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Your perspective fuels our mission-driven work at United Way of Greater New Haven. We are committed to building a team that is inclusive across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and lived experience. As an organization, we are committed to addressing systemic racism and injustice in our community, our partnerships, and our practices. 

Who We Are Looking For

Are you passionate about community building and bringing people together for good? Do you enjoy executing fun and engaging activities that will inspire members of our community to provide their time, talents, and resources to further our mission?

If so, our Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator position may be perfect for you! United Way of Greater New Haven is in search of a new Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator who will primarily help execute volunteer events within our 12-town service area, along with tabling at community events and providing additional support across the Marketing & Engagement team. This position will also help provide tech support for our new 30|30 Experience, a virtual financial hardship simulator.

What you’re great at:

• You are a great communicator and well-organized. At volunteer activities and tabling opportunities, you will be the point person for United Way. As part of this role, you will be expected to speak to groups of up to 25 volunteers and community members to share United Way’s work. You will help craft and send volunteer email communications, solicitations, and thank you cards.

• You are tech savvy. You are comfortable with technology and will use your skills to update volunteer postings on United Way’s website, manage volunteer registrations, and communicate with volunteers to share key details about each activity. You will help maintain an organized United Way volunteer database. You are comfortable using Zoom, can manage the backend of a Zoom meeting/webinar, and can help meeting attendees troubleshoot tech problems.
  
  
• You are comfortable with social media. We’re looking for someone who can navigate social media and highlight our volunteers’ impact on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn. By showcasing our various volunteer projects, you will help raise community awareness and expand UWGNH’s reach.
• You’re a team player. The Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator will collaborate with different departments within the organization to develop new ways to partner with community organizations, local businesses, and individuals looking to give back to the community. As part of the Marketing & Engagement department, you will be a part of weekly team meetings and will report to the Volunteer Manager. And of course, there will be other duties as assigned.

What You Need

• Experience in event coordination, fundraising, volunteer engagement, community engagement preferred or 2+ years related professional experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and a sharp attention to detail.
• Ability to manage many concurrent projects, prioritizing and planning for highest productivity.
• Skills to establish and maintain high quality relationships with a variety of stakeholders and create a consistent, positive experience for volunteers and organizations at every touch point.
• Experience connecting community outreach to fundraising success.
• A positive, team-focused, can-do attitude with a commitment to excellent customer service.
• Comfortable speaking to groups. Experience working with volunteers preferred.
• Video conferencing/ webinar tech support and set-up (particularly Zoom experience).
• Proficient with MS Office365, including Word, Excel, and Teams and demonstrated comfort in learning new software/ online tools as needed.
• Experience with CRM databases and online giving platforms; Salesforce experience a plus.
• Knowledge of various social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok.
• Experience with Canva preferred but not necessary.
• Ability to work with diverse staff and volunteers.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of UWGNH. 
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required.
• The ability to lift 40 lb. boxes to a height of 3-4 feet and load them into and out of vehicles as necessary for volunteer projects.
• Occasional evening and weekend availability required.

In accordance with organizational policies, this position requires a criminal background check as a condition of employment.

United Way staff are currently working hybrid, this position is expected to work at least three days per week in our office in New Haven.

The pay range for this role is $42,000 – $45,000.

About United Way

United Way of Greater New Haven brings people and organizations together to create solutions to Greater New Haven’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Education, Health, and Financial Stability grounded in racial and social justice. We tackle issues that cannot be solved by any one group working alone. We operate according to these organizational values.

United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. United Way of Greater New Haven is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

To apply: Careers | United Way of Greater New Haven (uwgnh.org)

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Program Coordinator

Yale Ciencia Program 

Requisition Number: 70048BR

Are you passionate about access to education and careers in health and science? Are you someone proactive, with a strong work ethic? Do you want to join a team where you will be supported to grow your skills and make important contributions? Then you’re a perfect fit for our team!

