Animal Outlook (AO) is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C with a second office in L.A. Working to end animal abuse, AO primarily focuses on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman.

Animal Outlook | Exposing Truth. Inspiring Change. — animaloutlook.org Animal Outlook is a national nonprofit animal advocacy organization. Our mission is to change the world for animals.

Gifts and Grants Officer

Specifics:

Terms of employment: Full-time, exempt

Reports to: Development Manager

Location: Los Angeles, CA; Washington, DC; or Remote

Benefits: Remote work, flexible hours, health benefits, retirement plan, room for advancement

Salary: $70,000-$75,000 depending on experience

Overview:

 Animal Outlook, (AO) is a national non-profit animal protection organization working to disrupt animal agribusiness and build a better tomorrow for all animals. AO is seeking a Gifts and Grants officer to help maintain and grow the organization’s key donor relationships and grants.

Position Objective:

Increase the number and size of donors, donations, and grants, and build and maintain key relationships and communications with mission-aligned donors and foundations through a deep and current understanding of AO’s work and mission. This will be done with the assistance of AO’s development staff and a third party search database. Alongside the Development Manager, build and execute a growth strategy.

Primary Responsibilities: 

1. Identification of major gifts prospects

2. Donor and prospective donor relationship development and maintenance

3. Working with Development and Executive Team, and using a search database and in-house donor databases, creating and implementing a communication and approach strategy for existing and prospective donors to grow overall donations

4. Active and strategic gift cultivation, solicitation, major gift growth, and moves management

5. Foundation research, strategy development, and writing and managing grant applications and relationships with foundations to support our ongoing programmatic work, general operating costs, and growth objectives

6. Building and updating written material for regular communication with individual donors and foundations

7. Development and execution of an integration strategy for Executive and Development team’s communications with donors and prospective donors

8. Grant and donor management, including reporting and communication

Qualifications/Who We’re Looking For:

1. 5+ years experience in nonprofit development, including donor relations, major gifts, grantwriting, prospect research, and/or related fields

2. Knowledge and experience with the animal protection movement

3. Proven track record building and growing development departments

4. Fluency in research tools including Foundationsearch

5. Proven track record in securing new donations, major gifts, grants, and increased giving

6. Alignment with AO’s mission

7. Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills

8. Strong organizational and project management skills

9. CFRE Certification preferred

10. Education: bachelors +

Benefits: Health and retirement, generous vacation package.

How to Apply

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@animaloutlook.org