Careers
The Gamaliel network has exciting opportunities for women and men to lead congregation-based organizing efforts in the United States and other parts of the world.
Please see Current Openings below. Those interested in full-time employment in other cities where Gamaliel works may express interest via e-mail to careers [at] gamaliel.org
Interested applicants may wish to:
Candidates may be invited to attend Gamaliel's National Leadership Training to learn more.
Current openings
LEAD ORGANIZER POSITION OPEN
ABLE (Advocates Building Lasting Equality) – New Hampshire
The Lead Organizer position is located in New Hampshire with ABLE (www.ablenh.org ). ABLE is a new and growing community organization led by people with disabilities and their families. ABLE seeks an experienced organizer to serve as Lead Organizer. ABLE is an organizational member of the Gamaliel network. Its current primary organizational priorities are to expand its membership and revenue base, develop leaders and local chapters, and move toward adopting a multi-issue statewide agenda.
Summary of Qualifications/Duties:
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Must have a minimum 3 years of successful professional organizing experience.
- Adhere to and uphold rigorous standards of ABLE as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality.
- Experience working with leaders from diverse backgrounds and interests.
- With the leadership, develop and execute a strategic plan that includes base building, raising a budget and an issues and action campaign that gains recognition and power for the organization.
- Provide the staff support necessary to organize money.
- Strong communication skills
- Assume responsibility for all required reports, registrations and other actions required to sustain a not-for-profit.
- Must maintain reliable transportation with adequate insurance
ABLE is an equal opportunity employer, offers a competitive salary that will be negotiated based on experience and a travel allowance. Email a cover letter, resume and references before April 30 to: John Norton – Norton@Gamaliel.org.
Lead Organizer: ABLE NH – Responsibilities
Develop Leaders
- Identify, recruit and develop leaders
- Maintain lists of current and potential leaders
- Establish a plan for recruitment, goals and reporting
- One to ones as determined by board of directors goals
- Assist leaders in meeting preparation
- Meeting evaluations
Support Local Chapter Leaders
- Conducting actions
- Power analysis
- Training
- Building membership
- Cutting issues
- Fund raising
- Working toward sustainability of the chapter/developing core teams within chapters
- Never appear as spokesperson
Training
- Conduct trainings for local leaders
- Train leaders to conduct their own trainings
- Recruit and prepare members for National Training
- Support Board of Directors Advanced Leadership Committee
- Bring disability awareness to Gamaliel Foundation and other national groups organizing around issues campaigns
Manage Office
- Supervise Administrative Staff
- Supervise office staff in maintaining database and membership lists.
- Supervise Financial operations and support BOD Treasurer and Finance Committee
- Support ABLE Board’s Website Committee
- Support Board in meeting all deadlines on ABLE annual calendar
Fund Raising
- Support Board in reporting for existing grants
- Identify new grant opportunities
- Support Board Committees as follows:
- Banquet
- Membership
- Motorcycle Run
- Finance
- Fundraising
- Public Policy
- Work plan approved by BOD
- Weekly written reports
- Six month probationary period w/ three and six month evaluations
- Gamaliel supervision and role in recommending and evaluating lead staff.
ABLE (Advocates Building Lasting Equality) is a grassroots community organization in New Hampshire building power to impact issues affecting people with disabilities and their families. ABLE’s Board of Directors is comprised of leaders elected by its dues-paying membership. Its issues are selected by local, self-directing chapters who may develop campaigns for action at any level (local, state, national) for which they can organize the power to effectively act.
JOB NOTICE: MORE² Community Organizer
Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity (MORE², “more-squared”) is a faith- based organization led by talented and courageous clergy and lay leaders from congregations and other community groups. MORE² has 20 member congregations and institutions in the Kansas City Metropolitan region and is affiliated with Gamaliel, a national network of faith based community organizations. MORE² organizes people to create racial and social justice by effectively participating in the social, environmental and economic decisions impacting their lives including education, criminal justice, transportation, jobs, and health equity. This work is done collaboratively with many other organizations.
POSITION: Faith Based Community Organizer for KC NoVA (No Violence Alliance)
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This organizer will work directly with MORE2 membership congregations, specific neighborhoods, and a multi-disciplinary team including Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Kansas City Police Department, KC Crime Commission, to respond to and reduce violent crime in Kansas City.
- Recruit and strengthen member congregations to drive a response to crime in Kansas City.
- Identify and develop leaders in congregations and neighborhoods.
- Organize local campaigns and actions around crime reduction.
- Participate in fundraising activities.
- This individual will have significant direct contact with people who have committed crimes, victims, law enforcement, prosecutors, etc.
- Establish and maintain effective administrative practices.
- Work with local, state and national partners.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Demonstrated passion for social justice.
Ability to engage diverse communities, and cultivate relationships with and develop leaders.