The Yale Ciencia Initiative is dedicated to fighting for the next generation of scientists and physicians from underrepresented groups while creating a work environment that inspires creativity and cultivates collegial support. 

We seek a responsible, committed, and detailed-oriented Program Coordinator to support several scientist-training initiatives for a national audience of students. Projects include the Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA)—an NIH-funded project that provides online and in-person professional development, mentoring, and outreach opportunities to life science PhD students across the US—and the Yale-University of Puerto Rico MD-PhD Cooperative Program.  

Key responsibilities include assistance with onboarding participants, faculty, and speakers; drafting project communications for various stakeholders; coordinating online and in-person events; maintaining database and contact data for past, current, and future participants; proofreading and editorial support for print and web-based media; using project management and collaboration software to coordinate timelines among staff, collaborators, and participants, and other tasks as needed. In addition, this position will provide administrative support to the Yale Ciencia Initiative Director and her programs, including coordinating and scheduling meetings and appointments, arranging travel, processing invoices and reimbursements, and other support as needed.

This job might be of interest to (but not limited to): 

• Current registrars, training and/or other program or project coordinators
• Recent bachelors or masters grads interested in getting a start in program/project coordination and management 
• Current Admin Assistants looking to make a career move into program/project coordination and management 

The Yale Ciencia Initiative is an effort within the School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

I am reaching looking for nonprofit community partners for MakeHaven.

We are launching a new initiative called "Guided Exploration of Makerspace Skills" which coaches participants to achieve goals for gaining new career relevant maker skills at MakeHaven. We have developed 93 micro-credentials that people can earn at MakeHaven.

We have received funding that allows us to hire a part time coach/coordinator for the program.

We are also fortunate to have funding to provide scholarships to participants who have limited income.

We are asking to:

1. Share the Coordinator job description (makehaven.org/gems/coordinator) with anyone you think may be interested.

2. Share the participant interest form to help us recruit participation. (makehaven.org/gems)

Another possibility is that you directly nominate individual clients that would benefit from job skills and scholarship support. If this is of interest to you let me know and we can discuss.

Thank you for helping us in our mission to "Equip people with tools to design, invent, and create."

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Investment Associate. The application deadline is May 27, 2022. 

For more information and to apply, click here.

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Grantmaking Associate. The application deadline is September 10, 2021.

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

Continuum of Care, Inc. is a not for profit organization serving adults diagnosed with mental illness, (such as major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder [OCD], post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD], borderline personality disorder, etc.) or severe developmental and intellectual disabilities, (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, traumatic brain injury, or seizure disorders).

From its founding, Continuum has sought to demonstrate that previously institutionalized adults can live meaningful lives in the community with the right support and services. Today, we are one of the largest community housing providers in Connecticut for persons with mental illnesses and substance abuse. Continuum operates 52 licensed group homes, supported and independent living programs, crisis and respite services, and residential case management programs throughout the state of CT.

Click here to view our open positions: https://www.indeedjobs.com/continuum-of-care/_hl/en?cpref=JXWAtnzf3XWjLOi4YeVNLqyMzQ_zPWPBMGFJuOJhrKI

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Communications Associate. The application deadline is September 10, 2021. 

For more information and to apply, please click here. 

Organization

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas (Festival) celebrates and builds community, engages with vital issues, and promotes the arts. Each year, the Festival highlights the City of New Haven’s diverse and culturally rich community with events featuring world-class artists, thinkers, and leaders. Its additional programs include the annual Visionary Leadership Award and educational opportunities like the High School Fellows Program. The Festival was established in 1996 by Anne Calabresi, Jean M. Handley, and Roslyn Meyer, who envisioned an annual celebration in New Haven—a city steeped in a rich array of cultural and educational traditions—distinguished from other arts festivals by its fusion of the arts with events centered on sharing ideas.

