Director of Development

As RIVET’s Director of Development, you will translate our compelling mission focused on providing micro-grants to youth innovators in “capital deserts” around the globe into significant philanthropic support from high networth individuals, family offices, and foundations.

The Director of Development will join a dedicated, passionate, low-ego team of founders in launching a first-of-its-kind social movement led by young people. This new role reports into the CEO, working across the organization with all team members and volunteer leadership.

The Opportunity

RIVET is a new social purpose (NGO) brand that is leveraging the collective consumer power of Gen Z to create the world’s first micro-funding platform focused exclusively on young social innovators. Partnering with major brands (eg Nike, EOS, Adidas, Funko Crocs), we plan to raise half a billion dollars over the next decade to provide small, start-up grants to a million young changemakers (under 30) from every corner of the globe. 

RIVET distributes these grants through a network of youth-serving NGOs who have already built on-the-ground relationships in communities and with youth who are ready to lead. These groups identify promising youth-led ideas, oversee grants & support, and track impact & identify promising projects for scale.

While RIVET’s model will be self-funded at scale, as a nonprofit start-up we need philanthropic “build capital” until our model is fully built and operational. 

We’re looking for a Director of Development to partner with our CEO, staff team, young social innovators, and supporters to raise $3MM in philanthropic dollars to fund our growth to financial sustainability by the end of 2025.

A full deck with more information about this role, the responsibilities, and an FAQ can be found here.

Who We're Looking For

We recognize that no one candidate will possess every qualification and we welcome candidates from different professional backgrounds who bring many of these professional qualifications and personal attributes:

• Revenue leader – You are an experienced non-profit fundraiser with progressive professional experience achieving revenue goals by partnering with organization leadership (staff and board) and funders. 
• Relationship builder – You have a proven track record of identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors at the 6-figure level. You deeply value and understand how to foster a meaningful experience for major supporters and have significant donor cultivation experience. 
• Team Player - You have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and you are capable of working effectively with stakeholders across the organization. 
• Vision – You have a passion for championing a vision and helping others see themselves in it. You inspire trust and have the ability to influence.
• Startup fit – You thrive as an energetic and independent operator in an  early-stage startup environment while maintaining a high attention to detail. 
• Strategist & implementer – You make data-driven decisions and understand how to translate strategy into effective systems and operations. 
• Prioritization – You can set clear priorities and steer others towards achieving goals. 
• Equity & inclusion – You have a clear commitment and vision for how equity and inclusion show up in fundraising.
• Communicator - You you have superb written and spoken communication skills in English.

Compensation

$120,000

Start Date

Summer 2024

Location

• Candidates should be able to work with at least 4 hours of overlap with ET.
• Current supporters are concentrated in West and East Coasts of the US and London.
• Travel will be required to support events, meet with donors, and attend gatherings. Current estimate is 10-20%.

RIVET is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, age, ancestry, or disability.