Communications and Organizing Director
TitleCommunications and Organizing DirectorA' Reports toCEOThe OpportunityTo lead a team to tell the story of I AM ALS and to harness a vibrant community of communities to drive toward cures.
You will advance the perspective that together A cents EUR the nonprofits, brands, and donors A cents EUR and led by patients, we have an opportunity to drive real, measurable change in how ALS is perceived, understood, and fought.
Driving this conversation will require powerful storytelling and activation across a wide array of media, networks, and communities.
We must discover and tell stories and create content to inspire and spur action along our entire ladder of communications and organizing from the general public to patient navigation and advocacy to partnerships with researchers and other organizations.
And you will have opportunities to engage with our partners to create collaborative stories of progress.
YouYou are passionate about the power of communities to drive real social change.
You have a strong communications background.
Youre an experienced strategist and manager who can direct our team of cross-disciplinary digital, creative strategists, and organizers.
You love the power of communications to tell compelling stories and recognize the opportunity to engage communities in solving big problems.
You have experience engaging and organizing diverse communities, effectively leading and managing staff, and creatively bringing new active participants to increase awareness, advocacy, and funding for ALS.
You are an expert on media engagement, narrative development, grassroots organizing, and social media.
Our communications and engagement team comprises all of our work with external communities from content to navigation and everything in between.
Youre curious about a broad set of platforms and communities.
You will be a strong, empathetic leader who will be eager to involve colleagues at various stages of work and love getting into the details.
Succeeding through the success of others will inspire you.
A' ResponsibilitiesLead a staff of cross-disciplinary organizers and provide expert leadership on earned and paid media, design, production, email, advertising, direct marketing and social media strategists.
Direct our message across targeted communities via multiple networks.
Set and oversee team budgets including programmatic and acquisition expendituresSet and achieve aggressive fundraising goals for a large and innovative direct mail, peer-to-peer, and digital fundraising program.
Help direct communications products such as original microsites and video projects.
Participate in and lead the teams strategic planning.
We encourage anyone who believes they can deliver on these responsibilities to apply.
A successful candidate is likely to have some combination of these
Qualifications:
5-7 years of work experience managing teams with diverse communications, organizing, and program specializations.
Expert understanding of key acquisition and activation networks (online advertising, direct mail, social media, SMS, etc.
) and ability to drive an omni-channel approach.
Commitment to integrity, fast-paced environments, sound judgement and collaboration.
Deep understanding of what compels all types of supporters to engage in a participatory community of purpose.
Experience managing budgets and strategic priorities.
Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
Ability to inspire people to action using the written word and to adapt to and create multiple writing tones and styles.
A sense of excitement for new innovations in digital communication, mobilization, and organizing.
High energy, positive attitude, and a service-oriented mindset.
About I AM ALSA' I AM ALS is building a groundbreaking movement committed to curing ALS and unlocking critical advances in the fights against Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Multiple Sclerosis, and other neurological diseases.
ALS can affect anyone regardless of race, age, or gender.
It is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
Today, once ALS starts, it is a terminal diagnosis that eventually takes away the ability to walk, speak, swallow, and ultimately, breathe.
Currently, someone is diagnosed with ALS every four minutes, and for those living in the United States, there is a 1 in 400 lifetime risk that they will be diagnosed with ALS.
A' The I AM ALS story begins with Brian Wallach, a healthy, 37-year-old former Yale Track & Field athlete and former White House staffer, who was diagnosed with ALS in November 2017.
With two girls under three, and no family history of ALS, Brian and his wife Sandra were in disbelief.
They read everything they could find about ALS and realized that patients, organizations, and advocates from the ALS community already had the tools in place to fight the disease.
But they needed to be mobilized and united to accelerate the movement for cures.
A' The I AM ALS ModelI AM ALS believes that only a holistic approach can finally lead to true breakthroughs in this fight.
Specifically, the organization is focused on four, distinct strategies:
collaboration, providing resources, advocacy, and raising awareness.
I AM ALS is collaborating with partners that include patients, organizations, researchers, and drug companies.
They are providing critical information and resources to patients, caregivers, and the research and healthcare communities.
To advocate for cures, they are building upon effective community organizing and fundraising strategies established during former President Obamas campaign and in the White House.
And they are raising awareness through an innovative public relations campaign that elevates the voices of the ALS community.
By continuing to pursue these strategies, I AM ALS will push the boundaries of what a nonprofit in this space can do.
I AM ALS is also committed to open sourcing its breakthroughs, thereby reshaping the way we fight all disease.
A' At its core, I AM ALS believes that advocating for critical research and funding requires building individuals agency and ownership.
Its vision is of an empowered community of patients, caregivers, and activists dedicated to driving a search for a cure that is more rapid and effective than we ever thought possible.
