Reclaim Philadelphia is a member-led organization that builds community power to win change, reclaim government for the people, and advance economic, racial, and gender justice. Since our founding in 2016, we have significantly changed the political landscape in Philadelphia with a series of previously unimaginable electoral victories. Recently independent after years of fiscal sponsorship, we seek our first Executive Director. The most important thing you need to know before applying is that we are a membership organization and do not want to be a typical nonprofit. Our Board is committed to being member-led, making our organization more democratic, increasing member participation, encouraging member initiative and leadership development, and moving away from Covid-era electronic-only organizing practices. Externally we want to focus on collaborative work and strengthening relationships with partners old and new.
Good candidates must support our values and our theory of change. They will be creative, kind, respectful, positive, and organized. Further, they will align with the vision of greater democracy and collaboration laid out by the Board. They will be anchored by a deep commitment to membership and sense of accountability to members and, more broadly, to serving the multiracial working class. They will agree that staff time should be used not to do all the work, but to build the infrastructure to empower and facilitate members and leaders to organize neighbor-to-neighbor, like a membership-led organization should. They will be eager to think outside the boxes and traps of the nonprofit world and work as a partner with the Board and member-leaders to experiment to create powerful new models of success that combine the reliability of paid staff with the scalability and true power of member-led organizing.
The Executive Director will work with the Board and member leaders to achieve Reclaim’s mission, conducting day-to-day operations efficiently, developing and evaluating programs, overseeing campaigns, managing personnel, and leading fundraising efforts. More specifically, the Executive Director will:
Program and Operations:
- Work with the Board and members to build the infrastructure of the organization, ensuring systems, processes, and work plans across the organization are aligned with Reclaim’s vision and current priorities and that day-to-day operations are set up for maximum impact.
- Ensure strategic priorities are reflected in an actionable plan with measurable milestones and outcomes.
- Perform day-to-day operational and programmatic duties and tasks related to the continued functioning and success of Reclaim, including but not limited to meeting with member leaders, planning trainings, developing field plans, etc.
- Serve as a lead external ambassador and spokesperson for Reclaim with the media, donors, coalition partners, elected officials, and other external stakeholders.