Category: Management Level

Administrative Manager: Uplift Center for Grieving Children

The Administrative Manager will manage general operations and office duties such as administrative financial responsibilities, facilities maintenance, office organization, and inventory management as well as providing minimal executive assistant support to the Executive Director. The ideal candidate for this position is highly skilled in organization and communication while detail-oriented and proactive. This position reports directly to the Executive Director and requires a high level of confidentiality to be maintained.

Uplift Center for Grieving Children (Uplift), located in Philadelphia, PA, provides free peer support groups for children and their caregivers grieving the death of a significant other. These services take place in schools (public, parochial, charter, and private), community-based settings, at Uplift’s office, virtually, and through the Philly HopeLine (Uplift’s mental health services hotline). Uplift believes that no child should grieve alone. The organization is currently seeking a dedicated and passionate professional to join its team and support the mission.

$37,500 – $45,000 / year.

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Operations/Finance Manager: Mom Your Business

Mom Your Business prides itself on delivering efficient and effective solutions to diverse entrepreneurs. Our success is largely dependent on delivering quality programs and services. We’re currently searching for an experienced operations and finance manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a proven Program Manager with previous experience in strategizing and implementing program initiatives. This individual will lead large-scale programs and must be adept in communication, coordination, and time management. In partnering with internal/external stakeholders, this candidate will identify efficiency opportunities within their program scope and measure success from inception to completion.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the organizational and program budgets
  • Help the Executive Director identify funding sources
  • Invoicing and receivables for programs (The Community Manager will continue to be responsible for invoicing and receivables for the Hub)
  • Financial management for organizations and programs, including but not limited to payroll and benefits management, banking, and bookkeeping
  • Grant Administration
  • Accountability for spending monitoring/reporting to the accountant
  • Analyze, evaluate, and mitigate program risks and produce program and budget reports for the Executive Director, Board, and stakeholders
  • Other Human Resources responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performance evaluations and feedback, new hire onboarding/offboarding, and support recruitment of new hires

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Director, Student Engagement: Campus Philly

Organizational Overview:

Campus Philly fuels inclusive economic growth by encouraging diverse college students and recent graduates to study, explore, live and work in the Greater Philadelphia region. Campus Philly works with 30+ college and university partners in the region to help students fall in love with Philadelphia and stay in the region after they graduate.

Position Summary:

The Director of Student Engagement functions as Campus Philly’s relationship manager for college and university partners, maintaining relationships in enrollment management, student life, career services, alumni engagement, the president’s office and with specific departments and programs, faculty, and staff. The Director supports the VP of Partnerships with college and university partnership management and renewal process each spring. The position also sets the schedule and oversees execution of all student and higher ed programming including CollegeFest, career programming, Inclusive Leadership Conference, “Philly Night Out” series, and others.

Application deadline: February 12, 2025

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Director of Communications & Public Relations: SquashSmarts

Description

The Director of Communication & Public Relations will join an award-winning non-profit to help develop and broaden the positive public profile and impact awareness of the SquashSmarts youth mentoring program.

Core Responsibilities: Develop and implement year-round Communication & PR effort, including

 Create and coordinate content (text/graphic/photo/video) for external communications

 Manage organization’s website, social media platforms, monthly e-newsletters and print publications  Ensure brand consistency across print marketing, on-line platforms, and media materials

 Draft press releases, fact sheets, media advisories and other support materials as needed

 Generate positive publicity through media channels

 Cultivate and maintain strong stakeholder/media relations

 Monitor media and in-market peer/competitor program activities

 Track, report, analyze and grow media impressions

 Assist with the planning and execution of non-profit program initiatives and special events

 Manage sensitive issues to maintain non-profit’s respected reputation

Salary: USD $50,000 – $70,000 / year

Instructions:

Email cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references including full name, phone number and relationship to candidate to: Ms. Jeanie Shanahan, Executive Assistant, info@squashsmarts.org

Development Manager: Fab Youth Philly

About us: Fab Youth Philly (FYP) is a Philadelphia-based youth workforce development nonprofit. Our summer and afterschool jobs are designed to meet teens’ developmental needs: establishing financial independence, exploring their passions and interests, and building positive relationships with peers and adults.

Position Summary: Fab Youth Philly seeks a dynamic, creative, and organized Development Manager to advance our mission and organizational success. The Development Manager plays a critical role in grant management, philanthropic cultivation/engagement, and development operations. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position requires a strategic mindset and strong project management skills.

