We offer an excellent benefits package that includes compensation commensurate with your qualifications, the ability to work remotely, and a 401(k) employee retirement and investment plan with a generous company contribution. We will support you by providing the tools you need in this role, and also provide other benefits such as flexible time off and parental leave policies. Compensation is dependent on location.
The Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation are proud to be equal opportunity employers, and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or military/veteran status. All our employees are empowered to share their expertise and to collaborate with each other on an equal basis to achieve personal and professional goals.
Our people are our greatest strength. The Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion, where everyone is valued for their distinct contributions. The collective sum of our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent are key to our success, and make us who we are today.
Additional Information:
Telecommuting is allowed.
About Our Organization
The Internet Society and our supporting organization the Internet Society Foundation, share the vision that the Internet is for everyone. Together, we work to protect the Internet as a place of opportunity, supporting and promoting the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society
We connect and empower communities so that the Internet can remain open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy for all who use it.
We mobilize technologists, end users, potential users, policymakers, government agencies and institutional and corporate partners to defend and promote the collaborative inter-networking, technical standards, and protocols that grow and strengthen the Internet.
If you share our belief in the power of the Internet, join us and be part of our mission!
What You'll Do
The Internet Society Foundation is a supporting organization of the Internet Society, a US-incorporated 501(c)(3) public charity. The Vice President of Donor Contributions is employed by a charitable supporting organization to drive and elevate fundraising efforts globally on behalf of a supported charity in the USA.
The incumbent is responsible for developing the strategies and leading efforts to generate public support from a wide array of sources. The effect will be to improve the charity’s impact while ensuring broad public support as defined for US charities. The Vice President of Donor Contributions will develop a sustainable strategy to achieve ambitious fundraising targets across a 5-year horizon and lead a team to implement it, drawing on support and activities from both the supported and supporting organizations. This position has direct reports.
Location: Remote -Work from home.
Your Daily Responsibilities Include
Strategy and Planning
Develop a sustainable fundraising strategy to generate a minimum of USD 10 million annual recurring public support revenue in the first year from multiple sources (organization membership fees, grants, qualifying sponsorships, and especially individual donations).
Lead a team and implement the strategy.
In cooperation with internal stakeholders, lead the development of any long-term strategy to achieve agreed long term organizational goals.
Identify new potential income streams and produce strategies to access these funds.
Fundraising
Provide leadership and influence across the supported and supporting entities to foster a culture of fundraising opportunity.
Develop annual budgets and prepare reports suitable for consumption by executive management, the boards, auditors, and the public.
Establish excellent collaborations and working relations with internal and external stakeholders.
Other duties as assigned
What You Need to Get the Job Done
Professional experience
Significant experience of fundraising at a senior level and in an international setting.
Demonstrable track-record of generating income from a range of sources including individual donations, trusts and foundations, government and importantly, international private sector corporate.
The ability to develop a sustainable fundraising strategy.
The commercial acumen to manage budgets and set and meet key performance indicators.
The leadership skills to build and manage a team.
The ability to find solutions and work within organizational constraints or limitations.
Work Attitude
Committed to the organization’s mission, values and objectives.
Entrepreneurial: takes initiative and actively seek to deepen current donor relationships and to forge new ones.
Excellent planning, time management and organizational abilities.
Highly motivated and able to work independently to agreed goals and targets and take ownership of the overall fundraising programme of the organization.
Able to work under pressure, meeting key project and reporting deadlines.
Commitment to confidentiality where appropriate.
Able to work effectively as part of a small close-knit team.
Effective at working with others to reach common goals and objectives.
Adaptable and flexible to changing circumstances and needs of the role, including flexibility in working hours to ensure coordination with key colleagues in different locations and time zones.
Willing to travel extensively as needed.
Communications
Skilled in creating powerful, compelling written and oral communications for fundraising.
Able to convey complex ideas through brief, simple materials.
Have experience and credibility when presenting materials to external audiences.
Able to convey the issues and philosophy effectively to donors, funders, supporters, and partners.
Have a strong portfolio of communication and awareness-raising.
Influencing
Strong powers of persuasion; superior networking skills and the ability to represent at the highest levels.
Able to get others to accept ideas by using convincing arguments; create a win-win situation and respond appropriately to key stakeholders.
Relationship Building
Skilled at establishing and cultivating strong relationships with peers, across different levels of the organization and externally.
Excellent personal contacts and connections with potential major donors and supporters
Excellent interpersonal skills
Sensitivity to differences in culture and nationality with the ability to work closely with colleagues from across the world with a range of professional backgrounds.
Commitment to the Internet Society’s mission, values and objectives
Experience working with a Globally distributed workforce and ability to work across time zone
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability interact positively in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment
