Development Director (PT)

The Development Director is one of EEqual’s core staff, as they are essential to our growth strategy. The Development Director will be responsible for implementing and maintaining contract agreements and contract compliance; identifying new funding streams, including individual donor cultivation, generating donor communications; and executing special events and fundraising campaigns. EEqual is a small organization with a 2022 budget of around $200,000. We hope to increase that number to $300,000 in the next year. You will be the key staff person coordinating our fundraising efforts.

Our Approach

We do not care where you got your degree, what kind of degree you got, or if you have a degree. We are invested in understanding you. Who are you? What’s the first thing you think about when you wake up? What makes you excited to be alive?

We want someone hardworking, passionate, friendly, upbeat, and organized.

This position is new, and we hope to grow it to a full-time position.

Buckets of Work

Major and Corporate Donors (40%)

EEqual is a National organization with an expansive chapters program and a scholarship program for homeless students. These programs are well funded for this year, but the growth and sustainability of these programs are vital to EEqual’s mission. EEqual is fortunate to have an existing network of major and corporate donors. The Development director will need to engage and grow our current donor network.

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategy for donor engagement.
• Write proposals for fundraising asks.
• Make in-person (zoom) fundraising asks.
• Schedule and attend meetings with donors and stakeholders.

Individual, small and monthly donors (25%)

EEqual has a monthly donor program called the A+ club and a network of small donors. The Development Director will lead the recruitment of new small donors.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assist in designing social media posts, emails, and mailers.
• Create and implement a small donor engagement plan.
• Write and send thank you and acknowledgment letters.
• Utilize a CRM to track donors and donations.
• Plan and lead virtual and in-person events.

Communications (15%)

EEqual’s social media and communication staff will need to work closely with the Development Director to put out content that aligns with our development and fundraising goals.

Specific Responsibilities

• Create social media posts.
• Assist the content team with recording videos and taking pictures to show donors the impact of EEqual’s programs.
• Write and send emails. This includes batch/mass emails and individual emails.
• Ensure EEqual’s communication strategy for Chapters and Scholarships aligns with EEqual’s development goals.
• Write and send a quarterly donor newsletter.

Grant Writing (10%)

EEqual’s Executive Director is an experienced grant writer. The Development Director will play a supporting role in grant writing but will play an active role in grant strategy.

Specific Responsibilities

• Read, write, and edit grants as needed.
• Reach out to potential funders via phone or email.
• Research prospective grants, RFP’s and foundations.
• Assist with creating a grant outreach strategy so that EEqual can broaden its funder base.

Board Relations (10%)

EEqual has nine members on the board of directors and 20 members on the professional partners board. Both boards play a vital role in EEqual’s fundraising abilities. The Development Director will coordinate with both boards and their members to set and reach fundraising goals.

Specific Responsibilities

• Attend and present at board meetings.
• Meet with individual board members to provide guidance and accountability related to fundraising.
• Communicate with both boards through email and Whatsapp.
• Plan and execute fundraisers that specifically involve board members.

Tangible Experience Required

• Must be comfortable with and enjoy working with youth. We are by youth and for youth.
• You will be working closely with teenagers who have all kinds of schedules that don’t always align with simple 9-5 workdays. Flexibility is a must to be successful in this position. We have meetings every other Sunday and often have meetings on weeknights.
• Must have fundraising experience securing donations of more than $10,000.
• Must have grant writing experience.
• Must have experience using a CRM.
• Event planning experience a plus.
• 3+ years working in development preferred.
• A need to make an impact. We want to know if you want to change the world as much as we do.
• Experience working remotely is preferred.

Skills

Fundamentally, EEqual’s Development Director needs to:

1. Be an excellent, charismatic communicator
2. Be skilled at raising money
3. Develop and implement EEqual’s fundraising strategy

Narrowing in, they must be/have (a):

• Charismatic, likable, friendly
• Professional and personal style consistent with the philosophy and team-oriented culture of EEqual
• Energetic and upbeat
• Ethical with good boundaries
• Takes initiative and proposes ideas and solutions
• Kind and compassionate
• Diplomatic and adept at communicating with different types of people.
• Ability to produce public-facing material free of spelling and grammar mistakes

COMPENSATION

Hourly Employee

100% remote, very flexible work schedule, paid time off, unlimited sick time

$30/hr with an average of 20 hours per week

Preferred Start Date: June 2022

• Regular performance reviews and raises.
• Work 100% remotely. Work from your home, office, or at a beach hut. We do not care where you are, we care about the work.
• 3 weeks of paid vacation each year
• Potential to go full-time

EEqual does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.​

People of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and youth are encouraged to apply!​