Chief Executive Officer
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After an exceptionally long, creative, and joyful partnership
with transformative leaders, The
Durfee Foundation has embarked upon planned
leadership transitions and seeks a new Chief Executive Officer
(CEO). The CEO will lead a family- and community-oriented
organization that is primed to thrive in its next evolution.
Reporting to the Board of Directors - composed of multigenerational
family members and community members outside of the family - the
CEO will manage the foundation's small, dedicated team. The CEO
will bring personal commitment to and passion for gaining and
sharing knowledge, engaging deeply with community stakeholders, and
supporting nonprofit leadership across Los Angeles
County.
THE FOUNDATION
The Durfee Foundation is a private family foundation that
supports individuals and organizations in Los Angeles County, with
a special emphasis on community development and nonprofit
leadership. The Durfee Foundation is named in honor of Dorothy
Durfee Avery who, with her husband, R. Stanton (Stan) Avery,
established it in 1960. Since that time, the foundation has awarded
more than $35 million in grants, primarily in the Los Angeles
region.
Governed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven Family
Trustees and three Community Trustees, The Durfee Foundation
invests in people and possibilities in Los Angeles County, where
the foundation's history lies and where funding needs are great.
With assets of approximately $60 million and annual grantmaking of
approximately $2.9 million, Durfee is led by a dynamic staff of
four and supported by a strong team of core consultants.
Durfee embodies an authentic approach building trust-based
relationships with individuals and organizations that share ideals
of creativity, risk-taking, equity, integrity, fiscal care, and
continuous learning. Durfee nurtures deep connections by building
networks beyond traditional boundaries and identifying where the
greatest difference can be made. Partnership in building networks
that may leverage new opportunities is critical to Durfee's
culture.
Durfee is a patient grantmaker, recognizing that results often
unfold over time. Inspired by its founders, whose legacy of
openness and curiosity guides the foundation forward, Durfee
continually seeks new ways to meet the needs of the Los Angeles
community.
THE POSITION
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO will have overall
strategic operational responsibility for Durfee's staff, programs,
and execution of its mission.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership & Management:
and community to advance the mission and stakeholder interests via
core programs: The Lark Awards, Sabbatical, Stanton Fellowship, and
Springboard Fund
In partnership with the Board, engage in regular
strategic goal setting and recommend timelines and resources needed
to achieve strategic goals
Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence through the continued
implementation of Durfee's approach to trust based philanthropy via
a culture of transparency and responsiveness that actively learns
from partners and invests in leaders who are deeply rooted in the
communities they serve
Direct human resources including maintaining a strong,
supportive organizational culture; hiring, onboarding, developing,
and offramping staff and consultants; conducting annual performance
evaluations; and setting equitable annual staff compensation
Provide consistent excellence in management and oversight of
finances (including the budget, audits, and tax filings);
operations (including facilities and contracting); programs
(including strategy, implementation, and evaluation); and
communications (including database, website, and online system
management)
Demonstrate fiscal prudence and strategy in supporting
financial advisors and the Board in management of the Foundation's
endowment and investments, including budgeting and multi-year
cash-flow and payout projections
Work with the Board Chair to recruit, orient, and "onramp" next
generation and community Trustees
Work closely with the Board and staff to identify opportunities
to continue to elevate existing programs, as well as new areas for
program exploration, design, and implementation
Communications & Field Advocacy:
Deepen and refine all aspects of communications - from web
presence to external relations with the goal of creating stronger
connections and a trusted brand
Use external presence and relationships to expand visibility
and seek partnerships
Use external presence and relationships to expand visibility
and seek partnerships
Represent Durfee at conferences and among nonprofit and
philanthropic peers
Speak publicly with passion around Durfee's mission, values,
and results in a way that inspires investment, partnership, and
collaboration in alignment with Durfee's goals Convene and
facilitate engagement with Durfee stakeholders with skill and
emotional intelligence
Stay abreast of foundation and nonprofit trends broadly, and in
LA, serving as a source of timely information and valuable guidance
that promotes the continual learning of the Board, team, and
community
Planning & New Programs:
Work with the Board to explore and prioritize new program ideas
and design, test, and implement new programs responsive to the
needs in LA County
Build collegial partnerships to advance Durfee's mission
Be an external local, regional, and national presence that
publishes and communicates program results with an emphasis on the
successes of local programs as a model for regional and national
replication
The ideal CEO candidate:
Is committed to Durfee's mission to support change through
investing in individuals
Is passionate about Los Angeles with deep knowledge of the
nonprofit sector across LA County
Has worked in a senior leadership role in the nonprofit,
philanthropic, or public sectors
Has experience supporting the development of nonprofit
leaders
Has a demonstrated track record in creative program design
Brings a history of sound fiscal stewardship
Is an innovative, strategic thinker
Is inclusive, emotionally intelligent, collaborative, and
generous
Embodies patience and curiosity with tolerance for risk-taking
and experimentation
Brings experience as and enjoys being a connector, coach,
facilitator, and/or capacity builder who is invested in and
