6 development director jobs found

  PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a motivated, highly organized, and professional senior program manager to support the Freedom to Read Program in defense of the freedom to read, learn, and teach. This is a full-time position based in PEN America’s New York City headquarters and reports to the director, Freedom to Read.   The Freedom to Read senior program manager will contribute to the growth of PEN America’s work on free expression, with a focus on defending the freedom to read in K-12 schools and public libraries, and generally helping to combat censorship and book banning. Working collaboratively with the Freedom to Read program team, the senior manager will lead data collection and the portfolio of research on book bans and educational censorship at public schools and public libraries. The senior manager will also help design and carry out advocacy and educational programming, such as events...

Israel Policy Forum has an exciting opportunity for an Events and Donor Engagement Manager (EDEM) , a new position created within a growing development department. This position will consolidate the production of Israel Policy Forum’s key donor-facing events across the country, ensuring exceptional experiences that strengthen relationships with donors, board members, and community partners. This role is both donor-facing and relationship-driven as well as highly logistical and detail-oriented. The EDEM manages 15 to 20 parlor meetings annually, one to two large donor appreciation events, a major fundraising gala, and supports donor engagement around board and leadership travel programs. The EDEM works closely with the Director of Leadership Giving, development staff, board members, the operations team and the CEO to ensure events are strategic, well-executed, and aligned with fundraising goals. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Event Planning & Execution Plan and...

Organization Overview  GreenLight Fund is a national nonprofit with a local focus that partners with communities to create opportunities for inclusive prosperity.  We facilitate a community-driven process that matches the local needs of individuals and families not met by existing programs, to organizations with track records of success elsewhere. Working with communities, we identify, invite in and launch proven organizations, providing collaborative support so they can quickly take root and deliver change. Everything we do is designed to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity all too often rooted in racial inequities. Our impact increases exponentially as we address one specific, community-identified need each year, in each GreenLight site.  To date, we have brought 63 evidence-based portfolio organizations across 14 sites, invested $41M, and attracted an additional $364M from other funding sources, reaching nearly 1.3M individuals and families this past year alone....

The Krishnamurti Center is at an important juncture in the Foundation’s journey. A new Executive Director (ED)of the KFA and commenced in this role in January this year following an international search. This appointment created a vacancy in the Center Director position. This major organizational transition offers opportunity to assess current programming and processes and reaffirm how the Center can uphold a vibrant, responsive, and mission-aligned presence in the world while maintaining relevance, accessibility, and innovation in the work of disseminating Krishnamurti’s teachings and educating those wishing to investigate the significance of life. Key areas of focus for the KFA this year include: • Preserving the authenticity and integrity of Krishnamurti’s teachings in a rapidly changing world. • Expanding access and engagement through the Center's offerings  • Strengthening staff engagement and enriching organizational culture and institutional resilience. • Building...

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation invests in creative thinkers and problem solvers working to ensure that people, communities, and the planet can flourish. Together with its partners, the foundation is harnessing society’s collective capacity to solve our toughest problems. A nonpartisan philanthropy, the Hewlett Foundation has made grants in the U.S. and globally for nearly six decades based on an approach that emphasizes long-term support, collaboration, and trust. Globally, the foundation makes grants to address both longstanding and emerging challenges, like efforts to reduce the growing threat of climate change, contribute to evidence informed policy making, and reimagine the economy and society. Its U.S. efforts prioritize strengthening democracy, advancing K-12 education for all students, and supporting community-led conservation. In the San Francisco Bay Area, it makes grants to support meaningful artistic experiences in local communities...