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Position: Development Director
Reports To: Executive Director
Work Hours: Full-Time, Exempt; includes evening and weekend work.
Compensation: $72-$82K
Union Eligible: No

Organization Description
Our mission is to build power within Minnesota’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and address inequities through intersectional organizing, advocacy, education, and direct support services.

We envision a safe and equitable world where all members of our communities are free to lead lives of opportunity, autonomy, and full self-expression.

Job Description
As the Director of Development, you are responsible along with the Executive Director for managing donor and external relations to support a $2.5MM budget organization. This role is responsible for directly soliciting and stewarding significant
donor relationships - including individual and corporate supporters - and supporting the work of the Grants Manager to create a well-rounded portfolio of support. The Director of Development is responsible for major fundraising events and mailings throughout the year. This role directly supervises the Development and Communications team, coordinating across the organization to ensure timely and
effective communication and a cohesive approach to organizational messaging, funding needs, and relationship management.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Cultivate and grow a shared portfolio of individual donors, corporate relationships, and key external funders in partnership with the Executive
  Director to secure support for the organization’s mission of advancing LGBTQ+ equity. Personally solicit individual donors for support including both current use and planned (estate) gifts. (40%)
• Support and manage the Development and Communications team as direct supervisor; and provide coordinated leadership across teams within the organization.(25%)
• Work collaboratively to support a coordinated messaging strategy that ensures donors and key stakeholders have effective multimedia communications about the organization’s work and needs - including annual appeals, reports, and other projects as needed throughout the year. Help to communicate internally about key tools and templates for departments to engage their audiences and grow the organization’s reach and engagement. (20%)
•  Organize and lead key organizational events including OutFront’s annual fundraising gala, hosted fundraisers, and support for other fundraising opportunities in our communities throughout the year. (10%)
• Other duties as assigned. (5%)

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in donor and external relations work with demonstrated success at increasing engagement and support.
• Demonstrated experience managing staff, projects, and teams.

• Strong writing and editing skills

• Strong time and deadline management, and ability to foster strong team relationships, since the essence of the work involves collaborative efforts while managing deadlines

• Knowledge about and commitment to current LGBTQ+ issues

• Strong commitment to equity for LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, people of color, transgender people, youth, elders

• Proven ability and desire to work across differences such as race, gender, ethnicity, age, religious identity, and other aspects of identity

• Desire for coaching and learning new things

Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@outfront.org

Position: Religious and Faith-Based Organizer
Reports To: Organizing Director
Work Hours: Full-Time, Exempt; includes evening and weekend work. 
Compensation: $57-60K
Union Eligible: Yes

Organization Description
Our mission is to build power within Minnesota’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and address inequities through intersectional organizing, advocacy, education, and direct support services.

We envision a safe and equitable world where all members of our communities are free to lead lives of opportunity, autonomy, and full self-expression.

Job Description 
As the Religious and Faith-Based Organizer, you are responsible for supporting and growing organizing efforts across the state in faith-based spaces of all traditions and through communities of religious and spiritual practice. These efforts complement our broader community organizing work by deepening engagement with supportive faith-based spaces and networks, supporting faith-based communities to confront and engage white Christian nationalist narratives, and deepening coalition partnerships to support faith-based voices on our communities' issues. Key project based responsibilities will include supporting events, organizing efforts, and coalition spaces.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• 35%: Directly support and lead on OutFront Minnesota’s work in shared Rights, Faith, and Democracy cohort and other coalition spaces collectively engaging around issues of faith narratives, and areas of public education and policy intersections 
• 30%: Support, cultivate, and grow OutFront Minnesota’s faith-based networks and engaged religious communities through the work of our In Good Faith network and existing faith-based organizing structures.
• 20%: Provide training to religious and faith-based organizations and community spaces around LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion work.
• 10%: With the full organization, participate in and support staff-wide events including, but not limited to, Pride Celebrations, annual Youth Summit, Lobby Day, and Gala. 
• 5%: Other duties as assigned.

Anti-Racism Expectations:
Abide by and lead organization-wide efforts to incorporate anti-racism principles and cultural competency into all aspects of work. Lead in developing and growing an anti-racist culture within the department. Lead workplace and local community organizing equity and justice through open sharing of personal anti-racist ideologies and commitments. Offer consideration towards racial inequity, injustice, and historical trauma when working with BIPOC staff and leaders.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in community organizing or related work; with a strong preference for organizing experience with religious or faith-based community spaces.
• Ability to travel regularly for community events and organizing work throughout the state.
• Demonstrated ability to complete independent work within a collaborative small team environment.
• Knowledge about and commitment to current LGBTQ+ issues
• Strong commitment to equity for LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, people of color, transgender people, youth, elders
• Proven ability and desire to work across differences such as race, gender, ethnicity, age, religious identity, and other aspects of identity
  Desire for coaching and learning new things

OutFront Minnesota is deeply committed to intersectional practices and the work of social, racial, gender, and economic justice. We strongly encourage persons of color, women, trans folks, queer people, people with disabilities, and those who are unemployed or underemployed to apply. If you have any accessibility needs please reach out and OutFront will ensure reasonable accommodations are provided throughout the employment process.

Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@outfront.org