About Shareable
Shareable is an award-winning nonprofit news, action and connection hub for the sharing transformation. We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, but have a global reach through our online news site and activist network.
What is the Sharing Transformation?
It’s a movement evolving from grassroots efforts to solve today’s biggest challenges. It’s emerging as a new way forward; it’s big, global, and impacts every part of society.
Today, new circumstances have created an unprecedented opportunity to amplify cities as platforms for sharing. People are already acting on this opportunity. Driven by economic need and empowered by new technologies, they’re creating new, more resilient ways of providing food, jobs, housing, goods, and transportation for themselves and each other in cities.
This is the sharing transformation. It’s characterized by an explosion of practices such as carsharing, ridesharing, cooperatives, community farms, shared housing, shared workspaces and a multitude of new micro-enterprises made possible by platforms that connect supply and demand at the peer-to-peer level.
Sharing is fun, practical, green, and perhaps most of all, it’s empowering. It enables us to experience and do things we never thought possible. We at Shareable can say this because we’ve experienced the sharing transformation ourselves. We are sharers. We’ve told the stories of sharers to millions of people from all over the world since 2009. We’ve seen this transformation time and again in people from all walks of life. It’s why we do what we do. It’s why we believe the sharing transformation is unstoppable.
Position Overview:
We are seeking an innovative and results-driven Development Manager, Online Giving to lead all aspects of Shareable’s online fundraising efforts. The Development Manager, Online Giving will be the engineer of the development function and will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to build fundraising strategies that support long-term sustainability. Reporting to the Founder and Executive Director, the Development Manager, Online Giving will play a critical role on the team, bringing flexibility, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit to the organization. Shareable is a young organization with a small dedicated staff. This is a tremendous opportunity for a self-directed development professional to help shape the fundraising strategy as Shareable continues to grow.
Responsibilities:
• In partnership with the Executive Director, create, implement and execute a robust fundraising plan that is reflective of Shareable’s goals.
• Serve as an engaging external ambassador of Shareable, helping to build a diverse portfolio of supporters, including individuals, foundations, corporations and federal grants with a particular interest in identifying and cultivating relationships that will support the organization’s growth and brand awareness.
• Track and evaluate the efficacy of fundraising activities in accordance with the strategic fundraising plan.
• Help to develop an earned income stream for Shareable, exploring viable possibilities based on what’s credible in Shareable’s niche market, including a potential online membership program
• Maintain excellent relations with donors through timely, positive communication and excellent customer service.
• Stay current on best practices in philanthropy, social media, and marketing; integrate best practices into fundraising activities.
• Become fluent in issues relating to the sharing economy in order to sell Shareable’s programs across diverse audiences in a way that’s compelling and engaging.
Qualifications:
• A minimum of 3-5 years professional experience with demonstrated success of developing online fundraising programs; additional experience with corporate and foundation giving preferred.
• Superior interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills; demonstrated ability to conceptualize and describe needs in accessible and compelling ways.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage a variety of project simultaneously.
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated experience facilitating teams towards aggressive goals; experience managing volunteers is preferred.
• Experience using Salesforce or NationBuilder a plus
• Ability to thrive in a small, innovative and entrepreneurial environment; experience or a high-level of comfort working on a virtual team is required
• Background in environment, economics, urban planning or other relevant mission-area preferred; demonstrated passion for the sharing economy required.
• Some travel required if located outside of the Bay Area.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
To Apply:
Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format, to Neal Gorenflo here. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Shareable offers a competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with experience and skills.
Shareable is an equal opportunity employer.
