Development Fellow

ABOUT THE HIVE FUND

Hive Fund raises funds and makes grants to groups working to accelerate the transition from dirty to clean energy in ways that center justice, redistribute power, and create healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities. We focus our grantmaking in the US South — a region whose high pollution levels, abundant opportunities for clean energy expansion, and legacy of environmental justice leadership make it critical for global climate progress.

In partnership with more than 30 donors, a broad array of advisors, and a dedicated team of full-time staff, Hive Fund provides multiyear, general support to more than 150 grantee partners, primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, and the Carolinas — states contributing nearly a quarter of the nation’s climate pollution. Nearly three quarters of this funding flows to organizations led by Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian American and Pacific Islander women and gender-nonconforming people — impactful leaders that have historically been overlooked and undervalued by philanthropy. Our flexible and stable funding helps groups build people, economic, and cultural power to achieve and sustain wins and build momentum for increasingly ambitious and just climate action.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Hive Fund is seeking a Development Fellow to support our small but mighty team in achieving our fundraising goals over the next two years. This newly created role presents an exciting opportunity for an early- to mid-career candidate to learn about philanthropy from the inside. The Development Fellow will be an internal facing member of the Strategic Partnerships (SP) team and will play a lead role in maintaining Hive Fund’s CRM and developing and implementing systems protocols. The Fellow will work closely with the work Strategic Partnerships Director (SPD) on projects and assignments related to cultivation and stewardship of Hive Fund’s current and prospective funders, including support for fundraising events. The Fellow will have the opportunity to collaborate across Hive Fund teams on funder-related projects and contribute to other institutional efforts. The ideal candidate is someone both passionate and skilled in playing a supportive role within a team, bringing a can-do spirit and commitment to rigor and excellence, as well as a sense of humor and collegiality.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Data administration and donor relationship management

• Manage fundraising data entry including recording moves management, uploading documents and notes from key funder meetings, and tracking research on funders, in Blackbaud RENXT and other funder tracking tools, ensuring that funder records are accurate and up to date
• Manage data migration from Outlook, SharePoint and other platforms into Blackbaud RENXT
• Establish and maintain consistent document management practices including for proposals, grant agreements, reports, and templates across the CRM and SharePoint drive using standardized naming conventions and folder structures
• Support donor outreach by assisting SPD and CEO with task management in Asana
• Support SPD with donor cultivation and stewardship efforts, including scheduling donor meetings and tracking regular donor outreach and engagement
• Manage logistics and provide other administrative support to SP team for fundraising events and donor stewardship activities
• Assist with preparing presentations, donor materials, and other fundraising collateral
• Conduct basic research to support donor retention strategies and identify opportunities for donor engagement and outreach
• Join internal and external meetings to capture and distribute notes and follow-up items for the SP team and other colleagues to execute
• Support SPD with other day-to-day tasks

Grant proposal development and award management

• Assist SPD with research for and development of grant proposals
• Support SPD with fiscal sponsor engagement on proposal and budget submissions, timelines, and incoming funding tracking
• Track and upload grant agreements to SharePoint and record grant details in Blackbaud RENXT
• Manage and report on constituent and gift data and reconcile data with Operations team
• Track funder reporting process including timelines and required deliverables and maintain accurate deadlines calendar, in collaboration with the Senior Communications and Development Manager

Strategic Collaboration and Growth Opportunities

• Support long-term scalability by documenting processes, creating templates, and helping to refine procedures
• Contribute to fundraising strategy and execution, as appropriate
• Contribute to a culture of philanthropy across the Hive Fund team

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should have most of the following attributes:

• At least three years of experience in fundraising, partnerships, and relationship management in a nonprofit or philanthropic intermediary
• Experience working with a CRM system required – familiarity with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT is strongly preferred
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize across multiple tasks and support various projects simultaneously
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, yet methodical fashion with excellent attention to detail and time management
• Self-starter and proactive in finding solutions
• Professional, caring, and respectful oral and written communications skills across a diversity of constituencies and platforms
• Highly collaborative work style and experience contributing to a positive organizational culture
• Familiarity with climate, gender, and racial justice movements and issues is desired
• Event management experience is a plus

WORK ENVIRONMENT, SCHEDULE & TRAVEL

The Development Fellow will be an employee of the Hive Fund’s fiscal sponsor, the Windward Fund. This is a temporary (two-year) full-time salaried position with comprehensive benefits. As a distributed organization, our team members currently work remotely embedded in key regions across the US and will mainly work from home or in coworking spaces. The Hive Fund will provide necessary office equipment and supplies for remote work and work in coworking spaces. Up to 15 percent travel is required to support an intentionally distributed workplace to attend semi-annual staff gatherings. Reasonable accommodation will be made for individuals with disabilities, those who have caregiving responsibilities, and those who reside in rural areas.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The Hive Fund’s compensation practices support staff in thriving and are part of living into the just, equitable world we are actively creating. These practices are guided by the Hive Fund’s six core values, especially transparency, equity, and healing & security. The salary range for this position is $85,000-$100,000, commensurate with qualifications. We also offer access to professional development resources and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support team members’ wellbeing, flexibility, and long-term success. Employees are able to enroll in 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3 percent automatic contribution and up to a 3 percent employer match on 401k contributions. Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will receive 120 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment.

COMMITMENT TO EQUAL EMPLOYMENT

In alignment with our core values and approach, the Hive Fund is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, collaborative, and sustainable work environment. We believe that White supremacy, misogyny, and economic systems that make pollution profitable are intimately intertwined. Addressing the climate crisis at a scale and in the time needed to avert disaster will require transforming the systems of power governing who pollutes, who profits, and whose lives are valued. We therefore recruit and hire with the understanding of systemic oppression and of the lived reality of people with marginalized identities and strongly encourage all to apply, especially Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous people; queer, trans, and gender non-conforming people; intersex people; people with disabilities; and formerly incarcerated people.

The Hive Fund is a project of Windward Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grantmaking programs. Windward is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding, and enables each of us to realize our potential. Windward’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.