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Marketing & Communications Associate
Department: Marketing & Communications
Reports To: Chief Marketing Officer
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Salary: $50,000‑$70,000
FLSA: Exempt
Date Posted: March 2024 -
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Regional Director, New England
Department: Fundraising & Development
Reports To: National Campaign Director
Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)
Salary: $125,000‑$150,000
FLSA: Exempt
Date Posted: March 2024 -
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Marketing & Communications Associate
Apply Now [email protected]Position Summary
The Marketing & Communications Associate is a vital team member responsible for creating and executing effective marketing and communication strategies. This role demands a unique blend of creativity and project management capabilities, with a strong emphasis on superior writing skills to enhance brand recognition and support business objectives.
Organizational Overview
Birthright Israel began with a bold idea in 1999 — to offer young Jewish adults a life-changing trip to Israel to build their Jewish identity and, by doing so, transform the Jewish future. In turn, The Birthright Israel Foundation was founded to raise the necessary funds in the United States to support this critical mission and to ensure that all young Jews have an opportunity to visit their ancestral homeland and forge a connection to their heritage that can last a lifetime. Since its founding, Birthright Israel has sent over 850,000 young adults on this transformational trip. Our work has become even more important in a post-October 7th world.
Reports To
- Chief Marketing Officer
Marketing & Communications
Compensation
- $50,000-$70,000
- FLSA: Exempt
Key Responsibilities
- Exceptional Writing and Content Creation
Craft compelling and high-quality written content for a variety of platforms including emails, blog posts, social media, and newsletters. Ensure content is engaging, informative, and aligns with brand voice and messaging. - Social Media Content
Assist with managing social media accounts, create and curate content, engage with the audience, and enhance online presence and brand awareness. - Email Marketing
Responsible for compelling copywriting and content strategy for donor communications. - Creative Collaboration
Work with graphic designers, videographers, and other creative professionals, ensuring that all written content enhances the visual elements of marketing materials. - Alum Ambassador Program Support
Actively support and collaborate with the Alum Ambassador program, including orienting ambassador on brand awareness and Birthright Israel's case for giving, preparing ambassadors regarding speaking and content-creation opportunities, and attending events to capture content for digital properties.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or a related field.
- 2+ years professional experience with marketing, communications, journalism, or a related field.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills.
- Proven experience in marketing, communications, or a similar role with a strong focus on writing.
- Proficiency in social media platforms and digital marketing tools.
- Ability to take initiative and to juggle multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Creative thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.
- A passion for Jewish engagement and the mission of Birthright Israel.
Physical Demands
- Regularly required to speak clearly and hear the spoken word well.
- Regularly required to physically operate routine office equipment such as telephones, computers, and mobile devices.
- Regularly required to utilize near vision ability to read data and documents, including spreadsheets and reports, in printed form and on computer screens.
Work Environment
- Noise level is consistent with levels usually present in an office environment.
- Hazards present are consistent with those common to an office environment.
Regional Director, New England
Apply Now [email protected]Position Summary
Birthright Israel Foundation (BRIF) seeks a proven, goal-oriented, dynamic, and inspiring development professional to serve as Regional Director of New England. This hybrid position will be based in Boston and will primarily focus on fundraising for BRIF in the Boston market, although the Regional Director will also engage with donors in surrounding areas of New England. The position requires a candidate with superior relationship skills and demonstrated success in building organizational capacity and increasing revenue. In addition, they must have an authentic passion for the mission of Birthright Israel, a track record as an effective major gifts fundraiser, and be an articulate communicator of Birthright Israel Foundation's case for support. This driven self-starter will manage and grow the Boston/New England Region's annual campaign.
Candidates should have an entrepreneurial approach and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should also have the capacity to develop and execute fundraising strategies that include identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individuals, foundations, alumni, and parents of Birthright Israel alumni in Boston and the rest of New England.
The New England Regional Director will report to and work in partnership with the Vice President of the Northeast Region to design a major gifts strategy aimed at increasing dollars and donors in the region. This position will be a part of a 6-person Northeast Region operation that raised over $13 million this past year. The Regional Director is expected to grow the campaign by upgrading donors and building relationships with new donors, focusing on those donors with five- and six-figure capacity.
Organizational Overview
Birthright Israel began with a bold idea in 1999 — to offer young Jewish adults a life-changing trip to Israel to build their Jewish identity and, by doing so, transform the Jewish future. In turn, The Birthright Israel Foundation was founded to raise the necessary funds in the United States to support this critical mission and to ensure that all young Jews have an opportunity to visit their ancestral homeland and forge a connection to their heritage that can last a lifetime. Since its founding, Birthright Israel has sent over 850,000 young adults on this transformational trip. Our work has become even more important in a post-October 7th world.
Reports To
- National Campaign Director
Fundraising & Development
Compensation
- $125,000-$150,000
- FLSA: Exempt
Opportunities & Challenges
This position is a unique and compelling opportunity to play a leadership role in resource development for what many views as the most successful engagement program in Jewish life and Israel. With a current national campaign raising over $80 million from 30,000 donors, Birthright Israel Foundation's base of support has grown in recent years. However, meeting the growing needs of young Jewish adults who want to take a Birthright Israel trip will require broadening and upgrading the base of support from alumni, their parents, and supporters of Birthright Israel's mission.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and manage a fundraising portfolio of ~100 donors and prospects at the $10,000+ level with the expectation of eventually cultivating and soliciting five-to-seven-figure prospects. This includes:
- Working with the Birthright Israel Foundation's national office to develop a pipeline of new prospects.
- Initiating contact and meeting with existing and potential donors.
- Using moves management to track interactions and create strategies on prospects to pursue.
- Developing and implementing engagement and cultivation strategies.
- Soliciting gifts of $5,000+ from current and prospective donors.
- Soliciting legacy gifts from donors.
- Work with the VP, Northeast Region to identify and qualify prospects and build appropriate strategies to capture individual giving and legacy giving.
- Build and manage a leadership cabinet in Boston as well as in other regional cities identified as crucial for regional fundraising.
- Work with colleagues in other regions to assist with closing gifts related to donors based in multiple locations throughout the year.
- Increase the number of donors and dollars raised in the region year-over-year.
- Plan and attend events strategically designed to cultivate new prospective donors and steward existing ones.
- Utilize the organization's database (Salesforce) to build a pipeline of prospects as well as maintain accurate records of donor interactions, individuals' programmatic interests, giving trends, and donor engagement and solicitation strategies.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
- 5+ years of significant fundraising or related for-profit resource development experience.
- Experience and comfort working with high-level donors and philanthropists.
- Familiarity with the Boston and surrounding Jewish philanthropic communities.
- Deep understanding of major gift fundraising principles and moves management.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong self-confidence and high energy, along with a positive and proactive approach.
- A passion for Jewish engagement and the mission of Birthright Israel.
- Self-starter with the ability to work alone and in a team.
- Keen understanding of donor needs and requirements.
- Collaborative work style and ability to influence people across, within, and outside the Birthright Israel organization.
- Solid organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficiency working with business technology and donor database systems; Salesforce experience is a plus.
- Willingness to travel as needed to donor meetings, events, and Foundation summits.
Physical Demands
- Regularly required to speak clearly and hear the spoken word well.
- Regularly required to physically operate routine office equipment such as telephones, computers, and mobile devices.
- Regularly required to utilize near vision ability to read data and documents, including spreadsheets and reports, in printed form and on computer screens.
Work Environment
- Noise level is consistent with levels usually present in an office environment.
- Hazards present are consistent with those common to an office environment.