A' Further InformationI AM ALS is headquartered in Washington, DC For more information, please visit iamals.
org I AM ALS is an equal opportunity employer.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
You will advance the perspective that together A cents EUR the nonprofits, brands, and donors A cents EUR and led by patients, we have an opportunity to drive real, measurable change in how ALS is perceived, understood, and fought.
Driving this conversation will require powerful storytelling and activation across a wide array of media, networks, and communities.
We must discover and tell stories and create content to inspire and spur action along our entire ladder of communications and organizing from the general public to patient navigation and advocacy to partnerships with researchers and other organizations.
And you will have opportunities to engage with our partners to create collaborative stories of progress.
YouYou are passionate about the power of communities to drive real social change.
You have a strong communications background.
Youre an experienced strategist and manager who can direct our team of cross-disciplinary digital, creative strategists, and organizers.
You love the power of communications to tell compelling stories and recognize the opportunity to engage communities in solving big problems.
You have experience engaging and organizing diverse communities, effectively leading and managing staff, and creatively bringing new active participants to increase awareness, advocacy, and funding for ALS.
You are an expert on media engagement, narrative development, grassroots organizing, and social media.
Our communications and engagement team comprises all of our work with external communities from content to navigation and everything in between.
Youre curious about a broad set of platforms and communities.
You will be a strong, empathetic leader who will be eager to involve colleagues at various stages of work and love getting into the details.
Succeeding through the success of others will inspire you.
A' ResponsibilitiesLead a staff of cross-disciplinary organizers and provide expert leadership on earned and paid media, design, production, email, advertising, direct marketing and social media strategists.
Direct our message across targeted communities via multiple networks.
Set and oversee team budgets including programmatic and acquisition expendituresSet and achieve aggressive fundraising goals for a large and innovative direct mail, peer-to-peer, and digital fundraising program.
Help direct communications products such as original microsites and video projects.
Participate in and lead the teams strategic planning.
We encourage anyone who believes they can deliver on these responsibilities to apply.
A successful candidate is likely to have some combination of these
Qualifications:
5-7 years of work experience managing teams with diverse communications, organizing, and program specializations.
Expert understanding of key acquisition and activation networks (online advertising, direct mail, social media, SMS, etc.
) and ability to drive an omni-channel approach.
Commitment to integrity, fast-paced environments, sound judgement and collaboration.
Deep understanding of what compels all types of supporters to engage in a participatory community of purpose.
Experience managing budgets and strategic priorities.
Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
Ability to inspire people to action using the written word and to adapt to and create multiple writing tones and styles.
A sense of excitement for new innovations in digital communication, mobilization, and organizing.
High energy, positive attitude, and a service-oriented mindset.
About I AM ALSA' I AM ALS is building a groundbreaking movement committed to curing ALS and unlocking critical advances in the fights against Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Multiple Sclerosis, and other neurological diseases.
ALS can affect anyone regardless of race, age, or gender.
It is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
Today, once ALS starts, it is a terminal diagnosis that eventually takes away the ability to walk, speak, swallow, and ultimately, breathe.
Currently, someone is diagnosed with ALS every four minutes, and for those living in the United States, there is a 1 in 400 lifetime risk that they will be diagnosed with ALS.
A' The I AM ALS story begins with Brian Wallach, a healthy, 37-year-old former Yale Track & Field athlete and former White House staffer, who was diagnosed with ALS in November 2017.
With two girls under three, and no family history of ALS, Brian and his wife Sandra were in disbelief.
They read everything they could find about ALS and realized that patients, organizations, and advocates from the ALS community already had the tools in place to fight the disease.
But they needed to be mobilized and united to accelerate the movement for cures.
A' The I AM ALS ModelI AM ALS believes that only a holistic approach can finally lead to true breakthroughs in this fight.
Specifically, the organization is focused on four, distinct strategies:
collaboration, providing resources, advocacy, and raising awareness.
I AM ALS is collaborating with partners that include patients, organizations, researchers, and drug companies.
They are providing critical information and resources to patients, caregivers, and the research and healthcare communities.
To advocate for cures, they are building upon effective community organizing and fundraising strategies established during former President Obamas campaign and in the White House.
And they are raising awareness through an innovative public relations campaign that elevates the voices of the ALS community.
By continuing to pursue these strategies, I AM ALS will push the boundaries of what a nonprofit in this space can do.
I AM ALS is also committed to open sourcing its breakthroughs, thereby reshaping the way we fight all disease.
A' At its core, I AM ALS believes that advocating for critical research and funding requires building individuals agency and ownership.
Its vision is of an empowered community of patients, caregivers, and activists dedicated to driving a search for a cure that is more rapid and effective than we ever thought possible.
A' Further InformationI AM ALS is headquartered in Washington, DC For more information, please visit iamals.
org I AM ALS is an equal opportunity employer.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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