Executive Director

GEDDI (Global Economic Diversity Development Initiative); Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Relocation stipend

Job summary

GEDDI seeks a bold leader to scale a nascent non-profit into a full-blown foundation that empowers Black business development by providing resources, access and tools to Black-owned businesses and emerging entrepreneurs. Founded in 2020, GEDDI operates Just Boss Up, a business accelerator program that graduates ~100 per year to legally establish a business.

The Executive Director will lead fund-development, manage program outcomes and represent the organization at external events.

Responsibilities

• The Executive Director will lead fund-development.
• The Executive Director will manage program outcomes.
• The Executive Director will serve as the representative of the organization at external events.

Job description

The Global Economic Diversity Development Initiative (GEDDI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation seeking donations to afford its fund development arm the ability to make grants to nonprofit and for-profit recipients focused on building economic wealth for the Black community.

Our foundation is 100% Black-founded and predominantly Black-led.

ABOUT THE POSITION

GEDDI is seeking a bold leader to scale a nascent non-profit to a full-blown foundation that empowers black business development by providing resources, access and tools to Black-owned businesses and emerging entrepreneurs.

Founded in 2020, GEDDI operates Just Boss Up, a business accelerator program that gives ~100 graduates per year the tools for participants to legally establish a business.

The organization is seeking to grow from a Louisville-based program-operating non-profit to a wealth-generating engine that funds black-owned businesses development locally, regionally and nationally.

The Executive Director will lead fund-development, manage program outcomes and serve as the representative of the organization at all external events.

Hybrid, in-person and remote available

Re-location stipend offered for those 90 miles outside of Louisville, Kentucky

COMPENSATION

$70,000-$90,000