From alaura@u.washington.edu Mon Dec 1 16:32:15 1997 Received: from jason04.u.washington.edu (root@jason04.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.5]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id QAA21424 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 16:32:14 -0800 Received: from homer13.u.washington.edu (alaura@homer13.u.washington.edu [140.142.70.14]) by jason04.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id QAA55228 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 16:32:13 -0800 Received: from localhost (alaura@localhost) by homer13.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id QAA113912 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 16:32:12 -0800 Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 16:32:12 -0800 (PST) From: Suzanne Klinger To: uwtpride@u.washington.edu Subject: jobs at Pride Foundation (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE FYI--Suzanne ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 16:49:07 -0800 (PST) From: "J. E. Frank" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: jobs at Pride Foundation (fwd) *** 3 GREAT JOBS AT A LESBIAN AND GAY FOUNDATION *** The Pride Foundation is a Seattle-based community foundation dedicated to strengthening our lesbian and gay community throughout Washington State and the Pacific Northwest. Its primary focus is on raising funds for its permanent endowment and twice-yearly granting cycles. Since 1987 Pride has made grants of over $1 million to more than 200 non-profit organizations involved in youth services, AIDS education and support, recreation, the arts, advocacy, and a wide range of health and community service programs. Pride also runs scholarship and community building programs. (If you live in the Northwest and would like to receive a free subscription to our quarterly newsletter, please call 206/323-3318.) DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: Develop and implement $600K+ annual plan, coordinate annual fund and marketing efforts. Demonstrated major gift track record. Salary: $35,000 DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: Support fundraising activities, including coordination of annual raffle, telefunding, direct mail, gift acknowledgment and administrative support. Salary: $26,000 PROGRAM ASSISTANT: Administrative support for Director of Grants and Scholarships and Executive Director, manage office volunteers, data entry. Salary: $24,000 Page down for full job announcements for each position. The Pride Foundation offers a benefits package which includes retirement. Please send resume and cover letter by 12/10/97 to the Pride Foundation, 1122 E Pike #1001, Seattle, WA 98112-3934. You may also fax your documents to 206/323-1017 or email them to pridefnd@aol.com. Our phone number is 206/323-3318. The Pride Foundation is committed to inclusiveness. Women, persons with disabilities, people of color, and transgendered persons are encouraged to apply. MORE DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTIONS: ********** DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ******************** $35,000, plus benefits including retirement Non-exempt, 40 hours per week, evening and weekend meetings/events PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: FUNDRAISING Design, direct and implement a diversified fundraising program with a primary focus on individual donors whose renewal rate is at least 60% annually. * One-on-One Asks: Develop and implement strategies for facilitating personal solicitation to grow the number of donors giving $100 or more by at least 10% yearly. Train and coach staff and volunteers. Be a model =93asker,=94 with a minimum goal of three direct donor contacts per week. * Annual Fund: Develop and implement fundraising efforts including direct mail, telefunding, advertising and new technologies to ensure the growth of donors below $250 by at least 15% yearly. * Corporate Support: Develop and implement solicitation and sponsorship programs so that funds from corporate support increase from 2% to 10% of operating budget by 2000. * Other Fundraising: Provide support to other efforts, including affinity programs, estate planning and foundation support. Provide oversight to the Development Coordinator on the Rainbow Raffle, special events, and marketing for workplace giving campaigns. COMMUNITY BUILDING AND PUBLIC IMAGE: Build the community=92s capacity to further Pride=92s vision by educating people about the needs of the g/l/b/t community. Promote a clear and positive image so that the community feels pride and ownership of the organization and shares its vision * Marketing and Publicity: Spearhead outreach activities so that Pride=92s work and mission are profiled before a wide range of audiences and constituencies. Develop innovative outreach efforts that emphasize collaboration and diversity. Provide staff support to marketing committee. * Publications: Oversee the design and production of collateral materials including the newsletter With Pride, as well as advertisements and brochures * Identity: Ensure that Pride has a strong consistent identity, and frame all activities within Pride=92s mission and vision to be a catalyst for building a proud and diverse community SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE: * Demonstrated success in individual donor solicitation. Experience coordinating a diversified fundraising program in a non-profit setting preferred. * A commitment to providing quality customer service to all Pride constituents, and the ability to develop a positive working relationship with staff, volunteers, board members, donors, and community supporters. * Demonstrated understanding of and experience working with the lesbian and gay community. * Sense of humor and the flexibility to work with diverse tasks, individuals and organizations. ********** DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR ********* $26,000, plus benefits including retirement Exempt, 40 hours per week, evening and weekend events/meetings PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: FUNDRAISING: Support the development of a diversified fundraising program * Donor Stewardship: Acknowledgment of all gifts. Assist with recognition and retention efforts * Database: Manage and maintain database, including oversight of office volunteers working on data entry, and list acquisition projects * Rainbow Raffle: Coordinate all aspects of Pride=92s annual raffle, including planning, committee staffing, recruitment of volunteers, and outreach. * Special Events: Coordinate and manage special events such as the twice-yearly granting celebrations, including recruitment, placement and retention of special event volunteers. Provide staff support to the Special Events committees * Workplace Giving: Coordinate marketing efforts for annual workplace giving campaigns, including speakers, information tabling, and profiling Pride Federation members * Special Projects: Assist with special projects or events such as annual fund, one-on-one solicitation, estate planning; affinity programs, corporate initiatives and grantwriting. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Support the development and maintenance of proactive and accountable operations. Provide staff support to the Volunteer Committee. * Volunteer Management: Develop and coordinate the special event volunteer program. Maintain and develop systems so volunteers can support Pride=92s special events activities. * Administrative Support: Support the Development Director=92s community building and fundraising efforts by assisting with project organization, correspondence and follow-up * Team Participation: Coordinate effectively with staff, contributing to team projects SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE: * A commitment to providing quality customer service to all Pride constituents, and the ability to develop a positive working relationship with staff, volunteers, board members, donors, and community supporters. * Demonstrated understanding of and experience working with the lesbian and gay community. * Organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to gracefully manage deadlines and priorities, sense of humor. * Computer skills (word-processing and experience working with databases desired). * Experience in fundraising, especially direct mail, telefunding, raffles and canvassing is preferred *********** PROGRAM ASSISTANT ************ $24,000, plus benefits including retirement Non-exempt, 40 hours per week, occasional evening and weekend events/meetings PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES FUNDING DISTRIBUTION: Support Pride=92s grantmaking and scholarship programs. * Administrative Support: --Assist the Director of Grants and Scholarships in implementing outreach strategies, processing applications, coordinating committee volunteers, developing evaluation systems. FUNDRAISING: Support the development of a diversified fundraising program * Donor Stewardship: Data entry of gifts and pledges. * Special Projects: Assist with special projects or events such as workplace giving; estate planning; affinity programs; information fairs/special events; and grantwriting. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Support the development and maintenance of proactive and accountable operations. Provide staff support to the Volunteer Committee. * Office Administration:=20 --Receptionist duties and responding to information requests --Manage office infrastructure, including supplies and vendor relationships * Accounting: Assist in maintaining accurate records --Accounts receivable, including deposits and other basic bookkeeping support * Volunteer Management: Develop and coordinate the office volunteer program -- Infrastructure--Maintain and develop systems so volunteers can support Pride=92s =09day-to-day operations by assisting with office work --Training/Placement--Train and place volunteers at appropriate tasks within the office --Special Events--Assist in recruiting and organizing volunteer teams for special events * Administrative Support: Support the Executive Director=92s community building and fundraising efforts through assisting with project organization, correspondence and follow-up * Team Participation: Coordinate effectively with staff, contributing to team projects SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE * A commitment to providing quality customer service to all Pride constituents, and the ability to develop a positive working relationship with staff, volunteers, board members, donors, and community supporters. * Demonstrated understanding of and experience working with the lesbian and gay community. * Organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to gracefully manage deadlines and priorities. * Sense of humor and the flexibility to work with diverse tasks, individuals and organizations. * Computer skills (word-processing and experience working with databases desired). THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN WORKING AT THE PRIDE FOUNDATION! .