NLIHC Careers 

Research Analyst

NLIHC seeks a research analyst to further the coalition’s research on the housing needs of renters with extremely low incomes and policy responses to the shortage of affordable housing. The analyst will work with other members of the NLIHC research team to initiate and carry-out research, including data collection, analysis, and dissemination. This is a 2-year full-time position with a salary range of $87,000 to $93,000, contingent upon experience, and requires a hybrid (or in-office) work schedule in NLIHC’s offices in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities:

  • Implement quantitative and/or qualitative research, including data collection and analysis 
  • Maintain and expand NLIHC holdings of and access to major datasets that inform NLIHC campaigns and partners 
  • Assist other NLIHC staff and interns with data usage
  • Write reports that communicate NLIHC research to the general public
  • Disseminate NLIHC research to the general public, members, and partners through written reports and blogs, visualizations, and other means
  • Participate in other research, as assigned
  • Contribute to NLIHC’s weekly e-newsletter Memo to Members & Partners by identifying and summarizing new research relevant to NLIHC members
  • Prepare information and position papers as required to meet NLIHC’s goals and objectives
  • Represent NLIHC with other partners through participation in working groups and advisory committees
  • Public speaking at meetings and conferences in DC and around the country, with a priority for NLIHC member organizations
  • Respond to requests for information from NLIHC members, members of the media, and the public
  • Participate in NLIHC staff meetings, staff training, working groups, and other events
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree (master's degree preferred). Applicants should have at least one year of experience in research and/or public policy. Applicants should have a commitment to social justice and knowledge of affordable housing, homelessness, or disaster recovery policy. Candidates should have strong analytical, writing, and oral and interpersonal communication skills. Applicants should be proficient in the Microsoft Office suite and in either a programming language like Python or statistical package like SPSS. GIS experience a plus.

This is a 2-year full-time position. An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, NLIHC offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter with salary requirement, and two writing samples to Andrew Aurand, senior vice president for research, at: [email protected] 

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]

Development Coordinator

NLIHC seeks a Development Coordinator who will have prime responsibility for a portfolio of development/fundraising activities for the Coalition. The activities, along with those of another Development Coordinator with a separate portfolio, will ensure the Coalition secures the necessary resources to support its mission of advancing socially just public policy to ensure the lowest-income people in America have decent, accessible, and affordable homes. The individual will also support NLIHC with other key operational and event-management needs. The coordinator will report to the NLIHC VP of External Affairs. The salary range for this position is contingent upon experience and is from $75,000 - $78,000. 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. The Development Coordinator position is a two-year position.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate/manage reports, proposals, relationship management, and research/prospect development for corporate and non-corporate foundations.
  • Track progress on current grants and reports due, as well as other requirements for each funder, and draft reports and proposals. Coordinate calls and meetings with current and new funders.
  • Coordinate/manage NLIHC’s end-of-year fundraising campaign, drafting language (postcards, emails, etc.), creating outreach list, mailing them out, etc.
  • Handle inquiries about individual giving, particularly end-of-year requests to contribute stocks or other donations, and cultivate individual donors as needed.
  • Coordinate/manage NLIHC special members renewals, invoicing, provision of benefits, procurement of ads and complimentary event registrations, and efforts to recruit additional special members. Track progress on special member benefits (ads needed for the annual Leadership Awards Celebration, publications to be mailed, etc.)
  • Along with the other Development Coordinator produce a list of previous year donors and their giving levels for Annual Report.
  • Coordinate with contracted agency (currently Cogency Global) on state charitable registrations, ensuring annual registrations for all states in which registrations are required.
  • Produce list of previous year donors and their giving levels for Annual Report.
  • Monitor NLIHC’s various webpages that recognize donors for any missing logos, ensure updates are made.
  • Maintain files of copies of all acknowledgment/grant letters.
  • Assist in the coordination of other events and activities for which fundraising is involved, such as NLIHC’s anniversary events.
  • Attend all meetings of the NLIHC Board of Directors and Board committees, as needed.

CRM

  • Be an expert administrator of, and make ongoing improvements to, Salesforce infrastructure for all aspects of the development team.
  • Coordinate uploading of new lists secured from partners into Salesforce/Mailchimp.
  • Monitor incoming data to Salesforce for any irregularities.
  • Ensure all grant agreement and follow-up information for foundation and corporate funders is up-to-date and accurate in Salesforce database.

Organizational/Operations Support

  • Support VP of External Affairs with various operations activities.
  • Ensure successful NLIHC business licenses and Good Standing reports with DC government.
  • Attend all meetings of the NLIHC Board of Directors and Board committees, as needed. Participate in staff meetings, retreats, trainings, and all Coalition events.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: To receive serious consideration for this position, an applicant should have the following attributes and background:

  • A bachelor’s degree.
  • A strong commitment to the alleviation of poverty and social justice (affordable housing knowledge/experience a plus).
  • Demonstrated strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communications skills, both orally and in writing.
  • Experience successfully building and maintaining professional partnerships and relationships.
  • Experience in funder/donor research and cultivation, proposal- and report-writing, and fundraising appeals.
  • Experience in event coordination.
  • Experience using Salesforce CRM a plus.
  • An ability to work in a diverse, fast-paced environment.

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. The Development Coordinator position is a two-year position.

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]