Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York
Washington, DC
Posted: 14-Nov-22
Location: San Diego, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: 60,000 - 89,000
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ABOUT US
Plant With Purpose is a global Christian organization that addresses issues of deforestation and climate change, while empowering people to lift their communities out of rural poverty. For more than 35 years, Plant With Purpose has been a leader in operating at the nexus of Environmental Restoration, Economic Development, and Spiritual Impact. We believe that we honor God when we honor people and our planet. Come join our growing team and make a difference at this critical time in human history.
Plant With Purpose THRIVE 25 Strategy Statement: Inspired by the impact of our work in service to rural communities around the world, we are driven to grow our programs to help address the rising need. By 2025, we plan to work in 10 countries, 60 watersheds, and with nearly 900,000 people globally; and project growing past our current goal of $22 million as we seek to become the premier organization operating at the nexus of environmental restoration and poverty alleviation.
OUR NEED
Over the next three years of our strategic plan, we plan to more than double the number of families partnered globally, and this position is a significant part of achieving this goal. The Regional Representative for San Diego cares for the family of supporters that we’ve built in the San Diego area and helps to build the Plant With Purpose name in this region.
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
As a Regional Representative, you are the critical link in initiating and cultivating relationships with major donors (individuals, corporations, churches, and foundations) who are critical to the mission of Plant With Purpose. Your job will be working to secure funds for the organization by fulfilling the interests and passions of donors to Plant With Purpose by providing them with giving opportunities and encouraging them to give. You will work collaboratively with the fundraising team to build an effective development strategy in the San Diego county* area, focused on major gifts. *This role covers a regional area primarily focused in San Diego county, but including other neighboring US cities where major donors reside. It will require traveling within the region to hold meetings with supporters and represent Plant With Purpose at fundraising and outreach events.
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Location: San Diego County
Work Setting: Work from home; Onsite optional
Job Type: Full-time, exempt
Job Duration: Indefinite
Job Classification: Professional
Department: Development
Reports to: Director of Development
Min. Years Experience: 5 years
Salary Range: $60,000 - 89,000 USD
Final offer will be adjusted based on market rate criteria of years experience, qualifications, and work location.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, EAP, 401K, Accident, Hospital indemnity, Term Life, Short term disability. See full details below.
Travel Expectations: International Travel: Approximately 2 - 3 trips per year to project sites which at times may be in difficult and physically arduous environments.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
As a member of the fundraising team, you will report to the Development Director. Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Donor cultivation and stewardship. As a regional representative, you will manage a portfolio of donor relationships for major gift identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. By following the Plant With Purpose donor stewardship process, you will be expected to retain 80%+ of major donors and 65% of other relationships in your region, as well as to raise an additional $250,000 in your first three years at Plant With Purpose. The 5 core responsibilities of a Regional Representative that should lead to those targets are to:
- Qualify donors for a caseload.
- Create individual goals for each donor on caseload.
- Create a contact/communication plan for each donor focused on fulfilling their interests and passions.
- Create effective donor opportunities and follow up to communicate how their giving has made a difference.
- Perform other major gifts officer duties as required, including recording/reporting activity to management, donor site visits, and domestic travel as needed.
- Lead donor Vision Trips to our international programs. As part of cultivating donor relationships and church partnerships, you will be expected to lead up to 2-3 international trips per year to our projects sites. On these trips, you will need to interpret cross cultural differences and help trip participants build a vision for how they can uniquely impact communities by partnering with Plant With Purpose.
- Build the Plant With Purpose reputation within the San Diego region. You will leverage Plant With Purpose’s friends and supporters based in the San Diego region to be effective ambassadors for Plant With Purpose. You will need to articulate your personal walk with Jesus Christ and relate it to the ministry of Plant With Purpose in conversations with individual donors and churches. You will generate speaking opportunities, implement marketing strategies, and execute outreach strategies in the San Diego area, which also includes developing partnerships with local churches and hosting events as needed.