Willingness to engage in fundraising to sustain/ advance position over time.
Proven ability to plan effectively and achieve multiple high priority goals.
Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively in oral and written forms.
Candidate should have completed Gamaliel National Leadership Training, or be willing to attend the next scheduled session (February 2013).
At least a Baccalaureate Degree in related field is preferred.
Car for travel to meetings in the metro region.
SALARY: $30-$35K/ year + Health Insurance
This position is funded with a grant from LISC, Local Initiative Support Corporation.
HOW TO APPLY:
Send cover letter, resume, writing sample and 3 references to mcdonald@more2.org
No later than December 31, 2012. No phone calls please.
MORE² is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.
GAMALIEL
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR POSITION AVAILABLE
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: Gamaliel is a grassroots network of non-partisan, faith-based organizations in 17 U.S. states, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Gamaliel affiliates organize to empower ordinary people to effectively participate in the political, environmental, social and economic decisions affecting their lives.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Development Director is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive fundraising plan that includes cultivating, securing and maintaining contributions from foundations, corporations, other institutions and individuals, and for sustaining long-term donor relationships. The Development Director will also provide support to increase the fundraising capacity of Gamaliel affiliates. The Development Director reports to the Executive Director.
The Development Director will:
• Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising plan to ensure that the organization meets its annual financial goals and develops a strong financial base for the future.
Institutional Giving – Lead Gamaliel’s strategies to secure and maintain grants/gifts from foundations, corporations, religious funds and other potential institutional donors;
Individual Giving – Develop and provide leadership on implementation of an individual donor program for Gamaliel, to include identification, cultivation, solicitation, and engagement of individual donors and stewardship of major donors.
Identify and cultivate new funding opportunities and develop relationships for Gamaliel with individuals, foundations, corporations and other institutional contacts.
• Support Gamaliel funding priorities – Work with the Executive Director and other management staff to align specific fundraising strategies with program and organizational priorities. Work with the Communications Director to coordinate fund development strategies with the organization’s public relations and communication strategies and develop key messages for donor communications.
• Support building the fundraising capacity of affiliates – Develop and implement strategies with national and affiliate staff that increase and diversify revenue streams for local affiliates. Work collaboratively with Gamaliel’s Board of Directors, Council of Presidents and affiliate members to coordinate and maximize national and local fundraising efforts.
• Develop broad engagement in fundraising – Support the Board of Directors, Board Chair, Executive Director and national staff in using their expertise and contacts to identify donor prospects and solicit gifts to meet fundraising goals.
• Build a development team – Build, then supervise the development staff to ensure effective implementation of the fund development strategies and work plan, manage employee performance and ensure that employees have opportunities for professional development.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Qualified candidates must have a baccalaureate degree in a relevant field with at least four years of increasing responsibility and success in a nonprofit fund development role, raising money from individuals and foundations. Candidates must be able to embrace and articulate Gamaliel’s mission and values, work well in a team environment, and be willing to travel.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Successful experience leading a multi-faceted development program and effectively supervising staff.
• Experience in successfully engaging board and other volunteer leaders in fundraising.
• Experience and proven ability to solicit and secure major gifts from individual donors and to build a comprehensive individual gifts program.
• Experience and proven ability to cultivate relationships and work effectively with donors and volunteer leaders.
• Experience and demonstrated ability in securing foundation and other institutional grants, including prospect research, cultivation and writing grant proposals that match Gamaliel programs with funder interests.
• Experience and proven ability to think strategically, plan effectively and manage productively to achieve multiple high-priority goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively in oral and written forms, including the ability to prepare effective key messages for donors and utilize electronic communications.
• Experience with a donor database program is required; familiarity with Raiser’s Edge is a plus.
SALARY:
Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience. Gamaliel offers an excellent benefits package, including Health Insurance and 401K contributions for full-time employees.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The Gamaliel office is located in the loop in downtown Chicago at 221 N. LaSalle St. Our preference is for the Development Director to office there. Gamaliel is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
HOW TO APPLY:
Send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to careers@gamaliel.org
DEADLINE: Applications desired by July 31st. Position Open Until Filled.
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SEEKING EXPERIENCED ORGANIZER
for
Justice Overcoming Boundaries (J.O.B.)
in San Diego County, CA
The Organizer position is located San Diego, CA. J.O.B. is an inter-faith based community organization in San Diego County, Southern California, and a member of Gamaliel of California. J.O.B. is an eight-year old organization that seeks an experienced organizer to create a powerful J.O.B. base in the northern part of the county and provide organizing support when assigned to other parts of the region.
Current issues include immigration policy reform, voter engagement and transportation equity. J.O.B. also organize the Fiesta Del Sol San Diego, a public festival that historically draws 70,000 people over a two-day period. The primary organizational focus is to expand in membership, leaders and its work within its member institutions.
