COMMUNITY BUILDERS NETWORK DIRECTOR

Volunteer Leadership Position

The Grandparents Community Network (TGCN)

Location: Remote (United States)

Reports To: Founder & CEO

Time Commitment: 10–15 Hours Weekly

Growth Opportunity: Volunteer-to-Paid Leadership Pathway

HELP BUILD A NATIONAL MOVEMENT

The Grandparents Community Network (TGCN) is seeking a visionary leader to design and launch our Community Builders Network™, a national initiative focused on bringing together businesses, professionals, churches, community leaders, volunteers, advocates, and compassionate individuals who want to help strengthen grandfamilies across America.

This is not a traditional membership program.

Our grandparents and kinship caregivers are the people we serve.

The Community Builders Network is the community that helps sustain the mission.

We are seeking a strategic builder who can help us create a recurring support model that generates engagement, partnerships, advocacy, volunteerism, and sustainable monthly revenue.

ABOUT TGCN

The Grandparents Community Network is a national nonprofit organization serving grandparents and kinship caregivers raising grandchildren due to addiction, incarceration, death, military deployment, mental health challenges, abandonment, and other family crises.

Through advocacy, education, community support, resource navigation, emergency assistance, and relationship-building, TGCN works to ensure that no grandfamily has to navigate caregiving alone.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Community Builders Network Director will lead the design, development, and growth of a national network of individuals, businesses, organizations, churches, and community supporters committed to strengthening grandfamilies.

The successful candidate will help create a sustainable engagement model that transforms supporters into Builders who invest through:

• Monthly Contributions
• Volunteer Service
• Advocacy Participation
• Business Partnerships
• Community Connections
• Resource Development

This position will work closely with leadership, data analytics, outreach, grants, marketing, and community engagement teams.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Community Builders Network Development

Lead the creation of the TGCN Community Builders Network™

Develop membership structure and builder categories

Create value propositions for individual, professional, business, church, and corporate builders

Recommend engagement and retention strategies

Develop growth plans and expansion strategies

Partnership Development

Identify and cultivate relationships with:

• Small Businesses
• Community Organizations
• Churches
• Professional Associations
• Service Clubs
• Corporate Partners
• Civic Leaders

Develop partnership pathways that support both community impact and organizational sustainability.

Membership Growth Strategy

Create systems to recruit, engage, and retain Community Builders

Develop recurring giving and builder participation strategies

Support builder recognition and stewardship programs

Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to promote the Builders Network

Data & Performance Intelligence

Work with the Data Analytics Team to:

Track Builder growth

Monitor engagement

Evaluate retention

Analyze recruitment sources

Measure recurring revenue

Identify opportunities for growth and expansion

Recommend dashboard metrics and reporting standards

Community Engagement

Support national and local chapter efforts

Assist with community outreach initiatives

Develop builder communication strategies

Help create opportunities for meaningful participation and impact

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in one or more of the following:

• Membership Development
• Community Engagement
• Nonprofit Leadership
• Business Development
• Strategic Partnerships
• Volunteer Management
• Fundraising
• Relationship Management
• Community Organizing
• Economic Development
• Association Management
• Corporate Relations

Preferred candidates understand that sustainable organizations are built through relationships, engagement, and community investment.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BUILDER

We are not looking for someone to simply maintain a program.

We are looking for someone who can help create something that does not yet exist.

Someone who sees opportunities where others see obstacles.

Someone who believes communities can come together to support grandparents and children.

Someone who understands that recurring support, community ownership, and meaningful engagement create lasting impact.

SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE

Within the first six months:

✅ Community Builders Network framework established

✅ Builder categories defined

✅ Recruitment strategy developed

✅ Engagement and retention plan implemented

✅ Partnership pipeline established

✅ Builder dashboard recommendations completed

✅ Monthly recurring revenue strategy launched

✅ Community Builder growth targets established

WHY THIS MATTERS

Across America, millions of grandparents are stepping in to raise grandchildren during times of crisis.

They should not have to do it alone.

The Community Builders Network exists to bring together people, businesses, organizations, and communities who are willing to stand beside them.

If you are passionate about building systems, strengthening communities, and creating sustainable impact, we invite you to join us.

Together, we can build something extraordinary.

The TGCN Community Builders Network is a nationwide coalition of individuals, businesses, professionals, churches, and community partners who believe no grandfamily should have to navigate caregiving alone. Through monthly contributions, advocacy, volunteerism, and community partnerships, Builders help create stability, resources, and hope for grandparents and kinship caregivers raising children.

If you are ready to LEAD. Step in and tell us why?

contact: gloryabolden@tgcncorporate.org