About the Organization
Founded in 2018, the Center for American Liberty is a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending the Free Speech rights and civil liberties of Americans left behind by civil rights legacy organizations. The Constitution guarantees individual liberty rights, but there is a coordinated assault on our civil liberties from corporations, politicians, socialist revolutionaries, and inept or biased government officials.
Founded by Harmeet Dhillon, The Center for American Liberty is leading the fight against this assault on liberty by holding those who destroy civil liberties accountable through the courts. Having won 3 religious liberty cases at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2021 on behalf of faithful Californians challenging Governor Newsom’s various COVID restrictions, the Center for American Liberty is now litigating Free Speech and civil liberties cases against Twitter, Rose City Antifa, Kaiser hospitals, and various school districts across the country.
About the Position
This is the opportunity of a lifetime for a development professional looking for the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of the Liberty Movement’s most exciting new organization. Awarded the 2020 Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy, the Center for American Liberty seeks to add a talented and experienced development professional to its team to build upon its successes.
The Development Officer position will provide strategic leadership to elevate the Center for American Liberty’s fundraising efforts. This position will report directly to the Executive Director and will be responsible for strengthening relationships with existing donors, stewarding gifts, and developing innovative strategies to increase giving. Experience with Donor Perfect and Moves Management is preferred.
This is a new position at the Center for American Liberty. In its first five years of operation, the Center for American Liberty experienced tremendous growth that necessitates building out a fundraising department that can meet the organization’s financial needs. Because the Center engages in a broad scope of litigation, any development professional joining our team will need to be able to communicate complex legal issues to donors in a way that is clear, concise, and inspiring.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership to increase giving from all sources: individuals, corporations, and foundations
- Manage a portfolio of donors and prospective donors at all stages of the gift cycle
- Steward gifts
- Willingness and ability to travel to meet with donors in-person
- Draft accurate and timely reports after visiting with donors
- Draft and oversee gift/grant proposals
Personal Qualities:
- Demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm for the Center for American Liberty’s mission
- A good listener—able to listen to the needs, stories, and values of the donor
- Self-motivated, industrious, and entrepreneurial
- Positive attitude
- The ability to work both collaboratively and independently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment to continual improvement—hates mediocrity
- Willingness to take risks and think outside the box
- Desire to “roll up your sleeves” to get the job done
- Organized
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of proven success as a fundraising professional with experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding new and existing gifts
- Demonstrated success in writing and submitting successful proposals, LOIs, and other fundraising tools
- Ability and willingness to travel as needed; approximately 40-50%
- Highly effective interpersonal, conversational, and presentation skills
- College degree preferred
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
To Apply
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:
- Cover letter explaining why you are qualified for this position, why you believe in the mission of the Center, and what distinguishes you from others
- Resume
Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.
Questions can be directed to Katy Gambella, Director of Outreach at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].
There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.
While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.
Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.