Remote Vice President of Development

Summary

Join Democracy Works as Vice President of Development and lead the team in generating revenue to advance their work in helping Americans vote. As a key member of the organization, you will be responsible for developing and implementing fundraising strategies, managing a diverse portfolio of donors, and driving team performance towards achieving the goals of Democracy Works' 3-year strategic plan.

Requirements

• Experienced in creating, leading, and implementing fundraising strategies for startups, civic technology, social impact, elections or political organizations
• A proven and motivational leader and manager that has experience managing multiple full-time staff
• An experienced fundraiser with a history of raising six and seven figure gifts
• Supportive of the mission and understands the civic engagement space
• A gifted storyteller who effectively communicates impact to external audiences
• Able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders and audiences
• Able to work independently, both remotely and in-person
• Able to meet donors in person
• Able to integrate strategic goals into day-to-day tasks
• Proficient with Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar
• Experienced working with Salesforce

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the CEO to develop, implement and execute on all fundraising strategies
• Recruit, hire, onboard, manage and coach the Development staff team
• Collaborate with the C-Suite to set annual fundraising goals
• Introduce new and innovative strategies to increase fundraising opportunities
• Work alongside Democracy Works' internal teams and partners to refine and segment fundraising strategies in alignment with their respective objectives and interests
• Be accountable for cultivating relationships with individual, foundation, and corporate donors, and guide your team as they cultivate their portfolios
• Collect and create ongoing metrics and stories from all teams to better engage current and future donors
• Work with the Marketing and Communications team to create regular donor and prospect engagement as well as an annual impact report
• Lead all donor engagement communication programs
• Manage our grant and report writing process. This includes working with the finance team, partnerships team and grant writers
• Execute on other tasks as may be assigned

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision option for you and your dependents
• 12 floating holidays and 25 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• $1,000 per year towards professional development activities