- Cultivate new donors. Succeeding in this position will require you to build and leverage a professional network to strategically open doors for new opportunities. As part of this, you will need to conduct research on prospect individuals, business partners, and foundations in partnership with the grants team and the broader development team.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The above duties are not exclusive and with consideration of the job requirements and employee skills, this job description can be added to or taken away from at the discretion of the employee’s immediate supervisor.
WHAT WE'LL LOVE ABOUT YOU
Required Education & Experience
- You have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- You have at least 5 years of relationship-centered experience in a professional setting such as a non-profit, people-facing role; a customer service/hospitality or sales position; fundraising role; etc.
- You are eligible to work legally in the United States without employer sponsorship
Required Skills
- You are diplomatic and respectful of others, which is seen in your ability to build effective working relationships with donors, board members, and US and foreign colleagues
- You maintain persistence and sensitivity in building donor relationships that lead to major gifts
- You have outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- You have a keen ability to adapt communication techniques to different audiences
- You are able to listen, synthesize, and develop ideas and information
- You have an acute attention to detail and organization, which is visible in your ability to meet deadlines
- You have the ability to initiate, self start, work independently, and seek out solutions
- You are innovative and willing to take risks
- You approach team-based work as a servant leader
- You have been described by others as having cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
- You are enthusiastic about traveling domestically and internationally, and willing to occasionally work overtime and at events on weekends, as needed
- You enjoy working from home and collaborating in a virtual environment. While this is a remote position, there are in-office work options for anyone located near our San Diego office.
- You must be skilled in using technology, including video conferencing systems that support meetings, coaching, and trainings.
- We are a technology driven, Mac-based organization. Technology platforms we use are: MacOS, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), Google Workspace, Hive, and Zoom.
Bonus Points:
- You have experience using our organizational technology platforms, which are: Jostle, Quantum Workplace, BambooHR, Divvy
- You are competent in using Bloomerang or other donor database systems (CRMs) and project management tools (like Hive)
- You have demonstrated experience in seeking and securing major gifts
- You have demonstrated experience in ideating and planning events focused on bringing together varied stakeholders
COMPETENCIES & ATTRIBUTES
We are a collaborative, interdependent team that relies on relating and supporting each other to achieve our goals. Through the way we live within and shape our culture, we seek to build community and a sense of inclusion and belonging in our local, national, and global families. We are committed to expanding diversity, cultural and lived experience, and expertise on our team. We want people who bring diverse perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences to the work we do. Diversity helps make our system-improvement efforts more informed and effective.
Being a member of the Plant With Purpose team as the Regional Representative for San Diego will require you to be a communicator, a learner, a servant leader, and an includer in the following ways:
- You deeply resonate with the holistic mission of Plant With Purpose and the diverse communities we seek to empower
- You have a personal alignment with our organizational core values of faith, collaboration, empowerment, innovation, stewardship, and sustainability
- You have a love for humanity regardless of socioeconomic status, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, or culture
- You intentionally build community and a team mentality by pursuing the "we" over the "me"
- You understand the priority of relationships in getting work done
- You feel most successful as a team member when each person on the team succeeds
- You reflexively express gratitude and growth-oriented feedback
- You accept feedback with a growth mindset
- You listen with an intent to understand and ask clarifying questions
- You seek out learning and development opportunities for yourself
- As a team member, you pay attention to diversity of thinking and psychological safety, and believe you play an active role in building cohesion on any team of which you are a part.
BENEFITS PACKAGE
- Health, dental, and vision insurances (employee premiums at a base plan rate is 100% covered by Plant With Purpose)
- Group life insurance
- 401k match, up to 8% after a 6-month waiting period
- 15 paid vacation days
- 8 paid sick days
- 12 paid holidays
- $75/month home office stipend
- Education reimbursement plan
- Wellness app membership; seasonal team wellness challenges
START DATE: February 6, 2023
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 11, 2022
All interviews will be conducted virtually via Zoom.
If this sounds like you, please apply on our website here. Please include a Cover Letter with your application that shows us how you are a great fit for this position, the organization, and our culture.
Plant With Purpose is an EEO/AA employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a positive and inclusive work environment for all employees.
If you have any questions regarding this position, or need reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application, please email the Talent Acquisition Team at careers@plantwithpurpose.org. No phone calls please.
