Mishkan Chicago leads people toward more purposeful, more connected, and more inspired lives. We create Jewish spaces to bring your whole self, and be part of something larger than yourself. As we connect to one another and to a life-affirming Jewish tradition, we breathe new life into Judaism and we change the world.
Since our first service in 2011, Mishkan Chicago has evolved from a small startup into a national presence with more than 25 full-time and part-time staff serving 650+ households both in Chicago and around the country.
We take our staff culture seriously, and we’ve developed workplace values to reflect how we show up for work: we innovate and see challenges as opportunities to learn and grow; we take care of ourselves and each other we belong to a team; we are invested in what we do, we create an enjoyable work environment; and we create a culture of respect, positivity, and empowerment amongst ourselves and for our community.
Director of Advancement
The Director of Advancement will direct the planning and implementation of a multi-layered fundraising strategy, serve as a strategic thought-partner to the Senior Leadership team, clergy and Board, and lead the Development & Engagement team with two direct reports. The primary responsibilities of this role will be to set strategy for development and engagement efforts, direct Mishkan’s annual fundraising campaigns, manage the major donor portfolio, lead the growth of Buildership/membership revenue, identify new opportunities for donors to make strategic investments in Mishkan’s growth, create a strategy around planned gifts and legacy gifts to our endowment, and develop strategies to amplify Mishkan’s story and impact to a wider audience. Mishkan’s annual budget is $2.8 million, $2 million of which comes from donations and memberships.
This role is important to Mishkan because it fosters a culture of joyful giving that is based on a feeling of purpose, connection and inspiration that our Builders/members find in this community. This role makes it possible for Mishkan to be a financially inclusive community where anyone, no matter their financial status, can fully participate. It allows Mishkan to be a best-in-class workplace by raising the funds that are needed to compensate our staff fairly, provide competitive benefits and robust professional development. And lastly, it creates a culture of abundance in which we can afford to experiment and take risks with our dynamic programming in order to best serve our diverse and growing community.
Responsibilities:
Fundraising, Development & Membership
Strategic Leadership and Collaboration
Engagement
Data Collection & Analysis
Preferred Qualifications/Experience:
Supervisor
Supervisory Responsibilities
Working Conditions
Compensation and Benefits
This job description may not cover a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned depending on Mishkan’s organizational needs. If you meet most but not all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply.
Mishkan Chicago leads people toward more purposeful, more connected, and more inspired lives. We create Jewish spaces to bring your whole self, and be part of something larger than yourself. As we connect to one another and to a life-affirming Jewish tradition, we breathe new life into Judaism and we change the world.
Since our first service in 2011, Mishkan Chicago has evolved from a small startup into a national presence with more than 25 full-time and part-time staff serving 650+ households both in Chicago and around the country.
We take our staff culture seriously, and we’ve developed workplace values to reflect how we show up for work: we innovate and see challenges as opportunities to learn and grow; we take care of ourselves and each other we belong to a team; we are invested in what we do, we create an enjoyable work environment; and we create a culture of respect, positivity, and empowerment amongst ourselves and for our community.
Director of Advancement
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We offer excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) with retirement matching, generous paid vacation and sick time, parental leave, and ample time off for office closures, federal holidays and some Jewish holidays. We offer a family-friendly, dynamic, and progressive workplace.
We offer excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) with retirement matching, generous paid vacation and sick time, parental leave, and ample time off for office closures, federal holidays and some Jewish holidays. We offer a family-friendly, dynamic, and progressive workplace.
Fluency in English.
Fluency in English.