NLIHC Careers 

Fund Development Director

NLIHC seeks a Fund Development Director to work closely with the NLIHC Vice President of External Affairs to support NLIHC’s development and fundraising endeavors. The Fund Development Director will develop and execute multi-year fundraising plans to include major gifts, annual appeal, planned giving, event sponsorship, and campaigns. The Fund Development Director will supervise two staff (fund development coordinators) and will themselves report to the VP of external affairs. The salary range for this position is contingent upon experience and is from $92,000 - $138,000. This position requires physical time in the office and the candidate must be located in the metropolitan Washington, DC area or be able to commute to our office located in DC for a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Lead organizational fundraising strategy and implementation plan to grow current annual fundraising.
  • Expand NLIHC planned giving initiatives.
  • Manage NLIHC’s donors and prospects base, developing and implementing tailored cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans.
  • Manage major donor engagement – to include effective solicitations and other fundraising activities.
  • Manage research and apply to foundations for grant awards for various programs as needed; manage all aspects of post-award grants including reporting requirements.
  • Evaluate progress toward organizational goals/budgets and provide regular reporting to NLIHC CEO and vice president of external affairs.
  • Manage systems, processes, and tools to maximize fundraising capacity including overseeing donor management database.
  • Work closely across NLIHC’s external affairs and other teams to ensure brand representation in all communication outreach and efforts.
  • Lead and collaborate with staff on the management and planning of fundraising events and donor receptions.
  • Work with communications team to develop print, digital, and social media marketing collateral related to fundraising.
  • Plan and manage e-communications, to deliver NLIHC updates across donor base.
  • Plan and lead fundraising special events and drives.
  • Manage and maintain gift recognition policies.
  • Work closely with NLIHC’s finance team to manage financial reporting and tracking of donor contributions.
  • Manage development and execution of reports and proposals – oversee writing and archiving of all proposals with a long-term relationship-management approach.
  • Oversee monitoring of all donor information and use of Salesforce for donor contact management.
  • Monitor and report regularly on the progress of the development program, including NLIHC board reports.
  • Work closely with the fund development committee of NLIHC’s board of directors on planning for annual fundraiser.
  • Lead planning and implementation of securing event sponsorships.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

This is a full-time position, and candidates must be physically located in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree. Applicants must have a strong commitment to social justice and NLIHC’s mission. This position would be ideal for someone with eight or more years of directly relevant fund development experience, and five or more years of management experience. Proficiency with Salesforce is required. Proficiency in grant writing is required.

A person will be most successful in this role if you have knowledge and experience in all aspects of philanthropy, giving trends, benchmarks, and best practices; research; fundraising techniques and strategies; data analytics; and development operations such as gift processing, prospect and donor research, and fundraising reporting.

An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, NLIHC offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter with salary requirement, and one writing sample to Jen Butler, NLIHC VP of External Affairs, via email at [email protected]

NLIHC Internship Opportunities

The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated to achieving racially and socially equitable public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes have quality homes that are accessible and affordable in communities of their choice.

NLIHC accepts applications for our internship positions on a continuous, rolling basis. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with excellent writing and interpersonal skills. 

Summer, Fall, and Winter interns are expected to work 25 hours a week. Two-semester placements are possible. NLIHC provides modest stipends.

A cover letter, resume, and writing sample are required for consideration. In your cover letter, please specify the position(s)/semester for which you are applying. Communications/Media/Graphic Design interns should also submit three examples of graphic design work (attachments or online portfolio).

The available positions are:

Spring (Jan. to May), Summer (June to August), and Fall (Sept. to Dec.):

Policy Intern. Tracks new legislation, attends and summarizes congressional hearings for the Memo to Members newsletter, participates in visits to congressional offices, develops materials for use in lobbying the House and Senate to achieve NLIHC’s policy agenda, and updates the NLIHC Congressional database. 

Interested students should submit their materials to Kim Johnson via email at: [email protected].

Field Intern. Supports the NLIHC Field team to engage advocates across the country and mobilize them to take action on NLIHC’s policy priorities. Tasks may include data entry and database maintenance in Salesforce, managing the organization’s general email inbox, mailing renewal letters to members, writing articles for the weekly Memo to Members e-newsletter and other outlets, planning and implementing NLIHC Events such as convenings with partners and the annual Policy Forum, building relationships with advocates across the country, and mobilizing the field to act on federal policy priorities.

Interested students should submit their materials to Brooke Schipporeit via email at: [email protected].

Research Intern. Assists in ongoing quantitative and qualitative research projects writes weekly articles on current research for Memo to Members, attends briefings, and responds to research inquiries. Quantitative skills and experience with SPSS a plus.

Interested students should submit their materials to Andrew Aurand via email at: [email protected].

Fund Development Intern. Supports NLIHC fund development activities and events that enable the Coalition to obtain the necessary resources to fulfill its mission of ending homelessness and housing poverty in America, including researching prospective funders, monitoring incoming donor data, coordinating mailing campaigns, maintaining client relations management data, and other fundraising activities. The individual will also support NLIHC with other key operational needs. The fund development intern will report to the NLIHC development coordinator. NLIHC seeks someone with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and communications (oral, interpersonal, and written) skills, as well as a strong commitment to social justice. Experience using Salesforce is a plus.

Communications/Media/Graphic Design Intern. Assists with designing collateral material such as brochures, flyers, infographics, and social media imagery, and updating content on the NLIHC website. They also prepare and distribute press materials, assist with media research and outreach for publication releases, work on social media projects, maintain a media database, and track press hits. Some experience with graphic design and Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, and/or Photoshop) is needed. 

Interested students should submit their materials to the Communications Team via email at: [email protected].

Our Homes, Our Votes Intern

Our Homes, Our Votes is NLIHC’s nonpartisan campaign to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and educate candidates about housing solutions. The intern will assist with creating and updating template resources and other communications materials for partner organizations, organizing campaign meetings and webinars, writing updates for the Memo to Members & Partners newsletter, monitoring ballot measures related to housing and homelessness, and assessing the impact of campaign activities. This position reports to the Our Homes, Our Votes project manager.

The Our Homes, Our Votes campaign seeks someone with strong written and oral communications skills, strong organizational skills, a demonstrated commitment to civic engagement, and ability to remain strictly nonpartisan in all campaign activities. Past experience with nonpartisan voter engagement campaigns and/or other election-related work is a plus. 

Interested students should submit their materials to Courtney Cooperman via email at: [email protected]