Director of Fundraising/Development

Sustainable Seattle is a nonprofit organization that advances individual, neighborhood, city, and regional sustainability through strategic partnerships, shared learning, and multi-stakeholder actions.

Founded in 1991 in the spirit of the Rio Convention on Development and the Environment, Sustainable Seattle is thought to be the first “Sustainable Community” organization, where today there are hundreds of sustainable state, county, city, and community organizations. We issued our first set of community indicators for sustainability in 1993, and won an award in 1996 from the United Nations for “Excellence in Indicators Best Performance” for our second indicators report.  Sustainable Seattle has given rise to leaders in the sustainability field, including major consultants, policy makers and business leaders.

Sustainable Seattle has 3 program areas: Emerging People, Projects and Ideas, Community Connections and Indicators into Actions. Our major projects within these programs include B-Sustainable.org and Dream a Sound Future Competition. B-sustainable.org is our fourth iteration of indicators. It was designed to shift the field of sustainability in terms of users and its process. Dream a Sound Future is a design competition inviting our community to create the blueprint for a sustainable future.

Position Overview: 

Sustainable Seattle is seeking an enthusiastic fundraising professional to serve as Fundraising/Development Manager for our well known and respected organization. 

As Fundraising/Development Manager, you are a self-starter, highly motivated and committed individual with exceptional communication skills and a positive outlook who is seeking a management-level position in which you can make a real difference by helping to bring about systematic change, position yourself in the sustainability field or jump-start your career. In addition, you desire to create a paid position for yourself out of a volunteer opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Work in partnership with the executive director,
• Direct annual membership campaigns and other individual giving efforts
• Manage the strategic development of Sustainable Seattle database and on-line giving vehicles
• Plan Fundraising events 
• Handle all phases of grant writing and reporting , coordinating ongoing relations with grantors, maintaining grant records and tracking systems
• Work with the executive director to write, produce and distribute annual report

Qualifications:

Professional experience in fundraising, marketing, and/or communications preferred.  On-line giving experience preferred. Grant writing experience and track record of fundraising success preferred.

Outstanding writing, editing, and verbal communications skills. Capable of articulating complex issues to audiences with varying levels of sophistication. Solid project management, prioritizing, and organizational skills. Works well on a team and independently. 

To Apply:

Please send letter of interest, resume, and writing sample to Laura Musikanski, executive director.