The Land Trust Alliance is a national conservation organization whose mission is to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America. The Alliance works with Congress to pass tax incentives and funding that help landowners to choose conservation over development. The Alliance serves as a university for land conservation that trains the people who do the work to conserve cherished farms, forests, parks and trails. It strengthens community-based land trusts by providing workshops, online learning, research, standards, and accreditation services. The Alliance's conservation defense program helps land trusts ensure that conserved land stays protected forever. The Alliance works with the media to promote land conservation and engage more Americans in saving the lands that give meaning to our lives.

Summary Description: The External Relations Officer, reports directly to the Vice President and works closely with the Development team (especially the Individual Giving team), NE Regional staff and the Land Trust Board Services multi-departmental team.

The Officer is a key player in the organization's strategic goal to increase the individual membership base of the Alliance, raising funds to support the wide array of services, tools, and trainings available to land trusts across the nation. As such, the incumbent will manage the relationships for a group (150+/-) of donors and prospective donors in the New England/Mid-Atlantic area who contribute or have the potential to make major gifts to the Alliance. Performance goals will include both acquisition of new $1K plus donors as well as cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of existing donors with giving capacity of $5K plus.

The incumbent will also support NE program staff in an effort to help them achieve their individual fundraising goals. This will require close coordination with the Donor Relations Manager and may include major gifts training for regional staff as well as assisting them with individual donor/prospect strategy development and implementation.

As a member of the Land Trust Board Services team, the incumbent will work to implement the land trust board services initiative, which is designed to strengthen the effectiveness of land trust board members throughout the country, foster a close relationship with the Land Trust Alliance, and encourage financial and program support from land trust board members not only to local land trusts but also to the Alliance. This will include general presentations at conferences, land trust board meetings and events; creating opportunities to further engage land trust board members in the activities of the Alliance; as well as fielding questions and connecting board members to services, program staff, and other resources available to them through this new program.



Finally, the incumbent will work closely with the development team and regional staff to successfully plan and execute Alliance events in the NE Region for land trust board members, Alliance donors and prospective donors.


Responsibilities:
• Proactively cultivate, solicit, and upgrade donors and prospects into the Guardians of the Land Society ($1,000+) and manage (cultivate, solicit, steward) a portfolio of 150 donors with $5K plus capacity to meet annual fundraising goals.
• Work with the Vice President, Alliance Board and the Land Trust Board Services team to develop and implement a comprehensive, multi-year plan to improve the effectiveness of land trust boards and to strengthen relationships with land trust board members.
• Work with the development team, NE regional offices, and Training & Conferences team to coordinate events for donors/prospective donors as well as land trust board members. Integrate Alliance training opportunities with the individual membership program in NE region. Assist with organization of land trust board member summit(s), and member events at our national and NE regional conferences.
• Present and/or lead discussions with land trust boards, staff and volunteers to keep them abreast of national land conservation issues of importance, inform them about services, tools, opportunities available to them through the Alliance, and listen and learn about challenges, issues, and concerns of land trust boards.
• Work closely with the NE staff to help them achieve their individual fundraising goals, including strategy development and major gifts coaching/training as needed.
• Manage a volunteer force of partners and program staff in the NE region to advance the Alliance's national fundraising goals.
• Participate in all Alliance, general development, individual giving, and NE regional meetings as assigned.
• Input into iMIS database all relevant information related to individual portfolio.
• Assist in developing the fundraising and board development content for our annual conference, Rally; quarterly journal, Saving Land; extranet, the Learning Center; and other materials as needed.
• Assist in research and preparation of donor and prospect briefing profiles for senior staff solicitors visiting donors and prospects in NE region.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 6 years development experience in individual major gifts fundraising, including experience with face-to-face solicitations and demonstrated success in securing 5 and 6 figure gifts from individuals.
• Significant experience working with boards and/or other leadership groups.
• Superb verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively without daily supervision and as part of a team.
• Ability to work quickly, meet deadlines and multi-task.
• Organized and attentive to details.
• Willingness to travel extensively.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including occasional weekends.
• Experienced with prospect research.
• Computer proficiency, especially with Microsoft Office and database programs.
• Passion for saving land a must. Knowledge of private land conservation techniques and/or land trusts highly desirable.

Compensation:
Competitive salary and benefits provided commensurate with experience.

Contact:
If email is not an option, applications will be accepted by mail to Human Resources Manager, Land Trust Alliance, 1660 L Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036.


The Land Trust Alliance's mission is to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America. The Land Trust Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or marital status.


