Jazz Hands For Autism · 1 month ago
Director of Development & Communications
Culver City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$30/hr - $30/hr
3+ years expJazz Hands For Autism is a young nonprofit organization dedicated to providing avenues for musicians on the autism spectrum. The Director of Development & Communications will spearhead fundraising campaigns and oversee organizational communications to support the mission of empowering these musicians.
Music
Responsibilities
Responsible for oversight of the full grant life-cycle from sourcing grants, applying for grants, tracking grants, and grant reporting including:
Creating and maintaining grant boilerplates
Responsible for cultivation of an individual recurring donor base keeping the following benchmarks in mind:
Donor retention rate: Track the percentage of donors who give again in the following year
Average gift size: Monitor the average donation amount for each donor tier
Donor upgrade rate: Measure the percentage of donors who increase their giving from one year to the next
Response rate to outreach: Track the percentage of donors who open/respond to outreach efforts
New donor acquisition: Monitor the number of new donors acquired through our various outreach strategies
Donor satisfaction: Conduct periodic surveys to gauge donor satisfaction and engagement
Responsible for development of financial and in-kind partnerships
Responsible for maintaining Kindful donor database, Airtable grant database, Asana grant tracking and when applicable, training staff on effective use of systems and tools for developing donors
Responsible for collaborating with the JHFA finance team to obtain organizational budgets, financial reports, and other financial documents as needed for donor and grant life-cycle
Responsible for maintenance and oversight of all organizational social media accounts (including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc)
Responsible for consistent social media engagement, developing original content and sharing relevant content across various social media
Responsible for direct email campaign outreach via MailChimp and direct email campaigns
Responsible for the direct mail annual end of year ask campaign, when applicable
Responsible for facilitating and maintaining outreach and press related partnerships
Responsible for maintaining close communication with the JHFA data department that is tasked with:
Developing and maintaining processes for effective organizational data management procedures
Providing guidance to Coordinator of Curriculum and Technology on best practices for gathering data to support grant funding initiatives
Developing and maintaining systems to ensure effective data management, especially as it pertains to data needed for grant reporting
Utilizing data retrieved from JHFA data department to create compelling social media content and grant drafts, templates and reports
Qualification
Required
Educational background or professional experience in nonprofit management, fundraising and development
Experience in data management and data analysis, able to pull relevant reports to make informed decisions around fundraising and outreach
Communications background and experience with a wide range of social media and communications tools
Must have experience in donor development, donor outreach, and sponsorship development
Must be willing to participate in further grant writer/ fundraising training
Fundraising: 3 years
Must be familiar with Mailchimp, Kindful, and all Social Media platforms
Preferred
Asana: 1 year
Google Docs & Sheets: 1 Year
Microsoft Office: 1 year
Benefits
Bonus based on performance
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Company
Jazz Hands For Autism
Jazz Hands For Autism is a 501(c)(3) talent advocacy group that is creates pathways from expression to employment for musicians on the autism spectrum.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Aizehi Nomo
Co-Founder, Board Member & Secretary
Dr. Ifunanya Nweke, Ed.D, MNLM
Founder & Executive Director
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