JOB: Development Coordinator, Chesapeake Climate Action Network (Takoma Park / Washington, DC)

[Julia Silbergeld]

Job Announcement: Development Coordinator (Takoma Park/DC)

Summary

Do you have fundraising experience? Are you excited about the possibility of managing your own small fundraising department? If so, read on!

With this brand-new position, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) seeks to expand its base of donors throughout our region of Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. The successful candidate will conduct outreach to and cultivate donors capable of giving $1,500-$10,000. Additionally, they will manage and improve upon the fundraising success of CCAN’s annual fundraising events. This position offers exceptional room for creativity and growth.

About Us

For fourteen years, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) has been dedicated to building a powerful movement for bold climate solutions in the Chesapeake region of Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. We are committed to taking on big fights and pushing the envelope of what’s “politically possible,” using every tool inside and outside of the box – from organizing and lobbying to the law and direct action. We focus on movement-building because we believe that people are at the center of change and that solving climate change means fighting for justice.   

About the Development Coordinator

With tens of thousands of dedicated activists in Maryland, DC, and Virginia, CCAN has inspired countless people to get involved in our campaigns to protect our climate. We are searching for someone with the passion and skills to deepen the financial investment within a set of these supporters and help us expand to new donors as well.

CCAN’s Development Coordinator will reach out to current, past and future individual supporters through face-to-face meetings and phone calls, asking for larger and firmer commitments. Additionally, CCAN hosts fun and successful fundraising events each year that the Coordinator will manage and take to the next level. As this is a new position for the organization, we are also excited for the Coordinator to bring new, innovative ideas to the table to strengthen our grassroots fundraising overall, including new outreach efforts and/or approaches to traditional ones, supporter cultivation and appreciation, and systems management.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Donor meetings: Set up and execute 3-4 donor outreach drives a year, including all of the preparation, tracking, and follow up involved. In addition to personal outreach, manage the outreach of 3-5 other team members. These drives include regional travel and associated night and weekend hours.

• Donor cultivation and communication: Create and manage systems related to donor contact to ensure our most committed supporters are kept up to date on our campaigns and thanked for their gifts.

• Donor prospecting: Work with existing supporters and commonly used tools to bring in new support for CCAN.

• Event fundraising: Manage 2-3 fundraising events each year including the logistics, outreach, tracking, and follow up involved.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of demonstrated success in fundraising

• Proven ability to make strong asks and produce results

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent skills in time and systems management

• Proven ability to be self-driven, while working collaboratively with a team

• Commitment to the mission of fighting climate change

• Experience with event planning, highly preferred

• Willing to travel as needed, a valid driver’s license and car, a good driving record and auto insurance

Other

This position reports to CCAN’s Deputy Director. Salary is commensurate with experience. CCAN provides a generous benefits package including health care, dental coverage, a 401K, and four weeks of paid vacation.

This position is based in CCAN’s Takoma Park, MD office, just a block from the DC border (on Metro’s Red Line).  

How to Apply

To apply: please submit an application here.

CCAN is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse workforce. We value bringing a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives on staff because it makes us smarter and more effective at what we do and, ultimately, we want our staff and supporters to reflect the communities in which we organize. We are seeking to recruit individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for this position.