Non-Profit Development Director

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Please send your resume and application letter, stating your background in conservation and your certification in social media management.

Voices for Biodiversity (voicesforbiodiversity.org) is a nonprofit conservation media organization. Our team is entirely made up of volunteers. We were founded in 2009 and have won numerous awards.

Voices for Biodiversity builds a diverse story-sharing community to save the world’s biodiversity. We use storytelling to help people from all walks of life share their perspectives and insights on their love of nature and other species. Our nonprofit media platform publishes people whose voices generally would not be heard, including people of color, women, youth, Indigenous people and more. Through this process our storytelling brings together people from around the globe and builds a grassroots community around biodiversity conservation. After we publish stories, our social media team shares our stories with the public.

This VOLUNTEER Voices for Biodiversity (V4B) position offers an excellent opportunity to make a difference in the conservation world and to use your development experience in fundraising and branding for our award-winning charity.

Qualifications:

• Be age 35+ unless the applicant can show an equivalent level of maturity and stability (including financial stability)
• Commit to work in this position for a minimum of 1 year with the goal of raising enough money to create a paid Development Manager position for yourself or be willing to continue working as a volunteer
• Commit to fundraising extensively from mid-October thru mid-December each year in order to reach out to public donors

Skills

• Data software management
• Superb writing skills
• Acute attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to digest new information quickly and think critically about what information is needed to craft compelling cases for support
• Ability to operate independently
• Ability to think creatively about how to find new sources of support for Voices for Biodiversity by creating and implementing marketing campaigns in new ways to reach new donors
• Ability to analyze and synthesize data in a succinct format
• Excellent project management, follow-through, and time management skills

Tasks

• Bring in and manage public donations
• Find and manage sponsors
• Direct social media campaigns (via our volunteer social media team)
• Write and manage grants

Personal Characteristics

• Passion for environmental and biodiversity issues
• Enthusiasm and passion for Voices for Biodiversity’s mission
• Ability to thrive in an independent virtual work environment and to enjoy working with a volunteer team
• Independent and self-motivated with a desire to provide support to advance Voices for Biodiversity’s mission
• Commitment to the values of equity, authentic communication, and collaboration
• Hard worker who is extremely innovative and also organized
• You are a leader
• Sense of humor is a plus

This is a virtual opportunity that can be completed anywhere in the UNITED STATES with reliable internet access. This position requires a minimum of an average of one day per week or approximately 32 hours per month with a heavier workload during the intense public donation fundraising season from day after Thanksgiving until mid-January. It is perfect for a retired professional with a passion for the combination of media, biodiversity, and empowering people to save biodiversity through storytelling.