Non-Profit Development & Communications Summer/Fall 2019 Fellowship
The Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ) is seeking a NonProfit Development & Communications Fellow to join our team for Summer/Fall 2019. The Fellowship is open to college students in journalism, communications, marketing, or social work, nonprofit management, business, or other liberal studies areas with an interest in non-profit management and communications. CSAJ will work with the accepted Fellow to seek course credit.
Organization Description
The Center for Survivor Agency and Justice is a national organization dedicated to enhancing advocacy for survivors of intimate partner violence.
CSAJ develops and promotes transformative advocacy approaches that remove systemic barriers, enhance organizational responses, and improve professional practices to meet the self-defined needs of domestic and sexual violence survivors. We steer this towards our vision: a world where all people have equal access to physical safety, economic security, and human dignity.
The Development & Communications Fellow will contribute to and help grow CSAJ’s groundbreaking initiatives, including:
The Consumer Rights for Domestic Violence Survivors Initiative (CRI) is a national project of CSAJ that enhances economic justice for survivors of domestic violence by building the capacity of and building partnerships between domestic violence and consumer lawyers and advocates across the nation.
The Racial & Economic Equity for Survivors Project (REEP) is a national project that seeks to remedy the systemic inequalities facing survivors of color and shift the current violence against women paradigm. In partnership with diverse anti-poverty, race equity, and violence against women practitioners, REEP will engage communities in identifying inequalities and employing impact legal and policy strategies that facilitate access to economic opportunity for survivors of color.
The Access to Justice for Survivors Project is a multi-year project that will equip non-lawyer legal advocates to remove the costs and address the systemic barriers to accessing justice. The Access Project will offer webinar trainings, peer exchange calls, and organize two in-person institutes for legal advocates over the course of three years.
CSAJ is composed of a small team of dedicated advocates in the legal, social work, public health, and academic fields who are wholly committed to creative vision, open communication, and justice-minded social change work. We are looking for a lively, bright, creative, and self-motivated team member who is social-justice minded, thrives in the media space, brings an aptitude for development and program planning, and demonstrates effective communication.
Position Description
CSAJ is composed of a small team of dedicated advocates in the legal, social work, public health, and academic fields who are wholly committed to creative vision, open communication, and justice-minded social change work. We are looking for a lively, bright, creative, and self-motivated team member who is social-justice minded, thrives in the media space, brings an aptitude for development and program planning, experience in curriculum developing or training, and demonstrates effective communication.
The Fellowship is a unique and exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in project work and managing communications with a quickly expanding national non-profit.
The Development & Communications Fellow will work alongside CSAJ Staff and Board of Directors to research and develop funding from private foundations, corporation, and government grants as well as help conduct and manage CSAJ’s communications plan.
The Fellow should be located in New York City or Washington, DC, but is able to enjoy the flexibility and convenience of telecommuting. Fellows are integral to the CSAJ team, participating in weekly staff meetings with the organization’s leadership, take part in all of CSAJ’s trainings, and receive supervision and support from CSAJ Staff and Board of Directors.
Development Responsibilities Include:
Work with CSAJ Executive Director, staff, and/or board members to identify funding priorities and develop strategies.
Special 2019 projects include:
Funding strategy for Race & Economic Equity for Survivors Project (REEP), multiple project and concepts
Conduct funder and subject-matter research and draft reports to support current development efforts;
Ongoing projects include:
Research and develop funding from private foundations, corporations, and government grants for a national anti-domestic violence agency.
Compile and update a comprehensive list of potential funders.
Draft reports on potential funder and develop a plan for the organization based on research and incorporating ideas from board and staff.
Participate in drafting concept papers and grant proposals.
Review CSAJ’s ideas for raising funds. Compile them into a development plan with goals, objectives and tasks. Add timelines and assignment of responsibilities.
Link fundraising efforts to communications plan.
Communications Responsibilities Include:
Work with CSAJ’s Director of Programs and Research to implement communications strategy, including developing media and outreach calendars, creating website and media content strategy, expanding use of social media platforms, and donor communications. Also includes, helping establish, develop tracking methods, and meet communications benchmarks.
Special 2019 projects include:
Spotlights on Innovation (video interviews): Video editing, packaging and sharing in multiple formats, design and conduct campaign and other communications
Consumer Rights Working Group: Support the drafting and design of a final report of best practices and emerging needs based on work from 2018-2019.
Website audit and redesign: Help CSAJ plan for a website and branding overhaul, making the website accessible to multiple audiences.
Ongoing projects include:
Develop and manage content for CSAJ website, social media, and e-blasts.
Design and produce email-blasts, newsletters, and other publications for program activities and outreach, as needed.
Develop and manage contact lists.
Support national webinar trainings by managing Zoom platform and coordinating other communications to support and amplify training (e.g. live tweet during trainings).
Provide general communications support including supporting staff in new media tools, assist in donor relations efforts, liaise with CSAJ programs, staff, expert advisors, and Board of Directors.
Pitch and execute a communications campaign to support programmatic work and amplify CSAJ’s mission.
This is an unpaid fellowship with a time commitment ranging from one semester to a full academic year. CSAJ will work with students to receive school credit. Opportunities to grow and receive future stipend may become available, based on program funding. Hours and projects can be flexible based on the schedule and goals of the applicant.
Qualifications
Experience and enthusiasm about strategy or program development.
Education and/or experience related to the job requirements (communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, outreach/education, social work, or liberal studies) with an interest in nonprofit management, development, and/or communications.
Proficiency and interest in digital and social media, design, multimedia, art, tech, and/or pop culture as well as strong written and verbal communication.
Familiarity with design/communications suites such as Microsoft Office, Google Apps, iWork Suite, Adobe, HTML and other coding languages, and digital and social media platforms (from webinar software to Facebook/Twitter).
Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
Strong organization is key! Ability and desire to implement a project from start to finish, establish self-directed deadlines, and collaborate with CSAJ staff to accomplish goals.
Sense of creativity and innovation, loves a challenge, driven, and passionate for a cause.
Understanding of domestic violence and/or economic justice advocacy strongly desired.
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Sara Wee at sarawee@csaj.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. CSAJ welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences.