Manager, Development and Grants

Founded in 2021, Ownership Works (O.W.) is a fast-growing
nonprofit organization with a mission to increase prosperity
through shared ownership at work. O.W. helps companies and
investors implement shared ownership programs that make every
employee an owner and honor the collective effort behind a
company’s success. At scale, employee ownership can help millions
of lower-income workers and people of color build savings and
wealth, often for the first time, at businesses that are more
dynamic, resilient, and successful.

O.W. has set an ambitious goal of creating at least $20B of
wealth for workers by 2030 and, over the long term, making
broad-based employee ownership the new norm at work. To achieve
these goals, O.W. has two areas of focus:

Movement building. Through partnerships,
network-building, education, data, and storytelling, O.W. is
building a movement to increase the adoption of shared ownership by
private and public companies. Over 80 private equity firms,
financial institutions, foundations, labor advocates and pension
funds have joined the O.W. consortium as Founding Partners and made
unprecedented commitments to advance the shared ownership
movement.

Hands-on Guidance. In collaboration with its
Founding Partners, O.W. helps public and private companies
implement broad-based employee ownership programs that improve
corporate cultures, increase employee engagement and satisfaction,
and create an alignment of interests between employees and
employers, all of which can support better outcomes for companies
and workers. Since O.W.’s founding, over 75 companies have
implemented shared ownership programs, reaching over 100,000
workers.

For more about O.W.’s impact, visit https://ownershipworks.org/our-impact/.

About the Role:

Ownership Works is seeking a self-motivated and ambitious
nonprofit professional interested in a challenging role that will
help them develop their career as a fundraiser and as a rising
leader in the economic justice space.

With more than $50 million raised since our founding in August
2021, and with an incredible opportunity to capitalize on our
momentum following our 2022 public launch, Ownership Works is
recruiting a talented advancement professional to grow our capacity
and resources. As the lynchpin of our fundraising efforts, the
Manager will be responsible for tracking, organizing, and managing
every detail of our fundraising initiatives. This includes managing
our reporting obligations, conducting funder research, tracking
donor information, and implementing new fundraising strategies. The
Manager will need to proactively manage up and anticipate needs
days, weeks, and months in advance, while also being able to step
back and creatively support Ownership Works’ broader fundraising
and impact strategies.

As Ownership Works grows, this role will be uniquely positioned
to take on increasing responsibility and larger independent
projects. A successful applicant will be excited by this
professional opportunity. The ideal candidate will be a
self-starter who has a builder’s mindset, and enthusiasm for
rolling up their sleeves to create key fundraising infrastructure
and develop core strategies for a start-up organization. The ideal
candidate will have a strong knack for writing, a demonstrated
commitment to social justice, low ego, an entrepreneurial spirit,
and strive to meet the highest standards in nonprofit operations
and fundraising. This position reports to the Principal,
Advancement & Partnerships.

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as lead writer for funding proposals and lead reporting
  manager, drafting new proposals, interim and final reports, and ad
  hoc narratives that demonstrate our impact, while working with the
  team to drive successful and prompt submissions.
• Surface, thoroughly research, and prioritize prospective
  funders across all donor types (corporate, individual, foundations,
  etc.)
• Support stewardship of funder relationships, tracking all
  deliverables and driving team to successfully report on impact
  metrics, proactively organizing and managing-up renewal strategies,
  and promptly handling special initiatives and special requests from
  funders.
• Own donor acknowledgment and appreciation strategy, ensuring
  that donors feel recognized and included as part of the O.W.
  mission, that supporters receive prompt and accurate gift
  recognition and acknowledgment letters, and that donations are
  processed in a timely manner and all relevant data is being
  successfully tracked in our systems.
• Brainstorm and ensure the timely creation of public-facing
  fundraising collateral that speaks to the organization’s growing
  impact, including supporting the creation of our Annual Report and
  other regular impact updates.
• Update donor and partner records in Salesforce on a regular
  basis.

Key skills &
qualities

• An outstanding writer who can persuasively and succinctly make
  the case for shared ownership.
• Highly responsive, accountable, and collaborative team
  member.
• Superior organizational skills; an ability to maintain constant
  attention to detail; strong instinct to proactively document and
  track everything.
• Exceptional project management skills that enable the execution
  of complex, multi-stakeholder projects over short-, medium- and
  long-term timelines.
• Empathetic and compassionate, with an understanding that
  positive relationships (both internal and external) are essential
  components of successful fundraising.
• Interested in joining a fast-paced organization on the cutting
  edge of doing good
• Basic experience in Salesforce, or a willingness to learn.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA required
• Passion for social justice and the mission of Ownership Works;
  interest in becoming a subject matter expert in employee
  ownership
• 3-5 years of experience with professional writing preferably in
  a fundraising and grant writing context