Job Description
Who We Are: At TPL, we're a team of outdoor advocates who believe in connecting everyone to the outdoors. As an ethos, we believe access to the outdoors is a fundamental human need and essential to our health and well-being. We're committed to creating more places that bring us outside—parks, trails, playgrounds, and public lands—and making them available and welcoming to everyone, everywhere, regardless of ZIP code. We also understand that land has meaning; it tells the story of our history. That's why, through our Black History and Culture initiative, we're working to preserve sites that more fully represent the Black American experience; and we're an ally and partner to Tribal and Indigenous communities, working in partnership to reconnect them with their ancestral lands.
One hundred million people, including 28 million children, don't have nearby access to a park within ten minutes of their home. We're determined to change this outdoor equity gap–and as a result, nine million people and counting now have access because of our work. We have miles to go and a plan to get there. We're inclusive change-makers who believe in connecting everyone to the outdoors. We inspire by paving the way forward and strengthening our connection to nature. Join us!
Position Summary: The Philanthropy Coordinator is responsible for supporting California-based fundraisers and all aspects of the philanthropy program in California. This includes assisting the California Region Director of Philanthropy and other philanthropy staff with donor cultivation, solicitation, and recognition; liaising with various internal and external stakeholders to coordinate donor cultivation and fundraising events across California; managing donor tracking in the fundraising database; updating the monthly forecast; conducting research on donors and prospects; scheduling meetings, travel, and appointments; and working closely with California Philanthropy team and national Philanthropy Services staff to produce donor communications.
This is a full-time, non-exempt position based in or near the San Francisco office. A hybrid in-person/remote office model will be in place for the foreseeable future.
Essential Functions: - Provide administrative support to the California Philanthropy Program, including working closely with national Philanthropy Services staff to process acknowledgement letters and other donor correspondence; coordinating mailings; processing gifts and pledges; creating and maintaining files, calendars, and internal reports; assisting in the yearly budget process; and ordering and updating development materials as necessary.
- Maintain donor contact and gift records in fundraising database, enter data in records, produce gift and contact reports for California Philanthropy Team, submit Philanthropy support tickets, and help draft donor contact summaries.
- Update and share monthly forecast and Relationship Manager Activity reports with CA Philanthropy Team.
- Oversee year-end donor stewardship, including: production of holiday card, sourcing end of year gift, managing mailing of California Year in Review and holiday gift, and ensuring successful delivery.
- Assist California Philanthropy staff with donor cultivation and fundraising events, including working collaboratively with programmatic counterparts and helping to coordinate event logistics, scheduling pre- and post-event staff meetings and communications, and helping set up and execute events on the ground.
- Manage CA Philanthropy SharePoint document storage.
- In coordination with CA Board Liaison, help plan logistics for California Advisory Board (CAB) meetings and on-site execution, including day-of meeting set- up, planning and coordination of catering services, development of meeting materials, and the coordination, editing, and technical execution of onsite presentations, including running related A/V equipment and troubleshooting when necessary.
- Aids in sourcing and contract negotiation for CAB meeting hotel accommodations, meeting locations, and related special events.
- Schedule and plan logistics for internal and external meetings and conference calls, help produce relevant materials, and record meeting notes.
- Provide research and solicitation strategy support for California Philanthropy staff, including tracking (and in some cases generating) foundation, corporate, and individual prospect research.
- Build, maintain, and support effective information-sharing channels in collaboration with Parks for People, Protect, and Government Affairs staff; attend departmental team meetings and report out key project takeaways to CA Philanthropy team; leverage existing program information resources to create donor-appropriate materials.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: - Fundraising experience, including experience with fundraising events, a plus.
- Superior written and oral communication skills; excellent organizational skills.
- Minimum 2-3 years support experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- Computer proficiency, including fluency with the various Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Proficiency with complex databases or donor management software a plus.
- Ability to use good judgment, take initiative, and make recommendations in resolving problems and provide guidance to other departments and field offices.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with flexibility and a sense of humor.
- Ability to represent The Trust for Public Land to the public.
- Must be able and willing to travel throughout the state for in-person board meetings, project tours, philanthropy events, and team coordination, including in-person team retreats.
- Knowledge of conservation and environmental issues a plus.
- Strong commitment to TPL’s shared values (Belonging, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Hope) to effectively work across the organization.
Compensation: Trust for Public Land is a hybrid work environment, and this role will ideally be located near a Trust for Public Land office. As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for the Trust for Public Land’s comprehensive benefits program which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, vacation and sick pay plus holidays, a year end office closure, and a 403(b)-retirement plan, currently with up to a 7% company match. We offer competitive salaries commensurate with experience; the anticipated hiring range for this position is $60,000 to $65,000 per year. In addition, Trust for Public Land offers locality pay to eligible regular employees in select geographic areas.
Trust for Public Land’s active goal is to be an inclusive and equitable place to work and build community. As the organization actively works to eliminate racial and other disparities it welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skillsets. We are open to the possibility that a great candidate for this job may not precisely meet all the above criteria; if you believe you are the right person for this job and can persuasively make that case, we encourage you to apply.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Contract work, Remote job, Outdoor,