The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is searching for a Growth Associate to spearhead the growth of our global donor community. The Growth Associate will be responsible for managing HRF’s new donor acquisition.

HRF is a leading organization advancing human rights around the world and one of the only organizations focused on promoting freedom inside authoritarian regimes. Our work has grown rapidly in recent years in terms of fundraising and programmatic output in order to respond to global threats to freedom. The Growth Associate will play a key role in continuing this growth to help HRF expand its critical work.

The Growth Associate will be a member of HRF’s Strategy & Development Team.

Responsibilities will include:

Building lists of potential donors
Conduct research on potential donors
Formulating plans for how HRF can establish connections with potential donors through mailings, email, phone, social media, referrals, and meetings at events
Coordinating donor mailings
Writing letters of interest and proposals for prospective foundations and institutions
Supporting HRF’s Major Gift Officers/C-Suite Executives with research, plans, and scheduling of meetings with potential donors
Driving new ticket sales and outreach for HRF’s Oslo Freedom Forum and other events
Supporting the planning and execution of the Oslo Freedom Forum and other events

Requirements include:

Prior experience in sales and fundraising, preferably in a nonprofit setting
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with grant writing
Donor communication experience
Collaboration with teammates to achieve mutual success and hit organizational goals
Experience with Salesforce is preferred but not required
Strong commitment to HRF’s mission to promote and protect human rights around the world, with a focus on closed societies

Location: Remote office, with regular travel to HRF’s headquarters in the Empire State Building in New York.

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