Employment Opportunities:

Development Manager

Mission:
The National LGBT Bar Association and Foundation (LGBT Bar) is a national organization of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals, law students, activists, allies and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBTQ + community in all its diversity. The Foundation arm of the LGBT Bar focuses on the organization’s programmatic and philanthropic activities.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Development Manager will support the Development Team in the execution of various fundraising core strategies and maintain development operations. This position is under the supervision of the Director of Development.

Current Core Fundraising Strategies:

• The LGBT Bar’s Annual “Lavender Law®” Conference and Career Fair

• Out and Proud Corporate Counsel award receptions

• Individual Giving Program

• Foundation fundraising

• Smaller seasonal cultivation events

• Maintain donor database and track all communications;

• Elaborate on the existing membership model to attract new and lapsed members;

• Collaborate on monthly and annual reports;

• Stay on top of advancements and changes that are pertinent to raising money within the nonprofit sphere.

Skills and Qualifications

• Knowledge of development best practices;

• Experience in major gifts, online fundraising campaigns, annual funds, corporate and foundation giving, direct mail, and planned giving;

• Track record as an effective communicator adept at crafting proposals, donor correspondence, and other kinds of materials;

• A genuine interest in the LGBT Bar’s mission and assisting the LGBTQ+ community;

• Demonstrated experience working in a hands-on environment with limited resources as well as thriving in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment;

• We seek a “roll up your sleeves and do what’s needed” kind of team-player.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least three years of experience in a similar role in a $1 – $3M/year nonprofit or for-profit business dealing with individuals, foundations, and/or corporations.

• Master’s degree or Juris Doctor desired

Details at a glance:

• Office located in downtown Washington, DC. Remote work is possible but not preferred.

• Full Time Schedule

• 4-Year Degree Required

• Likely start date of mid-November through mid-December

Benefits

• Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience, in the range of $60k to $75k. The LGBT Bar offers an excellent benefits package, including full health, dental and vision coverage for all employees and immediate family members, short and long-term disability and employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan.

• The LGBT Bar is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, matriculation, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, medication, status as a veteran, tobacco use, or other classification protected by law.

How To Apply

positions@lgbtbar.org

• Email your resumé with a letter of interest to positions@lgbtbar.org. Please include “Development Manager” in the subject line of your email.

• All applications are reviewed and acted upon as they are received. The position will be filled as soon as the appropriate candidate is found. It is therefore recommended that you submit your materials as promptly as possible.

• The Bar is proud to celebrate diversity. All interested individuals, including people of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or intersex are particularly urged to apply.