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Free Speech TV (FSTV) is seeking a dedicated and relationship-driven Foundations & Corporate Giving Lead to coordinate mission-aligned strategies for revenue growth across both foundation and corporate funding channels.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Establishing cohesive strategies for the organization's growing underwriting, sponsorship, and foundation programs in tandem with the Executive and Development directors.
- Managing the organization’s underwriting, sponsorship, and foundation portfolios to grow, retain, cultivate, and steward existing relationships, ensuring lasting relationships and continued support.
- Identifying new and prospective opportunities for foundation funding.
- Identifying and pursuing new opportunities for underwriting and sponsorship sales and partnerships.
- Working with the Executive Director to support writing and submission of grant proposals and reports.
- Systematizing and maintaining accurate and current documentation for the underwriting, sponsorship, and foundation programs.
Occasional travel may be required. This list is not all-inclusive. Other duties may be assigned. The choice of duties and responsibilities is at the discretion of the employer.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field OR an equivalent combination of 4 years education and/or experience with relationship building, foundation cultivation, sales, partnership development, and/or other related skills.
- Skilled at coordinating projects and teams to meet goals and deadlines.
Who We're Looking For
- Dedicated to social justice and a drive to affect change.
- Energized by the opportunity to build new and growing programs and see them through to lasting impact.
- Adept in relationship building and management.
- Comfort working in a 9-5 hybrid environment with a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented team
- Confidence in written and verbal communications with a variety of internal and external partners.
- Ability to learn on the job, spot issues, think quickly, problem-solve, and diplomatically deal with complex issues with sound judgment.
- The ability to think strategically and creatively.
- Self-accountability.
Who You'd Work With
The FSTV staff of 16 is dedicated to social justice and is driven to affect change through independent news and storytelling. We believe strongly in the mission of FSTV and work closely to advance the organization and its impact. Every member of the team is integral to FSTV's success, and we pride ourselves on our ability to work together to achieve this.
Programs We Use
You don’t need prior knowledge of these programs, but we find it’s helpful to share up front what we use:
- Google suite
- MS365 suite
- Salesforce
FSTV's Mission & History
Operating in its 30th year, Free Speech TV (FSTV) is a national, nonprofit, independent news network whose mission is to empower a multiracial democracy to build a more just, equitable world. Powered by its viewers, FSTV amplifies the voices not heard on corporate networks and lifts up the efforts of ordinary people working on the frontlines of racial, economic, and environmental justice. Using the power of media, FSTV believes it can help foster a just, kind, and sustainable world built by people who are inspired by diverse voices, surprising conversations, and fearless truth-telling.
Free Speech TV airs 24/7 with daily news programs like Democracy Now! and The Thom Hartmann Program, with weekly current affairs series like Gay USA and ICT, with award-winning documentaries, and with special coverage of events and movements like Netroots Nation, Bioneers and the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. FSTV reaches 30 million US homes via DISH, DIRECTV, local cable affiliates, Sling TV, Roku, Apple TV, Alexa, social media and freespeech.org.
Location
This is a hybrid remote/in-person position. At this time, this position is expected to be in office at least 1 day per week at FSTV’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado and remote 4 days per week. Occasional extra office days may be required. Free Speech TV will provide necessary equipment to work from home, but you will need a space to work remotely 4 days a week. The remote/in-person schedule is subject to change.
Working hours are typically Monday-Friday from 9am – 5pm MT.
Salary and Benefits
The salary range for this position is $62,720 – $72,755 commensurate with experience. This is a FLSA non-exempt position. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, short-term/long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, 401k retirement plan.
Additional benefits include nine (9) paid holidays, plus the week between Dec. 26 and Dec. 31; ten (10) to twenty (20) paid days off for employees, based on years served. Free Speech TV also provides paid Sick Leave, Personal Days, Parental Leave, Sabbatical Leave, and a 401k plan.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume, and up to three writing samples to with the subject line "Foundations and Corporate Giving Lead."
Please answer the following questions in your cover letter
- Why are you interested in joining the FSTV team?
- As a candidate, what could you immediately bring to the table?
- What is a project that you’re proud of? What was your contribution to the project and how did you define success?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process and/or during the course of employment, please contact Maya Shannon at maya@freespeech.org.
A Note About Health & Safety Protocols
Free Speech TV values the health and safety of its employees over all other considerations. At this time, due to relaxed guidance from the CDC, we have removed our mask and vaccination requirements as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, FSTV reserves the right to mandate employees wear masks and be vaccinated while physically with other employees (such as in the office) or at an organization-sponsored event.
Free Speech TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based upon age, race, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, status as a veteran, status as an individual with a disability or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $62,720.00 – $72,755.00 per year
