WeVote · 3 weeks ago
Deputy Executive Director
WeVote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup focused on mobilizing voters through technology. The Deputy Executive Director will oversee fundraising efforts and ensure programmatic excellence while collaborating with senior leaders to achieve strategic goals.
AssociationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals
Actively engage and energize WeVote partner organizations, and funders
Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate our programs to measure successes that can be communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents
Expand and manage fundraising activities to support existing program operations, estimated at $50K - $100K per year. WeVote has support from the Fast Forward network, which has been an excellent resource for fundraising and other management resources
Use existing and new relationships to pursue and close new fundraising opportunities from foundations, individual donors, grants, or small dollar donors
Qualification
Required
The Deputy Executive Director must be thoroughly committed to WeVote's mission
All candidates should have proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience
At least 1 year of management experience; ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized fundraising programs
Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation
Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget
Strong fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures
Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills
Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed