Director of Philanthropy

About the Center for Humane Technology (CHT)

CHT's mission is to realign the world’s most consequential technology – currently Social Media and Artificial Intelligence – with humanity's best interests. We are dedicated to leading a comprehensive shift toward technology that strengthens our well-being, global democratic functioning, and shared information environment.

The Director of Philanthropy will be joining our organization at a crucial time. We are in a critical 12-24 month window to shape AI in ways that align with human well-being, while our work in social media is gaining significant momentum that we can’t afford to slow. As an organization, we are shifting from start-up mode to a more mature phase, with our sights set on building CHT as a lasting institution.

Learn more at humanetech.com/who-we-are

About the Director of Philanthropy Opportunity

Our Director of Philanthropy will report to our Executive Director and collaborate closely with our co-founders, board, and Operations Director. You will develop and execute fundraising strategies in service of CHT’s vision, mission, and programs. You will cultivate and manage your own portfolio of donors and also collaborate with and staff the Executive Director and co-founders on the relationships they lead. You will be responsible for leading and managing development functions with an emphasis on major gifts, and to a lesser extent foundation giving.

You’re an excellent fit for this role if you are a highly energetic, relationship-driven, and growth-oriented fundraiser with an authentic passion for humane technology and philanthropy. We are looking for someone who can balance being bold with being realistic, being structured with being nimble, and driving strategy while also overseeing the day-to-day fundraising operations. You will ultimately help us to co-create meaningful funding partnerships towards growing our impact and base annual budget from ~$5M to $12-15M by 2027.

Our funding is almost 100% philanthropy, driven by a mix of individuals (80%) and foundations (20%). We are visible on world stages and have a strong network of donors, collaborators and with strong opportunities for growth.

You will benefit from the support of our Project Manager who currently works 50% of their time to support Development Operations. Over time, we expect this to become a full fundraising hire. You will also have access to contractors (for grant writing, prospect research, etc). Additionally, CHT has a strong executive office function which will help you to leverage them as best as possible.

For more information about the role, please view this video to hear directly from CHT's Executive Director, Daniel Barcay.

Employment Details

• Terms: Full-time permanent role, with the possibility to work a reduced schedule
• Level: Senior
• Compensation: $200,000- $220,000 annual salary depending on experience; generous PTO, medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K with 4% matching
• Location: As with all roles at CHT, this role will be remote
• Travel: Approximately 2 3-4-day trips a month within the US (mainly to the SF Bay area, NYC and Washington DC) to connect with donors and to meet with our team

Responsibilities & Outcomes

Lead fundraising strategy

• Partner with the Executive Director and co-founders to set ambitious yet achievable fundraising goals
• Design and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies that will raise funding for both short term needs as well as the longer term build out of CHT as an institution.
• Determine focus of and approach to fundraising and build the accompanying staffing model, systems and structure.
• Collaborate with staff to effectively communicate and translate CHT’s strategies and program outcomes into fundraising materials, proposals, reports, talking points, learning sessions, and other philanthropic communications

Lead fundraising

• Oversee and drive forward all current and prospective funding relationships.
• Cultivate direct 1:1 relationships with 5, 6 and 7 figure donors and prospects.
• Coach, guide and staff executive director and co-founders on the donor relationships they lead.
• Activate CHT allies who are well-poised to support CHT fundraising efforts.
• Re-energize existing portfolio of $5K+ donors, identifying those who are ready to deepen their involvement with CHT.
• Determine the strategy for annual giving campaigns and partner with the Project Manager to execute them.
• Develop and manage the complete grant cycle, including proposals and reports.
• Determine strategy to leverage CHT’s presence on world stages and in rooms of influence.
• Identify new aligned donors through prospect research, networking, etc.

Build a culture of philanthropy

• Serve as CHT’s in-house philanthropic expert, fostering a culture of philanthropy among senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with 50% staff person dedicated to development, development contractors, and the executive support team .
• Cultivate and support meaningful engagement from staff and board in supporting CHT fundraising.
• Work closely with the Leadership Team and Program Directors on fundraising priorities and leverage. staff expertise to effectively convey the mission and impact of CHT with existing and prospective donors.
• Create the donor experience and partner with our Content Team to develop compelling reporting to donors on the impact of their support.

Oversee all operations of Fundraising Function

• Collaborate closely with the Executive Director and Operations Director on revenue forecasting and producing reports on goal projections and achievements.
• Optimize and oversee all fundraising systems and processes working in coordination with Operations Manager.
• Create, track, and execute against annual and quarterly fundraising goals.
• Oversee donor database through Hubspot, working with our Project Manager.
• Oversee the timely, accurate, and relational execution of our grant strategy.
• Coordinate closely with our Operations manager on gift processing and monthly finances.

Skills & Experience

Ideal candidates will have some combination of the following:

• 10+ years of frontline fundraising experience, with at least 5 years cultivating 6 and 7 figure gifts from individuals, ideally in a mission-aligned or adjacent field.
• Ability to effectively staff executives in the relationships they hold and in leveraging their significant public presence to bring in new donors.
• Outstanding communicator who is savvy, confident, and comfortable operating at the upper echelons of the donor ecosystem.
• Proven ability to translate organizational strategies and plans into compelling funding opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to establish a comprehensive fundraising strategy and build and manage the tactical operations and team to execute the strategy.
• Highly adaptable,​ adjusting effectively to complexity and changing conditions.
• High EQ, collaborative spirit, high integrity.

CHT encourages individuals of all learning styles, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for this position. Additionally, research has shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for roles unless they believe they meet all of the qualifications. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our qualifications described as we are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to supporting this work.

CHT is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, alienage or citizenship status, marital or familial status, domestic partnership status, caregiver status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, change of sex or transgender status, genetic information, medical condition, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability, any protected military or veteran status, or status as a victim of domestic or dating violence, sexual assault or offense, stalking, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law or that of persons with whom that individual associates, or any other legally protected characteristics.