InvestMitt Cooperative

Invest Mitt Cooperative

Reports to: Invest Mitt Board of Directors

Status: Full-Time 9-12 Month Contract

Location: Northern Michigan (Emmet & Charlevoix Counties)

About Invest Mitt

Invest Mitt is an innovative nonprofit cooperative working to expand workforce housing in Emmet and Charlevoix counties through community investment. By connecting local investors with housing projects, Invest Mitt is creating a new model to help address one of northern Michigan's most pressing challenges. Additional information is available estmitt.org

Why Join Invest Mitt?

Invest Mitt launched its Community Investment Fund in January 2026 and is actively engaged in a campaign to finance its first project: to purchase and preserve an existing, locally-owned, well-maintained 24-unit apartment complex in Petoskey that offers affordable rents for its tenants. With this project, Invest Mitt is entering an exciting new phase of growth. This is a unique opportunity to fill the organization's first professional staff position and help build what may be the nation's first rural community investment model dedicated to workforce housing.

Working alongside an engaged Board of Directors, you will establish the organization's operations, build partnerships, and help turn an innovative vision into lasting community impact.

Organizational Structure

Invest Mitt is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that provides strategic direction, fiduciary oversight, and governance of the Community Investment Fund. A new, standing Board of 11 members was elected by Invest Mitt’s membership at the end of August, 2026. The Board has four committees:
Development, Communications, Buildings, and Investment. As the organization's first and sole professional staff person, the Interim Executive Director leads daily operations and implements the Board's strategic priorities.

• Provide day-to-day organizational leadership and management.
• Oversee contractors, volunteers, and organizational operations.
• Coordinate and prioritize organizational activities in light of current fundraising campaign, property acquisition, and organizational development goals.
• Support fundraising activities, including investor and donor cultivation, grant strategy, and board engagement in fundraising.
• Maintain organizational momentum throughout the engagement.
• Help the Board understand what organizational capacity, leadership, and staffing will be needed as Invest Mitt moves into its next stage of development.

• Review, improve, and implement financial and operational procedures, member and investor relationship systems, and administrative processes.
• Develop and strengthen organizational systems that support current and anticipated fundraising, budgeting and financial reporting, property operations, and organizational growth.
• Develop or refine key policies, procedures, and organizational documentation.

• Work with the Board and the Development Committee to advance the on-going fundraising campaign and meet agreed-upon campaign milestones and timeline goals.
• Maintain and refine the campaign work plan, including key activities, responsibilities, prospective funders/donors, and near-term fundraising targets.
• Support investor, member and other funder cultivation, solicitation, follow-up, and stewardship.
• Help establish clear roles for the Board, Executive Director, volunteers, and other participants in fundraising.
• Monitor campaign progress and provide regular updates to the Board regarding progress toward financial and timeline goals.
• Identify opportunities, gaps, and risks in the current fundraising strategy and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Help build fundraising systems and…