Overview
Director, Membership & Sustainability Jobs in Los Angeles, California, USA at La2050
SoCal Grantmakers (SCG) is the regional association for philanthropists and grantmakers working tomake a differencein Southern California communities and worldwide. SCG’s mission is to mobilize philanthropy to learn and take bold actions by acting as aleadershiphub for its members to connect, improve their grantmaking, and amplify their independent efforts throughcollaborative work.
SCG is a philanthropy-supporting organization and nonprofit located in Downtown Los Angeles, California, but that champions effective philanthropy across eight Southern California counties:
Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Our community includes 300 members representing the spectrum of philanthropy, including corporate giving programs, family foundations, public foundations, individual philanthropists, private, independent operating and community foundations, philanthropic advisors, government grantmakers, and grantmaking 501(c)(3) organizations.
SCG also co-leads Philanthropy California, an initiative of Northern California Grantmakers, SoCal Grantmakers, and Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties. Our alliance’s combined membership represents more than 700 philanthropic organizations investing billions every year to support communities across the state, the country, and worldwide.
About the Membership andSustainabilityTeam
The Membership andSustainabilityTeam (MST) is responsible for SCG’s resource development including grants, sponsor ships, membership dues, and other forms of fund development including earned income. The team manages member recruitment, retention, and engagement. The layered team includes the Vice President, Membership &Sustainability;
Director, Grants &Sustainability;
Coordinator, Grants &Sustainability, and Coordinator, Membership.
About this job
The Director, Membership &Sustainability(DMS) is a key member of the Membership andSustainabilityteam, serving as a frontline fundraiser,building relationshipswith members and prospective members, and translating those relationships into revenue to sustain the organization. The DMS directly establishes and maintains ongoing relationships to cultivate and secure new members, conference sponsors, and grant funders for the organization. The DMS serves as a thought partner to the Vice President, Membership &Sustainability, Director, Grants &Sustainability, and the Coordinator, Membership.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Contribute significantly to the success of the Membership &Sustainabilityteam in reaching its fundraising activity and revenue goals through a strong, frontline focus.
Through networking and relationship building, the DMS will directly cultivate and engage membership and fundraising prospects via SCG and external programs and events, 1:1 meetings/calls, and email; activate VP/CEO/others as needed for strategic prospects.
Research and identify SCG MVV (mission/vision/values) aligned prospective members and additional fundraising opportunities with new/current members to contribute to an active portfolio of prospects to move through the fundraising cycle.
Work across teams to be able to effectively communicate about ongoing and new projects throughout the organization, identify strategic funding gaps, and pursue fundraising opportunities to fill those gaps.
Member Engagement (20%):
Work collaboratively across teams to engage members who are at risk for lapsing, as well as key membership segments: family philanthropy, corporat…
Title: Director, Membership & Sustainability
Company: La2050
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Category: Non-Profit, Management
