From: Funding Exchange Board of Directors
Date: November 12, 2009 4:20:03 PM EST
Subject: Executive Director Search Announcement
Dear Friends,
We are happy to announce our Executive Director Search. Please forward this e-mail to anyone you think would be a great candidate.
Executive Director Search
The Funding Exchange, located in New York City, is seeking an executive director who has a social justice background and is looking for the opportunity to work with social justice organizations around the country to leverage the resources needed to effect social change. The ideal candidate will have experience managing an organization, supervising staff, cultivating individual donors, securing foundation grants, and a working knowledge of social justice philanthropy.
Founded over 30 years ago, the Funding Exchange was created by a group of social activists that pioneered the idea of community-based philanthropy that supports grassroots organizations whose work addresses the root causes of social problems, and involves community activists and donor activists in the governance and grantmaking decisions of the organization. There are currently sixteen funds located in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Portland/Eugene, Oregon, Chicago, Denver, Madison, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Knoxville, Pittsburgh, Honolulu, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Boise. As a group, the Funding Exchange Network funds community-based grassroots organizing for which it is well known and is able to mobilize its network in support of local, national and international peace and justice efforts.
The Executive Director of the Funding Exchange, along with the Board of Directors and staff, provides the leadership, vision and management for a network of 16 community foundations who fund social justice. The Executive Director also manages a national office, which, in addition to coordinating activities for the network, administers donor advised and activist advised grant-making programs. The budget for both the network activities as well as national office programming is raised by the national office. The Executive Director reports to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
The Funding Exchange seeks an Executive Director with the following qualifications:
* Strategic and political thinker
* Demonstrated leadership in social justice and working knowledge of social justice funding
* Understanding of community organizing
* Experience working for a multi-racial justice movement
* Commitment to advancing an anti-racist agenda within a multi-cultural organization
* Demonstrated ability to build and inspire a cohesive team of staff, board, volunteers, and the greater community.
* Experience working with a nonprofit board.
* Excellent writing and public speaking skills.
* Management skills and an approach that is responsive to diverse work styles.
* At least ten years nonprofit, preferably philanthropic, senior management experience dealing with administrative issues, financial management, and staff supervision
* Experience cultivating and maintaining relationships with individual donors
* Experience increasing the fund raising and income generating capacity of a nonprofit
* Demonstrated ability to be a mediator and to bring people together to build consensus
* An advanced degree and/or experience in relevant field; five-ten years demonstrated experience
The Funding Exchange is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, nation origin, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation or preference, or physical or mental disability.
Electronic submission of inquires, referrals, and resumes with cover letter are preferred and should be sent to: alice@fundforsouth.org
Resumes will be accepted until December 15, 2009 and should include salary requirements.
Funding Exchange
C/O Alice Jenkins
Fund for Southern Communities
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue
Suite 1061
Decatur, GA 30030