In the Festival's first 24 years, it activated indoor and outdoor spaces throughout New Haven with live performances and lively conversations for hundreds of thousands of people. The digital screen became the stage in 2020, with the Festival successfully shifting its programming to an online format. The Festival officially concluded its 25^th anniversary season on June 27, 2020, welcoming more than 120,000 virtual audience members from around the world over a three-month period. It hosted international visitors from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. All programming was presented free of charge with the exception of the KeyBank Food Series and Arts on Call, raising more than $35,000 and $10,000 respectively, all of which went directly to the participating local businesses and artists. The Festival's future will build on the best of both of these formats, centering access, community investment, and artistic excellence in both live and digital forms.

The Ideas programming was presented in partnership with Connecticut Humanities, a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional leadership support of Whitney Center and media sponsor CT Public. Executive Director of Connecticut Humanities Jason Mancini said, "In the midst of a global pandemic, Festival organizers thoughtfully and effectively shifted all programming to online portals and expanded access to new audiences. ‘Democracy: We the People’ brought together ideas and experiences from diverse voices and was responsive to long-term trends as much as real-time events that affect all of our citizens and communities." Virtual artistic offerings included the episodic video series More or Less I Am, inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself” and created by Compagnia de’ Colombari (which was also streamed for inmates on Rikers Island); the Activist Songbook project, created by Aaron Jafferis and Byron Au Yong; Keigwin + Company’s Let’s Make a Dance workshop; and presentations by the Yale-China Fellowship program.

Rounding out the Festival’s nearly 200 events and 265 performances were the KeyBank Food Series, which brought New Haven chefs and mixologists into participants’ homes via Zoom; virtual Box City, in which children of all ages helped create a visionary recyclable model city of the future; a new Dinner Stories series; NEA Big Read and Juneteenth programs; and self-guided and virtual bike and walking tours. The majority of the 2020 virtual programming, including all Ideas events and content from previous years, is archived on the Festival’s website.

Nearly 1,500 New Haven residents enjoyed live, socially distant outdoor performances by local performing artists through the Arts on Call program, presented with support from the Elizabethan Club of Yale University and modeled after Sidewalk Serenades, a program created in March 2020 by Creative Alliance in Baltimore. In partnership with Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and with funding from the State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Office of the Arts, the Festival also sponsored a series of Arts on Call performances for health care, emergency services, and other frontline workers in appreciation of their efforts in supporting and protecting the New Haven community.

The Festival is governed by a 32-member board of directors, led by Chair Gordon Geballe. Shelley Quiala became Executive Director in August 2020 and Co-Directors Liz Fisher and Tom Griggs will each retire later this year. The Festival has a year-round staff of 12 full-time employees, 70 seasonal employees, 120 volunteers, and up to 160 seasonal contractors. Current contributed revenue activities range from $2.5 million to $3 million annually, including approximately $500,000 from government sources, with increasing expectations focused on future philanthropic growth as the Festival continues to advance its mission and community service goals.

Community

The Quinnipiac are the Indigenous inhabitants along the Atlantic shoreline of what is now New Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1638 as one of the first planned cities in America, New Haven today offers access to renowned art museums, music, theater, and lectures featuring internationally known speakers. The Greater New Haven area hosts a rich diversity of higher education institutions, including Yale University, Quinnipiac University, University of New Haven, Southern Connecticut State University, Albertus Magnus College, and Gateway Community College.

New Haven is recognized as a city of innovation and prosperity with a small town feel and diverse neighborhoods. The New Haven Green is a privately-owned park and recreation area that was established in 1810 to preserve its history, prevent its commercialization, and ensure that it remains an open and beautiful green space for enjoyment by the community. As the birthplace of wide variety of inventions—from the Frisbee to the hamburger—it is no surprise that New Haven’s entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well, whether in the start-ups at Science Park or the craft breweries and artisanal bakeries appearing in converted warehouses. The local economy is defined by health care and social services. New Haven also has a strong tech community and a world-renowned architecture and design sector. Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital provide many of the area's job opportunities, attracting highly specialized physicians, researchers, and academics.

Set amongst beautiful hills and estuaries, New Haven is the cultural capital of Connecticut. The region has an array of recreational activities and accessible transportation locally and throughout the Northeast corridor. This richly diverse city has a long tradition of welcoming immigrants from all over the world. In fact, one out of every eight residents is foreign-born and local students speak more than 100 languages at home. Another distinguishing characteristic is the city’s vibrant LGBTQ community and support systems. New Haven’s inclusivity has spurred a growing population in contrast to other places in Connecticut and the Northeast.

A recent study by FiveThirtyEight that reviewed the education level, age, and ethnic diversity of every metropolitan area in the United States concluded that, of any place in America, New Haven most accurately reflects the demographics of the country as a whole in those areas. Demographically, the city is approximately 35 percent black or African-American, 32 percent white, 27 percent Hispanic or Latino, 5 percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.5 percent Native American or Alaska Native, and 4 percent of people who identify as two or more ethnic backgrounds. Its surrounding region of 860,000 residents is 65 percent white, 14 percent black or African American, 17 percent Hispanic or Latino, 4 percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.5 percent Native American or Alaska Native, and 2 percent claiming two or more racial identities. The changing face of America as part of a global community is personified in New Haven and the arts and ideas in New Haven reflect the world.

Sources: bls.gov; usnews.com; gnhcc.com; fivethirtyeight.com

Position Summary

The Director of Development will lead the Festival’s contributed revenue strategies and implementation, collaborating with the board and staff to increase annual philanthropic support from individuals, sponsors, foundations, and government agencies while also focusing on future endowment and planned giving initiatives. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development will be an active member of the Festival’s leadership team and will work closely with the board of directors and the Development Committee in the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors. The Director of Development will be charged with the creation and implementation of a strategic development plan that leverages the Festival’s success and role in the community to increase contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. The Director of Development will provide guidance to the development team, including the Major Gifts & Individual Giving Manager, Institutional Giving Manager, and Patron Services and Accessibility Coordinator, to ensure a seamless and high-performing advancement operation for the Festival.

Roles and Responsibilities

Donor Identification, Cultivation, and Stewardship

• Guide the creation and implementation of a strategic advancement plan that addresses the Festival’s short- and long-term fundraising goals in the context of its overall equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Lead the Festival in the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and prospects, designing and implementing strategies to increase levels of annual giving and legacy gifts, including those from diverse communities throughout the region.

• Focus on the growth and revitalization of the planned giving program to effectively secure deferred gifts and celebrate the legacy of those who are committed to the Festival and vitality of New Haven.

• Implement a plan to increase individual contributions and major gifts and explore innovative strategies to increase corporate, foundation, and government support for the Festival.

• Provide guidance and support to the Development Committee and Nominating & Governance Committee in overall fundraising advancement activities, leveraging their networks to identify new donor and board prospects and stewarding existing donors towards a higher level of involvement.

• Manage a portfolio of donors that includes current and lapsed donors and new prospects, cultivating and stewarding their interest and involvement in the Festival and resulting in increased levels of giving.

• Embrace other donor identification, cultivation, and stewardship responsibilities, as appropriate.

Civic and Public Engagement

• Develop a strong business case for the value of sponsorships and other financial or in-kind investments in the Festival, securing marquee sponsorships and building and expanding partnerships that align the Festival with the civic and business priorities of corporate partners.

• Design sponsorship opportunities with clearly articulated benefits and effectively market to new and potential business investors who deeply understand the value and investment in public programs and vast diversity of the Festival’s audiences.

• Evaluate a broad-based member program (Festival Insiders) and identify opportunities to strengthen the intrinsic and extrinsic benefits that deepen commitment to the Festival’s inclusive, accessible, year-round, and community-wide activities.

• Partner with the Executive Director to communicate the Festival’s civic investment strategy role to government agencies with a lens focused on equity, public engagement, diversity, and accountability.

• Embrace other civic and public engagement responsibilities, as appropriate.

