Job Description

Overview of the Fund

  The Fund for the Public Interest’s 25-year commitment to professional, systematic grassroots action has made us the go-to group in our field. When it comes to building organizations and creating the groundswell of public support needed to overcome powerful special interest opposition, our effectiveness is unrivaled.



In 20 states, the Fund trains our staff to raise money, recruit members and do grassroots political work on behalf of more than 50 progressive organizations — including U.S. PIRG, the Human Rights Campaign and Environment America. Meanwhile, hundreds of Fund alumni lead the way for hundreds of other effective political organizations, elected officials, and socially-conscious businesses.

  Job Description

  Overview

  *  Send letters to contributing members on specific issues
*  Keep in house operations running smoothly and on-time
*  Write and develop strategies to more personally cater to top donors
*  Help run an efficient operation and help with quality control
*  Keep administrative records in order; pay bills and maintain database

  Specific responsibilities include

  *  Plan donor mailing cycle and meet key deadlines
*  Research and prepare information for department fundraising
*   Work with in house graphics department on material development.
*   Coordinate print orders, delivery dates for materials, mailing deadlines
*   Troubleshoot problems

  *  Manage inventories, orders and postage
*   Track inventories
*   Handle all relations with vendors
*   Track membership information

  *  On going project management
*   Print letters and related materials for mailings
*   Review materials with in house publications department
*   Purchase and track stamps for mailings
*   Hire and manage part time staff

  *   Maintain budget; database
*   Maintain central budgets
*   Pay bills
*   Update database

The Fund for the Public Interest is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, gender, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

This is a Work for Progress recruitment campaign conducted on behalf of the Fund for the Public Interest.