Key Responsibilities

Donor Relations & Fundraising (40%)

  • Conduct prospect research to identify and evaluate potential donors and funding opportunities
  • Support the Executive Director in donor cultivation and stewardship activities
  • Maintain detailed records of all donor interactions and giving history in Salesforce
  • Support external, internal, and special events and activities including attending meetings, correspondence, and coordination with vendors, staff, and volunteers; set-up and cleanup; and organizing and maintaining files and records of all events and activities.
  • Develop and execute targeted fundraising campaigns
  • Create compelling donor communications and acknowledgment letters

Grants Management (35%)

  • Write and submit grant proposals and applications
  • Track grant deadlines and reporting requirements using Asana
  • Prepare comprehensive grant reports and impact assessments
  • Monitor grant compliance and expenditure tracking
  • Maintain grants calendar and documentation

Development Operations (25%)

  • Manage Salesforce database, ensuring data accuracy and generating reports
  • Coordinate with program staff to gather impact metrics and success stories
  • Create fundraising analysis reports and forecasts
  • Support budget development for grant proposals
  • Maintain development department files and archives

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Senior Director of Development: YouthBuild Philadelphia

Who We Are:

YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School is a tuition-free, public charter high school, with a singular focus on supporting youth aged 17-20 who have been pushed out of traditional schools. During our 1-year alternative program, Youthbuild facilitates a warm, loving culture that uses a variety of structures to build community, such as a restorative-justice approach to discipline, weekly community meetings, and school-wide service projects. Students are empowered to attain their high school diploma and vocational certifications, while receiving unconditional support by the staff around them. At YouthBuild, we work intentionally to disrupt the cycle of poverty and support our students to achieve post-secondary success (4-year college, 2-year college, vocational training program, or liveable wage job). Visit https://www.youthbuildphilly.org/ to learn more.

The Opportunity:

The Senior Director of Development will be a frontline fundraiser within the development and communication team. The position reports to the Chief Development Officer and collaborates with the CDO to set strategic fundraising priorities and independently execute day-to-day fundraising operations to increase fundraising from $5 million to $7 million by FY27. Building on the successful completion of a capital campaign, and over 100 new donors to steward, the Senior Director of Development will focus on major gift fundraising by setting and implementing strategy for institutional and individual giving. The Senior Director will manage fundraising events, oversee a complex grant calendar, and manage portfolios of individual donors. The successful candidate will bring 5+ years of development experience, deep knowledge of tactics and techniques for raising money, and be ready to hit the ground running, setting up systems to prospect, cultivate, ask, and steward. We are looking for highly creative, data-driven, and analytical candidates willing to take calculated risks and with deep respect for community-centered fundraising approaches. The candidate will be accountable to Key Performance Indicators, including dollars raised, set each year with the CDO. The successful candidate will be very hands-on, understand the art and science of fundraising, and bring deep knowledge of CRM systems, annual giving campaigns, major gift campaigns, and working knowledge of planned giving tools.

Who You Are:

You are/have…

  • 5+ years of previous fundraising experience or relevant professional experience and a track record of successfully cultivating and stewarding relationships with individuals.
  • Keen insight and strategic mindset for designing and executing a fundraising plan and outreach campaigns to prospective donors and partners.
  • Superb organizational, project management, self-management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to proceed in the absence of clear and immediate answers to problems.
  • Equity-focused and believe that all students can achieve.
  • Excited to mentor students and support them throughout their time at YouthBuild and beyond.
  • Collaborative and dedicated to personal and professional development.
  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Proven ability to work independently on complex tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of individuals.

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Development Officer, Corporate Relations & Special Events: Support Center for Child Advocates

The Support Center for Child Advocates (Child Advocates) is seeking a DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CORPORATE RELATIONS & SPECIAL EVENTS to begin work immediately. Work for a premier child advocacy program. Experience multidisciplinary practice of lawyers and master-level social workers, outstanding staff collegiality, and commitment to quality service.

Agency: Child Advocates is Philadelphia’s volunteer lawyer program providing free legal and social services for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. Teaming volunteer attorneys, and with staff social workers and attorneys. Child Advocates seeks to protect children by securing social services, finding alternative homes and helping them testify in court. For all of the children committed to our care, we work to ensure safety, health, education, family permanency and access to justice. Systemically, we promote collaborative, multi-disciplinary casework and solutions to recurrent problems. For the community, we provide educational programs to increase awareness about the problems of, and ways to, prevent child abuse. Whenever possible, Child Advocates seeks to maintain children and families in their own homes. Respected for diligent and effective advocacy throughout our 47 years of service, Child Advocates attorneys and social workers move public systems to deliver entitled services and private systems to open their doors to needy children and their families.

Responsibilities:

This is a front-line fundraising position with an emphasis on meeting revenue goals and building significant operating funding from special events with a focus on contributions and sponsorships from corporate and law firm sources. This position provides a full range of support services associated with Child Advocates Special Events fundraising and Corporate/Law Firm portfolio to the Director of Development & Communications and the Development Team, including but not limited to:

  • Managing Child Advocates Corporate/Law Firm relationships, including prospect identification and research to maintain a robust donor-prospect portfolio; cultivating and stewarding ongoing relationships within the corporate/law firm constituency; and soliciting contributions through sponsorships and corporate giving programs.
  • Planning and executing major events.
  • Managing internal and external communications and event promotions, including preparation of documents and reports for Board and Committee meetings, drafting copy for websites and e-blasts, managing social media, and other public relations duties.

