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Charitable Giving Coordinator
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Full-time | Des Moines, IA
The Charitable Giving Coordinator provides support to enhance the function of the Charitable Giving and Affiliate Teams. The Charitable Giving Coordinator ensures current and prospective fund holders receive a personal approach to philanthropy through outstanding customer service. This position works closely with staff on the Charitable Giving and Affiliate Teams to implement strategies to ensure donors’ philanthropic objectives are met, their knowledge of the community is broadened and their relationship with the Community Foundation is strong. The Charitable Giving Coordinator is responsible for providing support to prospective donors, current fund holders, and Community Foundation staff related to fund administration. The Charitable Giving Coordinator is an integral part of Charitable Giving customer service including coordination and support of events.
Salary: $43,000 (base)
Deadline to apply: February 28, 2023
President & CEO
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Full-time | Cedar Rapids, IA
The President & CEO will build upon the exemplary reputation of the Foundation and enhance its position in community engagement and philanthropic leadership. They will be entrusted with the responsibility to improve quality of life in the greater Cedar Rapids area; to serve as a leader, catalyst and expert on charitable giving; to broaden the base of charitable giving in Eastern Iowa; and to strive for measurable community improvement through strategic grantmaking in community and economic development, disaster relief, social services and other areas of community need.
Salary range: $200,000 – 220,000
Deadline to apply: Open until filled
Director of People and Culture
Northwest Area Foundation
Full-time | Saint Paul, MN (hybrid)
The Northwest Area Foundation supports efforts by the people, organizations, and communities of their eight-state region to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable prosperity. This region includes Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and 76 Native Nations. They imagine and build for a future in which their region’s rich culture of engagement and opportunity makes it a prized place to visit, to invest and to live, and where all residents have a fair chance to live free of poverty. Internally, they have made measurable progress to strengthen internal equity-centered systems designed to support a deeply engaged staff and build inclusive culture and belonging, and they now seek a new Director of People and Culture to continue that evolution and promote organizational effectiveness. The Director will be a member of the senior leadership team, guiding organization-wide decision-making, and will report directly to the President/CEO.
Salary range: $126,000 – 156,000
Deadline to apply: Open until filled (posted here 12/22/22)
Communications Support Lead
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)
Full-time | Remote (U.S.-based)
The charge of the Communications Support Lead is to develop and execute our external
communications strategy to ensure PACE fulfills its commitment to “Learn out Loud.” Primary responsibilities include:
- Develop and manage the execution of PACE’s overall communications strategy to our members and to the border field;
- Support the communications and promotion components of PACE’s specific programmatic efforts, especially Faith In/And Democracy, but also including the Civic Language Perceptions Project and the Social Cohesion Campaign.
- Engage as a hub within the PACE team
Salary range: $75,000-80,000
Deadline to apply: Open until filled (posted 12/20/22)
Managing Director of Funder Engagement
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)
Full-time | Remote (U.S.-based)
The charge of the Managing Director of Funder Engagement is to design, curate, and implement
experiences for PACE that maximize the participation of funders within our community. Primary responsibilities include:
- Design and develop agendas and curate inclusive and engaging experiences for meetings and events (including identification of and outreach to speakers/content experts with diverse perspectives and experiences);
- Develop, launch, and manage PACE’s “Learning Labs” which will be topic-specific communities (sometimes known as “affinity groups”) dedicated to deep learning among members and the wider civic field on specific issues or practices (topics like civic learning or effective governance);
- Maintain relationships with PACE members and support them in finding ways to maximize their experience with PACE;
- Engage as a hub within the PACE team
Salary range: $115,000
Deadline to apply: Open until filled (posted 12/20/22)
