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Stand for Children has built significant credibility
and clout in Tennessee. We’re seeking a dynamic
leader to serve as State Director who will work with
our national leadership to move Tennessee Stand for
Children to the next level of scale, impact, and
financial sustainability. The State Director,
supported by a high-caliber team in the national
office (located in Portland, Oregon), will hire a
Deputy Director, lead and manage a team of
community-based field organizers, and be assisted by a
part-time Administrative Assistant in Nashville.
Primary responsibilities of the position:
• Ensure Effective Field Organizing: Supervise
and coordinate Stand for Children’s local organizers
in order to ensure the organizers achieve increasing
levels of effectiveness and local impact, reach their
organization-building goals, and contribute to
statewide campaigns.
• Fundraising and Budgeting: Raise sufficient
501c3 and 501c4 revenue to meet annual expenses and a
specified percentage of national overhead. Create
rigorous, realistic annual state budgets and monitor
revenue and expenses and Chapter membership levels
monthly. Develop and coordinate a statewide Stand for
Children Advisory Board to assist with fundraising,
networking, and credibility.
• Strategic Planning and Plan Implementation:
Formulate, with staff, leaders, and key stakeholders,
a three-year organizational growth strategy and then
manage its implementation.
• Implement statewide campaigns, build
coalitions, and ensure effective communications:
Manage statewide issue development and
actions/campaigns through lobbying at the state level.
Develop and maintain key organizational partnerships
and alliances. Build Stand for Children’s visibility
statewide through effective cultivation of media
contacts, partnerships with state-based public
relations firms, or through other means.
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