JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: City Slicker Farms Development Manager
Barbara Finnin
Development Manager
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY
(Note applicants must be eligible for JOBS NOW! or AC HIRE)
City Slicker Farms, a non-profit urban farming program in West Oakland, California is seeking qualified applicants for our Development Manager position. The Development Manager will work with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors to raise funding for the organization from foundations, corporations, government agencies and individuals. This is a great position for someone making a career transition from the private sector to non-profit fundraising or for someone who has familiarity with non-profit fundraising and is looking for an opportunity to build their skills and experience.
Key Duties
· Working with the Executive Director to refine the organization’s overall fundraising strategy
· Researching public and private funding prospects
· Writing and packaging grant applications
· Maintaining collateral materials for grant applications
· Managing the grants and individual donor database (Salesforce) and grants calendar
· Assisting with implementing City Slicker Farms’ evaluation systems and preparing reports
· Working with the Board of Directors to develop an individual donor strategy and major donor program
· Cultivating and managing in-kind donor relationships
· Assisting with fundraising events
Qualifications
· Prior grant writing, grants management or fundraising experience
· Experience working with non-profit organizations as a staff member or volunteer
· Excellent writing and editing skills
· Strong attention to detail
· Ability to work successfully with volunteers, major donors, and a diverse group of people in terms of age, race, gender, ethnicity, and economic status in a low income urban setting
· Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, e-mail, database, and Internet research)
· Strong organizational and communication skills including record-keeping, data entry, planning, filing, managing schedules, and managing email
· Familiarity with - and interest in gaining knowledge of and experience with - the strategy and practices associated with individual giving, corporate giving, private foundation and public sector fund raising.
Work Schedule and Benefits
· 30 hours per week paid at $20 per hour
· Flexible schedule (our offices are open Monday through Saturday)
· Occasional evening and weekend hours required (for example for fundraising events and Board meetings)
· Four weeks of paid vacation (two weeks in December over the holidays when our office is closed plus two additional weeks) and paid holidays
Please submit your cover letter (including a sentence confirming your eligibility for the JOBS NOW! or AC HIRE program), a resume, and a short writing sample (two to five pages), via email to bar...@cityslickerfarms.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with interviews to be scheduled beginning in April and the successful candidate to begin work in late April or in May. This position is currently funded by the JOBS NOW! and AC HIRE program through September 30, 2010. City Slicker Farms anticipates making this position permanent through either an extension of JOBS NOW! or AC HIRE funding or through funds raised from private donors.
Applications due by May 15th. Job opening will be posted until filled.
Send Cover Letter & Resume to
Barbara Finnin, Director
1625 16th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
or
City Slicker Farms is an equal opportunity employer.
People of Color and Women are strongly encouraged to apply
What Is
The JOBS NOW! Program?
The objective of
the JOBS NOW! Program is to stimulate local economic recovery by providing an
immediate source of income for low-income families. The program, funded by the
Federal stimulus monies, is administered by the City & County of San
Francisco, Human Services Agency (SF-HSA).
Who Is Eligible Apply to a JOBS
NOW! position, including this Development Manager position?
To participate, you must meet four basic criteria:
1. Be a resident of San Francisco
2. Have at least one child under age 18 (even if you do no live with that child, you may still be eligible if you meet the appropriate eligibility requirements)
3. Show proof of right to work
4. Have income less than 200% of the federal poverty level (i.e. $3052/month for a family of 3).
You can learn more about JOBS NOW! here: http://www.sfhsa.org/1283.htm
What Is The AC HIRE Program?
AC HIRE is a subsidized employment program designed to stimulate the local economy by providing a significant subsidy to employers who hire eligible low income Alameda County residents.
Who Is Eligible Apply to a AC
HIRE position, including this Development Manager position?
In order to qualify for
an AC Jobs employer wage subsidy you must be a resident
of Alameda County and:
- Be a CalWORKs recipient, or
- Be a member of a family that includes at least one minor child (under 18), and whose total income does not exceed 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (see chart), or
- Be the noncustodial parent of a minor child (under 18) who is receiving CalWORKs or the child’s family income does not exceed 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Your income must also not exceed 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. or
- Be a low-income parent (not exceeding 200% of FPL) of a child that is in foster care if you are in the reunification process.
You can learn more about AC HIRE here: http://alamedasocialservices.org/public/community/ac_hire/job_seekers.cfm
About City Slicker Farms
Our Mission is to empower West Oakland community members to meet the immediate and basic need for healthy organic food for themselves and their families by creating high-yield urban farms and backyard gardens. Every year, we empower low-income West Oakland community members to grow, distribute and eat thousands of pounds of urban-grown organic produce, increasing the health and self-reliance of our community and decreasing our use of non-renewable fossil fuels.
Community Market Farms Program
We transform empty lots into productive market farms, working with community members to cultivate organically-grown seasonal produce distributed at our weekly donation-only Farm Stands. Our plant nursery and bicycle-cart compost pick-up program provide seedlings and compost for our farms and backyard gardens.
Backyard Garden Program
City Slicker Farms helps low-income West Oakland residents grow food to feed their families or to sell through our Farm Stands. Each backyard garden consists of planter boxes, trellises, soil, seedlings, seeds, mulch and information on how to tend the garden. We follow-up with four home visits per year with all the necessary help, seedlings, seeds and materials necessary for successful growing.
Urban Farming Education Program
Our Workshop Series creates a forum for residents to share gardening and cooking skills. Our School Group Farm Tours provide experiential learning opportunities for children and adults. The Urban Farming Apprenticeship Program provides local residents with the necessary training to pursue farming careers.
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Barbara Finnin
Executive Director
*City Slicker Farms and Crushpad have partnered to create "City Roots" wines, tasty wines made with premium grapes sourced from award winning vineyards. Up to 27% of the proceeds will benefit City Slicker Farms programs.
City Roots wines are available today at http://wine.crushnet.com/cityslickerfarms
* City Slicker Farms can't survive without the support of people like you. Please take a moment to support us today: http://cityslickerfarms.org/Donate.htm
CITY SLICKER FARMS
Growing affordable fresh produce for West Oakland
510-763-4241
1625 16th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
www.cityslickerfarms.org
OFFICE SCHEDULE
Tuesday-Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm
PROGRAMS
--Backyard Garden Program (free gardens for low-income West Oakland residents)
--Community Market Farms Program (including Community Farm Stands & Compost Pickup Program)
--Urban Farming Education Program (Workshop Series, K-College school group urban farm visits)
For our field schedule and farm locations, please visit our website: www.cityslickerfarms.org