Metro Justice

Fundraising & Membership Coordinator

Based in Rochester, NY

 

Overview:

• 20 hours a week, part-time position with potential increase of hours based on performance.
• Mentored by Lead Organizer.
• Submits monthly reports to the Metro Justice Council.
• Supervised by a designated member of the Metro Justice Council.
• Paid bi-weekly.
• Meet fundraising targets set by Metro Justice Council, in collaboration with Lead Organizer and Metro Justice Finance Committee, through growing grassroots membership, major gifts from mission-aligned organizations, and grants.
• Salary and benefits: $20/hr, 10 days PTO, 5 sick days

Duties
Membership:

• Grow membership through new member recruitment and membership renewals to meet membership goals set by Metro Justice Council in consultation with Metro Justice Finance Committee and Lead Organizer.
• Use fundraising calls and one-on-one meetings as primary methods for growing membership.
• Grow, maintain, and coordinate Fundraising and Membership volunteer committee for support in accomplishing membership goals.
• Be proficient in maintaining, creating, and pulling lists from the database for membership fundraising.

Major gifts:

• In consultation with Metro Justice and Lead Organizer, devise and implement a plan to recruit long-term organizational memberships from mission-aligned organizations for annual major gifts of $2000+.

General:

• In conjunction with the normal membership and sustainer income, assure that Metro Justice meets fundraising targets as specified in the budget.
• In addition to phone, utilize email, snail mail, and social media to aid in meeting the above targets.
• Create regular work plans.
• Track detailed metrics on all fundraising activities at all times and provide regular reports to the Metro Justice Council.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently, problem-solve, and show strong initiative.
• Familiarity with GSuite and Nationbuilder or must be able to learn new software quickly after introductory training.

Preferences

• Grant writing experience preferred.
• Ability to be flexible in duties is preferred.
• Experience working in small nonprofits is preferred.

This is not a bargaining unit position, however Metro Justice is a community affiliate of the Rochester Labor Council.

To Apply:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@metrojustice.org by May 7th.