*The job responsibilities are only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties. A complete job description with a comprehensive list of duties is available upon request.
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Senior STEM Operations Manager: OIC of America

The Senior STEM Operations Manager at OIC of America is dedicated to empowering students of color through hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs, activities, and education. This role is pivotal in leading the implementation of national STEM programming across the OIC of America affiliate network and directly supervising the STEM Program Managers.

Essential Functions:

Program Management:

  • Develop and oversee the implementation and management of all national STEM programming.
  • Develop and deliver monthly STEM Saturday events and annual STEM Fest events across the OICA Affiliate network.
  • Create a plan to ensure each site achieves effective event outreach, participant recruitment, programming oversight, registration management, and reporting.
  • Manage event logistics, ensuring the successful execution of event activities and event closeout.

Coordination:

  • Collaborate with STEM Partnership Development Manager to develop a national volunteer coordination system to meet volunteer needs for individual STEM programs/events.
  • Collaborate with Affiliate STEM program partners to ensure seamless and manageable programming updates and preparation for each event.
  • Create a cohesive system for each affiliate site to promote STEM outreach programming with community partners and local schools via flyers and social media.
  • Establish a cohesive system for each affiliate site to secure and manage STEM outreach programming sites, ensuring space reservation and coordination with site leads.

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Youth Justice Advocate: Rock to the Future

Schedule: 40 Hours/Week,  Primarily 10:30am – 6:30pm Monday – Friday, in addition to occasional evenings and weekends for events and partnership meetings.

Compensation: Full-time, exempt position with compensation of $58,000 with medical, dental, and vision insurance, with generous paid time off and paid holidays, a 403b retirement fund, life insurance, and paid professional development opportunities.

Job Reports to: Director of Programs

Start Date: February 2025

About Rock to the Future:

Rock to the Future supports positive youth development and economic empowerment through free, student-driven music programs for Philadelphia youth. We envision a future where all youth in Philadelphia will have access to the life-changing benefits of our transformative music programs. Rock to the Future’s Youth Justice Advocate will support justice-involved youth who are in intervention, diversion, or are currently or formerly incarcerated.

This position is primarily in-person directly at our locations in North, Northwest, West, and Southwest Philadelphia and community events throughout the city. Some administrative work may be completed remotely.

About the Position:

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the point person within Rock to the Future for youth enrolled in the program who are also  in juvenile justice intervention or diversion programs, or are currently or formerly incarcerated
  • Manage referrals from city and community agencies to connect young people in intervention and diversion to our community locations
  • Mentor justice-involved youth including those currently incarcerated and support their transition to our community-based programs upon release
  • Connect justice-involved youth with critical resources and opportunities to support housing, food insecurity, mental and physical health, employment, mentorship, and education needs
  • Track and provide key reporting metrics to the Director of Programs and other required paperwork and reporting needs for partnerships
  • Build relationships with city agencies and community partners to strengthen referral network
  • Participate in local events and anti-violence coalitions to ensure our work uplifts and supports and a cohesive, city-wide approach to combating violence
  • Attend annual student and organization events, monthly team trainings, and weekly team meetings

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Development Manager: Norris Square Neighborhood Project

SUMMARY: Norris Square Neighborhood Project (NSNP) is a 51-year-old community organization and cultural hub committed to uniting and inspiring the surrounding community through programs aimed at the cultivation of young leaders, the preservation of Puerto Rican cultural heritage, and the stewardship of community land (our three “pillars”). We have six special gardens that, together, make up the NSNP active green space to amplify our sense of belonging and shared learning experiences. Our mission is to unite and inspire youth and families using the strengths of our community: shared cultural wisdom, creative energies, and environmental spaces and experiences.

NSNP is funded by government contracts, foundations, corporations, voluntary gifts from individuals, and proceeds from garden rentals, cultural immersions, and tours. Thanks to the hard work of prior leadership and development staff, NSNP experienced a period of growth and prosperity over the past five years; our current operating budget is $1.2 million. We are now in the midst of a leadership transition and will soon embark on a strategic planning process. The Development Manager will support the implementation of this plan by contributing to measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes related to funding and long-term financial stability.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Development Manager plays a critical role at NSNP by researching funding opportunities, building a development plan, overseeing the development of grant proposals, ensuring compliance with grant requirements, managing deadlines, and nurturing relationships with funders. The Development Manager reports to the Executive Director and works closely with the Communications & Events Coordinator, Operations Manager, and part-time Grant Writer, among other staff, to ensure NSNP’s development and communications strategies align with its mission and pillars. Responsibilities include the following:
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