Development & Communications Manager

RE; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

RE-charge Days

Remote work option

Job summary

RE-volv, a national nonprofit accelerating community solar, seeks a Development & Communications Manager. You will drive fundraising campaigns, build donor relations, and lead external communications to tell our impact.

The role oversees monthly newsletters, annual reports, and social media, with opportunities to work from our San Francisco office or remotely. Compensation aligns with experience and includes generous PTO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of fundraising, cultivating donor relationships, and grant-writing required.
• 2+ years of experience in marketing and/or communications.
• Proven track record of leading significant fundraising and communications efforts.
• Experience managing donor/subscriber information and grant applications in Salesforce.
• Deep understanding of the clean energy and climate justice funding landscape.
• Excellent writing and storytelling abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and spearhead fundraising strategies in collaboration with ED.
• Research grantmakers and maintain up-to-date database of potential funding sources.
• Write letters of inquiry and grant proposals to corporate, foundation, and government funders.
• Research potential major gift donors and manage solicitation efforts.
• Work with ED to develop and maintain donor relationships.
• Oversee donor stewardship process and materials development.
• Track and manage incoming donations; maintain donor database in Salesforce.
• Schedule and organize donor cultivation events.
• Develop and oversee RE-volv’s communications strategy with team.
• Write RE-volv’s monthly newsletters and website copy; develop social media campaigns.
• Manage RE-volv’s email list in Salesforce and Campaign Monitor and communicate regularly with constituents.
• Manage Public Relations, maintain relationships with journalists and pitch stories.
• Support marketing efforts for nonprofit solar customers including webinars, ad campaigns, and materials development.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Donor relations

Grant writing

Communications strategy

Storytelling

Public speaking

Project management

Salesforce

Campaign management

Tools

Salesforce

Campaign Monitor

Job description

RE-volv is a nonprofit climate justice organization that helps community-based nonprofits around the country go solar. While doing so, we educate community members about the benefits of clean energy, and train the next generation of clean energy leaders. RE-volv empowers communities by providing the upfront costs of installing solar energy systems to local nonprofits allowing them to immediately save on their electricity costs. This innovative solar financing model allows nonprofits to better use those dollars towards serving their community. With each nonprofit solar project, RE-volv aims to engage and benefit as many people as possible and in doing so, help change the climate and clean energy narrative in America.

RE-volv is a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Innovation Network awardee, is an inaugural member of the White House National Community Solar Partnership, and winner of the OpenIDEO Climate Innovation Fellowship.

ABOUT THE POSITION

RE-volv seeks an experienced and highly motivated Development & Communications Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for a development and communications professional who has managed successful long-term fundraising efforts and overseen brand communications, preferably in the clean energy and climate justice space. The ideal candidate has extensive development experience with a focus on corporate giving, government grants, foundations, and major donors. They also have strong communications experience including managing ad campaigns, branding, and storytelling efforts. The Development & Communications Manager will lead RE-volv’s fundraising efforts, managing all aspects of our fund development strategy to raise our $2M+ and growing budget, with a focus on corporate, foundation, and individual donors. The Development & Communications Manager will also manage RE-volv external communications efforts including creating monthly newsletters, annual reports, and social media campaigns. The right candidate will be self-driven and have a strong background in clean energy, environmental and climate justice solutions; great time-management skills; a creative spark; attention to detail; and excellent writing and storytelling abilities. The goal is to use their exemplary communication skills to convey compelling stories of building power through solar energy in the communities we serve.

This is a full-time position which can be done from our San Francisco office or remotely. It requires creativity, independence, collaboration, and initiative. Compensation includes an annual salary commensurate with experience, benefits, and generous paid time off. RE-volv also provides the last Friday of every month off for personal care, which we call RE-charge Days. RE-volv allows flexible work hours and is committed to supporting a good work-life balance. Position starts as soon as possible.

Development Responsibilities (60%)

• Develop and spearhead annual and long-term fundraising strategies in collaboration with ED
• Research grantmakers and maintain up-to-date database of potential funding sources
• Write letters of inquiry and grant proposals to corporate, foundation, and government funders
• Research potential major gift donors and manage solicitation efforts
• Work with ED to develop and maintain relationships with donors and grantmakers
• Oversee donor stewardship process and materials development
• Track and manage incoming donations; maintain donor database in Salesforce
• Schedule and organize donor cultivation events

Communications Responsibilities (40%)

• Develop and oversee RE-volv’s communications strategy with team
• Write RE-volv’s monthly newsletters and website copy; develop social media campaigns
• Manage RE-volv’s email list in Salesforce and Campaign Monitor and communicate regularly with constituents
• Manage Public Relations, maintain relationships with journalists and pitch stories
• Work with team to help implement marketing efforts for nonprofit solar customers including webinars, ad campaigns, and materials development

Skills and Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience fundraising, cultivating donor relationships, and grant-writing required
• 2+ years of experience in marketing and/or communications
• Proven track record of individually leading significant fundraising and communications efforts
• Experience managing donor/subscriber information and grant applications in Salesforce
• Deep understanding of the clean energy and climate justice funding landscape
• Extremely well-organized and good at planning and meeting deadlines over long time horizons
• Exceptional writing skills; ability to clearly, concisely, and compellingly communicate with various audiences
• Comfortable presenting to large and small audiences
• Ability to self-manage deadlines and tasks
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting renewable energy, mitigating climate change, and building an equitable and sustainable society

RE-volv is strongly committed to equality of opportunity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veterans status, genetics or other protected category. We endeavor to build a workplace environment that is welcoming and inclusive for everyone. Women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.