Job details
Salary $38,000 a year job type full-time
Full job description
Department
Fundraising and development
Location
StLouis or remote
Status
Full-time
Pay/salary
$38,000/year
Benefits
Unlimited pto (vacation days, sick days, work-from-home)
23 org-wide days off (holidays, quarterly mental health days, end-of-year break)
Healthcare benefits including:
Medical (65% sponsored by the organization)
Dental (100% sponsored by the organization)
Vision (100% sponsored by the organization)
Healthcare spending/reimbursement accounts
401k account with employer matching contributions
Annual $1000 technology stipend
Annual professional development stipend
Reports to
Finance and operations director
Position summary
Creative reaction lab is searching for an fundraising and development coordinator, partnerships that would thrive in a team-centered, co-creation culture for racial and health equity that centers black and latinx youthThe fundraising and development coordinator, partnerships will support researching, finding, and recruiting new institutional relationshipsThe fundraising and development coordinator, partnerships will also support the launching of creative reaction lab’s first fundraising event(s) to maximize prospect/partner engagementThe fundraising and development coordinator, partnerships will initiate new business partnerships and program sponsorships while maintaining existing relationships to help reach strategic goals for creative reaction lab.
Responsibilities
Fundraising and development
Manage community, philanthropic, and corporate partnership researching, recruitment and relationship cultivation, and retention
Investigate and contribute to strategic decisions in relation to developing alternate income streams (consultancy, philanthropists etc.)
Collaborate locally, regionally, and nationally to enhance relationships with corporations, foundations, and individuals for philanthropic investment and program sponsorships
Identify and track partnership prospects as they arise and maintain the appropriate tracking tools (e.gGrantseeker, copper/crm)
Play a key role in the development and maintenance of crm database of potential funders, sponsors and partners for business development
Develop and support new and current partnership engagements including identifying and building relationships with prospective collaborative partners
Develop and manage positive and constructive relationships with potential funders and internal and external stakeholders, including meeting stakeholders and partners
Collaborate with evaluation coordinator to regularly review and assess organizational impact data and stories for inclusion in donor and partner engagement
Qualifications
Associate’s degree from a two-year college or university and/or at least two years of related experience in project management, fundraising and events management, and/or administration.
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Experience cultivating partnerships, creating pitches for funding and/or program/events management.
Basic financial management, budgeting, and/or accounting.
Strong oral, written, public speaking, and interpersonal communications skills.
Excellent writing, editing, planning skills.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from partners, vendors, internal staff, and the general public.
Ability to manage multiple projects independently and within a team.
Ability to give and receive direct feedback.
Ability and willingness to continuously and critically examine one’s relationship to power, privilege, oppression, history, and healing.
Preferred personal qualities
Strong adaptability to changing directions.
Ability to work positively and effectively as a part of a group.
Self-motivated and able to work independently.
Commitment to promoting racial, ethnic and health equity.
Commitment to youth development.
Commitment to continuous improvement.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong enjoyment of a continuously evolving environment.
Willingness to support other team members to achieve organizational goals.
Experience with, and/or interest in, design methodologies and principles including but not limited to equity-centered community design, equity design, liberatory design, design justice network principles, design thinking, human-centered design, and inclusive design.
Additional requirements
Must be willing to travel out of state up to 5% of the time.
Must be willing to work some weekend and evening hours.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this positionThey are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.
Creative reaction lab is committed to a policy of equal employment and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or mental handicap or disability, medical condition, pregnancy, familial status, caregiver status, veteran’s status.
Apply Now
Send resume, cover letter answering the questions “why does equity matter to me?” and “why do i believe youth are the equity leaders we need?”, 1-2 professional/volunteer references, and 1-2 writing samples to aleece jones, finance and operations director at ajones@creativereactionlab.comInclude fundraising and development coordinator, partnerships in the subject line.
Deadline
Applications will be reviewed immediately until filled.
