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REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: National Coordinator

DIRECT REPORTS: N/A

WORK SCHEDULE: Part-Time (20 Hours/Week)

SALARY: $20/hour

POSITION SUMMARY:

Born out of a tragic school shooting, March For Our Lives (MFOL) is a courageous youth-led movement dedicated to promoting civic engagement, education, and direct action by youth to eliminate the epidemic of gun violence.  Our people are motivated by our mission, and we are proud of the contribution that our staff makes to the world. Life at MFOL is centered around work/life integration, valuing inclusion and we prioritize policies that support a regenerative environment. Here at MFOL, we are creating a thoughtful, liberating & healing culture and not ignoring the world around us. We listen, we are allies and we are supported with training, counseling, and coaching  

The National Organizer joins our National Organizing Team, the team responsible for the execution of initiatives, direct actions, and on the ground organizing to get closer to our vision of eradicating gun violence in all forms. National Organizers are charged with mobilizing and growing the March For Our Lives movement, developing National campaigns and  strategies where appropriate, and providing support to youth action takers. The role is perfect for students and requires prior experience in organizing. Qualified applicants who are 25 years old (Gen-Z) and younger are highly encouraged to apply.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Membership Growth & Retention (25%)

• • • Scale the movement of youth action takers across the nation against specific, measurable goals set by the organizing team. Onboard new members and ensure ongoing activity/calls to action as a key retention tactic. 
    • Lead and support weekly phone banks, canvasses, and other recruitment tactics around our organizational priorities to maintain engagement with youth and adult action takers.
    • Advise and guide the membership working group based on feedback, experience, and insights from the youth action taker work.
    • Support the National Coordinator in maintaining a bench of at least 50 super volunteers & top leaders that can support rapid response efforts and general programmatic priorities.

• Coaching and Education (25%)

• • • Train and support cohort of movement organizers and volunteers through weekly meetings 
    • Lead Movement Organizers in creation and implementation of monthly mass calls (ie. topics covered, content, distributed organizing opportunities for volunteers) based on policy and organizing priorities
    • Determine trainings and assets needed to educate movement organizers and volunteers alike

• National Organizing Strategy (25%)

• • • Translate and adopt national priorities into initiatives and campaigns that engage young people and provide direction for their organizing. 
    • Develop organizing plans in conjunction with the National Coordinator for organizing the movement around national policy priorities.
    • Own specific work and projects  based on professional development needs and areas of interest

• Training and Development  (25%)

• • Develop and grow the next iteration of youth leaders 
  • Oversee the chapter onboarding and coaching program
  • Facilitate new leaders entry to MFOL with  ‘Welcome to the Movement’ calls
  • Create training materials and train-the-trainers on MFOL key priorities and tactics
  • Identify and outreach to key areas where MFOL can generate impact 

WHO YOU ARE:

• You’re an organizer. You’ve been on the ground organizing your community in the fight for justice. You know how to move people and connect with them around key issues. 
• You know how to bring people in. Acquisition and retention of supporters is your bread and butter. You’ve grown and scaled movements across state lines to win. 
• You’re a high value communicator: You over communicate. You hate the idea of your inbox crowding up and serve as a model for how to communicate effectively in distributed environments. 
• You know how to prioritize: You know how to juggle multiple priorities, set expectations accordingly, and deliver high quality work against deadlines. 

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POSITION TITLE: Development Manager

REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: Director of Development 

DIRECT REPORTS: None

WORK SCHEDULE: Full-time 

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt Employee  

SALARY: Commensurate with experience, ($60,000 – $65,000)

POSITION SUMMARY:

Born out of a tragic school shooting, March For Our Lives (MFOL) is a courageous youth-led movement dedicated to promoting civic engagement, education, and direct action by youth to eliminate the epidemic of gun violence. Our people are motivated by our mission, and we are proud of the contribution that our staff makes to the world. Life at MFOL is centered around work/life integration where we create a thoughtful, liberating & healing culture that does not ignore the world around us. We listen, we are allies and we are supported with training, counseling, and coaching. 

The Development & Partnerships Manager is responsible for assisting the Director of Development in planning, organizing, and managing March for Our Lives’ fundraising efforts and external partnerships. The Development & Partnerships Manager will be a key member of our Development team, providing critical operational and tactical support as we advance our mission. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Prospecting, Research, & Partnership (30%)

• • Engage in prospect research and portfolio management to support leadership in soliciting major gifts.
  • Support the Director of Development in initiating and cultivating external partnership with other nonprofits, private companies, foundations, etc.
  • Support grant seeking including research, proposal writing, and reporting requirements.
  • Run queries, generate and analyze fundraising reports, develop contact and prospect lists.

• Donor Acknowledgments (10%)

• • Initiation/preparation of donor acknowledgements, pledge reminders, and other donor correspondence.
  • Oversee donation processing and gift acknowledgments.

• Events (15%)

• • Coordinate special events with board members and/or external supporters.
  • Coordinate and staff Board Development Committee meetings.

• Fundraising Operations (45%)

• • Create monthly fundraising reports and dashboards.
  • Enter contributions into fundraising software (EveryAction).
  • Manage fundraising expense tracking & documentation in Expensify.
  • Maintain foundation, corporation and individual donor files in our database.
  • Reconcile donations with the Operations Department monthly.
  • Oversee fundraising database and tracking systems to ensure proper coding and tracking of all gifts and pledges.
  • Handle all administrative details associated with development meetings and events (i.e. prepare and distribute notices, agendas, minutes, follow up notes, etc.).

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate experience
• 2-4 years of development/philanthropic experience
• Major gifts and digital fundraising and/or grant writing experience preferred
• High degree of professionalism and comfort with representing March For Our Lives to donors and partner organizations
• Ability to distill complex policy and political concepts and projects into compelling narrative
• Experience in the use of EveryAction or similar CRM products
• Adept in use of computer programs including Google and Microsoft Suites
• Strong command over written and verbal communication skills
• Proven track record of strong organizational and project management skills 
• Ability to work independently and effectively handle multiple competing projects with an eye on deadlines and goals
• Collaborative and flexible team player 
• Requires flexibility of schedule to accommodate needs of the organizations that may include weekend and evening events on occasion
• Capable leader, manager and coach for board, intern or volunteer talent
• Good entrepreneurial work ethic and a desire to “get the job done”

This position is based in New York City and will require some in-office days every month (3-4 days) for processing of checks and preparation of donor acknowledgements.