Director of Membership and Programs; FF

Posted on January 02, 2018

Our Mission:
Expand philanthropy’s impact and influence to advance the movement to prevent and end homelessness.

Funders Together to End Homelessness is the only philanthropic membership organization devoted to ending homelessness in the United States. We provide critical resources and learning and networking opportunities to our members to increase their knowledge, capacity, and effectiveness in both the individual and collective work to prevent and end homelessness. Funders Together acts as a vehicle for members to be part of a broader movement and bring greater financial and intellectual resources to the work to end homelessness.

Our work brings philanthropy together around best practices and innovation to ensure investments are maximized as funders in communities around the United States work towards solutions to prevent and end homelessness.

Assist in research and scoping out information applicable to members working in the area of homelessness, housing, or intersectional issue areas.

Oversee and manage the on-boarding and orientation process for new members.

Work with Director of Communications to identify opportunities to amplify members’ work

and learning to each other, as well as the broader movement of ending homelessness and

other philanthropic networks.

Plan, manage, analyze and report on evaluations for all FTEH programs.

Lead effort to track, assess and report on member engagement.

Manage FTEH efforts to receive member feedback and assess member satisfaction.

PROGRAMS:
We conduct two major in-person convenings a year, have 2-3 monthly webinars and 2-3 in-person learnings per quarter. In 2018, we will also be kicking off two Communities of Practice with a mix of in-person and virtual learning.

Duties include:

As a result of membership engagement, and in concert with other staff; design and execute membership-wide learnings, including meetings, webinars, conference calls, and other relationship and network-building activities.

In partnership with the Director of Communications develop and promote online resources.

In partnership with the Director of Networks design and develop content for our annual one-

day Funders Forum and multiday Funders Institute.

Develop partnership with other national and regional philanthropy serving organizations to

design programs and engage members across interest areas.

Maximize participation in and satisfaction with Funders Together programs, events, and

activities.

Use individual member plans to outreach and engage members, and ensure participation,

satisfaction, and maximum value to members in all programing and online resources.

Must-Haves Qualities :

Strong commitment to vision, mission, and values of Funders Together to End Homelessness

Committed to social justice issues; including addressing racial inequity

Experience creating and managing programming for a philanthropic audience

Knowledge of homelessness or human services

Self-starter with significant initiative, intuition, autonomy, and drive; able to work independently with little need for close management

Personable, relatable, and relationship-oriented — works well with all types of people and brings out the best in those around them

Thoughtful and insightful — ability to anticipate, appreciate, and reconcile diverse and complex perspectives

Flexible and dynamic — can adapt and iterate to changing or ambiguous circumstances smoothly

Keen attention to detail and ability to produce consistently high-quality work

Ability and willingness to travel (est. 30-40% time) and work occasional nights/weekends as

needed Nice-to-Have Experiences:

Working with networks or membership organizations

Working in small, virtual teams that span time zones

Identifying new…