Colorado Nonprofit Association

Senior Development Associate *remote*

About the State Innovation Exchange

The State Innovation Exchange (SiX) is a 501(c)(3) policy, strategy, and resource center for progressive state legislators. We empower, embolden, and equip state legislators to build and wield progressive governing power by/with/for the people they represent. We do this by providing legislators with the tools needed to shape impactful public policy and building their capacity to lead with their constituents. We foster long-term collaboration between legislators- across chambers, across regions, and across state lines – and with grassroots movements. Our vision is an equitable, resilient, healthy, and prosperous future for every person in the United States, which is secured and safeguarded by progressive state legislators. SiX’s sister organization, SiX Action is a 501(c)(4) that works alongside SiX to build the capacity of state legislators by providing policy development, communications tools, and technical assistance. 

About this Position

The Senior Associate, Development supports the Development team and senior leaders to secure revenue and amplify SiX’s brand within the funding community. This national role supports the organization in unrestricted fundraising efforts as well as program specific fundraising (Agriculture and Food Systems, Economic Justice, Legislative Affairs, and Reproductive Rights). The organization’s revenue (FY ‘24 $10M, combined c3/c4) comes from restricted and unrestricted foundation grants, labor partners, and individual donors. This position supports the organization to achieve a high level of stability and sustainability, which ensures our organization can thrive and live into its full potential. The Senior Associate, Development will support systems management, the creation and dissemination of donor communication materials, grant writing and reporting, and bolster a culture of collaborative fundraising within the organization. This position reports to the Director of Development.

The ideal candidate will be an organized communicator who has experience centering equity in their work and can both take direction and operate independently. The candidate should be a confident collaborator and project manager, as they will be working across the organization and collaborating across lines of power to advance our fundraising efforts. As the Development department expands to support an evolving and dynamic organization that is completing a new strategic plan, comfort with change management and a high degree of flexibility will be required in this position.

At SiX, we commit to equal pay for equal work. To counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity, we use a nonnegotiable starting salary system, while benchmarking our pay to highly competitive markets in the nonprofit sector. The starting salary for this position is $80,000. In addition, SiX offers competitive benefits including generous healthcare coverage options for you and your family, life insurance, a retirement match, flexible schedule and a generous leave and holiday schedule. More information about our benefits and compensation philosophy is available here. This is a full-time, exempt position. The position is remote and open to anyone living in the continental United States, within one hour of a major airport. The position will require travel, possibly up to 6 times a year.  

Notes: Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.

Role Responsibilities

All staff at SiX have personalized role responsibilities – the outcomes and impacts you are expected to deliver as part of your unique role within the organization. As the Senior Associate, Development you report to the Director of Development and are responsible for delivering on the following expectations in your day-to-day work:

Development communications:

Donor cultivation and stewardship:

Grants management:

Development systems and operations:

Advance a culture of collaborative fundraising:

Core Competencies

All staff roles at SiX are grounded in a set of core competencies that are standardized across the organization based on the type of role you hold. As the Development Associate you will be responsible for delivering on the following core competency expectations in your day-to-day work:

Organizational ValuesAll staff at SiX are responsible for upholding our organizational values, which were developed collaboratively by all staff. These describe the way we strive to do our work together and the kind of organizational culture we want to build. As the Senior Development Associate you will be responsible for demonstrating the following behaviors in carrying out your day-to-day work: