About the Opportunity
The Strategic Growth (SG) team is charged with raising mission-aligned funding to support B Lab Global and B Lab U.S. & Canada. In a time of rapid growth for the B Corp movement, the Strategic Growth team is implementing a multi-year, multimillion dollar fundraising strategy designed to accelerate our fundraising efforts and grow our philanthropic pipeline. At B Lab Global, we use philanthropy to build products, tools, and standards ahead of the market and to support our movement building work (public policy, capacity building, narrative shift, evaluation and research). At B Lab U.S. & Canada, philanthropy is used to support and mobilize the B Corp community and advance three pillars of change: climate justice, racial equity, and stakeholder governance. Philanthropy enables B Lab to keep social impact at the center of our work to make business a force for good.
The SG team currently raises about $5 million annually. Earned revenue, through our certification and verification (C&V) of B Corps, makes up the majority of our income. As the movement grows, we anticipate that philanthropy will be used primarily to support our movement building work and earned income will cover the ongoing costs of verification and impact management. To date, B Lab’s primary sources of philanthropic funding have come from private foundations and individuals closely aligned with B Lab’s mission. We expect this trend to continue, and will prioritize securing unrestricted and loosely restricted funding wherever possible.

The Development Writer, Grants and Donor Communications is internally referenced as our ‘Development Manager, Writing & Communications’ and is a level 4 role. The role will create compelling narratives and reports that engage and inspire current and prospective funding partners. They will be responsible for crafting and managing the Strategic Growth team’s written content, including grant reports, impact stories, and other collateral. Day to day activities will range from writing technical reports to inspiring case studies to donor email outreach and meeting talking points. In addition to the rest of the Strategic Growth team, this role will work with the Global Communications team, and various program teams at B Lab Global and B Lab U.S. & Canada, among others.

The ideal candidate is a creative, compelling communicator who has the ability to convey complex information in a clear and accessible manner. We are looking for someone with excellent writing skills and demonstrated experience creating content for diverse funder audiences, including foundations and major donors. They should have experience with and interest in writing about the economy, systems change, and the role of business. They should be adept at working collaboratively and asynchronously on a globally distributed and remote-first team. This position will support the whole Strategic Growth team as needed, working across revenue streams and multiple funder pipelines. This position reports to the Director of Development and Strategy.

Core Responsibilities

• Draft grant reports, coordinating across teams to gather information and insights to create compelling and accurate narratives
• Create year-end major donor impact report and other donor-facing collateral, such as slide decks and one-pagers
• Draft letters of inquiry and concept notes for funding prospects
  Support full proposal writing, taking the lead on the proposal process in certain cases
• Support frontline fundraisers with preparatory discussions, materials, and messaging for engagement with donors
• Collaborate with the Global Communications team on the Annual Report and monthly newsletters, suggesting topics for inclusion based on donor feedback and insights
• Develop and maintain a donor story bank to convey the impact of B Lab and the B Corp movement, collaborating cross-functionally to leverage existing case studies from other communications initiatives and publications
• Draft and track funder outreach emails to prospects in the team pipeline
• Provide writing and editing support to the Strategic Growth team as necessary

Major Objectives/Project for the role in the first 6-12 months

• Manage Grant Reports: Assume management for grant reports for institutional funders.
• Develop Donor Collateral: Project manage the development of the year-end major donor impact report and holiday postcard. Draft and collaborate on report content and design. Source and track stories of impact and begin building a usable, scalable story bank. Collaborate with the Communications team on newsletter content.
• Produce collateral for funder meetings and events: Support frontline fundraisers by producing meeting talking points, outreach email drafts, event prep memos, and presentation slide decks for both institutional funders and major donors.

About You

• At least 5 years of development writing experience in a nonprofit setting.
• At least 2 years of grant writing experience, including successfully leading a complex proposal development process across multiple teams.
• Experience with and interest in writing about the economy, systems change, and the role of business.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. You can write thoroughly, yet directly, about complex topics.
• Ability to build genuine, productive relationships with a variety of internal stakeholders and functions, including Communications, Finance, Programs, and Insights.
  Success working independently and as part of a team, demonstrating personal accountability and ownership, and in giving and receiving direct feedback.
• Familiarity with the US philanthropic landscape and fundraising trends.
• Knowledge of Google Workspace and ability to create and design slide decks according to brand guidelines required.
  Experience working with Salesforce or similar CRM preferred.
• Commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  An interest in B Lab, B Corps, and the business as a force for good movement is a plus.

Compensation Details
B Lab has a compensation plan that includes:

• An annual salary in the range of $85,000 – $89,000
• Excellent health benefits package including access to medical, vision and dental coverage
• Paid time off for vacation – in your first year, you’ll start with 15 days (prorated in to your start date)
• Additional paid time off for holidays and organizational closures
• Sick leave and personal time
• After your first year of employment, 40 hours paid time off for community service; and 40 hours of paid time off and budget for your professional development (we assess this PD budget annually); paid parental leave
• After 90 days in the role, the option to sign-up for 403(b) with employer match of up to 3%
• After 90 days in the role, the option to sign-up for student loan repayment assistance
• A flexible environment and a remote-first workplace

While this is a remote-first opportunity, the candidate filling this role must be a resident of Pennsylvania, New York, or the District of Columbia at the start of employment. Additionally, they must be within commuting distance of our office in New York, Philadelphia, or Washington D.C. proper.

Hiring Process
We require the following in order to consider your application:

• Resume
• Work sample: please see prompt and guidelines in our application questions
• Complete responses to our application questions (please do not add a cover letter)

If you progress through additional stages in the hiring process you can expect to:

Step 1: Submit your resume, work sample, and responses to our application questions in full
Step 2: Complete a one-way video interview presented by our team via Spark Hire
Step 3: Participate in an interview with a panel via Google Meet or Zoom
Step 4: Complete a hiring exercise and participate in a final interview with a panel via Google Meet or Zoom
We will begin reviewing applications on September 3, 2024 and will continue until we identify a diverse and qualified candidate pool.

Please note: All applications will be reviewed by our team, and all candidates will receive a status update via email after their application has been reviewed, which we expect to complete by September 24th. Due to capacity constraints on our hiring team, we are unable to provide you with a specific status update beyond these parameters. Our ideal start date for this role is mid to late October.

If we can offer reasonable accommodations to you in the application or interview processes, or if you have feedback on how we could improve the equity or accessibility of our recruitment, you are welcome to contact us at careers @ bcorporation.net with the subject line “Accommodation request – Development Manager”. Please note that we are unable to respond to general status inquiries or other messages that are unrelated to accessing our application or interview processes.