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Author: hiro <h...@torproject.org>
Date: Tue Jun 5 18:23:49 2018 +0200
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+#include "head.wmi" TITLE="Tor Project: Jobs (Fundraising Director)"
CHARSET="UTF-8"
+<div id="content" class="clearfix">
+ <div id="breadcrumbs">
+ <a href="<page index>">Home » </a>
+ <a href="<page about/overview>">About » </a>
+ <a href="<page about/jobs>">Jobs</a>
+ </div>
+ <div id="maincol">
+<h1>Internet Freedom Nonprofit Seeks Experienced Fundraising Director</h1>
+<h2>(Posted June 5, 2018)</h2>
+
+<p>
+The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides
technical infrastructure for privacy protection over the internet, is seeking a
dynamic, creative, and organized Fundraising Director to help us grow and
expand our funding base. The Fundraising Director will be responsible for
planning, directing and coordinating all fundraising activities, with an
emphasis on diversifying our funding sources. The ideal candidate will have at
least five years of leadership experience working in the fundraising department
of nonprofit organization. This person must be able to straddle the worlds of
technology and fundraising. The Tor Project is funded in part by government
research and development contracts, and in part by individual, foundation and
corporate donations. The ability to talk about the Tor Project's work to all
different types of current and potential donors is essential.
+</p>
+
+
+<p>
+This senior level position will report directly to the Executive Director and
will be part of the organization's leadership team. The Fundraising Director
will set and guide the strategy for all of our fundraising, including
increasing contributions from government, foundation, corporate, and individual
donors. This is a new, hands-on position for a highly skilled fundraising
professional.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Responsibilities:</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Work with Tor Project program staff to understand and communicate
effectively about the range of our projects and accomplishments.</li>
+
+<li>Grow a major gifts program, including identification, cultivation, and
solicitation of major donors.</li>
+<li>
+Oversee the flow of our donation system, from initial ask to thank you.</li>
+<li>Oversee grant seeking, including research, proposal writing, and reporting
requirements.</li>
+<li>Interact with our current government and foundation program officers,
making sure they are receiving necessary reports and keeping them apprised of
our work.</li>
+<li>Oversee our annual crowdsourced funding campaign.</li>
+<li>Supervise and collaborate with our grant writer.</li>
+<li>Write and edit grant proposals, grant reports, year-end report, conference
one-pagers and other fundraising-specific writing.</li>
+<li>Plan fundraising events, as appropriate.</li>
+<li>Determine appropriate Tor Project booth presence at conferences and
events.</li>
+<li>Ensure that the time of the Executive Director is used efficiently for
fundraising.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Qualifications:</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Demonstrated track record of success in raising major gifts and writing
complex proposals for various audiences, including foundations.</li>
+<li>Knowledge and experience in fundraising techniques, particularly major
gift fundraising. Must be comfortable making pitches and personally asking
people for money.</li>
+<li>Excellent verbal, written, and editing skills, including the ability to
produce high quality work quickly and under deadline pressure.</li>
+<li>Ability to develop fundraising budgets and prepare financial reports.</li>
+<li>Comfortable with highly technical topics and ability to explain them
clearly and accurately to non-technical audiences. Must embrace the mission of
the Tor Project.</li>
+<li>Strong generalist understanding of the basic mechanics of how the internet
works, as well as issues related to privacy, security, censorship, and
surveillance.</li>
+<li>Excellent computer skills, including familiarity with donation tracking
systems. (We use the open source CiviCRM.)</li>
+<li>Experience with, or willingness to learn how to use, communications and
collaboration technologies such as PGP, IRC, Jitsi, Signal, WordPress, and
etherpads.</li>
+<li>Hard working and highly organized with superior attention to detail.</li>
+<li>Willingness to take responsibility and initiative.</li>
+<li>Highly collaborative, preferably with experience working with and as part
of remote teams in different time zones.</li>
+<li>Prior experience working on U.S. government grants and contracts is a
plus.</li>
+<li>Willingness to travel to international meetings at least twice a year.</li>
+<li>The successful candidate should be eager to be an inspiring mentor and
colleague to the board and staff of the Tor Project.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+The Tor Project's workforce is smart and committed. Experience working with
open source communities and/or a dedication to Internet freedom are added
pluses. The Tor Project currently has a paid and contract staff of around 35
developers and operational support staff, plus many thousands of volunteers who
contribute to our work. The ideal candidate will be energetic, unflappable and
flexible, and will thrive in a highly-technical collaborative environment.
+</p>
+<p>
+This is a full-time, hands-on position, which can be done remotely or in our
office in Seattle, WA. Flexible salary, depending on experience. The Tor
Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy; 14
paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New Year's,
when the office is closed); health, vision, dental, disability, and life
insurance paid in full for employee; flexible work schedule; and occasional
travel opportunities.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+To apply, send a cover letter and your resume to hr at torproject dot org with
the subject "Fundraising Director." Tell us why you think you're the right
person for this job, and please include links to writing samples. No phone
calls please!
+ </p>
+ <p>
+The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
employer.</p>
+ </div>
+ <!-- END MAINCOL -->
+ <div id = "sidecol">
+#include "side.wmi"
+#include "info.wmi"
+ </div>
+ <!-- END SIDECOL -->
+</div>
+<!-- END CONTENT -->
+#include <foot.wmi>
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diff --git a/about/en/jobs.wml b/about/en/jobs.wml
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<p>Specifically, we're looking for the following people currently:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="<page about/jobs-localization-projectmanager>">Localization
Project Manager (Part-time)</a></li>
+ <li><a href="<page about/jobs-fundraising-director>">Fundraising
Director</a></li>
</ul>
<p>In the past, we looked for the following people:</p>
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