Development Manager, Operations & Stewardship
About The Clean Slate Initiative:
Founded in 2019, The Clean Slate Initiative (CSI) is a national bipartisan organization advancing policies to automate and expand eligibility for record clearance. One in three Americans lives with a past arrest or conviction record that limits their ability to find work, continue their education, obtain a professional license, or fully participate in family and civic life.
The Clean Slate Initiative’s vision is that people will no longer be defined by their records and will have the opportunity to contribute to their community, have a fair opportunity to work, get an education, and achieve their full potential. The Clean Slate Initiative passes and implements laws that automatically clear eligible records for people who have completed their sentence and remained crime-free, and expand who is eligible for clearance. To date, twelve states have passed Clean Slate laws impacting more than 15 million people. The Clean State Initiative works with bipartisan leaders and organizations and offers our expertise on what works: intelligent policy design, an eye toward implementation, and campaign strategies that center lived experience. Along the way, we work to redefine the narrative around people with records, cutting through the bias and stigma, to reorient the legal system to live up to the ideals of second chances. Learn more about our work here.
About the Opportunity:
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of development strategies (including major donor research, database maintenance, and acknowledgments). As a cross-functional member of the organization, you will collaborate with the Marketing and Development Staff, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief of Staff to deliver on the organization’s fundraising goals. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, communicative, creative, and organized. Your attention to detail also gives way to high emotional EQ as you pick up on the small things, knowing that it goes a long way to be personable and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
Project Management and Delivery
Project manage timely completion of all foundation deadlines, regular donor/prospect communications, and donor engagement activities, including gathering information from internal stakeholders.
Manage and further build out the donor acknowledgment process.
Project manage and collaborate across the organization to execute all donor engagement and outreach activities.
Provide central coordination for development activities focused on high-net-worth individuals and their giving institutions.
Track and Manage all Data and Activities
Continuously develop the organization’s Salesforce development data so that it is accurate and actionable.
Track and maintain donor and prospect records, including outreach, interests and contributions.
Track communications with donors and prospects and present a pipeline that the CEO and COO can work to advance to meet our fundraising goals.
Create regular fundraising reports as needed so that the CEO, COO, and the Board are apprised of the organization’s fundraising position.
Writing and Communication
Write communications on behalf of the CEO to ensure ongoing relationships with donors and prospects.
Draft reports for grants awarded and collaborate with the COO to ensure mitigation of delivery risks.
Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications Team to write content for donor and prospect communications and ensure a regular cadence of communications.
Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications Team, the CEO, and the COO to deliver donor and prospect webinars and events.
Organize and maintain an online library of donor outreach materials, solicitations, briefing memos, donor research, and other development materials.
Prospect Research
Compile materials for principal’s meetings and speaking engagements, including background information, packets, etc.
Identify high-value events for the CEO or other Executive Leadership Staff to attend.
We’re Looking for Someone Who Is:
A Relationship Builder: You thrive on meeting new people and like to foster relationships. You like learning what motivates people, what inspires their giving, and what makes them feel appreciated.
An Effective Writer: You write well and take pride in your ability to do so, especially when given the opportunity to communicate an idea, topic, or vision that you are passionate about.
Meticulous: You’re highly organized, with an eye for details, and excellent proofreading skills.
A Humble Teammate: Nothing is beneath or above you. You are quick to always lend a hand or two! You are able to earn influence without authority and naturally seek to support small projects or large strategic goals.
Organized: You’re a strong project manager, capable of driving multiple work streams toward deadlines and juggling changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Visual Creativity: You might not be a designer by training, but you have an eye for design and can create effective visual media.
A Bipartisan Collaborator. You’ve successfully worked across cultural and political lines on a dispersed team, and you have the ability to operate in complex situations. You can easily gain trust from team members and are known for supporting them to ensure they are set up for success. You proactively ask questions or find the answers.
What You'll Need:
5+ years of overall professional experience.
A strong interest in development, fundraising, and communications.
Ability to handle multiple deadlines and complete assignments with minimal supervision in a fast-paced workplace.
Excellent writing skills and ability to synthesize information and present it in a variety of formats and styles.
Ability to self-start and manage up, as well as communicate effectively across multiple teams and with multiple staff members in various locations around the country.
Experience with Salesforce is a strong plus.
A commitment to diversity and inclusion. You're always asking: "whose voice is not at the table?" You have experience working with diverse teams and successfully navigating cross-cultural communication in both local and global contexts, and you deeply value creating a workplace that is supportive of difference.
Compensation and Location
Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance, a 4% employer match, and 2% employer-paid contribution towards 401k retirement, pre-tax transportation benefits, and paid holidays, vacation, sick, and volunteer time off.
The Clean Slate Initiative is committed to transparent and fair compensation. The hiring range for this position is an annual salary range of $82,000 to $85,000 per year. The final salary within this range will be determined based on candidate's qualifications and relevant experience. Once an offer is made, we do not negotiate the compensation package.
This is a full-time position and is considered exempt for overtime purposes. This is a remote position, and we are location agnostic regarding where you are based in the US. Due to the majority of the team being based on the East Coast, priority consideration will be given to candidates located on the East Coast. A hybrid or in-office work location will be discussed for candidates in proximity to our Orlando office.
The Application Process:
The Clean Slate Initiative has engaged Equitable Hiring Group to support this hiring process. To apply, please click the “Apply Now” button below.
Individuals who apply by Tuesday, November 12th, will be given priority; therefore, we encourage you to submit yours soon!
When you apply, we kindly ask you to remove your schools from your resume. There is no need to reformat your resume and leave your degree as is; simplify it to “B.A. Economics,” for example. Just remember to remove any undergraduate and graduate school name references where possible. This “bias-reduced” process is aimed at opening this opportunity to more candidates, reviewing applicants on performance assessments instead of resume proxies (e.g., where you went to school).
This evaluation process will follow practices shown to reduce bias in decision-making and may be different from other application processes you have experienced.
Tentative Timeline:
Early November: Selected candidates asked to complete short answer questions
Mid-November: Video interview with The Clean Slate Initiative Staff
Late November: Finalist candidates will be asked to complete a paid, timed, trial assignment
Early December: Finalists will participate in a multi-team member panel interview
Candidate references will also be checked at this step
Mid-December: Offer extended
If you have any questions about the opportunity, please email abe@equitablehiringgroup.com.
The Clean Slate Initiative is a 501(c)(3) public entity that passes and implements laws that automatically clear eligible records for people who have completed their sentence and remained crime-free, and expand who is eligible for clearance. CSI is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. CSI’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.
Reasonable Accommodations:
To center the safety and well-being of its employees, and in accordance with relevant federal, state, and local laws, The Clean Slate Initiative provides equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation to participate in the interview/hiring process, please contact abe@equitablehiringgroup.com or human resources at HR@cleanslateinitiative.org.
Other Employment Standards:
Applicants for employment in the United States must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.