United We Dream (UWD) is the largest immigrant youth-led community in the country. We create welcoming spaces for young people – regardless of immigration status – to make their voices heard and win victories so that all people can live free and thrive. We recruit, support, engage and empower young people and are creating a new generation of social justice leaders to change our world.

Our powerful network is made up of over 720,000 members, 100+ local groups across 28 states, and we reach over 5 million people online every month. We celebrate our diversity and believe in multi-ethnic, multi-racial, inter-generational intersectional solutions. Over 60% of our members are women and 20% identify as LGBTQ.

Whether we’re organizing in the streets, building innovative technology systems, opening doors for LGBTQ immigrant youth, clearing pathways to education, stopping deportations or creating alliances across social movements, United We Dream puts undocumented immigrant youth in the driver’s seat. United We Dream is a fast-paced, dynamic organization which has become a leading voice in social change and has appeared in every major news outlet in the country.

We are driven by the priorities and needs of our members; have trained thousands of individuals; and have supported countless local organizing groups. Today, United We Dream is arguably the most influential immigrant rights organization in the nation and a leading driver of progressive politics and strategy. Our brand is known around the world and we are proud to be driven by the hopes, dreams, decisions, and brilliance of directly impacted young people.
Learn more about United We Dream by visiting www.unitedwedream.org.

POSITION SUMMARY :

United We Dream is looking for a mission-driven, seasoned, strategic, and results-minded Development Director ready to successfully help the organization continue to achieve its growth. Reporting to the Senior Finance Director, the Development Director is responsible for the development and implementation of UWD’s fundraising strategy including institutional, major and individual gifts, and other revenue-generating strategies.The Development Director oversees a department of 3+ staff and overall department operations.The Development Director develops and, as needed, adapts, the organization’s annual fundraising plan that includes cultivating, securing, and stewarding contributions from institutions, major donors, and other funding partners while developing other revenue-generating opportunities to ensure the organization’s overall growth, diversity of income streams, and long-term sustainability. This is a full time, salaried, exempt remote position.

This position also supports United We Dream Action, a 501C4 affiliated organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop Fundraising Strategy

• Create, track, and update the organization’s multi-year comprehensive development projections and plan across all lines of income (institutional giving, major and individual giving (online and offline), third party giving and other income streams);
• Set annual and quarterly work plan, priorities and goals for the development department and f UWD Fiscal Sponsor groups, currently two, fundraising capacity development and training;
• Lead development of fundraising strategy in consultation/partnership with Executive Director and oversee its successful implementation; and
• Lead research to identify new prospects for funding including state-specific funding for UWD and its affiliate members.

Drive Implementation of Fundraising Strategy

• Maintain & seek out new relationships with funders and have a command of each current and prospective funder and their unique interests, priorities, and structures, as well as preparing and matching asks accordingly;
• Oversee ongoing funder engagement and responsiveness, ensuring regular substantive updates go out to foundation supporters and prospects;
• Oversee foundation prospect implementation plan and timeline to meet multi-year development goals;
• Implement the proposal, report, and renewal process for each funder in collaboration with the Senior Grants Manager;
• Approve written products, including concept memos and proposal narratives, as well as high-quality reports tailored to each unique funder’s interests;
• Work with the Finance Department on the preparation of proposal budgets and to update fundraising progress in budget projections;
• Work with the Digital Department to develop strategies for online/ digital fundraising effort; and
• Implement an institutional sponsorship strategy (for UWD Congress and other large organizational events) to engage businesses and other institutional partners.

Development Operations Management and Supervision

• Oversee development operations, including donor data management systems that are essential to develop strategies and planning;
• Supervise Development Department Staff, including Development Operations Manager and Senior Grants Manager, and other team members and consultants as operations grow; and
• Including that all UWD management tools are implemented and fully used: to include weekly check-ins, quarterly 2*2 feedback conversations, annual evaluations, and supporting staff members drafting annual work plans that ensure leadership development plans are carried out.

Organizational Leadership

• Engage as a senior leader: Advise on organizational strategy; represent the Development Department’s perspective during regular senior leadership team meetings; participate in strategic and long-term planning processes for the organization
• Strategic alignment: Build consensus within the membership to ensure UWD’s Development strategy is aligned with the organizational vision and membership priorities
• Support fundraising: Collaborate with Executive Director, Managing Director, Senior Finance Director, and Development team in fundraising strategy for development priorities
• Build future leaders: Train and mentor youth in Development in order to build a pipeline of young leaders of color in the immigrant rights movement
• Demonstrate embodied leadership: Prioritize taking care of your physical and emotional health as a key component of thriving in your role. Practice self-care behaviors in ways that work best for you and proactively encourage your staff to prioritize self-care as well. Project trust & confidence in your abilities and skills and recognize the achievements and abilities of others
• Strengthen the culture: Ensure a safe, welcoming, and inspiring organizational culture for staff to excel in. Role model and uphold UWD’s values of creating an inclusive and equitable working environment

Travel requirements to meet with funders/ donors and attend UWD events. Percentage of travel will be determined.

Key Qualifications

• At least 5 years of development experience at a $5M+ organization, including national foundation and major donor fundraising.
• At least 2 years of staff or department management experience, with experience delivering results through other staff or consultants.
• Deeply committed to United We Dream’s mission and an ability to balance your burning passion for justice with a good sense of humor.
• Proven track-record of setting and adjusting smart, strategic and ambitious goals, achieving results, and particularly increasing organizational resources from year-to-year.
• A creative approach about individual donors, ready to experiment, evaluate experiments, and build a strategy for bringing more individual donors and major donors into the organization.
• Born to market and sell with a manager, delegator, and coach mentality.
• Detail-oriented with a command for polished, metric-driven, beautiful, and relatable products.
• A diligent work planner with the ability to manage and sequence multiple projects on short and long-term deadlines, and to plan for the department labor it will take to get things done ahead of schedule.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, fast paced environment.
• Experience with immigrant youth/immigrant rights organizing and advocacy preferred.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Compensation: Commensurate with experience. United We Dream offers a competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits package including paid vacation, health insurance, retirement plans, and life insurance.

Base pay range: $101,000 to $135,000 Annually

• Employees who have completed less than 3 years of service with United We Dream:
  • 10 Vacation days per year
• Employees who have completed at least 3 years of service with United We Dream:
  • 15 Vacation days per year
• Paid Time Off Holiday between December and January.
• 12 Paid holidays
• 3% 403(B) employer discretionary contribution
• 12 weeks of paid family leave
• Medical/Dental/Vision/ life coverage + dependents
• $120 Reimbursement included cell service/data and utilities monthly
• $500 Reimbursement for office supplies working from home annually

LOCATION

As UWD is a remote-first workplace, this is a full-time, remote position. We have a preference to hire in states where we already have employees working from home - AZ, DC, CT, CA, FL, IL, MO, NJ, NM, NY, OK, SC, and TX. Once UWD determines it is safe to do so, you may be required to travel occasionally to DC or elsewhere, for internal team meetings, retreats, and UWD events as required for your role.

To Apply

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please submit a resume, cover letter - optional, and at least one writing example through our career website https://unitedwedream.org/about/careers/. Please do not send duplicate materials and incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please.

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UWD is an equal opportunity employer; people of color and individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. UWD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship status, religion, political orientation, genetic information, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

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