Management and Administration

• Oversee the Development Department, leveraging the institutional knowledge and skills of the team, mentoring staff to further develop their professional acumen, and encouraging an open and transparent work culture that supports the Festival’s goals and objectives.

• Share information about development strategies, foundation and government grant funding, and sponsorship opportunities with Festival board and staff on a regular basis throughout the year.

• Provide financial oversight to the Development Department and collaborate with the Finance team in the forecasting and tracking of contributed revenue and expenses.

• Ensure a healthy workplace and organizational policies that value experience and new ideas.

• Delegate appropriate responsibilities and perform succession planning in keeping with a well-managed operation and infrastructure that supports the organization and the communities it serves.

• Embrace other management and administration responsibilities, as appropriate.

Traits and Characteristics

The Director of Development will be highly organized and focused on achieving individual giving and institutional advancement, fundraising, and community engagement goals. This individual will inspire and motivate the community and team members around a shared vision for the Festival’s long-term success. A visible and people-oriented development professional, the Director of Development will easily adapt to varying situations and be comfortable engaging with a wide range of individuals and institutions.

Other key competencies include:

• Donor and Customer Focus – The aptitude to listen and learn about the priorities and interests of others, building on that knowledge to develop positive relationships with key community, civic, corporate, and philanthropic leaders.

• Interpersonal Skills and Diplomacy – The ability to leverage networks of influence and build strong connections to enable progress towards institutional goals and the sensitivity to craft mutually beneficial agreements that deepen the engagement of donors and partners.

• Teamwork – The dexterity to build trust and credibility with team members, recognizing and appreciating individual perspectives and contributions and leading the team towards consensus.

• Self-Starting – The agility to take initiative, be persistent and achievement-oriented, possess a strong and deep-seated work ethic, and display self-confidence to overcome setbacks while maximizing organizational strengths and opportunities.

• Personal Accountability – The capacity to evaluate professional actions and decisions, accepting responsibility and accountability and seeing new possibilities based on the examination and analysis of personal performance.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will have at least five years of senior development and fundraising experience with demonstrated success securing six-figure major individual and legacy gifts, as well as corporate, foundation, and government support. An experienced and successful fundraiser, this individual will have a proven ability to achieve contributed revenue goals while being cognizant of best practices, trends, and innovations in the development arena. Candidates will also have depth and breadth of knowledge in strategic advancement, membership programs, annual fund giving, and prospect research. Leading candidates will be technologically savvy and possess knowledge of and interest in emerging trends in securing philanthropic support. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience plus evidence of significant, substantial, and increasing responsibility in a senior development role within an entrepreneurial, cultural, higher education, and/or social action organization are required. Candidates must also demonstrate strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with proven effectiveness in building partnerships and community relationships with racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse groups and individuals, as well as with corporations, foundations, and government agencies. Multilingual candidates are appreciated.

Compensation and Benefits

The Festival offers competitive compensation with employee benefits that include an excellent individual health insurance plan, dental benefits, paid parental and bereavement leave, vacation, paid time off, tax deferred annuity, and flexible spending account plan, among others. The starting salary is expected to be in the range of $100,000 to $125,000 with other compensation package items to be negotiated as appropriate.

Applications and Inquiries

To submit a cover letter and resume with a summary of demonstrable accomplishments (electronic submissions preferred), please click here or visit artsconsulting.com/employment. For questions or general inquiries about this opportunity, please contact:

Dr. Bruce D. Thibodeau

President

Arts Consulting Group

292 Newbury Street, Suite 315

Boston, MA 02115-2801

Tel        (888) 234.4236 Ext. 201

Email    FestivalDOD@ArtsConsulting.com

International Festival of Arts & Ideas is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate or

permit discrimination against any person or group of persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, transgender status, gender identity or expression, marital or pregnancy status, national origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental disability, intellectual disability, learning disability, military status, lawful source of income, sexual orientation or physical disability, or any other class of persons or categories protected by law.

