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Employment OpportunitiesThe Independent Institute is currently accepting applications for:
Student Internships
Student Internships in Acquisitions, Communications, Development, Marketing, and Publishing are available year-round. Applications are now being accepted for each quarter in the coming year.
Development Director
The Independent Institute is currently seeking an experienced Development professional with a strong commitment to individual liberty to head up its Development Department.
The Development Director has responsibility for establishing, maintaining and developing relationships with donors. Strategies utilized include major gifts, planned giving, annual campaigns, educational events, direct mail and Web-based efforts. As such, the qualified candidate will be a self-motivated, committed professional with successful fund-raising experience to assist us in our continued growth.
Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal skills are required, as well as a demonstrated track record in planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing successful development programs, including direct mail, special events, annual solicitation, major gifts/planned giving and donor management.
For twenty-five years, the Independent Institute has advanced an understanding of free-markets, individual liberty and government reform through its scholarly research and publications. As a 501(c)3 educational nonprofit organization, the Institute receives its funding entirely from private sources and does not conduct research on a contract basis.
Requirements
Only those candidates meeting the following minimum requirements will be considered:
- Four years of development or fundraising experience at a nonprofit organization
- Personal experience developing relationships with individual donors
- Experience writing appeals for financial gifts, such as direct mail letters, foundation grant requests and personal letters to donors
- Personal commitment to free-market principles and individual liberty
Competitive salary and benefits are provided.
Qualified candidates should please submit a copy of their resumé, references and salary history to:
Mary L. G. Theroux
Senior Vice President
The Independent Institute
100 Swan Way
Oakland, CA 94621-1428
MTheroux(at)independent.org
510-632-1366, ext. 108
Development Assistant
The rapidly growing Independent Institute, a public policy think tank in Oakland has an immediate opening for a Development Assistant. The ideal candidate will have excellent administrative and customer service skills, and be a real team player with the ability to multi-task. Responsibilities will include:
- Answering main telephone line
- Administrative support to the development department and rest of the organization
- Customer Service (order taking, order entry, answering customer inquiries)
- Maintaining and updating the donor database as needed, including processing donations
- Tracking and communication with new and prospective donor/members
- Making follow-up phone calls to members and event attendees.
- Basic office functions (distributing mail, processing order payments, filing, database entry, composing and typing routine correspondence)
Requirements
- Excellent interpersonal skills, organizational ability and attention to detail
- Understand and perform standard computer operations, using appropriate software packages
- Operate standard office equipment
- Type 45-50 words per minute
- Understand and employ modern office procedures and methods
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m.
Qualified candidates should visit our website at http://www.independent.org and may submit a copy of their resume, references and salary history to:
Mary L.G. Theroux
Senior Vice President
The Independent Institute
100 Swan Way
Oakland, CA 94621-1428
510-632-1366 Phone
510-568-6040 Fax
MTheroux(at)independent.org
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