Remote Vice President of Development
at Democracy Works

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