Acción Latina Executive Director

WHO WE ARE

Acción Latina is a legacy arts and media organization and the nonprofit publisher of El Tecolote, California's longest-running and award-winning bilingual newspaper founded in 1970. Acción Latina is dedicated to promoting community media, cultural arts and civic engagement to build healthy, empowered Latino communities. Acción Latina is an anchor organization in San Francisco’s Mission District, with ties to many community newspapers and deep partnerships with many art and education institutions.

• Home to five decades of newspaper and arts & culture archives about the

Latinx community in the San Francisco Bay Area

• Host for year-round art exhibitions at our in-house Juan R. Fuentes Gallery
• Lead producer for Paseo Artístico, a recurring free and family-friendly

community-curated arts walk hosted along the Calle 24 artistic corridor

• Producer of the legacy annual social justice concert Encuentro del Canto Popular for

more than four decades

Please see https://accionlatina.org/en/ and https://eltecolote.org/content/en/ for more

information.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Acción Latina seeks a visionary Executive Director, who is bilingual, bicultural, and

committed to social justice. The successful candidate must have community media

experience and be committed to storytelling through cultural arts programming. They will be

charged with effectively strengthening the organization’s award-winning newspaper, its

alliances with other community media partners, its cultural arts programs, and with

increasing its revenue to meet the dramatic challenges facing our Latinx/e/o/a audience.

The Executive Director’s leadership, fundraising, budgeting expertise, and community

insights will build on our current success and infrastructure development. Reporting to the

Board of Directors, the Executive Director will be responsible for organizational

management, financial health, and advancing the nonprofit’s mission across media, arts, and

community engagement platforms. Financial security leads to program success and growth;

the successful candidate will have demonstrated fundraising and budgeting expertise and

will collaborate with our external bookkeeper.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Mission, Vision & Strategy

• Actively engage the Board and Program Directors to develop and execute strategic

plans focused on revenue diversification, community needs, and community impact

• Foster a collaborative and transparent culture of growth and innovation, internally

and in the community, to ensure that programs remain relevant and responsive to the

evolving needs of the Latinx/e/o/a community

• Drive symbiotic growth of Accion Latina’s arts and media programs with a focus on

growing El Tecolote’s readership

Leadership & Management

• Support and empower department programs, with thoughtful leadership that is

inclusive and transparent to lead program excellence by fostering a collaborative

working environment, encouraging professional development, with a track record of

effective delegation skills

• Collaborate and support Program Directors to deliver impactful programs that reflect

the Latinx/e/o/a community’s needs and cultural heritage within approved budgets

• Recruit, train, and develop a diverse team, building an inclusive environment that

supports professional growth and aligns with the organization’s mission

• Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, program evaluation, and maintaining

systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals

• Actively engage and energize volunteers, board members, donors, and community

partners, as well as cultivating relationships to enhance El Tecolote’s visibility and

support

Resource Development & Revenue Strategy

• Develop and execute a robust fundraising plan, to align with annual financial targets,

by diversifying income streams through digital initiatives, sponsorships, major donor

cultivation, grant writing, partnerships, events, and earned revenue opportunities

• Embed financial goals across all departments and events
• Serve as the organization’s primary grant writer for government and private

foundations and manage contract grant writers

• Cultivate major donors aimed at expanding Accion Latina’s funding portfolio to

support its programs

Budget and Financial Management

• Ensure fiscal responsibility and transparency through oversight, accounting, and

reporting

• Timely engage Program Directors in budget development for board review and

approval of the overall annual budget

• Ensure restricted funds are used only for their designated purposes and establish

and utilize a system for timely grant compliance and reporting

• Present accurate monthly financial reports to the Board that provide clear updates on

financial health and long-term sustainability

• Work with the accounting and Board Finance Committee to maintain compliance with

financial policies, reporting and tax requirements that ensure alignment with strategic

objectives

• Ensure that facilities, furniture, communications services, utilities, and equipment are

properly maintained and meet the basic needs of the organization

Community Engagement & Program Development

• Meet with Program Directors and work collaboratively to deliver impactful programs

that reflect the Latinx/e/o/a community’s needs and cultural heritage

• Build partnerships that increase Accion Latina’s community visibility and leverage

relationships with local organizations, funders, and media

• Expand our growing digital news and impact channels by working closely with the

Editor In Chief

Governance

• Reports to and serves at the direction of the Board, while serving as a resource to

the Board

• Keep the Board informed of significant issues affecting programs and services, so

policy decisions are made on a timely and informed basis

• Oversee development and implementation of orientation for in-coming Board

members

• Serve as staff on Board Committees
• Attend monthly regular Board meetings and provide an Executive Director report

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice, community media, and cultural arts, with

direct experience and a passion for working with Latinx/e/o/a communities

• Proven record of accomplishment in nonprofit leadership with a strong emphasis on

fundraising, grant writing, revenue strategy, and budgeting

• Fiscal management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, with a

strategic approach to organizational sustainability

• Effective communication and leadership skills that empower staff to carry out their

responsibilities effectively

• Ensure employment law compliance, payroll, and oversee implementation of health

benefits

• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to

influence and engage diverse stakeholders

• Experience working with a Board of Directors, fostering positive board relationships,

and aligning organizational goals with board support

• Bilingual/bicultural (English/Spanish) preferred
• Minimum of 3 years is preferred in nonprofit leadership, with experience in

fundraising, digital strategy, or program management

SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary range is $70,000 to $80,000, commensurate with experience. This full-time

position includes health benefits, 13 paid holidays, accrued sick time and up to 15 days of

accrued paid time off with an additional 10 days of holiday paid time off provided by the

organization in December and additional opportunities for professional development.

SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday and limited evenings and weekends, in person with the

flexibility to work remotely occasionally

TRAVEL: Occasional travel to local and out of state conferences and convenings

LOCATION: Acción Latina, 2958 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Acción Latina is committed to building an inclusive work environment that reflects the

diversity among the community that we seek to serve. Candidates from historically

underserved ethnicities, race, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and

gender identity currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area are encouraged to apply.

Submit a cover letter and resume to humanresources@accionlatina.org with the subject line

“Executive Director” by January 27, 2025.