Development Director

7 days ago

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Upstander Project Full time
About Upstander Project

Upstander Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to amplifying silenced narratives, developing upstander skills to challenge systemic injustice, and nurturing compassionate, courageous relationships that honor the interconnection of all beings and the Earth.

Our Mission

We envision a world rooted in responsibility and respect for all where upstanders confront injustice and repair harm to ensure all beings thrive together.

Our Work

Upstander Project produces Emmy Award-winning documentary films, creates learning resources, facilitates educator workshops and impact campaigns. Our educational programming aims to create opportunities for deep engagement for K-12 classroom teachers, museum professionals, faith leaders, public sector workers and officials, and community educators.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Development Director to focus on our ongoing fundraising needs, support our mission, and bring a collaborative spirit. As a small remote team, we are seeking a candidate with strong interpersonal skills who can effectively and openly communicate between and among our vibrant, close-knit team of dynamic educators, filmmakers, and administrators.

Responsibilities
  • Foster and maintain a healthy fundraising portfolio
  • Create and manage a master development calendar for the organization
  • Identify relevant grant opportunities and lead a collaborative process of developing grant proposals internally and, when appropriate, with outside partners and/or contributors
  • Take lead in writing drafts, getting input, and finalizing all content, track fulfillment of grant requirements and deliverables, prepare and submit grant reports
  • Work with the leadership team to execute a fundraising strategy that expands our donor base and maintains, deepens, and grows our relationships with current donors
  • Ensure that the donor database is up to date and pull reports as needed, generate and send acknowledgement letters to individual donors, collaborate with the operations team to manage email lists, data collection, and data upkeep
  • Support the copresidents in cultivating, managing, and stewarding relationships with donors and prospects for major gift opportunities, manage activities for donors for whom a copresident or a board member is the relationship holder, ensuring that there is regular communication and meaningful engagement
  • Provide leadership and vision for events that engage new stakeholders and supporters, and deepen points of contact, coordinate and manage logistics for fundraising events
  • Develop and implement annual communications plan, oversee development campaigns, write draft of annual report
Requirements
  • 3+ years experience with fostering individual donor relations preferred
  • 5+ years work experience in grant writing preferred
  • 5+ years work experience in development preferred
Benefits

Upstander Project employees work from home and maintain flexible schedules that meet their needs. We are a family-friendly organization that supports a healthy work-life balance. Salary range: $78,000 to $88,000. Commensurate with experience. Benefits include unlimited paid time off, 4% employer contribution to 401k after one year of employment, monthly Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA), technology support, paid federal and MA state holidays, paid winter break Dec 25th - Jan 1st, and 12 weeks paid medical and family leave.

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