Applicants need a minimum of 2 years of demonstrated organizing experience with a capacity to build strong relationships with religious, business, organizational and community leaders from a variety of racial, religious and community backgrounds. Applicants must have a disciplined work ethic; capable of creating solutions; willing to invest in and to agitate other organizers and leaders; and confident enough to appreciate agitation in return.
The position requires an automobile, a desire for social, economic and immigrant justice/equality and a passion for entering into an exciting and powerful career.
Spanish and English proficiency is preferred.
Justice Overcoming Boundaries is an equal opportunity employer, offers a competitive salary that will be negotiated based on experience and will provide full health coverage and a travel allowance.
Please send your resume or call for further information:
Ms. Christina Gonzales, Lead Organizer of J.O.B.
619-777-3492
cgonzales.job@gmail.com
Community Organizer
Organization: Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength (MOSES) - Website: www.mosesmi.org
Location: Metropolitan Detroit
Salary: Depending on experience, between $35,000 and $40,000 annually.
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength (MOSES)
MOSES is an interfaith, multiracial, congregation-centered community organization that addresses issues through a process of relationship building, training and leadership development and direct action. MOSES congregations cooperate as core teams, action clusters, a metropolitan organization, and in affiliation with other congregation-centered community organizations within the Gamaliel Foundation. MOSES’ goal is to strengthen member congregations and institutions to build powerful coalitions that address local community issues and bring about social and systemic change. MOSES seeks to empower its members to act on the shared values of human worth, dignity, justice and equity.
Responsibilities
• Community Organizer is responsible for recruiting, maintaining relationships with, and integrating organizations into MOSES and designing and implementing campaigns and actions with local members.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Organize and facilitate efforts to build and strengthen our coalition of community faith-based organization to expand membership and programs.
- Recruit new congregations & organizations and maintain relationships with members.
- Identify individuals for national leadership training and development
- Conduct power analysis for collaborate local and regional organizations to build the strength of MOSES members working on regional and statewide issues.
- Assist in the development of successful local and state campaign to strengthen and broaden our base, and develop leadership.
- Conduct local base building and issue campaign trainings
- Raise significant money for the organization.
- Carry out a campaign as lead staff for a metro-wide issue taskforce, including multiple smaller actions and a major action of at least 300+ peopleQualifications
• Education: Bachelor's Degree (4 yrs. college) or Community Organizing Experience: At least 3 years
• Community organizing experience with grassroots groups and low-income people
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people from diverse ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds
• Experience working with coalitions and other organizations on successful issue campaigns
• Strong commitment to social justice and social change
• Fundraising experience
• Good communication, writing and administrative skills
• Experience in developing leaders and conducting leadership training
• Self-motivated
• Willing to work flexible hours including nights and weekends
• Travel around the state and some nationwide travel is required
• Bilingual (English/Spanish/Arabic) a plus
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office and internet navigation
• Access to an automobile is required
TO APPLY:
Please e-mail cover letter and resume to mosesmi@mosesmi.org
Please Note: All candidates considered for this position will be asked to attend Gamaliel National Training (July 8-14, 2012) before offered a position.
PITTSBURGH INTERFAITH IMPACT NETWORK
PIIN, has an opening for a Community Organizer
PIIN is a Faith Based Organization in Pittsburgh PA representing a diverse coalition of inter-faith, multi-racial, urban-suburban faith communities and community organizations throughout the greater Pittsburgh area. PIIN organizes with the mission to address local and regional issues such as education, youth development, housing, urban sprawl, crime, transportation and joblessness. Through a process of dialogue, education, training and action, PIIN seeks to empower member faith communities to act on the shared values of human worth, dignity and justice. This organizer will be responsible for a primary urban area and will have responsibility to work with leaders to work with additional minority congregations. (s)he will also have responsibility for staffing an issue campaign.
Organizer Skills: Have a degree in this or a related field, organizer experience, knowledge of political process/agendas. Provide volunteer leadership training. Have strong communication/writing skills, with ability to handle diversity; build key relationships with community leaders, pastors, leadership of congregations; develop alliances with unions, other community organizations, and promote a social justice agenda. A community organizer is self starting-strategic thinker, with administrative skills open to training and supervision. This is paramount to the position.
Salary/Benefits: Negotiable...$35,000- $40,000 BASED ON EXPERIENCE.
Contact Briarwood Group Associates www.briarwoodgroup.com for more detailed information; job description etc. regarding this position and how to apply. Do not contact PIIN. The deadline for applications is May 5, 2012
Send by e-mail, a cover letter and resume only to:
Briarwood Group Associates, briarwoodgroup@roadrunner.com
LEAD ORGANIZER POSITION OPEN ABLE (Advocates Building Lasting Equality) – New Hampshire
The Lead Organizer position is located in New Hampshire with ABLE (www.ablenh.org ). ABLE is a new and growing community organization led by people with disabilities and their families. ABLE seeks an experienced organizer to serve as Lead Organizer. ABLE is an organizational member of the Gamaliel network. Its current primary organizational focus is to expand in membership, leaders and its work in local chapters as it moves toward adopting a multi-issue statewide agenda.
