Work at Green America and make the world a better place.
Our staff teams work together to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. We have a positive and collaborative organizational culture and great benefits. We value justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Learn more about our current openings.
Our Background & Impact
Our organization was founded in 1982 as Co-Op America. You’re applying to an organization with a long history of victories. We also have a 4.3 rating on Glassdoor and are a four-star charity with Charity Navigator too!
We're curbing the climate crisis and getting the largest corporations to switch to clean energy. We're protecting millions of people in the workplace and pushing for safe and healthy working conditions for ALL workers. We're helping people find healthy, safe products from the most innovative green businesses and financial institutions. And we're reinventing the way food is grown with regenerative agriculture that absorbs carbon and saves our soil!
Green America Employee Benefits
Our benefits help create a strong, effective, empathetic, diverse workforce. For example, pay transparency helps decrease the gender and racial wage gaps. Remote work opportunities can also foster a more diverse workforce overall. Our weekly, in-house tech sessions keep our skills up to date. And our four-day workweek supports a better work-life balance.
Benefits include:
- Being part of a dynamic, innovative team to build the green economy for all people
- Salary transparency
- Participatory workplace in which staff have a voice in key organizational issues
- Four-day workweeks, Monday-Thursday
- Remote work option
- Socially & environmental responsible retirement plan options
- Pre-tax Metro benefit card (savings on local DC transportation)
- Medical, dental, disability insurance, Flex Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid vacation, sick and dependent care leave
- Paid parental and long-term care-giver leave
Highlights from our Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement
Our work focuses on economic systems because our national and global economies systemically disadvantage people of color, Indigenous peoples, ethnic and religious minorities, women, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and other minoritized communities worldwide.
Today’s economic systems privilege the wealthy and powerful at the expense of natural systems and workers worldwide.
At Green America, your work will contribute to a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the abundance of the Earth is preserved for generations to come.
Each of our staff members contribute to a healthy, supportive, socially-just work culture, and every position at the organization has a role in advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) at Green America.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health disorders), age (18 years of age or older), marital status (including domestic partnership and parenthood), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, citizenship status, credit information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic is included as a form of discrimination and is strictly prohibited.
Applying to Green America
Applying is easy and streamlined. Just check out the open positions below and email the requested materials to the hiring manager listed.
Available Positions
Director of Fund Development
Hours: 32 hours/week, flexible 4-day work week (full time)
Salary: $95,000-$105,000 depending on experience
Benefits: Excellent benefits package, including health insurance, dental and vision coverage, paid leave, socially responsible retirement plan, and a friendly and collaborative work environment with an option to work remotely.
Supervisor: Director of Development & Organizational Advancement
Organizational Background
Green America harnesses economic power – the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace – to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Our niche is economic action, and we work to shift our economy to one that works for all people and our planet. Our economic strategies deploy solutions to our society’s most pressing problems – from climate change to social injustices.
We direct our efforts within three strategic hubs: 1) our Consumer & Corporate Engagement Programs where we activate individual consumers and investors to create change within corporations and economic systems; 2) our Green Business Network which was the first network of businesses in the US focusing on the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit; and 3) our Center for Sustainability Solutions which brings together diverse stakeholders through Innovation Networks that aim to shift entire industries towards sustainability and solve for supply chain and other economic system issues that no one business or organization can solve alone.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Director of Fund Development will play an essential role in raising new funds from foundations, businesses, and major donors to support Green America’s Consumer & Corporate Engagement Programs (C&CE) and Green Business Network (GBN), with a keen focus on our Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (JEDI) initiatives. We are searching for a dynamic senior level development professional with an entrepreneurial spirit, program development experience, and demonstrated success in raising new revenues to support JEDI, environmental, and social justice programs.
Responsibilities will span the entire spectrum of grants, partnerships, and major gift management – from identifying new funding and partnership opportunities, to participating in the development of project concepts and plans, to submitting proposals and impact reports. The Director of Fund Development will create and manage a portfolio made up of mostly foundation and business supporters, with some major donors as well. Specific duties include:
- Research and identify new grants and business partnership opportunities to support existing and nascent programs and projects within C&CE and GBN hubs
- In concert with the Program Directors, assist team with developing new programs and initiatives as relevant funding opportunities are identified, moving from basic concept to full plan and proposal
- Craft and submit grant proposals and letters of inquiry to new foundations and business partners for general operations support, as well as program-specific support
- Ensure the timely submission of reports, financial updates, and renewal proposals for active funders
- Manage a portfolio of major donors, including solicitations, gift acknowledgements, and stewardship (in-person visits, online video meetings, event invitations, publications, etc.)
- Maintain and build on relationships with active funders via tailored outreach, update meetings with program Directors and staff, and impact reports
- In partnership with the Director of Development, take a lead role in producing Development events, meetings, and small gatherings
- Attend C&CE, GBN, and Development team meetings, and lead fundraising-focused meetings
- Participate in cross-departmental teams [such as our Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) team, May Retreat planning team, Holiday Party team, etc.] as time and interest allows.
Desired Skills and Experience
- You have an entrepreneurial and curious spirit
- You thrive working with continuously evolving and growing programs that spawn new initiatives on a regular basis
- You can play a leading role in program strategy discussions and develop detailed action plans and funding proposals
- You have exemplary communications and interpersonal skills, and experience building long-term relationships with senior foundation executives, business leaders across a range of sectors, major donors, nonprofit allies, and other potential partners
- You possess a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of foundation and corporate/business fundraising experience
- You can demonstrate a track record of meeting 6-7-figure annual fundraising goals
- You always meet deadlines, have strong project management skills, and possess competence in working with constituent relationship management (CRM) software
- You can craft compelling, effective messaging for letters of inquiry, proposals, sponsorship requests, and progress reports
- You possess funder research skills and the ability to effectively identify, segment, and prioritize prospective supporters
- You are able and willing to travel (this position involves travel time of up to 20% for funder/donor meetings, conferences, annual staff retreat, and other purposes)
- You have a passion for creating a more socially just and environmentally sustainable society, including personal interest and/or experience in Green America’s issue areas
- Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) certification a plus.
How to Apply:
Email your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample to: partnerships@greenamerica.org.
