Resourcing & Communications Co-Director for Space Between

Job Posting, Resourcing & Communications Co-Director

Space Between

Posting Date: My 12

Full Time position, exempt, including occasional evenings and weekends

Seattle, WA, US - Work from home but must be within driving distance of Seattle area schools.

Per agreements with school districts, must be fully vaccinated.

Start Date: Ideally the first half of August. Negotiable.

Salary: $90,000 for 40 hrs/week

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• Do you have experience (at least 5 years) working in a non-profit raising money and amplifying communication for causes you deeply care about?
• Have mindfulness practices been transformative in your life, like they have for ours?
• Are you interested in joyfully impacting our youth and school communities with these practices?
• Do you have a playful, innovative, entrepreneurial spirit?
• Are you interested in being part of a non-hierarchical, collaborative team in a supportive environment?
• Are creativity, networking, systems, strategy, and details your jam?

If you answered yes to most of these questions, we hope you will apply to be Space Between’s Resourcing & Communications Co-Director at Space Between!

ABOUT SPACE BETWEEN

Space Between’s mission is to facilitate human and school transformation through mindfulness practices. We envision that all students are well and whole. Our core values are alignment, authenticity, and connection and we hold all our work accountable to these values.

Our mindfulness programs are based on research and evaluation data, and are carefully designed to reduce stress and promote resilience, awareness, compassion, and connection.

Space Between was founded in late 2016 as a 501(c)3, beginning with educators in one alternative high school and in four classrooms in an elementary school. Our organization has steadily grown and we currently have collaborative partnerships with seven schools. With our school partners, we teach weekly mindfulness lessons in classrooms, provide professional learning workshops for educators, and workshops for parents/guardians. Outside of our school partnerships, we work with community-based organizations like Schools out Washington, Boys & Girls Club, and Seattle Art Museum to teach mindfulness to students, educators, and families. We offer workshops (i.e. Introduction to Mindfulness, More Than Being Calm: Mindfulness for Implicit Bias), intensives (i.e retreats, Tools for Teens, Teens: Their Brains on Mindfulness), and special events (i.e. BIPOC & general educator retreats, assemblies, family teas). Our budget for the 2025-2026 school year will be approximately $400,000. About 16% of our budget is from earned revenue and 84% from raised funds.

WHY SPACE BETWEEN

Given increasing stress and mental health challenges for students and educators, our programs teach mindfulness practices as foundational tools for resilience and well-being. Practices such as present moment awareness, compassion, curiosity, and gratitude, provide students and teachers with essential social emotional learning skills.

We believe in the transformative power of mindfulness practices for whole communities. Our approach focuses on the whole school community - the students, plus the teachers, school staff, and parents and guardians. Space Between is the only Seattle Public Schools non-profit partner with a singular purpose of cultivating integration and wholeness for school-aged youth and their connected adults through trauma-informed, mindfulness practices.

Given the increasing concerns of stress and mental health needs among students and educators, our programs teach mindfulness practices as foundational tools for resilience and well-being. Practices such as present moment awareness, compassion, curiosity, and gratitude, provide students with essential social emotional learning skills.

We believe in the transformative power of mindfulness practices for whole communities. Our approach focuses on the entire school community - students, teachers, school staff, and parents/caretakers. Space Between is the only Seattle Public Schools non-profit partner with a singular purpose of cultivating integration and wholeness for school-aged youth and their connected adults through trauma-informed, mindfulness practices.

Our mindfulness programs are trauma-sensitive, grounded in research, and responsive to the needs of the communities we serve. Our programming is relevant, accessible and effective. Evaluation data from our students, classroom teachers, and workshops participants indicates that our programming is supportive and transformative. While impact may not be immediate, we are playing the long game, investing now for a future where all students, and beings, are well and whole.

The TEAM

Our team is small and mighty - currently a group of 3 Co-Directors and several contractors and volunteers. We value authenticity, playfulness, and connection, and we love our work. With a foundation of mindfulness, we practice with each other and approach everything we do with a mindfulness lens - this includes intentional self-reflection for personal and professional growth.

Although you will be within commuting distance to Seattle, WA, our ideal Co-Director thrives while working remotely, traveling to school and community partners. Space Between does not have an office and holds its weekly staff meetings at the home of one of the team members, in a coffee shop, or on Zoom. The Space Between team thrives in collaboration but also works individually toward our strategic goals.

About the Role

As a member of the Space Between team, the Resourcing & Communications Co-Director will play a key role in growing and expanding our program’s reach through fundraising and communications efforts, with a community-centric fundraising lens. This person will also be responsible for the staff’s primary connection with the Board of Directors.

Fundraising Strategy and Planning (35%)

• Develop and Fundraising Plan and strategies that align with our mission and goals, with clear targets, roles and responsibilities. Strategies will include major gifts campaigns, grant applications (in concert with our contract grant writer), annual giving campaigns, and special events.
• Support the Board’s Fundraising Efforts: support the board of directors in their fundraising roles, providing them with materials and strategies to help them engage with potential donors.
• Regularly Analyze Fundraising Strategies: ensure high return on investment and sustainability; Make changes as necessary.
• Events Strategy and Oversight: lead Roots and Resourcing committee in planning fundraising events. Ensure that the committee is well-resourced and staffed to plan any fundraising events we choose to have. Currently we are re-evaluating whether to continue with our annual major fundraising event.
• Financial Tracking and Reporting: track the financial outcomes of fundraising campaigns and provide reports to the board and executive team on fundraising success and areas for improvement.

