Deputy Executive Director
Volunteer Role: Deputy Executive Director
Location: Remote within the US
Please apply directly via our volunteering portal/ATS at Do not apply via any other job portals, aggregators, or sites, as your information may not be secure or the role may no longer be accepting applications. Thank you About Us WeVote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee . WeVote is a movement of over 140 passionate volunteers (starting with the founders) who are building open-source mobile technologies that touch and mobilize millions of voters on Election Day. We observe that many voters are busy, distracted, and impatient. We have a goal of providing a complete voting experience in 8 minutes, including the download of our app ("WeVote Ballot Guide, @WeVote"). More information is at . See Twitter @WeVote . We are a 100% remote organization. WeVote Deputy Executive Director, Job Definition Reporting to the Co-Executive Directors (ED) you will be responsible for WeVote's fundraising in one focus area (Grants, Individual Giving, Data Management, Sustainer Program). Operational responsibility will be shared with the other existing senior leaders at WeVote, including a dedicated Chief of Staff. You will need to develop deep knowledge of the field, core programs, operations, and business plans. This is a volunteer position (WeVote is 100% volunteer) and we expect this position will require ~8 hours per week - much of this time will be during "work hours." Leadership & Management:
- 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
Fundraising & Communications:
- 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.
Qualifications
- The Deputy Executive Director must be thoroughly committed to WeVote's mission (see below under WeVote Branding). 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
WeVote Branding
- Brand Pillars: Credibility, Connection, Choices
- Vision: A future where Americans are confident and energized to make choices in every election that champion their needs, hopes, and values
- Mission: Strengthen Democracy one-friend-at-a-time by providing tools that connect voters with their preferences and inspire voting in every election
- Brand Promise: WeVote connects you to elections. We give you confidence to make choices that support your needs, hopes, and values across the ballot
- Positioning Statement: WeVote creates the connection between voters, what they value, and their ballot through the power of technology and camaraderie
- Tagline: Energizing Every Election
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