 The Festival believes in centering Black and Brown communities that are targeted and abused by unjust systems of oppression. The Festival stands in solidarity with the communities, artists, and speakers with whom it collaborates and pledges that its support extends beyond the Festival’s performance dates. The Festival will do everything it can to help dismantle systematic racism and raises its voice with those in the community who are already engaged in this vital work. The Festival commits to working alongside the community to create transformative change in New Haven.

Common Ground - high school, urban farm and environmental education center - has several full time and part time job openings.  Please visit http://commongroundct.org/get-involved/join-our-staff/ for complete listings.

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region's largest grantmaker and permanent charitable endowment, is seeking qualified candidates to fill the following positions: 

Human Resources Manager

Development Associate

Vice President of Operations

LEARN MORE: http://www.cfgnh.org/About/ContactUs/EmploymentOpportunities.aspx

Thank you for your interest.

The Beth-El Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate homelessness and hunger in the greater Milford community in conjunction with

community partners and public and private organizations.

Position:  Executive Director

Required skills and experience:

• Fiscal management in a nonprofit Human Services agency and knowledge of issues of hunger and homelessness
• Knowledge and experience in fundraising and grant writing
• Familiarity with support and resource partners in the greater Milford community
• Knowledge and experience with State of CT agency funding and contract compliance
• Ability to recruit, assess and develop employees with a commitment to the agency mission

If you meet the selection criteria, please send your resume and cover letter to:  Toni Dolan

at:  tdolan@bethelmilford.org no later than February 15, 2018.

All Our Kin seeks a dynamic social entrepreneur to maximize the effectiveness and impact of its New Haven operations. This role requires exceptional leadership, management and critical thinking. Reporting directly to the leadership team, the Director of All Our Kin-New Haven leads a high-performing staff in transforming the quality and sustainability of early childhood education in New Haven and the region.

Key responsibilities include:

Management and supervision of New Haven staff and programs

1. Inspire staff and galvanize them to work towards a common vision and goals
2. Create and support a positive culture committed to All Our Kin's mission and values
3. Manage all New Haven programs, including Family Child Care Tool Kit Licensing Program, Family Child Care Network, and Early Head Start
4. Partner with professional development staff to plan and implement trainings
5. Coach and mentor staff to meet performance goals and continuously improve
6. Set benchmarks for performance
7. Hold staff accountable for program outcomes
8. Ensure effective team communication
9. Report to All Our Kin's leadership team and partner with them to ensure the highest possible level of excellence 

Mentorship and educational leadership

1. Provide ongoing mentorship and support to All Our Kin's highly skilled team
2. Observe team members in the field; reflect with them on their practice
3. Work with team members to set clearly defined goals for provider growth and strategize with them about how to meet those goals
4. Support all staff in increasing their knowledge of child development and adult learning

Local impact and strategic growth                   

1. Use data to engage with the leadership team, staff and clients on ways to refine and improve programs and services
2. Assess family child care program quality, using research-based observational tools; assess changes in provider skills, knowledge and attitudes; use other metrics as necessary to evaluate impact and effectiveness
3. Engage community stakeholders in order to design programs and services that are responsive to emerging needs
4. In partnership with the leadership team, shape the vision for All Our Kin-New Haven’s strategic growth
5. Partner with change agents in the community to leverage All Our Kin’s impact and transform the quality of education in the city and the region

Candidate Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred
• Eight-plus years’ experience, including at least three years of supervisory experience
• Experience in the nonprofit and educational sectors preferred

Skills, Traits and Beliefs

Candidates must:

• Have experience working in urban communities. 
• Value diversity and demonstrate cultural competency.
• Be continuously curious, self-critiquing, self-correcting, and open to new ideas.
• Be committed to the goal of making high-quality early care and education available to all children.
• Value an asset-based approach to change and understand that the process is lengthy and requires sensitivity, flexibility, respect, and commitment.
• Be a creative problem solver.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Have strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with a demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Have the ability to clearly define strategic issues and make tough decisions.
• Be able and willing to seek innovative solutions to organizational and programmatic challenges.

