Minimum Experience: 10-15 years of experience as a nonprofit executive, corporate leader, relationship manager, nonprofit fundraiser, or any combination of the above. Nonprofit experience or Compass Pro Bono volunteer experience is strongly preferred.
Requested Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. MBA, comparable graduate degree, or equivalent experience is preferred.
Type of Position: full-time (negotiable), flexible schedule
Compass Overview: Compass Pro Bono forges lasting ties between local nonprofits and local business professionals to empower thriving, equitable, resilient communities. Compass Pro Bono believes that thriving, equitable, resilient communities are ones in which the local business and local nonprofit sectors are deeply interconnected. We believe that local nonprofits play a critical role in community well-being, and that local business professionals can play a critical role in local nonprofits’ success. We envision a world in which nonprofits consistently have access within their own communities to the business strategy resources they need to thrive, and in which business professionals are empowered to seamlessly leverage their business acumen to sustain the nonprofits serving their communities. Our programs include: curated 2, 4, and 8 month pro bono consulting projects, nonprofit board matching and placement, and an annual excellence in nonprofit leadership summit.
Position Overview: Are you the unique combination of a strategic thinker and hands-on doer with entrepreneurial energy? Do you hunger to make a lasting difference in the Greater Philadelphia region? Does the thought of being a highly visible figure in, and integral contributor to, the viability of the regional nonprofit sector thrill you? Do you get energized by talking to business people, figuring out what makes them tick, and connecting them with meaningful volunteer and philanthropic opportunities? Does gathering and generating resources to drive social impact excite you? Do you thrive when juggling a variety of projects and when no two workdays are alike? Are you a people person with a can-do, customer-service orientation? Do you want to work with a fantastic team at a high-performing social impact organization? If you’re shouting “YES!”, then this is the position for you!
Your mission: Build Compass Pro Bono’s brand recognition, partnerships, and funding across the Greater Philadelphia region – establishing it as the go-to capacity and organizational-resilience- building partner for local nonprofits and the go-to partner for both companies and business professionals eager to make a meaningful difference in the community.
This role is part entrepreneur, part fundraiser, part volunteer recruiter, part brand ambassador, part hands-on relationship manager, part Board whisperer, and part growth strategist.
To be successful in this role, you will: be comfortable working in Slack, G-Suite, and Salesforce (or comparable platforms and tools); be successful with simultaneously attending to the (often-competing) demands of local nonprofits, skilled volunteers, and funders; be adept at facilitating a nonprofit Board; and be both at ease with, and effective, in a hybrid work environment.
The position is based in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The Executive Director will work remotely, with occasional travel 2-3x/year to Washington, D.C. The Executive Director will need to attend and/or facilitate periodic evening and weekend in-person and virtual events, with notice. The position reports to the CEO, works closely with national staff, manages the Philadelphia Program Director, collaborates with the other Compass Pro Bono cities’ Executive and Managing Directors, and staffs the Compass Philadelphia Board.
Responsibilities: As the public face, and leader, of Compass Pro Bono in the Greater Philadelphia region, the Executive Director – Greater Philadelphia is responsible for 1) raising sufficient funds to support all programming and operations within the region; and 2) establishing and executing on a strategic vision to optimize Compass Philadelphia’s impact
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