Subject: [big campaign] ProgressNow Executive Director Job Announcement
From: Aniello Alioto <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 17:36:35 -0400
List-Id: <bigcampaign.googlegroups.com>

Friends,

Please help us circulate this job description (embedded below & attached) as
we launch our search for a new National Executive Director.

Our current National ED will be moving on to a phenomenal & indeclinable
position in Denver, to which he is uniquely qualified. He leaves very big
shoes to fill, so please circulate this amongst the highest caliber folks
that you know.
*
Note: the initial application deadline is Monday, May 24th.*

Best regards,
Aniello

*
Executive Director
Progress Now/ProgressNow Education National
*
*Organization
*Founded in 2003, ProgressNow is an association of independent, state-based
501(c)(4) and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that conduct online to
offline grassroots organizing and communications aimed at advancing
progressive solutions to civic and social problems.

*ProgressNow envisions* a world where people power our government and the
common good drives our public policy.  *Our mission* is to build a bigger
and stronger progressive movement, increase leadership and accountability in
politics, and improve peoples' lives. Combining the power of the Internet
with real world action and stronger communications, we bring people and
groups together to drive progress forward state-by-state.
The network, which is growing at a deliberate pace, currently consists of
partners in 12 states and a national services organization, as shown below:

  State   501(c)(4) Partner   501(c)(3) Partner
  California   Courage Campaign   Courage Campaign Institute
  Colorado   ProgressNowColorado   ProgressNow Colorado Education
  Florida   ProgressFlorida   ProgressFlorida Education
  Michigan   ProgressMichigan   ProgressMichigan Education
  Minnesota   Alliance for a Better Minnesota   Alliance for a Better
Minnesota Education
  Nevada   ProgressNevada   ProgressNevada Education
  New Hampshire   Granite State Progress   Granite State Progress Education
  New Mexico   Progress New Mexico   Progress New Mexico Education
  Ohio   ProgressOhio   ProgressOhio Education
  Pennsylvania   KeystoneProgress   KeystoneProgress Education
  Washington   FuseWashington   FuseWashington Education
  Wisconsin   One WisconsinNow   Institute for OneWisconsin
  *National*   *ProgressNow*   *ProgressNow Education*

*The Executive Director of ProgressNow/ProgressNow Education National
(PN/PNE National) will lead and manage a services organization that builds
the capacity of ProgressNow’s independent State Partners to fulfill their
missions.*  In collaboration with other state and local progressive
nonprofit organizations, ProgressNow State Partners:

·     Uniquely conduct “rapid response” online and new media communications
year-round, drawing the attention of traditional and online media to a wide
range of progressive issues and solutions.  (Estimated total audience: 50
million+.)

·     Continually expand the progressive online and offline grassroots
networks in their states by bringing new people into the fold and taking the
conversation beyond elections.  (Estimated total grassroots network: 2.4
million+ individuals.)

·     Build the communications and grassroots organizing capacity of other
progressive organizations in their states by:

o   Taking leading roles in their states’ 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(3)
progressive “tables” and acting to implement and support the tables’
consensus plans.

o   Providing other in-state organizations with core communications
capabilities—including opposition research, message development, messenger
identification and recruitment, coordination and delivery—and associated
training and technical assistance.

o   Enhancing the shared progressive voter file with information learned
about voters through ProgressNow’s online actions.

The national organization (“PN/PNE National”) devises and promulgates a
national vision and builds the entire network’s and each State Partner’s
capacity and impact.  Specifically, PN/PNE National provides State Partners
with three lines of service:
·     Technology and other resources for online engagement and core
communications capacity, which enable State Partners to work at the frontier
of online and offline organizing, social networking and new media work.

·     A strong and active channel between State Partners and national
progressive organizations and funders, which yields crucial information,
partnership and funding opportunities.

·     A set of activities and services that enhances the strength and
capacity of each State Partner and ProgressNow’s national network as a
whole.

The 2010 budget across the entire network is about $8 million, of which
PN/PNE National controls about $1.2 million.

