Executive Director

Capital for Children (CFC) is looking for a values-driven, community-engaged individual to lead their organization through its next phase of growth as Executive Director.

The Executive Director will be a twenty-hour-per week, contract position, paid monthly.  The Executive Director will work from their home-based office, but often meet with nonprofits and members throughout the DC area.  Some evening events are required.  You will report to the CFC Board Chair and work with all CFC members.  The salary range for this position is $35,000 to $45,000 per year.

Who We Are

Capital for Children invests in youth-focused nonprofits in the Washington, DC area.  CFC draws on the expertise of its members to deliver our unique model; each organization goes through a thorough vetting process, which is followed by a mixture of financial investments and board participation.  We form multi-year partnerships with our portfolio organizations and aim to create relationships that leverage the network and expertise of our members in areas including finance, audit, governance, strategic planning and organization building.

Our members are all leaders in the private equity and finance communities at firms with significant private-equity investments or serving as senior-level advisors to the community.  Since its creation in 2007, Capital for Children has invested over $1,700,000 in our partner organizations, as well as volunteering countless hours as board members and informal advisors.  Capital for Children is currently partnering with six nonprofits serving over 7,000 students a year.

For more information, please see Capital for Children’s website at capitalforchildren.org.

Position Overview

Do you want to connect youth-serving nonprofits with the resources they need to succeed? Do you want to work at the intersection of business and philanthropy?  Do you want to lead the strategy for an organization as it enters the next stage of growth?  Do you thrive when managing a variety of projects and working on your own?  If yes, then this is your next job!  This role is part strategist, part event planner, part convener, part organizational record keeper and office manager.

To be successful in this role you will be comfortable with simultaneously balancing multiple projects and working with multiple internal and external stakeholders.  This position is based in the Washington, DC region.

What You’ll Do

The Executive Director is responsible for all aspects of running Capital for Children including strategy, granting, membership, day-to-day business operations and running our annual fundraiser, the Texas Hold’em Tournament.

Strategy

• Capital for Children strategy
  • Vision/Mission
  • How to grow (members)
  • Where to invest (nonprofits)
• Thought partnership with nonprofit ED’s
• Executive Directors’ Summit

Grantmaking

• Research to create pool of potential grantees
• Analysis and evaluation: Due Diligence to select grants
• Annual Paperwork to distribute grants

Relationship Management

• Nonprofits
  • Semi-annual meetings
• Capital for Children Members
  • Stewardship
  • Pipeline
  • Annual Meetings

Capital for Children Board

• Communications
• Quarterly Meetings
• Weekly phone meetings with Chair

Event Planning and Execution

• Texas Hold’em Tournament
  • Ticket Sales
  • Sponsorships
  • Event Site Logistics
  • Day-of Logistics
  • Post-event Follow-up
• Golf Tournament
  • Support Lead Member to execute event

• Annual Dinner
  • Work with Members to secure speaker
  • Coordinate restaurant and catering

General Operations and Office Administration

• Financials
• Taxes
• Expense Requests and other Community Foundation Paperwork
• Website and Social Media
• Miscellaneous Paperwork and Correspondence

What We’re Looking For

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who thrives when juggling a variety of projects and working on their own.

The most successful candidate may represent the student population we aim to serve and have the following qualifications:

• Served on a board or been in a leadership position on a nonprofit
• Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating and building consensus among diverse individuals
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and a passion for youth development
• Analytical proficiency, including budgeting and understanding of finance
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both in writing and verbally
• Experience in event planning
• Skill in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Eventbrite, Square and MailChimp

We strongly encourage people of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, identities, career stages and abilities to apply.

If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to: jobs@capitalforchildren.org.