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  • About this role: 

    Eat. Learn. Play. is transforming the school experience for a generation of Oakland students. We help to provide the resources kids need to reach their full potential, including access to nutritious food, high-dosage tutoring, and physical activity. We also transform school spaces to ensure kids have equitable access to dignified, joyful places to eat, learn, and play including schoolyards, cafeterias, libraries, and gyms. 

    The Development Coordinator is an essential member of the fundraising team that raises support for all of the Foundation’s work. They will provide administrative support for a variety of projects, increase departmental efficiencies, and help us provide excellent care to our donors.  

    The primary function of the role is data management to ensure donor records in our Customer Relationship Management system (Salesforce) are up-to-date and accurate and that our systems are set up to provide timely gift acknowledgment and effective donor stewardship. They will also be responsible for various fundraising related activities, including producing donor reports, drafting correspondence and acknowledgments, assisting donors with asset transfers, processing and recording gifts, donor research, and assisting with special projects as needed. The Coordinator will report directly to the Vice President of Philanthropy and Development and collaborate closely with other team members.  

    Responsibilities:  

    • Perform daily entry and coding of gifts, including cash, checks, credit cards, wire transfers, and gift-in-kind donations.  

    • Coordinate data flow with finance to maintain CRM integrity and accurate financial and donor information in the CRM.  

    • Maintain donor records in the donor database, including review of duplicate records and other processes, to ensure a high level of file health for successful fundraising. 

    • Perform weekly/recurring database maintenance tasks and assists in audits and other data clean-up/management efforts 

    • Coordinate the acknowledgment process, stewardship and/or solicitation mailings,  

    • Provide excellent customer service to donors and individuals contacting the organization via email, phone call, or mail. 

    • Respond in a timely manner to all inquiries and special requests from donors and supporters. 

    • Provide administrative support for the Development Department as needed, including but not limited to maintaining the department’s shared drive, tracking action items and key timelines in Asana, and supporting scheduling.  

    • Support special projects as requested. 

    Qualifications: 

    • Bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years’ experience in non-profit fundraising, donor stewardship, and database management. 

    • High proficiency with data entry and familiarity with Microsoft Office 365, including Word and Excel, as well as SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams. 

    • Experience working in a CRM (experience with Salesforces is preferred).  

    • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail 

    • Self-directed with the ability to work as a team member. 

    • Knowledge and experience with donor engagement principles and practices.  

    • Excellent oral and written communication skills and good people skills 

    • Enthusiasm for learning new skills and solving workplace problems 


      Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000 

  • About this role: 

    Eat. Learn. Play. is transforming the school experience for a generation of Oakland students. We help to provide the resources kids need to reach their full potential, including access to nutritious food, high-dosage tutoring, and physical activity. We also transform school spaces to ensure kids have equitable access to dignified, joyful places to eat, learn, and play including schoolyards, cafeterias, libraries, and gyms. 

    Working closely with the VP of Impact and Director, Community Partnerships, the Senior Manager of Impact will manage major construction projects. In this newly established role, the Senior Manager will manage a grantmaking portfolio of $5+ million annually for facilities renovations, primarily focused on schoolyards, cafeterias, libraries, and gymnasiums at Oakland Unified Schools (OUSD). The Senior Manager of Impact will be supported by the Director of Grant Administration on planning, grant administration, and measurement and evaluation.  

    The Senior Manager of Impact should have significant experience overseeing multi-million construction projects, experience working with school districts, strong project management skills, and the ability to steward trusted and authentic relationships by bringing humility and deep listening to the community we serve. 

    Responsibilities: 

    Capital Projects Planning 

    • With the CEO and VP of Impact identify opportunities to align OUSD renovation plans with Eat. Learn. Play’s overall strategic plan and budget. 

    • Create a comprehensive Capital Projects plan that meets the needs of our partners and advances ELPs mission with timebound benchmarks for success. 

    • Ensure partners engage in a human centered approach to design planning, centering community needs. 

    Project Management  

    • Oversee implementation of the plan, including careful attention to the budget. 

    • Serve as project manager for capital projects, coordinating partners, multiple contractors and volunteers 

    • Serve as primary point of contact on construction-related decisions, including safety and compliance 

    • With the Director of Grant Administration, support strategies for monitoring and evaluation. 

    • Develop budgets and oversee spending. 

    • Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications and Development teams to develop portfolio specific communications plans and share relevant information and outcomes. 

    Partnership Management 

    • Play a strategic and diplomatic role with community partners, positively representing the Foundation’s decisions and rationale with a wide range of stakeholders 

    • Support selection of partners and contractors, establish roles, and drive collective work plans. 

    • Communicate honestly and directly with potential grantees about the scope, budget and conditions of grants to manage expectations 

    • Establish strong relationships with partners and grantees to provide feedback and resolve complex problems as needed 

    Communications 

    • Keep Eat. Learn. Play. staff informed of programmatic and grantmaking developments 

    • Act as a motivating mentor to direct reports, providing regular feedback to support development. 

    Work Experience: 

    • 10+ years of leadership experience, including significant experience designing, building, and managing seven-figure facilities upgrades. 

    • Experience as an effective manager within a growing organization, with an ability to handle shifting priorities and an appetite for new ideas and approaches. Successful managerial experience in leading a team and mentoring/coaching staff. 

    • Experience working effectively with a broad range of nonprofit, community-based organizations, and public sector entities. 

