- Participate in the preparation of foundation revenue estimates for the annual budget.
- Develop and implement an individual work plan to meet revenue goals.
- Periodically provide revenue re-projections based on actual year-to-date performance.
- Collaborate with development staff on donor cultivation activities, site visits, solicitations, and special events.
- Serve as a resource for program knowledge for the Development Department.
- Adhere to Foundations team’s data entry protocols to ensure accurate revenue and relationship tracking and data hygiene.
- Attend departmental and organizational retreats for shared planning, team building, and professional development.
- Represent Development Department in legal practice groups.
- Advance Earthjustice’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals by:
- Proactively pursuing and utilizing internal and external resources to support a personal and professional development journey that increases awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.
- Participating in internal committees and working groups to further institutional priorities and build an inclusive and equitable work environment that encourages and celebrates differences.
- Ensuring the incorporation of inclusive practices in all duties and responsibilities, on a consistent and ongoing basis, including but not limited to verbal and written interactions with constituents and Earthjustice staff.
- Elevating and building capacity of partner organizations by supporting them in their organizational journeys, elevating their work with Foundations as appropriate and assisting them in securing access to philanthropic resources.
- Other duties as assigned.
- This position requires occasional travel.
- Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 6+ years of successful experience in foundation fundraising.
- 3+ years of experience managing complex funder relationships and cultivating high-capacity funders.
- Knowledge of foundations that emphasize environmental giving preferred.
- Experience managing $300k and above grants and building expansive funding partnerships.
- Entrepreneurial approach to fundraising, bringing creativity, persistence, and willingness to leverage connections to open doors at foundations.
- Experience working with senior organizational leadership.
- Background in law, policy, and/or the environment preferred.
- Excellent creative writing skills, including the ability to craft persuasive and successful grant proposals, reports, and other materials. Ability to synthesize complex material, to translate it into readable and engaging prose, and to communicate it clearly and succinctly to various stakeholders.
- Excellent relationship-building skills.
- Outstanding verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to build and interpret a program budget and financial reports.
- Extraordinary attention to detail.
- High level of intellectual curiosity and a learning mindset.
- Outstanding commitment to producing high quality work products.
- Ability to prioritize and to manage work independently; ability to perform effectively and with minimal supervision under pressure of multiple deadlines.
- Keen ability to troubleshoot complicated projects to their completion.
- Ability to adapt and take initiative when challenges arise and creatively solve problems.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including the public, foundation staff, and in-house staff.
- Ability to work constructively as a member of a team; bring and foster a collaborative spirit.
- Interest in environmental protection and public health issues.
- Ability to use relational database systems.
- Welcomes feedback from supervisors, peers, and other partners.
- An awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.
- Commitment to helping create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences.
- This position requires travel for donor events, meetings, and team retreats.
We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits that are comprehensive and competitive.
Salary is dependent on experience, and location.
Salary in San Francisco, CA and New York, NY: $120,100 - $133,400
Salary in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL: $114,100 - $126,800
To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit the following online via the Jobvite system by March 2nd, 2025, to be considered:
- Resume
- Cover letter addressing:
- Your interest in, and qualifications for the position
- Why you are drawn to Earthjustice’s mission.
- Additional Documents (select "Add Files" in Jobvite): Writing Sample - 1-2 page excerpt of your own writing demonstrating a fundraising request or appeal to a foundation or other relevant audience.
Please reach out to
jobs@earthjustice.org if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. Earthjustice only accepts resumes submitted for positions that are currently open. Unsolicited resumes, or resumes for posted positions that are not submitted via the online application process (where available), will not be reviewed or retained.
Earthjustice is driven by a passion for justice, partnership and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are given equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.
For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
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