EFF has just posted a job listing for a development director, seeking someone to "take charge of EFF's eleven-person Development Team in their efforts to raise over $13 million each year," starting late 2019 or early 2020.
We’re looking for someone with these qualities:
- Experience and confidence managing a team of dedicated development professionals
- Experience working with major donors, planned giving and foundations, including making direct solicitations
- Demonstrated ability to inspire a team to reach ambitious fundraising goals while maintaining work/life balance
- Exceptional skill synthesizing complex concepts and ease communicating the profound importance of online rights for a lay audience, both in writing and in person
- Experience working in a collaborative setting, especially team writing projects
- Excellent judgement and strategic thinking
- A strong leader that colleagues can depend upon
- Comfort and interest learning unusual technical tools
- Joy building rapport with people across all manners of backgrounds, interests, and experiences
Development Director [EFF]
