Teach CA and NV Executive Director

Who We Are:

Teach Coalition is dedicated to ensuring that every child has access to a quality Jewish education. Operating across seven states in the U.S., Teach Coalition advocates for equitable government funding and resources for yeshivas and Jewish day schools, making Jewish education accessible to all families.

The Orthodox Union (OU) is the largest Orthodox Jewish organization in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs, and international units. The OU maintains a kosher certification service, whose circled U symbol is found on the labels of many kosher commercial and consumer food products.  

Job Description:

The Director will be responsible for cultivating relationships and increasing the financial commitments of existing Teach supporters in the four to six figure range, as well as inspiring new community members to become significant financial supporters. The Director is also responsible for growing a strong grassroots movement focused on advocacy and voting. As part of a growing community engagement team, the Director will be supported by the state and national office. A successful Director has a proven track record in sales, client relations, fundraising, or a similar field.

Essential Functions:

• Create and execute a plan aimed at increasing community engagement and growing Teach’s revenue through solicitations, donor cultivation and stewardship
• Build and sustain strong relationships with donors and inspire them to increase their investment in our work
• Identify, cultivate, and solicit new donors
• Meet quarterly and annual fundraising goals
• Identify, recruit and develop lay leadership for leadership roles
• Provide regular updates that inspire people to become more involved in Teach’s policy and advocacy work
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date moves management records in the CRM system, including logging communications and meetings.
• Engage community members<