Compensation and Benefits

Commensurate with experience.

About All Our Kin

All Our Kin, Inc., is a nationally-recognized, Connecticut-based nonprofit organization that trains, supports, and sustains community child care providers in order to ensure that children and families have the foundation they need to succeed in school and in life. We invest in children’s first teachers, offering a teaching and learning model that supports child care providers at every stage of their development, from parents and caregivers to professional educators and businesspeople. Through our programs, child care professionals succeed as business owners; working parents find stable, high-quality care for their children; and our youngest and most vulnerable children receive the early learning experiences that prepare them to succeed in school and in life.

All Our Kin is an equal opportunity employer and recognizes that diversity and opportunity are fundamental to children’s lives and to our work. 

To Apply: Send resume and cover letter by mail: All Our Kin, P.O. Box 8477, New Haven, CT 06530-0477, by fax: 203-772-2386, or by e-mail: christina@allourkin.org.

All Our Kin seeks a Full-Time Quality Program Director to begin immediately after hire.  The Quality Program Director will design and coordinate All Our Kin’s Quality Showcase Program, which aims to support quality enhancements in family child care programs.  The Quality Showcase Program will significantly enhance the quality of family child care in New Haven by providing training, technical support, quality enhancement funds, and tangible incentives for improvement.  The Quality Showcase Program will also provide parents with easily understandable and accessible information about the quality and availability of family child care as well as give family child care providers opportunities to highlight their programs for parents and the New Haven community.

We are searching for an enthusiastic team player who is looking to make an impact and are excited about being a part of an effective, growing and dynamic non-profit organization.  We offer competitive salary and benefits and a flexible schedule.  The Quality Program Director will primarily work from our New Haven location.

About All Our Kin: All Our Kin first opened its doors in a New Haven housing project in 1999 with two staff members, six mothers, six children, and one core belief: all children deserve access to high-quality early learning opportunities. As Connecticut explores ways to sustain high-quality child care in a time of great economic hardship, communities and agencies throughout the state seek to learn from and build on All Our Kin’s best practices. In response to this demand, All Our Kin expanded beyond New Haven, and is currently serving Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford as well. Today, we serve over 300 family child care providers; these parents and educators in turn serve over 1,500 children in our community. To learn more about our work, please visit www.allourkin.org.

Responsibilities of the Quality Program Director include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating the pilot of Quality Showcase Program in New Haven including
• Maintaining relationships with key external partners, including the National Association of Family Child Care and CT Office of Early Childhood.
• Building partnerships with local agencies, employers, businesses and non-profits. 
• Working with All Our Kin senior leaders to refine & strengthen the Quality Showcase Program
• Collaborating with All Our Kin’s staff, including the Network Directors.
• Recruiting family child care providers to participate in the program
• Developing workshops & coordinating study groups for providers in the Quality Showcase Program
• Working closely with family child care providers to ensure they progress through the different stages of the Quality Showcase Program
• Conducting observations of family child care programs to assess quality
• Ensuring incentives are available to providers in the program, including child care grants and bi-annual celebration dinners.
• Developing online and paper system for sharing information on family child care providers in the program with families & the New Haven community.
• Linking providers to community resources and supports.

The ideal candidate:

• Believes in the All Our Kin mission and has a deep commitment to the goal of making high-quality early care and education available to all children.
• Is extremely organized, has a keen eye for details and is able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Is willing to learn and creatively problem-solve.
• Is proactive & takes initiative to achieve goals.
• Enjoys collaborating and working as part of a team.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Values diversity and demonstrates cultural and linguistic competency.
• Has experience working in education and/or human capital development
• Spanish speakers encouraged to apply.
• Bachelor's Degree required; advanced degree preferred. 