*Position
*Reporting to the chief executive officer, the *Executive Director* (ED)
will build, operate and manage PN/PNE National as a services organization
operated on behalf of State Partners, with the overall aim of strengthening
the entire network’s capacity, effectiveness and stature within America’s
progressive movement.  Specifically, the ED will be responsible for the
following areas:

*Financial Planning, Management and Oversight
*The ED will manage and oversee all business planning, budgeting, and
financial and cash management activities for the PN/PNE National
organization. In addition, he or she will manage the collection and
consolidation of State Partners’ financial projections and reports as
required by national funders and partners that make grants across multiple
network organizations.
The ED will provide overall financial oversight, monitoring, and
presentation of relevant financial and cash management data to the CEO and
board, as well as devise and monitor organizational and network performance
metrics.

*Technology Management
*The ED will manage requirements determination, configuration, operation and
vendor management for technology platforms provided by PN/PNE National to
State Partners, including:
·     Online advocacy (Convio)

·     Donor data management (Common Ground CRM)

·     Text messaging (Mobile Commons)

·     Blogging/content management (custom platform developed by ProgressNow
CO/National)

·     News clipping engine, enabling daily summary of state and national
news (custom platform developed by ProgressNow CO/National)

·     Research service (Nexis)

·     Press list service (Cision)

The ED will manage technical training and assistance to State Partners in
use of the technologies, as well as spot key trends, build the network’s
knowledge and share expertise in the rapidly evolving worlds of online and
mobile organizing, social media and political action.

*Leadership and Coordination of the Network of State Partners
*The ED will lead and manage:
·     Design and hosting of forums for State Partners to efficiently and
effectively share strategies, best practices and solutions to common
problems, as well as to collaborate on projects that involve/benefit
multiple states.  This includes but is not limited to ED conference calls,
semi-annual ED retreats and annual all-staff retreats.

·     Provision of organizational development, management training, and
executive coaching to State Partners.

·     Development and collection of measures of success and testing
protocols to meet the informational needs of funders and national partners.

*PN/PNE National Operations
*Internal to PN/PNE National, the ED will manage:
·     Human resources

·     Information technology

·     General office and administrative functions (e.g., leases and
contracts).

·     Staff support to the board of directors including preparation of
reports and materials for board meetings.

*Interface with PN/PNE National’s CEO
*The CEO is primarily responsible for network expansion, political strategy
and maintenance of strong relationships with national partners and major
donors.  The ED will not have direct responsibility in these areas, but will
be expected to provide the CEO with counsel and organizational support, as
appropriate.

*Qualifications
*·     Demonstrated success in developing and monitoring systems to manage
both operational and programmatic involving high levels of collaboration
with related (but not controlled) entities.

·     Strong managerial experience, ideally having worked in a senior
management role for 5+ years in a socially responsible organization.
 Experience in a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is strongly preferred.

·     Demonstrated ability to design and facilitate effective and efficient
collaborations, conferences and working among a network of peer
organizations.

·     Experience in managing large ($1 million+) technology contracts,
bringing technology projects in on time and within budget, and maintaining
effective relationships with technology vendors.

·     Experience in conducting and/or overseeing financial planning and
analysis, human resources and information technology.

·     Personal leadership qualities including emotional intelligence,
integrity, credibility, and commitment to ProgressNow’s mission

·     Ability to multi-task within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment,
while also driving toward clarity and solutions; demonstrated
resourcefulness in setting priorities and guiding investment in people and
systems

·     Undergraduate degree.  Graduate degree in related discipline a plus.

·     *Location:   Denver/Boulder or Washington, DC

**To Apply
*
Please send a resume and cover letter to Founder & CEO Michael Huttner at
[email-masked]) *by May 24, 2010*.

PN/PNE National is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen on
the basis of ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with
federal and state law.  We are actively seeking people from diverse
backgrounds.
For more information about ProgressNow, please visit
http://www.progressnow.org/ and http://www.progressnow.org/site/c3index/.

-- 
Aniello Alioto
National Political Director
[email-masked]
502.664.2420

CA: Courage Campaign
CO: ProgressNow Colorado
FL: Progress Florida
MI: Progress Michigan
MN: Alliance for a Better Minnesota (ABM)
NH: Granite State Progress
NV: ProgressNow Nevada
OH: ProgressOhio
PA: Keystone Progress
WA: Fuse Washington
WI: One Wisconsin Now (OWN)

Twitter: @Progress_Now
Facebook: Progress Now

www.ProgressNow.org

-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group.

To post to this group, send to [email-masked]

To unsubscribe, send email to [email-masked]

E-mail [email-masked] with questions or concerns
 
This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization.