Director of Development, Roots/Shorashim/Judur

JOB TITLE: Development Director, Roots/Shorashim/Judur

REPORTING TO: Director of International Relations, Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger

SALARY: 8,500 NIS per month

ABOUT ROOTS:

Roots is a grassroots Israeli-Palestinian initiative for understanding, trust, non-violence and transformation based in the Gush Etzion-Bethlehem area. We are a unique network of local Palestinians and Israelis who have come to see each other as the partners we both need to make changes to end our conflict. Based on a mutual recognition of each People's connection to the Land, we are developing understanding and solidarity despite our ideological differences. Roots is a place where local peoples can take responsibility. Our work is aimed at challenging the assumptions our communities hold about each other, building trust and creating a new discourse around the conflict in our respective societies. This is a grassroots and local model for making change — from the bottom up.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

As our donor base and impact on the ground increases, Roots is ready to hire a full-time development director for the first time in our history. We are looking for a professional who can help us take our movement and fundraising operation to the next level. We recently acquired a CRM database platform and now need a partner to help us put it into motion. The majority of Roots’ budget comes from private contributions from donors in the United States. We have built relationships with our donors through speaking tours in North America which have reached more than 10,000 people and by hosting more than 150,000 guests at our base of operations in the region. Roots has around 15,000 contacts in our email database and we have more than 1,500 donor contacts. The development director will be tasked with helping our team to capture, organize, and use our contact data to achieve new fundraising goals. This data will support our donor solicitation strategies, crowdfunding initiatives, parlor sessions, online fundraising, and digital marketing campaigns.

LOCATION

This is a remote role and all candidates will be considered, although Roots will give preference to candidates living in the Gush Etzion or Jerusalem area. If the candidate is in Israel/Palestine, occasional visits to the Roots Center will be expected.

Start Date: Between July and September 2021

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Database Management (Our CRM platform is Kindful) – 30%

• · Manage all aspects of Kindful database including donor data entry and maintenance, donor profiles, contact reports, and more
• · Oversee processing of all gifts via mail, credit card, online, and stock transfer and ensure all gifts are entered into the database
• · Generate pledge reminders and invoices
• · Produce and deliver gift acknowledgments and thank you letters for each donation received
• · Develop regular data reports

Donor Cultivation - 40%

• Ensure proper donor stewardship including appropriate follow up meetings, drafting funding/impact reports and proposals for moving gifts through the pipeline/funnel to convert small or one-time gifts to major and ongoing gifts
• · Implement two annual crowdfunding campaigns for Roots Run for Reconciliation with campaign goals of $50,000 each
• · Implement annual Ramadan crowdfunding campaign with a campaign goal of $15,000

• Develop campaigns to target new donors from past participants of Friends of Roots events who are in our contact list and database.

• Recommend appropriate cultivation and solicitation strategies and timing for donor/prospect visits, debrief and manage follow up activity.
• · Help manage Roots’ existing foundation relationships by providing support with grant writing and grant reporting

Administrative & Communications – 20%

• Drafting and implementing digital marketing and email campaigns as well as quarterly newsletters
• Assisting the Director of International Relations with logistical aspects of Roots’ two annual speaking tours in the United States, as well as follow up to the trips
• Draft Roots’ annual report

Team Meetings, Participation in Roots Events – 10%

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency in CRM administration, including prospect and donor management, data quality, and developing reports as well as a good understanding of nonprofit fundraising processes, donor cultivation, and nonprofit marketing.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and interest in analytics, research, and data management
• Highly motivated, go-getter
• Conscientious, reliable, trustworthy
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player
• Passionate about the mission and vision of Roots and people-to-people peacebuilding and reconciliation work between Israelis and Palestinians

NICE TO HAVES

• Acquaintance or comfort with the North American Jewish, Muslim, and interfaith communities
• Basic spoken and written Hebrew or Arabic
• Interest in travelling to the United States to support Roots’ bi-annual speaking tours

Applicants should send a resumé and a one-page cover letter describing why there are interested in this position to Hanan Schlesinger: [email protected] or 055-883-1068