    • Experience in creating realistic project budgets and timelines. 

    Required Skills & Abilities: 

    • Demonstrated interest in Eat. Learn. Play.’s core issue areas with a broad range of experience working with non-profit organizations. Deep expertise is not needed, but issue area experience and/or experience working with public school systems is a plus. 

    • Respect for the community, and ability to engender trust, credibility, and confidence with a variety of constituencies. 

    • Demonstrated creative initiative and problem-solving skills, can synthesize information, translate it into a program design and lead a team to execute it. 

    • Strong people management skills leading through collaboration and shared accountability with high emotional intelligence and comfort with agile role definition. 

    • Strong written and verbal communication, active listening and interpersonal skills needed to work with a broad range of individuals successfully, including nonprofits, government officials, and donors. 

    • Able to work sensitively and ethically with confidential information, work independently, and demonstrate good judgment and tact when handling difficult or sensitive situations.  

    • Strong analytical skills, basic business intuition, and common sense. Able to view problems from a "big picture." 

    • Adaptable, able to thrive in a fast-paced, growing, and dynamic organization. 

    • Attentive to detail and follow through. 

    Salary Range: $110,000 - $120,000 

  • About this role: 

    Eat. Learn. Play. is transforming the school experience for a generation of Oakland students. We help to provide the resources kids need to reach their full potential, including access to nutritious food, high-dosage tutoring, and physical activity. We also transform school spaces to ensure kids have equitable access to dignified, joyful places to eat, learn, and play including schoolyards, cafeterias, libraries, and gyms. 

    Reporting to the VP, Marketing & Communications, the Director of Communications will work closely with our Leadership team to develop a communications strategy that advances the organization’s goals and helps boost our visibility, awareness, and engagement. The Director will play a key role in shaping our voice and image, as well as communicating the journey of our diverse range of work in the community to our internal team and external audiences by leading the execution of the communications strategy. This role will quarterback a wide range of unique and compelling content that advances our strategic priorities and continues to elevate the Eat. Learn. Play. brand across many channels and with many audiences.

    If you are a communications strategist who is able to take a story line from concept to clear and compelling written content at a newsroom pace, then we invite you to apply.  We are looking for candidates who can think strategically about our stories, audiences and platforms while also helping to produce the content we need to execute our strategy.   

    Responsibilities: 

    Develop and lead our internal and external communication strategy 

    • Work closely with the leadership team to develop an internal and external communications strategy that achieves the organization’s goals and priorities 

    • Proactively connect the dots between our Impact, Development and Communications teams to ensure that we have stories to tell about a wide range of our investments, the successes we are seeing and future opportunities that advance our organizational priorities.  

    • Work collaboratively with partners, donors and staff to identify and tell stories that elevate the journey, progress and outcomes of the people who are directly benefiting from our programmatic work. 

    • Develop and execute a plan to collect and share progress updates on our investments—large and small—to keep our staff in-the-loop on developments within our work. 

    Ensure high quality implementation of the communications strategy 

    • Implement and evaluate the annual communications plan with an emphasis on generating high quality content at a fast pace 

    • Transform the complex work of Eat. Learn. Play. into digestible, compelling narratives that engage, inspire, and motivate.  

    • Create and/or manage vendors to create engaging and persuasive copy for content such as emails, newsletters, video scripts, impact reports, marketing collateral, ELP’s website and ad copy. 

    • Put communications vehicles in place to create momentum and awareness as well as to test the effectiveness of communications activities 

    • Proactively support the Program and Development teams to develop portfolio-specific communications plans and share relevant information and outcomes. 

    • Contribute to the planning and execution of communication campaigns to support fundraising events, advocacy initiatives, and awareness programs in line with our organizational strategy. 

    • Coordinate webpage maintenance—ensure that new and consistent information (article links, stories, and events) is posted regularly 

    • Track and measure the level of engagement within the network over time 

    Ensure the consistency of our Brand and Voice 

    • Maintain a consistent brand voice and image across all written content.  

    • Act as a brand steward, ensuring all content aligns with the brand’s established tone, style, and messaging guidelines. 

    • Partner cross-functionally with other internal team members, departments including development, operations, and programs, and external partners to ensure copy complements and enhances other elements of our brand content. 

    Work Experience: 

    • Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred in Journalism, English, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field. 

    • Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience, preferably within the nonprofit or corporate sectors. Your experience should have honed your ability to craft persuasive, engaging copy that drives consumer action. 

    Required Skills & Abilities: 

    • Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with team members from various departments and brand stakeholders, interpreting their input into your writing and explaining your copy decisions. 

    • Project Management Skills: Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. 

    • Attention to Detail: Exceptional attention to detail in both your writing and editing processes. You should have a keen eye for spotting errors and inconsistencies. 

    • Portfolio: Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in creating compelling, action orientated copy. Your portfolio should showcase your ability to write for various brands, demonstrating a range of tones and styles. 

    • Audience Understanding: An understanding of crafting copy that resonates with specific target audiences, driving them. 

    • Adaptability: Ability to adapt your writing style to different brands and audiences, rapidly switching between different brand voices and product categories. Able to thrive in a fast-paced, growing, and dynamic organization. 

    • SEO Knowledge: While this role is focused on copywriting rather than SEO, a basic understanding of SEO principles and how they can be applied to copy is necessary. 

    Salary Range: $125,000 - $145,000