Cut Off date June 29, 2012

• Location: Land Trust Alliance
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Reporting to the President, the Vice President of Development serves as a key leadership team member and an active participant in making strategic decisions affecting Palmer Home, and is tasked with hiring, developing and mentoring the development team members. In partnership with the President, this position is responsible for all fundraising and development activities. The successful candidate will help forge new relationships to build Palmer Home’s visibility, impact, and financial resources. The VP of Development also will design and implement a comprehensive plan for developing key external alliances by cultivating individual and philanthropic support. The VP of Development will have primary responsibility for establishing and implementing the infrastructure needed to grow a $15mm budget through the solicitation of major gifts, federal and state grants, special events, and corporate and foundation support. He/She will expand and diversify Palmer Home’s donor base/pipeline and work closely with other team members to secure funding for new initiatives. In addition, the VP will work closely with the board of directors and support board members as they take on a more active fundraising role. It is expected that the amount raised by Palmer Home will increase in future years as the VP of Development systematically and effectively strengthens the organization's overall fundraising capacity. Responsibilities: • Support and partner with the President and board members on all major fundraising initiatives • Collaborate with the Vice-President of Business Operations to develop and implement Palmer Home’s financial strategy • Actively work with the President and executive team to develop and implement a comprehensive development strategy to include corporate, foundation, churches, & grants, etc. • Have primary responsibility for development and execution of all proposals; write and archive all proposals with a long-term relationship-management approach • Oversee research on funding sources and trends, with foresight, to help position Palmer Home ahead of major funding changes or trends • Monitor all donor information; provide and present statistical analysis to board and senior leaders • Develop and implement a stewardship program aimed at cultivating deeper ties with donors • Monitor and report regularly on the progress of the development program

This position will direct the proactive identification of prospects for major donor acquisition, review the progress of their cultivation and oversee the preparation of profiles and memos necessary for their solicitation and stewardship. This position will serve as a tactical and strategic advisor to the Chief Development Officer, Founder/CEO and the President/COO. They will also be charged with working directly with members of the Board and city Executive Directors. This position exists to manage the research requirements of the Development team at our national office and city development teams. This is a full-time exempt position reporting to the Chief Development Officer (CDO) and is located in Oakland. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Oversee a comprehensive development research effort to support Playworks’ development initiatives Identify the relationship among potential individuals and organizations who will support Playworks; compiling detailed information to determine potential relationships and assist in planning development strategies and approaches Identify and qualify potential major donors and determine high-level relationships, interests and gift capacity Build prospect pools and develop engagement strategies for their market segmentation Recognize patterns in large data sets and make recommendations based on trends Verify, evaluate, organize and edit information into comprehensive standard report forms Keep prospect files current by monitoring local and national publications for relevant news and information; alert CDO of important findings Overall, design and creation of a Prospect Management System; Maintenance and leadership of that system and evaluation of new research products and vendors Supervision of any contractors/interns we use in Prospect Research Prepare and oversee the donor research budget Organize and prioritize all work of the research department Assess and determine resources necessary to maximize research support of the department’s strategic fundraising initiatives Maintain awareness of new resources and best practices in development research Maintain close relationships with development volunteers including Board Members of Playworks Work directly with the CEO and COO of Playworks

Major Gifts Manager, Individuals & Family Foundations

San Francisco, CA or New York, NY


Organization Profile:

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.

We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia -- countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. Since our inception, Room to Read's worldwide team has impacted over 6 million children by constructing more than 1,500 schools, establishing over 13,000 libraries, publishing 700 new children's book titles in 11 local languages, and rewarding over 15,000 girls with long-term, holistic scholarships.

Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$44 million and our global staff numbers over 600. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, and we have smaller fundraising offices in Delhi, New York, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Sydney, and Tokyo. We have an Asia Regional Office located in New Delhi, a Southern Africa Regional Office in Pretoria, and program offices in Colombo, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and we are setting up operations and hiring staff for a new office in Tanzania.


Position Overview:

We are seeking a dynamic and creative Major Gifts Manager to join the Individuals and Family Foundations (IFF) team and contribute to the IFF team's responsibility of sourcing private support from the U.S. and Canada in support of Room to Read's global operations. In addition to leading the major gift prospect tracking process for the IFF team, the Major Gifts Manager will also have equal responsibility for developing his/her own portfolio of donor prospects. This position may be based in Room to Read's San Francisco or New York office, dependent upon the candidate selected for the role, and will spend 15-20% of his/her time traveling to meet with donors in that market.

The Major Gifts Manager is a newly created position on the Individual and Family Foundations team and reports directly to the Sr. Development Director for North America, based in our San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will enjoy building multifaceted relationships with donors, have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and derive great job satisfaction from enhancing and scaling fundraising systems.


