Reimagine What's Possible: Embrace is dedicated to forging connections, educating, and energizing communities across traditional borders to foster conditions essential for social and economic justice in Boston. Guided by our mission and vision, we are committed to imagining and realizing the full potential of an inclusive and equitable society. Our mission is to dismantle structural racism through our work at the intersection of arts and culture, community engagement, and research and policy.

Overview of Advancement at Embrace

This hybrid team blends fundraising with cultural and creative programming, activations and storytelling, with a strong emphasis on relationship-building, marketing, project management, and event planning. As part of our bold campaign for belonging across research, policy, arts and culture, this team will bring together cross-functional synergies to mobilize a growing coalition of donors and supporters. Part community builder, part storyteller, part fundraiser, this position will be part of a team to deliver high-visibility, impactful experiences that strengthen community connection and advance organizational goals.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Individual Giving

    • Manage a portfolio of individuals for cultivation and stewardship, including current, lapsed, and new donors.

    • Manage and improve systems for tracking, analyzing progress, and data reporting, including a database to support enterprise-wide efforts.

    • Support board communications, cultivation, and stewardship.

  • Institutional Giving

    • Manage a portfolio of institutional relationships for grant funding

    • Manage and improve systems for tracking, analyzing progress and data reporting, including application processes and grant reporting.

  • Production and Systems

    • Collaborate with the narrative team to amplify campaign milestones through compelling content and live experiences, including production of assets like impact reports, donor newsletters, website, and related social media campaigns/features.

    • Work closely with the Advancement team on the development assets and calendar for key cultivation and stewardship, including fall and spring appeals, giving recognitions, swag, personalized letters and emails. 

  • Events, Activations, and Programs

    • Lead the planning and execution of a dynamic experience at Embrace Honors MLK to reflect the organizational mission, fulfill fundraising goals, and community engagement objectives.

    • Manage curation of special guests, honorees, invite lists based on fundraising strategy and relational priorities.

    • Lead custom events and programs designed for major donor cultivation and stewardship.

    • Work closely with cross-organizational team on the design and development of various convenings to support strategic campaigns.

  • Other Duties as assigned

 

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years experience in fundraising, working in a non-profit, public relations, community organizing or related setting;

  • Proven experience in large-scale and smaller custom event planning and execution;

  • Familiarity with cultural and historical programming is a plus;

  • Deep commitment to building community, belonging and justice, with a strong understanding of structural inequities and social theory;

  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills, and experience thriving in a highly collaborative, multifaceted, and fast-paced environment;

  • Creates self-starting systems for continuous learning, keeps abreast of and adapts to a rapidly changing environment;

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience building relationships, influencing stakeholders, and articulating the organization's mission and impact;

  • Strong problem-solving skills, with a track record developing and implementing creative and effective fundraising within scope and budget, under deadline, with minimal supervision and ability to influence others;

  • Strong attention to detail and experience with copyediting; grant-writing is a plus;

  • A goal-oriented person who can plan for the long-term and execute against measurable objectives and self-driven accountability;

  • Proficiency in Google Suite, Excel, donor database systems (e.g. Salesforce, Bloomerang, Network for Good, etc), project management tools like Monday.com;

  • Experience with other digital media like social media, email management systems (like Klaviyo or Mailchimp), website platforms like Wordpress is a plus;

  • Experience with video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro), audio editing software (e.g., Audacity, Adobe Audition), and graphic design tools (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Canva) is not required but desirable.

 

Competencies: 

 

  • Curiosity: Willingness and ability to continuously learn, be curious, adapt to applications quickly, and seek out solutions.

  • Participatory:  Work for the team and the enterprise, with a sense of humor.

  • Cultural alignment: Understand and use language with purpose, intent, rooted in racial, equity, and justice consciousness.

  • Sustainable systems maker: Operate and design for the future of the enterprise, leave it better than you found it.

  • Action focused: Ability to prioritize tasks, put in the extra mile to get the job done with attention to details, by deadline.

  • Positive and professional: Show up with a helpful attitude in addressing inquiries and projects with professionalism. 

  • Proactive: Engage in the excitement to create opportunities and initiative, and take responsibility for the work.

  • Flexibility: Bring skills and temperament to work under pressure, and absorb the unexpected; seek excellence, not perfection, and pivot quickly from mistakes. 

 

Values:

 

  • Love:  We lead with empathy and compassion, cultivating joy-filled relationships where power is shared, difference is welcomed, and wellbeing is paramount.

  • Collectivism: We weave our unique gifts and talents together knowing that to change everything it takes everyone.

  • BIPOC centric: We center the needs, knowledge, and voices of People of Color, bringing experiences from the margins inward so all can participate fully and benefit mutually.

  • Imagination:  We interrogate what is, creating opportunities for innovation and embracing both/and thinking in designing our solutions.

  • Seven generations thinking: We set priorities for long-term sustainability and equity, balancing our sense of urgency with respect for the time it takes to realize lasting impact and change.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

  • Ability to work at workstation for long periods of time;

  • Ability to use a keyboard for extended periods of time;

  • Ability to lift and carry up to 10 pounds, occasionally;

  • Ability to work remotely and on-site as required; and

  • Ability to work and represent the organization outside the regularly scheduled workday (evening/night & weekends) as needed.

 

The content is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job. It is not intended to constitute an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. At management’s discretion, the employee may be assigned different or additional duties from time to time.

 

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents, who are or become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act or applicable state law, must be able to perform the essential functions of the job (including those listed above) either with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation, if any, will be determined by management in consultation with the employee on a case-by-case basis. 



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