Fundraising Team Organizer

FUNDRAISING TEAM ORGANIZER OVERVIEW

Location: The position will be based in the Hudson Valley (Dutchess, Orange, or Ulster County). We may be able to offer a stipend to cover relocation expenses.

Reports to: Donor Organizer

Type of position: Full time, 40 hours, exempt

Compensation: This is a permanent, full-time, exempt, bargaining-unit position. The beginning salary range is $61,000 – $63,000. Excellent benefits, including:

• Comprehensive insurance: 100% Employer-paid premium for health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
  
• Generous vacation package: 20 vacation and floating days in year one, plus a 2 week organizational shut-down in the winter and 4 day work weeks during July and August
  
• Union Affiliation: For the Many is a unionized workplace. Union employees are represented by United For the Many, with Workers United Rochester Regional Joint Board. This position is a bargaining unit position.
  
• And more, including 401k matching contributions, supportive parental leave policies, etc

Mission:
We are building a grassroots movement of everyday people to transform New York so it works for all of us. For too long, greedy corporations, billionaires, and political elites have rigged our country to work against us. We are coming together across race and age to fight for laws and win elections that put the power back in our hands and create lasting change.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Recruit and organize volunteers and donors to fundraise during our fundraising drives; including through frequent calls, texts, emails, 1-1s, and meeting facilitation
• Create agendas for, and lead, meetings and trainings for fundraising volunteers at different levels of leadership
• Solicit and cultivate volunteers and donors, including by recruiting volunteers and soliciting donors from your existing social networks 
• Complete organizational fundraising tasks, including phonebanking 10+ hours a week during peak fundraising seasons
• Draft written communications to donors and volunteers 
• Maintain fundraising, donor, and volunteer data
• Assist in other fundraising, donor organizing, and non-fundraising organizing tasks as assigned

OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in weekly staff and coordination meetings
• Participate in other organizational activities, including recruiting volunteers and soliciting donors from your existing social networks, supporting organizing efforts through phonebanking, canvassing, and facilitation, attending staff retreats, and engaging with staff culture building

WORK REQUIREMENTS

• In-person work. Each of our staff works a minimum of 3 days per week at the office or in the field. We expect the Fundraising Organizer to facilitate meetings at local college campuses and in our offices. 
• Evening & weekend hours. Depending on the needs of the work, this position will be expected to work evenings, and some weekends and holidays. We provide flexible scheduling and comp time to ensure sustainability in the position. 
• Ability to drive. Must have a driver’s license, and daily access to a working car with current car insurance, and be willing to travel across the Hudson Valley regularly.  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong relationship builder. Meets people where they are at, and brings curiosity and warmth to bring them into the organization. Shares from own experience to build connection. Committed to developing the leadership of members through feedback, support, and accountability.
• Effective writer, speaker, and facilitator. Effectively communicates about our work and beliefs, whether it’s on a document, at a rally, meeting, or one-on-one conversation. Makes use of listening and facilitation skills in meetings to encourage participation. 
• Technologically savvy. Experience and skilled with organizing tools such as VAN, EveryAction, Airtable, Google Sheets, Scale to Win, Mobilize, Spoke, etc. 
• Strong planner — and problem-solver. Able to develop short and medium-term plans, and able to adjust and problem-solve on the fly when things don’t go according to plan. 
• Orientation toward leadership development. Committed to developing the leadership of members through feedback, support, and accountability. Willing to have challenging conversations around money and get people excited about moving money to build power!
• Politically clear. Understands why building power through elections, issue campaigns, and organizing is essential. Committed to building a multi-racial movement to transform our state and country to work for all. 
• Commitment to building a powerful organizational culture, grounded in emotional awareness, proactive and direct communication, generative feedback and debate, and support and accountability.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented. Has a strong system to get work done on time, juggle competing demands, and prioritize what is most important. Notices errors that others might overlook. 

PLUSES:

• Knowledge and understanding of local and statewide politics in the Hudson Valley and/or New York State and key issues important to working people.

TO APPLY

Application deadline: June 26.

Please submit your resume and three professional references at https://airtable.com/appUGqruFtAlEsGdB/shrUptwzLenrN3YuV

We look over each application carefully. Please refrain from using AI to generate answers to the application.

People of color, gender oppressed people, working class people, LGBTQ people, and immigrants are encouraged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We sincerely regret that we may not be able to respond to all applicants.