Location: Remote within the US
Salary Range:
Offers will vary based on experience and location-based cost-of-living calculations.
About our organization:
Democracy Works helps millions of Americans vote by providing reliable, useful voting guidance through the sites, apps, and groups they trust.
We’re a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works with election officials across the country, as well as tech platforms like Google and TikTok, nonprofit groups like AARP and DoSomething, academic institutions like Princeton University and the University of Florida, and workplaces like Starbucks and Salesforce to help voters whenever and wherever they need it.
Democracy Works is committed to diversity and inclusion in everything we do and aspires to have a team that’s representative of the voters we serve.
The impact you’ll make:
Democracy Works’ Development Team excels in generating revenue to advance our work to help Americans vote, no matter what. To create sustainability in both our funding pipelines and in our programmatic offerings, the Democracy Works Development team raises over 70% of the organization’s annual budget through contributions, distributed through multiple revenue channels: corporations, foundations, major gifts, mid-level gifts, and grant funding.
As a part of the team, you will be in charge of making sure we hire, retain, and grow a talented and diverse team of fundraising professionals, while you maintain your own portfolio of donors and investors. You will drive team performance toward achieving the goals of Democracy Works’ 3-year strategic plan.
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How we work
Because elections take place everywhere, our employees work from all across the country. We embrace working remotely as the default. Our positions require regular, daily use of a computer (including the use of G-Suite and Slack) to conduct work and communicate with colleagues. We also have regular operating hours (10 am to 6 pm Eastern, Monday to Friday). This position involves occasional travel up to 20%.
For those who prefer to work from an office, we are headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. We are happy to share more details about the office, including accessibility information, as on-site visits are planned.
Benefits
As a member of the team, some of the benefits you’ll enjoy include:
We also offer a 403(b) retirement plan, stipends for equipment and internet reimbursement, and annual Calm or Headspace subscription reimbursements.
To Apply
Please attach your resume and answers to the following questions:
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in Hiring
Democracy Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.
As part of our application, you’ll see an optional form used to collect U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) demographic information. Please note the categories used in this survey are set by the EEOC and may not reflect all existing categories. The data collected in this form is anonymized and is used in our EEOC reporting and in ongoing assessment of our recruitment practices.
Democracy Works follows the I-9 requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position, and you must possess your own work authorization in the U.S. now and in the future to continue working in this position.
Please reach out to hr@democracy.works if you have any questions about our process or if you need accommodation for a medical condition during the hiring process.
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