Posted on February 21, 2013

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Director of Development

ServiceNation seeks to rebuild an ethic of service in America through universal national service. We are working towards the day when a year in a national service program like AmeriCorps is a common expectation for Americans, and when national service is universally accepted as a strategy for putting people to work, for tackling pressing social challenges, and for uniting Americans in common purpose.

If every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans – and eventually millions –dedicate a term of service as tutors, mentors, teachers, disaster responders, and more, we believe that America will be transformed into a nation of engaged and connected citizens, with a sense of shared identity and common purpose.

ServiceNation was founded on this ideal in 2007, and brought together a coalition of nearly 300 organizations to host a summit which played a pivotal role in driving passage of the Serve America Act. This act promised a host of important policies, including the expansion of AmeriCorps from 75,000 annual members to 250,000 by 2017. Since then, however, the promise embodied by that legislation has not been fulfilled. AmeriCorps is barely bigger today than it was four years ago.

ServiceNation is not only committed to getting the Serve America Act back on track, but to establishing other ways for Americans to serve. To make this happen, we are building a permanent, powerful, and continuously growing constituency, using field organizers, volunteers, an online army that is over 120,000 strong, a coalition of more than 350 organizations, and a Leadership Council of influential Americans to elevate the conversation around national service. ServiceNation also recently launched the Got Your 6 campaign—an effort that joins all the major studios, networks, agencies, and guilds in the entertainment industry with top tier nonprofits in the veterans and military family space. This campaign has been incredibly successful at leveraging both grassroots collective impact, as well as celebrity influence. ServiceNation and its coalition are poised now to aggressively tackle these initiatives and realize their bold vision, but are in need of their first Dire ctor of Development to support that growth.

ServiceNation is a campaign of Be the Change, Inc. and you can learn more at http://www.servicenation.org.

Position:

The Director of Development is a new position created to further build the fundraising capacity at ServiceNation which will enable this bold vision to be realized. This role offers the opportunity to join a leadership team deeply committed to this mission and work with a dynamic group of people who are experts in their field. We are seeking a charismatic, visionary, and highly effective leader to join the organization’s management team. He/she will be expected to assist with long-term strategic planning and contribute to regular Leadership Team meetings. The Director of Development reports directly to ServiceNation’s Executive Director, and will work closely with an extraordinary senior management team including the Managing Director of the Got Your 6 campaign (ServiceNation’s work with veterans) and the Director of ServeNext (the grassroots advocacy division).

The Director of Development will build ServiceNation’s development function and be responsible for all fundraising activity (Approx. $3M in annual revenue) conducted on behalf of the organization, including corporate and foundation relations, stewardship and prospect research, database management, and special events. He/she will be expected to lead and oversee a growing team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute ServiceNation’s annual and three-year fundraising plan
• Secure financial support from individuals, foundations, and corporations
• Manage the implementation of ServiceNation’s donor database and oversee staff responsible for data entry and gift processing
• Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors
• Create and execute a strategy for a large sustained base of annual individual donors
• Cultivate funding relationships in coordination with three senior staff members of ServiceNation—each with separate fundraising agendas.
• Develop proposals for projects that could attract new funding, and oversee organization of special events
• Develop and track proposals and reports for all foundation and corporate fundraising
• Generate increased income from existing sources
• Identify and research potential funding opportunities
• Work with fellow staff to set their fundraising goals, help improve their development abilities, and manage their execution
• Manage small donor campaigns via web and mail

Qualifications:

• Significant experience generating revenue for nonprofit organizations through a variety of revenue streams including foundations, major gifts, corporate partnerships and earned income; experience with advocacy/political campaigns or service experience preferred
• Results-oriented, ambitious, and deadline driven
• Proven ability to manage laterally and vertically to achieve fundraising goals
• Excellent at both back-office management and external relations for fundraising
• Strong management experience; ability to build and develop team members
• Bachelor’s degree required; Advanced degree preferred

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