About Civic Nation
Civic Nation is a non-profit organization that uses organizing, engagement and public awareness to address some of our nation's most pressing challenges. We work with public and private partners to build tools and campaigns that turn great ideas into action. Founded in 2015, Civic Nation is a nonpartisan organization, with a strong network of creative partners and a growing team.
Civic Nation houses a handful of public awareness and organizing campaigns: Heads Up America, Better Make Room, Up Next, United State of Women, It's On Us, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, We Will, Stand Stronger, and Every Kid in a Park. To learn more about Civic Nation's campaign's and tools, please visit civicnation.org/campaigns.
About Our Civic Engagement Initiatives
Civic Nation's civic engagement initiatives will aim to draw more individuals into civic life and create the connective tissue between the depth of conviction that so many Americans feel for their neighborhoods, communities, and the future of our nation. We will strive to create the critical mass of opinions and perspectives needed to properly reflect our values and intentions through our governments and within our communities.
These are foundational elements of civic action and we believe that the more Americans take part in it, the more our democracy is strengthened. Through a combination of utilizing new technologies, scaling education initiatives, promoting democratic engagement on college campuses, and community-building, our projects aim to give more individuals the ability and agency to make our nation more perfect.
Position Description
The Civic Engagement Development Director will create and oversee the implementation of a strategic approach to fundraising for Civic Nation's Civic Engagement initiatives. This individual will oversee fundraising events, major gifts, corporate donations, and grant solicitation. The Development Director will grow and sustain a robust philanthropic, individual, and corporate funding strategy.
Development Planning
● Collaborate with the Board of Directors and Executive Director to create a development plan, which increases revenues to support the strategic direction of Civic Nation's Civic Engagement initiatives.
● Manage the funding cycle, with special attention to development operations and fundraising systems.
● Monitor and evaluate all fundraising activities to ensure that the fundraising goals are being achieved.
● Prepare regular reports on progress, budgets, receipts and expenditures related to fundraising.
● Work with Project Directors to develop campaign-specific plans to meet their goals.
Plan Fundraising Events
● Develop and manage timelines for fundraising events and activities.
● Work with Project Directors to develop campaign-specific fundraising events to meet their goals.
● Oversee the planning and execution of special fundraising events general to Civic Nation.
Grants & Major Gifts
● Expand and diversify the organization's funder-base
● Work closely with Project Directors to develop compelling proposals to support Civic Nation's ongoing civic engagement programs and campaigns.
● Prepare, review, and submit grant applications.
● Identify and develop corporate, community and individual prospects.
● Oversee the completion of contracts for completed grants and donations.
● Prepare and submit reports due to foundations for grants received.
Position Requirements
● Strong personal organizational skills;
● Experience writing grant proposals and submitting grant reports;
● Strong relationships with major foundations, corporations and individual donors;
● 3-5 years of fundraising experience, including a demonstrated success in foundation grant submissions;
● Ability to manage many moving parts and multitask effectively;
● Proven ability to communicate persuasively and translate complex data and concepts into action-oriented information for external audiences;
● Ability to develop relationships with external audiences, including key stakeholders and decision makers in large or complex organizations;
● Tangible experience of having expanded and cultivated existing donor relationships over time;
● Strong writing and public speaking skills;
● Ability to work independently and move projects forward when coordinating with multiple schedules;
● Ability to adapt and adjust to changing circumstances quickly;
● Knowledge of and passion for increasing civic and democratic engagement;
● Ability and desire to work with people of diverse backgrounds;
● High degree of familiarity with fundraising data management system;
● A positive attitude and good sense of humor.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
● Willingness and ability to travel to meet project requirements.
● Willingness and ability to schedule occasional commitments outside of regular office hours.
To Apply
Please email your resume and cover letter to info@civicnation.org with the subject line: Civic Engagement Development Director. The position is based in Washington, DC and will require 10% of time traveling.
Civic Nation is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. Civic Nation is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. Civic Nation will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.
Civic Nation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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