Duties & Responsibilities:

Manage and prioritize the pool of individual prospects across the U.S. and Canada; bring top prospects to the attention of the IFF team for assignment to Major Gift Officers and integration into Moves Management
Create and manage a portfolio of 75-100 donor prospects through the identification, discovery, and qualification process with a focus on renewing and upgrading donors to the $5,000-$10,000 level
Conduct initial exploratory meetings with donors and prospects to determine capacity and interest in supporting Room to Read at the major gift level
Using sound fundraising principles, develop donor engagement and cultivation strategies that utilize the expertise of key Room to Read staff and volunteer leadership in deepening donors' commitment to the organization
Provide strategic input into annual communication and solicitation plans for unmanaged segment of donors
Organize and lead prospect meetings to ensure timely assignment, engagement, qualification and tracking of new and current prospects
Represent Room to Read to internal and external constituents as necessary
Collaborate with Room to Read's volunteer Chapter Network to identify new major donors, as appropriate
Support the planning and execution of prospect cultivation and stewardship events
Maintain accurate donor records and files in Raiser's Edge
Manage administrative staff and volunteers, as necessary
Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelors degree
5-7 years' work experience and a minimum of 3 years professional fundraising experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization
Track record of designing, implementing, and directing fundraising initiatives, including customized cultivation, solicitation and recognition strategies
Proven ability to manage complex processes, as well as modify processes in response to changing circumstances
History of dedicated volunteer activity and/or commitment to non-profit organizations
Strong computer skills, including MS Office applications and Outlook
Experience working with fundraising databases (Raiser's Edge preferred)
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
Experience working with donor research
Ability to work thoughtfully and collaboratively with diverse groups of people
Highly organized, detail oriented and self-motivated
Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative
Willingness to travel 15-20% of the time, primarily within the candidate's home market
Strong work ethic and sense of humor
Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided

Preferred:

Experience living or working internationally
Track record of fundraising for international programs

To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:

Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
Be an innovative and creative thinker that tries new things and inspires others to do so
Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
Work well independently as well as part of a team
Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment


Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through literacy and gender equality in education.


Application Procedure:

Please send a cover letter and resume by email, with "MGM, I&FF - CL" in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org. Due to high applicant volume, we regret that we cannot personally respond to all applicants. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

• Compensation: Competitive salary with excellent benefits
• This is at a non-profit organization.
• Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
• Please, no phone calls about this job!
• Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

The Broad Center seeks a Deputy Director, Program Content and Training for The Broad Superintendents Academy who will: •report to the Senior Director, Program Content and Training for the Academy and create face-to-face and on-line professional learning activities for senior executives preparing to lead urban public school systems; •research and design curriculum content, including best practices in study areas, recommending guest speakers, identifying pre-reading material, etc. •design interactive pedagogy that is relevant and engaging for highly accomplished program participants; •create assessments of participant performance and support actionable, timely feedback to participants; •leverage curriculum to add to online resource library for major program content areas, including teaching and learning, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate is: •an instructional design and professional learning developer with experience creating highly engaging learning activities for senior executives and/or leadership development programs; •knowledgeable about best practices and innovations in instructional design for face-to-face sessions and on-line learning; •results-oriented, excels at strategic thinking and organization, and has exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills; •a highly motivated individual who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment, has worked in the K-12 arena, is committed to education reform, and wants to positively impact the lives of millions of children by improving K-12 public education. This is a full time, salaried exempt position based in Los Angeles, CA and will require up to 20% travel. Click here for a complete description of the position http://www.broadcenter.org/sf/career.php More information on the Academy can be found at www.broadacademy.org. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Enhance and develop a comprehensive leadership development program that prepares Academy participants to be the successful leaders of urban school systems. Help design an interactive pedagogy that is clear, relevant and engaging, and that provides participants the opportunity to learn from each other’s experiences. Facilitate additional face-to-face, online, and blended learning activities such as webinars and site visits. Explore and incorporate tangible examples of innovation and best practices of organizations from all industries to enhance curriculum design and session modules. Collaborate with the managing director, director, faculty and other members of the program team to create metrics, tracking systems, and processes that will evaluate the effectiveness, impact, and relevance of the curriculum in real time; leverage feedback to improve curriculum modules and approaches in the future. Occasionally facilitate, present, and lead group discussions. Contribute as a member of the program training team. Identify guest speakers who can provide unique expertise in core content areas, and help them prepare remarks that are aligned with the overall session objectives and customized to the Academy’s instructional priorities. Support the Academy’s operations manager to facilitate project plan, session logistics, materials preparation, participant communications, and database management. Create frequent, relevant assessments of participant performance and support actionable, timely feedback. Assist in the development of a performance management system to track each participant’s learning and achievement, including rubrics, frequent and relevant assessments, and reports. Communicate expectations and objectives to participants. Leverage session curriculum to extend The Broad Center’s knowledge management system. Work with staff at The Broad Center to develop and maintain effective knowledge management systems for curriculum materials. Help create an online resource library for major program content areas, including teaching and learning, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement.