This critical role at Pride Foundation leads our fundraising and communications work to engage the breadth of our communities in philanthropy. We hope you’ll help us find this new member of our team!
We are looking for an innovative and experienced fundraising and communications professional to lead our efforts to mobilize resources for LGBTQ+ communities. We are looking for a team member who is committed to supporting LGBTQ+ philanthropy, driven to advocate for equity in our sector, and passionate about creatively engaging supporters in philanthropy across the Northwest.
The DCEC will lead the Community Engagement department utilizing community centric fundraising principles across our resource mobilization and communications efforts. The DCEC will be responsible for building and developing new strategies to engage our current network of supporters, as well as significantly growing this network of individual and corporate supporters through opportunities like expanding fundraising events and engaging new supporters by raising Pride Foundation’s organizational profile.
The Director of Community Engagement & Communications brings a creative, innovative, and thoughtful approach to fundraising while prioritizing Pride Foundation’s values, priorities, and commitment to social justice philanthropy.
Resource Mobilization Strategy & Relationship Management (25%):
- Collaboratively strategize and implement the engagement of existing supporters, new donors, and corporate and business partners that result in increased resources for the organization. Set priorities, goals, and plans with support from the Assistant Director of Community Engagement and CEO.
- Personally engage a portfolio of individual donors, corporate partners, and key donor prospects.
- Lead prospect identification and cultivation of new individual and institutional supporters.
- Develop the engagement strategies implemented by other team members with portfolios, including the CEO, Assistant Director of Community Engagement, Community Engagement Manager, and Board members.
- Lead the Community Engagement Committee to engage the Board of Directors and community volunteers in resource mobilization.
Strategic Communications & Marketing (25%)
- Create and manage a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy that elevates, enhances, and further builds on the cohesive brand and voice for Pride Foundation, and drives our engagement strategies.
- Develop and enhance Pride Foundation’s internal and external messaging to drive understanding of, and connection to, the breadth of our work, including content creation for a variety of sources like the e-newsletter, website, social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter).
- Collaborate with Pride Foundation leadership to develop, prioritize, and implement key communications plans, messages, and organizational storytelling.
- Develop and manage the organization-wide communications calendar to ensure effective and strategic use of publications, email campaigns, social media, and other platforms.
- Collaborate with Director of Programs and Director of Community Advocacy, Research, and Education to build and implement cross-departmental strategies that increase resourcing of programmatic efforts, elevation of key messages and storytelling, and integration of organizational efforts.
Long-term Strategic Fundraising & Communications Initiatives (25%)
- Lead and maximize Pride Foundation’s signature fundraising events as key donor engagement strategies, in collaboration with Community Engagement team and volunteer and Board Community Engagement Committee.
- Collaborate with the CEO to develop philanthropic partnerships that increase support for LGBTQ+ communities (e.g. collaborative initiatives with corporations/brands, philanthropic advocacy with funders).
- Increase programmatic support through building out philanthropic approaches to expanding Donor Advised and Scholarship Fundholders Programs in a more values-aligned way.
- Develop and lead revitalization of the Visionaries Program, our planned giving program, to build long-term support for LGBTQ+ communities.
- Proactively seek new opportunities to amplify Pride Foundation’s work and mission that lead to new partnerships, resources, and/or visibility, including through press releases, speaking opportunities, and other promotional opportunities.
Internal Leadership (15%):
- Manage and coach Community Engagement Team members to implement Pride Foundation’s programs in a values-aligned way that emphasizes mutual trust, support, autonomy, and commitment to supporting the leadership of team members.
- Serve as a member of Pride Foundation’s Leadership Team, guiding the organization’s broader strategic vision and culture. Actively contribute to a leadership model that is grounded in equity, inclusivity, accessibility, expansiveness, and abundance.
- Collaboratively lead internal work to ensure a deep understanding across the organization and individual team members of our programmatic priorities, approach, and how it connects to the work we do to resource LGBTQ+ communities throughout the organization.
- Manage departmental budget with transparency and clarity.
Organizational Culture and Racial Justice (10%)
- Understand and integrate racial justice into individual and team workplans, and broader strategic planning efforts.