Lead Individual Donor Relations and Stewardship (25%)

• Cultivate and Manage Donor Relationships: build and nurture relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporate sponsors, and other funding sources.
• Donor Communications: communicate regularly with donors, thanking them for their contributions, providing updates on impact, and ensuring donors feel appreciated and valued. Collaborate with program Co-Directors for content, and work with communications contractor.
• Identify Major Gift Prospects: identify and cultivate relationships and make asks of major donors who can contribute larger gifts to the organization (in partnership with board members and staff).
• Manage Donor Database: work with the Director of Finance and Operations to maintain an organized donor database, tracking donations, pledges, and interactions with donors, and ensuring data is kept accurate and up to date.
• Analyze Data: use donor data to identify trends, segment donors for targeted fundraising efforts, and improve the nonprofit’s fundraising strategies.

Lead Communications and Marketing (20%)

• Brand Messaging: communicate mission, programs, and impact to the Space Between Community (including current and potential donors, partners, volunteers and others) through newsletters, annual reports, social media, and other marketing materials.
• Supervise Communications Contractor: coach and work with communications contractor to create compelling brand-consistent social media and communications, including newsletter.

Support Grant Management (10%)

• Grant Strategy: prioritize and pursue grant opportunities that align with Space Between’s mission, programs, and community.
• Supervise Grant Writing Contractor: coach and work with our seasoned grant writing contractor to identify potential grants and write compelling proposals.
• Grant Compliance and Reporting: ensure compliance with reporting requirements and provide necessary documentation to funders.

Shared Leadership & Strategy (10%)

• Chief Liaison with the Executive Committee: As we don’t have an Executive Director, the Co-Director of Resourcing and Communications will serve as the primary contact with our Board of Directors. In this role, s/he/they will work with the Chair and committees to surface and prioritize opportunities, challenges and decisions to be made, as well as providing regular written updates to the Board so as to avoid reporting-heavy board meetings.
• Mission and Vision: ensure that Space Between stays true to its mission and works towards its long-term goals. Work with the Board and staff to develop and refine the organization’s strategic direction.
• Work Closely with the Co-Directors: collaborate with Co-Directors on high-level fundraising strategy, major donor cultivation, and communications priorities.
• Strategic Planning: contribute to the strategic planning process, identifying key objectives and goals, and setting the nonprofit's priorities.
• Peer Accountability: co-lead hiring, performance management, and fostering a positive organizational culture.
• Volunteer Recruitment: recruit and manage resourcing volunteers, making sure they feel valued and engaged.

The Ideal Candidate

We seek a skilled and passionate fundraising and communications professional with at least five years of demonstrated fundraising success in a growing organization. The ideal candidate has an established mindfulness practice, is excited to be part of a shared leadership team with a collaborative decision making and operating model, has an entrepreneurial spirit, and demonstrates flexibility and a willingness to learn. They are interested in and prepared to grow an organization and execute on a strategic framework. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to equity and racial-justice work and hold a deep belief in the power of mindfulness to transform. Complementary to the above, the ideal candidate believes that joy is an essential part of a healthy work environment.

Desired qualities:

We seek a strong complement of the skills and experiences listed below. We encourage applicants to apply even if they have some, though not all, of the following qualifications:

• Takes initiative, is creative and a self-starter
• Has experience working in a non-profit organization, specifically with fund development and raising money through multiple sources - earned revenue, individuals, foundations, corporations, and government, as well as strategic communications
• Is familiar with the Seattle public school system
• Is naturally organized and creates systems easily, managing multiple projects with ease
• Has strong written & interpersonal communication and listening skills
• Can build and maintain relationships with community partners and stakeholders
• Has strong technology skills, particularly in relation to fundraising databases, and with proficiency in programs such as Excel, Google Apps, database programs
• Demonstrates self-awareness in terms of understanding their own culture, identity, biases, prejudices, power, privilege, emotions, tendencies, and stereotypes
• Has a combination of life or work experience and/or training in anti-racism, equity work
• Is integrated into and/or representative of the communities that we primarily serve (South Seattle)

Studies have shown that people of color and women are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We recognize that experience can be gained in a variety of ways: lived, professional, volunteer and other experience. We thoroughly look through application questions and resumes in order to qualify candidates for our open positions. If you are interested in this position, but think you may not meet all the above criteria, please do apply!

Space Between is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, political ideology, age, veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or any other characteristic prohibited by law.

Location: Candidates must be within daily commuting distance to the Seattle, WA area. In-person and remote work will be required.

Job Type: Full time, permanent, exempt (40 hours a week which would include occasional evenings & weekends).

Compensation: $90,000 annual salary with medical, dental, vision, holidays, and flexible PTO benefits. Co-Directors work together to plan time off.

Requirement: Must show proof of full vaccination for Covid-19, per Seattle Public School guidelines. The date of the full vaccination must be at least two weeks prior to the start date.

Start Date: Open, preferably August 2025

We strongly value equity, diversity and inclusion. We are dedicated to building a culturally diverse team committed to working in a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applicants of color to apply.

HOW TO APPLY

Fully complete and submit the online application form, and attach your resume and a cover letter. In the cover letter, please explain how this opportunity aligns with your experience, values, and interests.

Applications will be considered when they are received. Applications will be accepted until June 13. Phone interviews will begin on a rolling basis in mid-May, 2025.

Please email Co-Director Nicole (the outgoing Resourcing & Communications Co-Director) at hello@spacebetween.community or call 206-909-4678 if you have questions about applying.

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• Mindfulness helped me not punch my brother. 3rd Grade Student

Mindfulness gives the kids a tool to calm themselves down, to recognize what’s going on in their body. To know they are not their emotions…They learn how to be less reactive, to be more loving, to be more of who they truly are. Mindfulness works. And it needs to work for all kids, black and brown-skinned kids, and white kids too. When we give them this gift, it benefits all of us.

• Ms. Lamarre, John Muir School Teacher