energized by gaining and sharing knowledge
Durfee encourages interest by leaders who bring aligned
expertise, skills, and attributes which might include some of the
following Desired Qualifications and other relevant professional
and/or lived experiences:
Past success working with a Board of Directors with the ability
to cultivate existing board member relationships as well as support
the growth, development, and governance of a diverse
multigenerational family and community Board with new membership
cycling on every three years
Ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures
through convening and facilitation with the ability to work
effectively in collaboration with diverse groups
Strong written and verbal communications skills with a bias
towards listening; persuasiveness and passion in public speaking;
and excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project
skills
Seven or more years of effective senior leadership and
management experience at a nonprofit and/or in philanthropy or the
public sector with excellence in personnel management and the
ability to coach, manage, and develop high-performance teams and
set and achieve strategic objectives
Track record of having developed and operationalized strategies
and programs that have advanced an organization's mission through
strategic thinking and creative program design with tolerance for
risk-taking and experimentation
History of sound fiscal stewardship with demonstrated
experience in designing and managing a complex, balanced budget of
at least $3 million with comfort working with advisors on
investment management a plus
Passion for bringing leaders together across sectors in a way
that allows them to learn from and contribute to one another,
working creatively in partnership
Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative
approach to planning
Integrity, honesty, positive attitude, mission-driven, and
self-directed leader
LOCATION
This is a full-time position based in downtown Los Angeles
requiring deep engagement with local stakeholders. The ideal CEO
will currently live in the Los Angeles area with local knowledge
and roots. Candidates currently in other markets but with
experience and connections in LA may apply but must be willing to
relocate. Durfee trusts its team to do their jobs well from
wherever they may be and wants to ensure they have the tools and
support needed to do so. While great work can be done remotely,
Durfee also deeply values the time that the team has in-office
together and the CEO makes determinations about remote work
schedules with the team currently in-office typically four days a
week.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The anticipated annual compensation range is $260,000 to $330,000.
All candidates with the experience and skills to fulfill the role –
regardless of compensation history or background – are encouraged
to apply. The target starting salary for the CEO will be close to
the midpoint of the range at or near $295,000, commensurate with
experience. The comprehensive benefits package includes generous
health and dental insurance coverage; long-term disability and life
insurance; a retirement plan; vacation; sabbatical policy; sick,
parental, medical/disability, and other leaves; transportation
benefits and more.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Durfee is well-positioned to conduct a thoughtful, impartial, and
effective search. Durfee brought together a diverse set of family
board members of different generations and community members who
all love and know Durfee well to form a Transition Committee to
make essential decisions for the search and oversee the search
process. The Transition Committee - composed of three family board
members and four community members who are not eligible to apply
for the position - will conduct the first round of interviews and
select finalists to proceed to interviews with Durfee's Board. In
addition to its members, the Transition Committee receives
tremendous help and input from a trusted Transition Consultant who
is another Durfee fellow.
The Transition Committee's first task was to hire a search firm
to help conduct the search process. After a competitive process,
the committee selected Walker and Associates
Consulting - a California-based, BIPOC- and woman-owned
strategic management consulting and executive search firm that has
been serving foundations and nonprofits locally, regionally, and
nationally for 30 years. Like Durfee, Walker is small, family run,
and is known for nurturing its networks and conducting its work
with a high degree of personal touch.
To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three
references (references will not be contacted without advance
notice) to by Friday,
May 3, 2024 at 5:00 pm PT. Use the subject line:
CEO Application. Please submit PDF or Microsoft Word files only,
preferably with all materials in one combined file. Resume review
begins immediately.
Questions or Nominations? Contact Jeannine N. Walker, President
and CEO of Walker and Associates Consulting, at
The Durfee Foundation is an at-will equal opportunity employer
who recognizes that its work rests on the shoulders of Angelenos
whose courage, innovation, and lived experience are making LA a
better place. Durfee nurtures a culture of trust and inclusion in
all interactions, especially with people from historically
marginalized groups. Acknowledging the inherent power imbalance
held as stewards of financial resources, Durfee looks for
opportunities to share that power. Durfee strives to actively learn
from, partner with, and invest in leaders who are deeply rooted in
the communities served. Durfee does not unlawfully discriminate in
the provision of employment opportunities, benefits, or privileges;
create discriminatory work conditions; or use discriminatory
evaluative standards in employment, if that discriminatory
treatment is, in whole or in part, based on a protected
classification under federal, state, or local law. As such, Durfee
welcomes individuals of all races, religions, national origins,
ethnicities, ages, mental or physical disabilities, sexual
orientation, gender identities, marital status, veteran status,
medical conditions, formerly incarcerated people, or any other
classification protected by federal, state, or local law or
ordinance to apply.
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