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DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE / GRANT WRITER (Half Time)

Position Summary:

SHJ seeks an experienced half time non-profit development professional with proven grant-writing success, to assist in various aspects of fundraising, primarily in foundation research and requests. Ideally based in Brooklyn or the Greater New York area but can work remotely. The position is paid at $2,800/month and will work in close collaboration with the SHJ executive director, staff, and board leadership.

Must-Haves:

  1. You understand Humanistic Judaism and are committed to it as an identity and a cause.
  2. You can demonstrate grant-writing successes in your career, including providing examples who you did it for and how much you raised.
  3. You can describe your proven system for tracking and organizing your work and time.
  4. You are a personable, excellent communicator.

Please don’t apply if you can’t demonstrate having all four of these attributes.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of SHJ’s current and potential programs, to find funders with aligned philanthropic missions.
  • Write, edit, and format letters of inquiry, grant proposals, foundation reports, acknowledgements, and other components of grant submissions, both independently and in collaboration with SHJ staff.
  • Ensuring that proposals are formatted, packaged, and submitted in accordance with granting foundation requirements.
  • Must work quickly and be able to produce polished proposals needing little editing.
  • Conduct foundation and other prospect research in line with SHJ’s mission and needs.
  • Generate and format financial information, including budgets and financial reports, for proposals and reports, in collaboration with SHJ staff.
  • Track grants and due dates and maintain foundation files.
  • Other development tasks as assigned.

Additional* Skill Set:

  • Confidence explaining Humanistic Judaism’s unique philosophy and community to those unfamiliar.
  • Previous experience with and/or understanding of the organized Jewish community and Jewish communal non-profit ecosystem and major foundations.
  • Two or more years professional non-profit grant writing experience preferred.
  • Excellent research skills using tools such as the Foundation Center database.
  • Proficiency with Raiser’s Edge as well as common business software (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email clients).
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects at once, be detail-oriented, and work well under deadline.
  • Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff members, external contacts, and donors at all levels.

* We recognize that few applicants will have all qualification. If you match all the “Must-Haves” and meet some additional skills, please apply. In your cover letter, please explain how your experiences are relevant to the above responsibilities and qualifications.

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to: Paul Golin, Executive Director, Society for Humanistic Judaism, info@SHJ.org

NATIONAL COORDINATOR (P/T Independent Contractor), Jews for a Secular Democracy

Jews for a Secular Democracy (JFASD) is a pluralistic initiative of the Society for Humanistic Judaism (www.SHJ.org) to counter the influence of religion on government, by galvanizing the Jewish community to defend the constitutional separation of church and state. JFASD provides a uniquely Jewish perspective on religion-state separation by drawing on Jewish teachings, history, and experience to educate, advocate, and mobilize the Jewish community into action on the issues.

JFASD seeks a parttime National Coordinator—ideally based in either Florida, New York City, or Greater Washington D.C.—to oversee all aspects of the initiative. The position is paid as an independent contractor at $1,800/month and will work in close collaboration with the SHJ executive director, staff, and board leadership.

The bottom line about who we’re looking for is a person that wants to champion this cause, will make its success a top priority, and has the skills to get it done.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Overseeing all aspects of the initiative in collaboration with JFASD volunteer leaders, organizers, and the staff and volunteer leadership of the Society for Humanistic Judaism.
  • Helping to create educational and advocacy content around church-state separation issues through a Jewish perspective, including LBGTQ+ equality, reproductive justice, women’s rights, and more.
  • Mobilizing Jews of all denominations, and their friends, family members, and allies, to participate in JFASD programs, both in-person and online.
  • Developing programs and political actions to galvanize participation and engender change, while growing and coordinating state-based cohorts of volunteer grassroots organizers.
  • Fostering partnerships on the local and national levels among Jewish communal and secular social justice organizations, across institutional and denominational lines.
  • Collating materials created and lessons learned from on-the-ground pilot efforts into replicable programs and curriculum.
  • Identifying and engaging thought leaders on the issues, including authors, scholars, and other legal and Judaic experts, to help shape and deliver the intellectual content behind the education and advocacy.
  • Advocating for the cause publicly by overseeing the JFASD online and social media presence.
  • Tracking the benchmarks for outputs, outcomes, and expenditures, and accurately reporting them quarterly.

Ideal* qualifications include:

  • At least 2+ years of experience in community organizing and programming, ideally in the Jewish or Secular social justice spaces.
  • An understanding of the organized Jewish community, Judaism, and the Jewish experience, and how it relates to First Amendment freedom of religion issues.
  • Experience meeting with elected officials and policy makers.
  • A proven ability to motivate people to action and grow participation.
  • An existing network of fellow activists and a significant social media reach.
  • Self-directed and organized in determining tasks to undertake in order to achieve initiative goals.
  • Excellent spoken and written communication skills and positive interpersonal skills.

* We recognize that few applicants will have all qualification. If you match some areas and have comparable experiences in others, please apply. In your cover letter, please explain how your experiences are relevant to the above responsibilities and qualifications.

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to: Paul Golin, Executive Director, Society for Humanistic Judaism, info@SHJ.org

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