Philanthropy Officer - Corporate & Community Partnerships

APA! BACKGROUND: Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is one of Austin’s most dynamic and beloved nonprofits. The organization leads the No Kill movement nationally and is considered a national thought leader in animal welfare. APA! locally rescues, treats, and adopts out 10,000 homeless dogs and cats each year, providing the safety net for Austin’s most at-risk shelter pets, which helps Austin to be a No Kill city, while also assisting other communities in saving homeless animals. The organization is distinguished by its large volunteer workforce and the scrappiness of its grassroots and its non-traditional, community-based animal rescue work.

The organization continues to innovate best practices to save lives and spreads its impact by offering resources and mentorship related to its renowned lifesaving model through American Pets Alive!, APA!’s national division. In 2020, American Pets Alive! began the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) - an innovative initiative aimed at rethinking the traditional model of animal sheltering. It focuses on supporting both people and pets in the community to reduce the number of animals entering shelters and improve outcomes for both. The project encourages collaboration between animal welfare organizations and community-based services, with a goal of providing personalized, proactive support that positions animal welfare as a social service.

SUMMARY: The Philanthropy Officer - Corporate and Community Partnerships is responsible for developing, growing, and stewarding new and current relationships with corporations and organizations for philanthropic partnerships for Austin Pets Alive!. This experienced fundraiser, passionate about animal welfare, will build engagement around APA!’s lifesaving cause and draw the support from corporate donors to make our mission flourish. This is a hybrid role that will require working at least two days a week onsite at an Austin Pets Alive! Location, some local day travel to engage with local businesses and occasional weekend events.

The Philanthropy Officer - Corporate and Community Partnerships will work alongside the Senior Director of Advancement to grow corporate giving while continuing to support the needs of current partners. This is a fundraising role. This role will implement the strategic direction for the prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of corporate gifts; producing written proposals, presentation materials, and an ambitious outreach plan. Making appointments with and presenting at local companies and businesses to increase employee giving and corporate matching is also a large part of this role. The Philanthropy Officer - Corporate and Community Partnerships will also take on the active management of APA!’s portfolio of existing corporate donors while growing the program into one that will build a foundation of donors looking to make a deeper impact through corporate social responsibility.

The role of the Philanthropy Officer - Corporate and Community Partnerships is critical to building partnerships that support programs, events, overall organization operations. This position requires a dynamic individual with a strong record of success working with corporations who will drive corporate fundraising to quickly meet challenging revenue goals as APA! dives deeper into its ongoing transformation from a grassroots organization to a national changemaker. The Philanthropy Officer - Corporate and Community Partnerships must make a commitment to work alongside and recruit volunteers and be an effective communicator with the ability to inspire all audiences and must be firmly committed to our lifesaving cause.

The above statements describe the general nature and levels of work to be performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties.

Austin Pets Alive! is proud to offer a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including subsidized employer-sponsored medical coverage, subsidized and voluntary life insurance, voluntary dental, vision and short-term disability options, all effective the first day of employment. We also offer voluntary wellness and emergency sick plans, up to 2% match on 401(K) retirement plan, supplemental benefits, flexible spending accounts and additional life coverage. Full-time employees receive 10 paid holidays and accrue 10 days paid time off during the first year of employment, with an additional 5 days of PTO accrual upon completion of 12 months of employment. Employees will also receive professional development opportunities through APA!’s ongoing mission to advance our animal welfare professionals in our life-saving work.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENTAustin Pets Alive! is an equal employment opportunity employer and we value having staff who come from communities that are most impacted by the issues we engage on. We especially encourage people of color, LGBTQ people, women, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and people with disabilities to apply.

Austin Pets Alive! does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Austin Pets Alive! is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, community focus, and innovation.

APA! is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact Talent Acquisition at job@austinpetsalive.org at least one week in advance of your interview.