Position: Fund Development Manager
Hours: 30-35 hours per week
Compensation: $45 to $50/hour based on experience
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, East Bay preferred.
This is a hybrid position. Weekly work will be approximately 75% work from home with 25% in face-to-face meetings in or near Richmond, CA. Must have regional development experience.
Application Deadline: July 10, 2024
About SOS Richmond (https://www.sos-richmond.org/)
Safe Organized Spaces Richmond (SOS) is a constituent-designed and guided organization, established in 2021. We work to empower our unhoused neighbors on their journey to health, housing, income and personal goals. In our peer engagement approach 100% of our field staff are hired from local homeless encampments. They engage with and accompany our unhoused neighbors on their journey to sustainable housing. SOS was named a California Non-Profit of the Year in 2024, Assembly District 14.
About the Position: Fund Development Manager
The fund development manager (FDM) will be part of the administrative team. The team works behind the scenes to create systems and funding to support SOS field work. The fund development manager will be supervised by the executive director (ED) and will work collaboratively with the SOS Directors.
The FDM will work closely with the ED and the director of strategy and operations (DSO) to:
1) follow-up upon and grow local relationship leads
2) pursue fundraising plans to achieve goals - based on development strategy developed by the SOS board and ED
RESPONSIBILITIES
Start up:
Strategic Orientation: Spend time with the ED and DSO to understand the local opportunities and challenges
Planning and Oversight: Identify most promising relationships, fundraising and income generation opportunities, current capacity, and needs; create work plan to move towards goals, with staff, Board, and volunteers assigned to specific tasks
Ongoing:
Jointly Oversee Income Generation Activities:
INCOME GENERATION: Work closely with the ED and DSO as part of the Development Team on relationship-building, proposals, RFPs and collaborative project development for local work contracts and grants - municipal, and county, follow-up on leads for potential contracted fee for service work. The DSO will support the Development Team by writing county grants and being available to write sections of select grants and RFPs.
Oversee Specific Fundraising Activities:
GRANTS: Research/stay up-to-date on public and private fundraising opportunities and local dynamics through grantor email lists and database services e.g. Instrumentl, Grants.gov, Candid, other services; keep program templates up-to-date and tailor as needed for specific grant opportunities/RFPs; prepare/submit grants, track, report and follow up as needed; monitor progress, successes, and challenges
DONORS: Help to update/maintain the donor database with donor contact information; create and conduct general, project, or special/one-time donation campaigns (using digital, print, and in person tools); cultivate 1x1 donor relationships to encourage sustained or increased giving, or contributions to specific campaigns; assist in planning and implementing local donor events; engage the Board and staff in donor outreach/cultivation
Systems & Data:
- Develop reporting, program evaluation, and impact assessment processes
- Collect and analyze fundraising data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement
- Work with the Development Team to create a development flow chart and oversee development teamwork — staff/Board/volunteer lines of supervision and roles/tasks
- Enhance the existing development manual with policies/processes for fundraising activities
- Build on existing tools for development work, i.e. donor database, donation receipts and other tools
- Track success rates for donor and other campaigns, event attendance, etc.
Support Outreach:
Assist with the following outreach:
- In person events (presentations, networking, tabling at community events)
- Listings on external sites/databases
Provide input and co-leadership with the communications specialist, ED and DSO on:
- Print materials (brochures/flyers/postcards, mailings)
- Digital (website, social media channels)
- Campaign design and marketing with audiences in mind
- Information and marketing related to partnerships and collaborations
QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years community-based fundraising experience preferred
Track record of fundraising from public sector, individual donor, philanthropic, and corporate sources
Highly organized self-starter who understands how to creatively build upon existing work, take the lead as needed, and take the team’s work further
Ability to quickly form relationships with SOS staff, and existing and potential community partners
Excellent written and oral communication skills, and an ability to wade into all types of conversations
An ability to speak confidently about SOS in various settings
Ability to easily collaborate with SOS colleagues and lead team-driven development practices
Passion for social justice and envisioning creative long-term solutions to homelessness
Affinity for SOS Richmond vision/philosophy: full partnership with the unhoused community
Personal attributes: transparency and accountability, perseverance, compassionate, low drama, empathetic, resilient, a sense of humor
TO APPLY:
Please provide a cover letter, resume and three writing samples related to fundraising/development.
A LinkedIn page is helpful but not required.