Summary of Qualifications/Duties:
- Must have a minimum 3 years of successful professional organizing experience.
- Adhere to and uphold rigorous standards of ABLE as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality.
- Experience working with leaders from diverse backgrounds and interests.
- With the leadership, develop and execute a strategic plan that includes base building, raising a budget and an issues and action campaign that gains recognition and power for the organization.
- Provide the staff support necessary to organize money.
- Strong communication skills
- Assume responsibility for all required reports, registrations and other actions required to sustain a not-for-profit.
- Must maintain reliable transportation with adequate insurance
ABLE is an equal opportunity employer, offers a competitive salary that will be negotiated based on experience and a travel allowance.
Please email a cover letter, resume and references before April 30 to: John Norton – Gamaliel.Norton@gmail.com .
SEEKING LEAD ORGANIZER for Justice Overcoming Boundaries (J.O.B.) in San Diego County, CA
The Lead Organizer position is located San Diego, CA. J.O.B. is a regional institutionally based community organization in San Diego County in southern California. J.O.B. is an eight-year old organization that seeks an experienced organizer to serve as Lead Organizer. J.O.B. is an organizational member of the Gamaliel Foundation.
The primary work of J.O.B. currently is related to issues of immigration policy reform and transportation equity and organizes the Fiesta Del Sol, a public festival that draws 50,000 to 70,000 over a two day period. Its current primary organizational focus is to expand in membership, leaders and its work within its member institutions.
Applicants need a minimum of 3 years of successful organizing experience. That includes a capacity to build strong relationships with religious, business, organizational and community leaders from a variety of racial, religious and community backgrounds. Applicants must have developed a disciplined work ethic; be people who seek solutions; who can invest and agitate other organizers and leaders; and, who are confident enough to appreciate agitation in return.
The position requires an automobile and a desire for social, economic and immigrant justice/equality. Spanish and English proficiency is desired.
Justice Overcoming Boundaries is an equal opportunity employer, offers a competitive salary that will be negotiated based on experience and will provide full health coverage and a travel allowance.
For further information, please contact Normita Rodriguez, Chair of J.O.B. at 619-957-3557 or Mary Gonzales, Director of Gamalliel of CA at 510-290-6955
207 W. Linwood Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111
www.more2.org
JOB NOTICE: MORE² Executive Director
Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity (MORE², “more-squared”) is a faith- based organization led by talented and courageous clergy and lay leaders from congregations and other community groups. MORE² has 19 member congregations and institutions in the Kansas City Metropolitan region and is affiliated with Gamaliel, a national network of faith based community organizations. MORE² organizes people to create racial and social justice by effectively participating in the social, environmental and economic decisions impacting their lives including education, transportation, jobs, and health equity. This work is done collaboratively with many other organizations.
POSITION: Executive Director
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To work with membership to
• Recruit and strengthen member organizations.
• Indentify and develop Leaders.
• Organizer local and regional issue campaigns and actions.
• Raise funds through grants, dues, fundraisers and individual donors.
• Establish and maintain effective administrative practices.
• Work with state and national partners.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Qualified candidate should have at least three plus years experience in community organizing, with increasing areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrated passion for social justice.
- Proven ability to engage diverse communities, and cultivate relationships with and develop leaders.
- Demonstrated ability in securing foundation and corporate grants.
- Proven ability to plan effectively and achieve multiple high priority goals.
- Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively in oral and written forms.
- Candidate should have completed Gamaliel National Leadership Training, or be willing to attend the next scheduled session (if selected).
- At least a Baccalaureate Degree in related field is preferred.
- Car for travel to meetings in the metro region.
SALARY: A competitive compensation package based on experience.
HOW TO APPLY:
Send cover letter, resume, writing sample and 3 references to regina@gamaliel.org.
By February 10, 2012. Position open until filled.
MORE² is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.
Additional information on MORE² is available at website ¬¬¬www.more2.org.
Covenanting Congregations
All Souls Unitarian Universalist, Community Christian, Congregation Ohev Sholom, Country Club Christian,
Country Club Congregational United Church of Christ, Crossroads Church of Kansas City, Grand Avenue Temple UMP, Greater Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist, Linwood United Church, Pleasant Green Baptist (KS), Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist (MO), Prairie Baptist, Redemptorist/OLPH, Second Baptist–Olathe, St. James UMC, St. Stephen Baptist, Swope Parkway United Christian, Zion Grove Missionary Baptist