Overview

The Development Coordinator builds relational and financial resources to support Bark’s work by managing individual donor and business donor relationships and records, managing the development calendar, connecting staff to fundraising efforts, researching foundation grant opportunities, and planning annual fundraising events, campaigns, and communications.

Bark

351 NE 18th Ave, Portland, OR, 97232
Contact: Courtney Rae
503-331-0374
hiring@bark-out.org
1/1/2022

Position Description
Full-time, exempt at an expected 40hours/week. Starts at $54,000 annual salary; paid vacation, sick leave, medical and dental insurance, eligible to take a sabbatical after three years.

General Responsibilities

The Development Coordinator builds relational and financial resources to support Bark’s work by managing individual donor and business donor relationships and records, managing the development calendar, connecting staff to fundraising efforts, researching foundation grant opportunities, and planning annual fundraising events, campaigns, and communications.

Specific Responsibilities

Anti-Oppression and Environmental Justice

  • Create strategies and actions that advance equity, diversity and inclusion in Bark’s fundraising activities and communications.
  • Support an inclusive culture and environment in Bark’s activities, events, and workspaces.
    Communicate authentically and knowledgeably with donors and partners about anti-oppression and environmental justice principles, initiatives, programs, and activities.

Day to Day Fundraising and Administration

  • Coordinate two annual fundraising campaigns per year utilizing fundraising events, email, social media, direct mail, direct donor contact, and other methods as appropriate.
  • Maintain and utilize Bark’s member database to ensure accuracy and quality of donor activity, records, thank you and follow up activities, and general fundraising communications, and to analyze donor community to create strategic fundraising activities.
  • Support day-to-day fiscal management (banking errands, tracking and reporting income, etc.).
  • Build business partnerships, workplace giving, employer match and other income streams.
  • Maintain the development calendar by tracking foundation meetings and deadlines, scheduling fundraising activities, and coordinating staff as needed.

Long-Term Development Efforts

  • Create and supervise the implementation of the annual development plan.
  • With the support of the Co-Directors, contribute to the creation of multi-year strategies to meet long-term revenue goals.
  • Supports foundation grant income by researching new grant opportunities, tracking changes, and co-representing Bark in foundation communications.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • At minimum 2 years of experience in a full range of industry standard fundraising activities, particularly, but not limited to, individual donor development including major gifts, and business partnerships.
  • At minimum 1 year of experience in a leadership role utilizing CRM (customer relations management) databases (Bark uses Salsa CRM and Salsa Engage).
  • Proficiency in utilizing industry standard information technology, at minimum spreadsheet, presentation, and word processing software and collective workspace/communication apps.
  • Experience in research and assessment of fundraising strategies.
  • Ability to work some evenings, weekends and flex-time when necessary for events, campaigns and major donor outings.

 

DESIRED SKILLS

  • Familiarity with Pacific Northwest conservation issues, the history of PNW conservation, and capacity to confront white supremacy culture in the conservation movement.

TO APPLY

Submit a resume and cover letter including responses to the following questions (1,000 word limit). Your written responses will be assessed as a sample of your professional writing.

  1. How would you influence the application of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Bark’s work?
  2. Tell us about your experience managing and analyzing donor records and data.
  3. Give an example of your past work developing email and social media fundraising campaigns.
  4. Tell us about your experience building relationships to build long-term income and resources.

 

Submit your application materials via email to hiring@bark-out.org

Please write “Development Coordinator 2022 Application” in the subject line of the email. No phone calls. To learn more about Bark, visit www.bark-out.org. This position is open until filled.

We are asking for applicants to fill out a voluntary, anonymous survey that will help us know that we have reached diverse points of outreach. A link will be sent to you at some point in the process. Thank you for your help with this effort.

Located in Portland, Oregon, and founded in 1999, Bark is the resource for community action to protect the forests and rivers surrounding Mt. Hood. We prioritize grassroots organizing and believe in the power of an engaged public.

Our name originates from the “barker,” who stands before the public and uses persistent outcry to call attention. We are a group of Barkers, ensuring that the public hears about all events, good and bad, occurring in the Mt. Hood National Forest.

Bark seeks to add staff members with strong capacities for innovation, autonomy, and communication and who prioritize anti-racism and environmental justice in their personal growth and professional development.

Bark does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors who are willing to engage in this process of equity, justice, and accountability with us.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Bark staff, volunteers, and supporters all share a deep love for the forest and acknowledge that while people have a wide range of perspectives and experiences that connect us all to the forest, the values of white, settler-colonial culture dominate the perspective and goal setting for most environmental organizations. Bark is committed to shifting this dominant perspective and creating a workplace, mission, and vision that is empower people from diverse backgrounds.

Bark affirms that these are the rightful homelands of the Multnomah, Mollala, Kalapuya, Chinook, Wyam, Clackamas, Tenino, Wasco, Wishram, Tiah, Paiute, and the many other Native people who live here and who have always lived here, who have always belonged to and cared for this land and whose bold resistance to colonial oppression should guide us all.

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