Pennsylvania Candidate Fundraising Director
Working Families Party
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About the Working Families Party
The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.
We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.
The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.
The PA Working Families Party seeks a dedicated Fundraising Director to work directly with endorsed Working Families candidates and electeds in Pennsylvania. They will work alongside the Mid-Atlantic Director of Candidate Fundraising in supporting the yearly execution of the PA WFP PAC fundraising plan and will help maintain the overall health and growth of the Pennsylvania donor database.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- 45% Candidate Fundraising Support
- 50% PA PAC Raising and Development Assistance
- 5% Development Research and Database Management
- The Candidate Fundraising Department supports our priority candidates on an as-needed basis (our candidates require varying levels of support from our department during different campaign cycles). You will assist the Mid-Atlantic Director of Candidate Fundraising in assessing the needs of our priority PA candidates and utilize your knowledge of campaign fundraising to execute strong support plans and programs.
- For this position in particular, you will be expected to take on the part-time maintenance role of Finance Director for two existing PA candidates who require more long-term support. These responsibilities include call-time staffing (virtual and in-person), executing high and low-dollar fundraising events, monitoring PAC requests (while providing timely follow-up), overseeing the digital raise plan, and maintenance of the campaign budget.
- The PA Candidate Fundraising Director will work alongside the Mid-Atlantic Director of Candidate Fundraising to execute the annual PA WFP PAC fundraising plan (which comprises multiple raise channels). Duties include planning and staffing surrogate call time sessions, managing a portfolio of PA donors, supporting high and low-dollar fundraising events, generating innovative digital raise strategies, and overseeing our yearly party building week.
- The PA Candidate Fundraising Director will dedicate time each week to assisting with the maintenance of donor data and donor prospecting data that candidates and the PA WFP PAC will utilize in our outreach. This includes donor research, data appends, ideas for list swaps, and more. The financial goal of the Candidate Fundraising Director position is to help raise 100k in PAC funds annually.
Candidate Fundraising Support | 45%
Pennsylvania PAC Raising | 50%
Development Research & Database Management | 5%
Skills and Qualifications:
- Commitment to the election of progressive candidates.
- 3+ years of political fundraising experience; one cycle as a campaign finance director required.
- Thorough knowledge of campaign finance operations, including call time and event raising, PAC and digital oversight, finance committee and budget management, and compliance support.
- The ability to set fundraising targets and develop action plans to achieve them; conduct ongoing analysis of fundraising performance, track key metrics, and adjust strategies as needed.
- Experience using ActBlue, NGP, Pingdex, Numero, P2P Platforms, Excel, and Google Drive.
- The ability to travel within Pennsylvania; staffing of fundraising events is required.
- The ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects at once.
- A desire to work in a fast-paced environment; a willingness to work outside of typical business hours, including some nights and weekends if needed.
- The ability to professionally interact with stakeholders, donors, and candidates while using savvy political judgment.
- A demonstrated understanding of long-term donor stewardship; existing donor relationships are a plus.
- Self-motivation, professionalism, and a positive demeanor.
- The ability to demonstrate multicultural competence; the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways.
- Personal and professional commitment to promoting and investing in cross-cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, and disabilities.
What Else You Should Know:
- Compensation: The salary range for this position is $65,000 to $80,000. The final salary will be determined based on an internal equitable scale that considers years of experience, geographic location, and final job description. We offer a robust benefits package for full-time employees, including paid time off, health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support.
- Location: The position is full-time and based in Philadelphia, PA.
- Schedule: Full-time and Permanent.
- Union Affiliation: WFP is a unionized workplace. This is a nonmanagerial role eligible to join WFP's staff bargaining unit after six months of employment. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United Union.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Working Families is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at jobs@workingfamilies.org with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.
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