President and CEO

President and CEO
Chicago, IL

Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) focuses on the issues that
affect all women, girls, trans, and gender nonbinary people and
envisions a world in which all people have the opportunity to
thrive in safe, just and healthy communities.

CFW works with a community of socially minded investors who share
our passion for improving the lives of women and girls, ensuring
that every dollar they give achieves maximum impact. CFW supports
the future of emerging organizations through both leadership
development and financial support to build sustainable nonprofit
infrastructure. As a result, two-thirds of nonprofits for which CFW
was the first institutional or ‘seed’ funder are still thriving 10
years after receiving their first CFW grant.

Since 1985, CFW has invested more than $45 million through over
4,500 grants, annually benefitting more than 226,000 women, girls,
trans, and gender nonbinary individuals across the Chicago region,
to help them become and remain healthy, safe, and economically
secure. Nearly four decades later, CFW continues to be the only
organization in the region – and among the first in the nation – to
take a comprehensive approach to understand and address the issues
affecting women, girls, trans, and gender nonbinary
individuals.

There are few opportunities equal to the potential impact, scale,
and level of engagement afforded by the President & CEO role at
Chicago Foundation for Women. At 38 years old, CFW’s spirit,
intentionality, creativity, and inclusivity have been instrumental
in shaping women’s philanthropy through Chicago and our nation.
Decisively and determinately moving forward, CFW needs a leader
whose commitment to the mission allows them to create a stronger,
larger, even more influential foundation, to fundraise fearlessly,
and to have the skills to steward donors and investments. Together
with the staff, Board, and volunteer base of Chicago Foundation for
Women, the next President & CEO will have ability to make a
difference in the lives of countless women in the Chicago area and,
in doing so, to make a difference in the lives of their families
and entire communities.

The President & CEO role represents the opportunity to engage
the hearts and minds of staff, to knit together a cohesive and
motivated staff team, and to build a culture aligned with the
mission and values of CFW. The CEO will also have the opportunity
to connect at both the intellectual and emotional levels with
motivated donors to create change for women and girls throughout
the community.

In addition to engaging with and investing in communities, the next
leader will have the opportunity and responsibility of building a
culture and discipline of long-term financial sustainability and
health. With recent gifts, CFW will craft a new investment policy
and assess how to make CFW’s $22 million endowment grow and
thrive.

Salary will be based on qualifications, in the $225K – $250K range.
Compensation will include a base salary and benefits competitive
with philanthropic institutions of a similar size and scope, taking
into consideration the successful candidate’s unique skills,
accomplishments, experience, and expected immediate and long-term
impact to CFW.

To apply, please submit a current resume and letter of
introduction, as soon as possible, to Kittleman & Associates,
LLC at https://bit.ly/41TpF21
(click the Apply button at the bottom of the page). For best
consideration, kindly apply by Friday, February 23rd.

For further information about Chicago Foundation for Women, please
see https://www.cfw.org/.

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