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Chinese American International School (CAIS) seeks a director of institutional advancement to report to the head of school. Founded in 1981 as the first Mandarin immersion school in the United States, the Chinese American International School (CAIS) educates 500 students from two-years-old through grade eight. Over the last four decades, CAIS has been recognized globally as a leader in bilingual education and an innovator for its commitment to immersive, cultural education through the study of language.

The position starts later this summer, one year before the school moves to its new campus in the western part of San Francisco. The next director of institutional advancement will have an opportunity to help the school
complete a capital campaign to move into that new campus. The director leads the advancement department, which includes four direct reports.

12M Recruiting is running the search on behalf of CAIS. Applications submitted by May 12 will receive priority review.

The Senior Grants Manager anchors a core piece of APEN’s fund development strategy by sharing our mission, vision, and impact with private foundations, family foundations, and other institutional philanthropic partners. The Senior Grants Manager leads this function through:

Coordinating the timely development and submission of grant proposals and reports, including direct writing as well supervising contract grant writers;
Strategic collaboration across staff to strengthen case development and funder communications;
Grants administration, including managing data on revenue and contacts in Salesforce, managing systems for tracking funder communications and grant activities, and coordinating stewardship activities with funders in consultation with APEN’s Development Director, Co-Directors, and other key staff.
The position requires excellent writing and editing skills, experience designing effective communications for foundations and philanthropic institutions, strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, and the ability to manage and track multiple projects at once, while keeping a close eye on details. The Senior Grants Manager is a member of APEN’s development team, reports to APEN’s Development Director, and works closely with the Development Associate and Co-Directors.

Put your passion and skills to work for the planet. Climate change is the most urgent issue of our time, and we need people like you to help us build a vital Earth — for everyone.

We’re Environmental Defense Fund, a fast-paced nonprofit with a growing staff of more than 1,000 people in nearly 30 countries. We deliver game-changing solutions that cut climate pollution and strengthen people’s ability to thrive despite the effects climate change is already having. We work wherever we can have the most impact, from local communities to top companies to governments worldwide, and even in space.

Our culture, values and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion make EDF an exciting and meaningful place to work. Every job here makes a difference. Won’t you join us?

Overall Function
This is a unique opportunity for a development professional with success in individual major gifts fundraising to become part of the development team at one of the nation’s premier environmental organizations.

The Major Gifts Officer will be part of an international development team responsible for generating over $81 million in annual major gifts, with plans to double that amount in the coming years. This position will be responsible for managing a portfolio of around 150 donors and prospects. Working closely with senior professionals in the development department and program staff, the Major Gifts Officer is expected to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individuals in support of Environmental Defense Fund’s national and international agenda.

The Major Gifts Officer will report to the Senior Director of Major Gifts.

Ploughshares Fund is seeking a full-time Development Associate. This position plays a critical role on the development team and will be responsible for maintaining our donor database, processing incoming contributions and grants, and supporting the development team with queries, reporting analysis and research. In addition, they provide general support the development team and San Francisco office. Full job description and application instructions are attached.

The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) seeks a Director of Development to support the organization’s expanding fundraising program. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of Development serves as an integral member of the IST team. This position will help sustain current support and steward new relationships to build IST’s impact, visibility, and financial resources. This role will involve maintaining the organization’s donor database, among the usual full range of development duties for a fast growing nonprofit think tank. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, highly detail-oriented, familiar with the relative substantive fields of technology and national security, and can manage multiple projects at once. We are a San Francisco-based organization, distributed virtually across the country.

PURPOSE: To develop strategies and manage the cultivation and solicitation plan for each individual in an assigned portfolio of donors who primarily give or have the potential to give between $25,000-$250,000 annually.

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Development, the Donor Relations Manager is responsible for the stewardship program and signature development events for the Dugoni School.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.

Canal Alliance seeks a talented candidate to join the Development team, which is responsible for securing approximately $10 million in annual revenue to support agency goals and programs. The Development Associate is a full-time position that serves as a key member of the Individual Giving Team, responsible for meeting annual goals for fundraising and donor engagement. This position reports directly to the Individual Giving Manager and is primarily responsible for supporting all aspects of the day-to-day and annual activities to build relationships and secure funds from individual donors and faith groups, service clubs, schools, community groups, and small businesses. Primary tasks include preparing donor appeals and communications materials, coordinating the Aliados recurring giving program, coordinating donor cultivation and fundraising events, responding to donor inquiries by phone and email, calling and emailing donors to acknowledge gift receipt and convey giving impact, and providing administrative and data management support.

The Executive Director is responsible to the Board of Directors for management of the entire non-profit organization including fundraising/development, human resources, strategic planning, and program delivery.

The Associate Director is responsible for implementing ADL's annual giving program, including directly soliciting individual, corporate, and foundation gifts and related cultivation and stewardship activities.