanding of reliable sources. Experience using a database.
Preferred - Experience using Salesforce. Experience using Wrike, Asana, or a similar project management software. Experience with one or a combination of the following: LexisNexis, ResearchPoint, Spokeo, iWave, or other prospecting or research software. Experience at a political or environmental organization. Experience looking up contact info, writing biographies, or confirming identities.
Skills:
Required - Strong attention to detail and the ability to recognize patterns and anomalies. Strong synthesis and writing skills. Should be able to multitask, be flexible enough to shift priorities based on urgent needs, the confidence to ask for help when needed, and have the ability to clearly communicate and support relevant conclusions drawn from the analysis and synthesis of disparate data sources. The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Preferred - Advanced Excel skills, including understanding of dependent formulas, pivot tables, and other complex spreadsheet functions.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The location of this position is flexible. Travel will be required a few times per year for staff retreats and conferences. Please note that all LCV staff are currently working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Prospect Research Associate” in the subject line by May 27, 2021. No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.