Organization Profile:
Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.
We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 7.8 million children by constructing more than 1,700 schools, establishing over 16,000 libraries, publishing 882 new children’s book titles in 27 local languages, and reaching over 25,000 girls through our Girls’ Education program.
Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$44 million and our global staff numbers over 600. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, and we have smaller fundraising offices in Delhi, New York, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Sydney, and Tokyo. We have program offices in Colombo, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.
Position Overview:
The Annual Fund Associate is part of the Global Business Development (GBD) team, a sub-team of the Development Department that focuses on building out sustainable global strategies and developing new fundraising markets that will further Room to Read’s goals. The Annual Fund Associate reports to the Manager, GBD and is responsible for overseeing the Annual Fund, providing strategic support for the regular giving program, and working collaboratively with other Development Department sub-teams. This position is based in Room to Read’s San Francisco office.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Annual Fund and Retail Donor Engagement (70%)
Coordinate with team members in Room to Read’s regional markets to help drive $6 million in revenue collectively from under $5,000 donors through various online and offline communication pieces across markets
Implement and manage short and long range plans for unmanaged annual giving for all fundraising geographies, while enhancing and scaling existing fundraising systems
Lead the development and implementation of annual communication and solicitation plans for unmanaged donors, working within the Marketing & Communication Team’s campaigns to maximize annual giving
Create supplemental communication pieces for each campaign as related to the Annual Fund Manage content and design while coordinating and liaising with the Shared Services team and graphic designer, as support is available. Including but not limited to direct mail, email campaigns, and phone-a-thons.
Lead the growth and maintenance of regular giving (acknowledgements, receipts and expiration communications, etc.)
Manage the donor communication calendar and execute stewardship communications for both Annual Fund and regular giving specifically
Analyze data from campaign/appeal performance to provide relevant information to improve subsequent efforts within each market
Work directly with regional markets to execute cross-market participation in campaigns, strategically targeting, creating content, and supporting the tailoring and segmenting for specific market needs
Facilitate and participate in the internal Mid Net Worth and Annual Fund resource group meetings, team meetings, and department meetings, presenting as needed
Develop specifications for technology interfaces that support Annual Fund network based on strategy decisions
Stay current with organizational strategies, Marketing & Communication activities, and operational plans in order to recommend and leverage potential funding opportunities to enhance the success of the Annual Fund program
Lead Events Sub-Charter (15%)
Facilitate cross team meetings, compiling needs and resources
Formulate and roll out strategy and business processes for event collateral templates
Continue to track event streamlining initiatives and develop training materials to improve processes and efficiencies across markets, internally and externally (chapters)
Maintain Students Helping Students Program (15%)
Maintain web resources and social media presence for program
Refresh fundraising and curriculum materials as needed
Lead strategy and implementation for university outreach across markets with intern support
Plan and promote Booktober student engagement initiatives globally
Manage volunteers and/or interns as needed
Qualifications:
Required:
A Bachelor’s Degree
Excellent interpersonal skills
Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people
3-5 years prior experience managing and implementing fundraising initiatives of different sizes
Effectiveness in working or volunteering in a non-profit organization that is focused on maintaining high quality work and low overhead
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative
Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided
Desire and ability to travel as needed
Preferred:
Minimum three years non-profit development experience or sales experience
Working knowledge and experience working with CRM databases
Functional knowledge and experience working with Blackbaud, or similar website and communications software.
Some experience working with teams in multiple geographies
To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:
Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
Be an innovative and creative thinker; you’re not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
Work well independently as well as part of a team
Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment
Compensation:
Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, commuter benefits, and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through literacy and gender equality in education.
Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
How to apply
Please send a cover letter and resume by email, with “Annual Fund Associate – ID” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org. While all applications will be carefully considered, we regret that we are unable to send personalized responses to all applicants due to high applicant volume. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.