About Jewish National Fund-USA:
Jewish National Fund-USA is the leading philanthropic organization for the land and people of Israel. Driven by a powerful 122 year legacy of changing lives and livelihoods, Jewish National Fund-USA is a partner (donor) led, independent 501 (c)(3) non-profit that's attracting 800,000 new residents to Israel's Negev Desert and Galilee through its visionary One Billion Dollar Roadmap for the Next Decade.
Jewish National Fund-USA is creating a brighter future for residents living on Israel's frontier as it builds parks, playgrounds, medical centers, schools, resilience centers, bomb shelters, and so much more. In addition, Jewish National Fund-USA's supports people with disabilities; brings farmers from developing nations to Israel to learn about sustainable agriculture; and makes philanthropic investments in agricultural and water R&D. In fact, thanks to Jewish National Fund-USA, Israel has become the global leader in water recycling. Jewish National Fund-USA is also changing the narrative on university campuses through its work with college student leaders and professors beyond the Jewish faith through its Caravan for Democracy Student Leadership Mission to Israel and Faculty Fellowship Program in Israel and Alexander Muss High School semester abroad program.
If working for an organization that supports the land and people of Israel and Jewish people everywhere excites you, then join us and you needn't wait another minute to change the world.
Position Overview:
Jewish National Fund-USA seeks a Senior Campaign Executive to grow our donor base in Bucks County, PA and Southern New Jersey. This position will be based out Jewish National Fund- USA's Philadelphia Office and reports to the Executive Director.
Responsibilities:
- Solicit annual gifts from your portfolio of existing donors and develop meaningful ongoing professional relationships with these supporters.
- Identify, connect with, solicit and steward relationships with new donor prospects.
- Collaborate enthusiastically with lay leadership including managing the board to leverage connections and engage them in working towards regional and national goals.
- Recruit participants for trips to Israel and attendees for the Jewish National Fund-USA Annual National Conference.
- Host Israeli affiliates and arrange for them to meet with appropriate donors and donor prospects.
- Manage and arrange cultivation and outreach programs including synagogue and affinity group programs and donor thank you events.
- Utilize Jewish National Fund-USA's Salesforce database to manage and track donor relationships.
- Travel within the US and internationally, which may include Missions to Israel, Jewish National Fund- USA's Global Conference for Israel, and Staff Conference
- Any other duties that your Supervisor may assign to you
Qualifications:
- Strong passion for Israel.
- Knowledge of and familiarity with the Jewish community throughout Southern New Jersey and Bucks county
- At least 3 years of progressive responsibility and demonstrated achievements in fundraising and/or private sector sales.
- Proven networking skills, along with the ability to inspire and build a growing community of supporters.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to serve as a compelling ambassador and advocate for Jewish National Fund-USA's mission.
- Experience with Salesforce preferred or similar data management systems.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
- Ability to speak conversational Hebrew is desirable.
- Candidate will be required to work nights, weekends as needed
- Candidate will be required to travel as needed
Perks:
- Days off for all work-prohibitive Jewish holidays, in addition to the secular US holidays
- 3pm close-of-business on Fridays
- Flexible expense account for mileage and donor meetings
- Parental leave policy
- Top-notch healthcare (including dental and vision)
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Employer-paid short and long-term disability
- 403(b) with generous employer contribution
- Opportunities to travel to Israel
Salary range will depend on experience level, but can fall within the range of $60,000-75,000.