- Commit to personal growth, learning, and transformation, taking initiative to expand your understanding of racial justice and related principles, issues, and practice and how they apply to your and our work.
- Meaningfully participate in caucus groups, organizational learning sessions, and other opportunities to shape our organizational culture.
- Work to acknowledge, address, and eliminate individual, institutional, and structural racism and its intersections with other forms of oppression in your and our work.
- Actively participate in evolving the organizational culture at Pride Foundation to be mission-focused, inclusive, values-aligned, and community-centered.
- Grow and apply the skills and practices needed to create an inclusive organizational culture including (but not limited to): clear and kind communication, giving and receiving feedback, mutual accountability, and self-care and boundaries.
- Contribute to developing a culture of philanthropy at Pride Foundation by incorporating friend and community-centric fundraising as appropriate throughout work.
The ideal candidate will have a mix of these skills, experiences, and competencies gained through paid and unpaid experiences.
- Commitment to Pride Foundation’s mission and to building a racially just, equitable, and inclusive culture through all levels of the organization.
- Understanding and experience working on issues related to intersectional social justice, including racial, LGBTQ+, gender, disability, economic, and/or reproductive justice.
- A proven track record of fundraising success, including the acquisition and stewardship of all levels of individual and institutional donors.
- Exceptional strategic thinking and creative skills to support the development of innovative fundraising strategies.
- Strong and versatile communication and storytelling skills, including writing, speaking, and synthesizing information to a wide variety of audiences and for fundraising and other purposes.
- Experience in managing and coaching diverse staff and teams toward achieving strategic goals and developing organizational culture.
- Experience working with a donors with a breadth of lived experiences, especially those who have been disproportionately impacted by injustices, including LGBTQ+ and BIPOC folks.
- An analysis of philanthropy and an understanding of the philanthropic climate for individuals and institutions, including trends and tensions.
- An aptitude for teams and organization poised for growth, change, and transformation.
- Strong leadership, facilitation, and collaborative management skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate, lead a team, and work across departments.
- Experience with bulk email platforms like MailChimp, as well as strong skills across social media platform use and best practices.
- Ability to work effectively in a virtual, remote environment and build strong relationships with colleagues, donors, and partners across geographies.
- Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
- Passion, a strong work ethic, and self-motivated drive.
While not required, these are additional skills and experiences we are looking for in candidates:
- Experience working with public foundations, especially social justice funders.
- Experience working with communities in the geographical region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, and/or across rural, small town, and urban areas.
- Experience working with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and communities disproportionately targeted by injustice, including non-binary and Two Spirit communities, indigenous communities and tribal nations, immigrant communities, rural communities, and others.
Location and Position Details
This is a full time, exempt position. This position is remote, and candidates should live in, or be willing to relocate to, one of the five Northwest states Pride Foundation serves. Staff members in the greater Puget Sound region have the option to work out of our headquarters office in Seattle. Pride Foundation has a 4-day, 32-hour work week. Flexibility to work some evenings, weekends, and occasionally travel are necessary.
Pride Foundation determines its staff salaries using the Washington Nonprofit Wage & Benefit Annual Survey. Each salary is based on the average of similar positions in organizations of comparable size and are competitive for the field. For this position, the salary range is $100,000-$114,000, depending on experience.
Excellent employer-paid benefits: medical (includes coverage of gender-confirming health services and procedures), dental, and vision coverage, plus disability insurance, employer retirement account contribution, and option to invest in an individual retirement account.
Pride Foundation is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive work environment and to building a team that reflects the rich diversity of our community. People of color, people with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions and identities who are underrepresented in the field of philanthropy are encouraged to apply.
Send letter of interest and resume to: [email protected]
In your letter of interest, please make it a point to address the skills and experiences you bring to this role, as outlined above. We also ask you to specifically address:
- Your commitment to Pride Foundation’s work and mission
- Why you are interested in this role in particular
- How your lived and professional experience would make you successful in this role
Priority will be given to candidates who submit their applications by May 21, 2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, though applications submitted after the deadline will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The position will be filled as soon as the appropriate candidate is found, as the position is available immediately.