Benefits of Working at All Our Kin

All Our Kin’s small size, focus on innovation, and collaborative model of program development make it possible for staff members to get a close look at the workings of a small, high-impact nonprofit organization at the cusp of two critical issues: job creation and child care. The organization’s commitment to mentorship and professional development guarantee that the Quality Program Director will receive individual time and attention, and will serve as an integral member of our highly skilled and mission-driven team.

All Our Kin is an equal opportunity employer and recognizes that diversity and opportunity are fundamental to children’s lives and to our work. 

To Apply: Send resume and cover letter by mail: All Our Kin, P.O. Box 8477, New Haven, CT 06530-0477, by fax: 203-772-2386, or by e-mail: christina@allourkin.org. 

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Adjunct Instructor

The Department of Public Policy seeks an adjunct instructor to teach Grantwriting and Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations. This graduate course will be taught face-to-face in a classroom at the University of Connecticut Greater Hartford campus in the Spring semester 2014 (January 21-May 13, 2014). The course will be offered once a week in the evening (either 4pm-6:30pm or 6:30pm-9:00pm). The class is planned to be converted to online in future semesters.

Grantwriting and Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations

This course provides the student with essential knowledge and practice fundamentals for developing a revenue portfolio for a nonprofit organization. This includes the capacity to assess revenue needs and discern between revenue stream options in order to match and support the mission and structure of the nonprofit. Along with instruction of key philanthropic vehicles, specific emphasis will be placed on grant writing and government contracting.

Planned Key Learning Objectives of Course

Strategic Thinking

• History of nonprofit funding, assessment of current state of affairs and future trends.
• Strategic thinking in creating a healthy revenue stream portfolio for a nonprofit.
• Assessing revenue needs and options of a nonprofit.
• Incorporating marketing and community reporting into a revenue development plan.
• Implications (legal and tax) and benefits of fee-for-service, cause marketing, business partnerships and social enterprise unrelated income ventures.
• Ethics, communicating with donors and other issues in fundraising.

Philanthropy

• Philanthropic revenue strategies; including individual mass appeal donations, direct response, online giving and giving circles.
• Individual donor philanthropic strategies; including planned giving, endowments and other major gift vehicles.
• Capital and Annual Campaign management.

Government Contracting

• Understanding the implications (pros and cons) of government contracting.
• Effective government RFP and grant research strategies.
• Strategies in responding to a government contracting RFP

Grant Writing (private foundation and corporation)           

• Research strategies and understanding of donor software options.
• RFP response strategies.
• Grant writing skills and strategies.

Evaluation

• Basic principles of evaluation and assessment of revenue plans and strategies.
• Developing evaluation criteria and rubrics for grant applications.

Core Student Learning Assessments Planned

Students demonstrate competencies by:

• Developing a revenue assessment and strategy plan for a nonprofit.    
• Researching and writing a response to a private or government grant or RFP.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and teach course.
• Participate in teaching evaluation and assessment activities.
• Be available for meetings with students.
• Be prompt and responsive to student inquiries.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• MPA, MBA or master degree in related field with five years or more of demonstrated expertise in the field of nonprofit resource development, with specific expertise in grant writing and state/federal government contracting.
• Bachelor degree with ten years of the above experience and expertise will be considered.
• Excellent teaching skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Interest and or experience in teach online.
• Ph.D. in philanthropy, nonprofit management, public affairs, public administration or other terminal degree in related field.

COMPENSATION

Compensation is $5,000 per course for each semester taught.

HOW TO APPLY

Please contact Dr. David Garvey by email with a resume and statement of interest.

David Garvey, Ph.D.

Director, Nonprofit Leadership Program

Department of Public Policy

University of Connecticut

Greater Hartford Campus

Ph. 860-570-9087

david.garvey@uconn.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

At the University of Connecticut, our commitment to excellence is complemented by our commitment to building a culturally diverse community. We actively encourage women, people with disabilities, and members of minority groups to apply.

The University of Connecticut is an EEO/AA employer.