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Background	Supporting Our Sons, Inc. (SOS) is a national non-profit membership organization dedicated to the development of the whole boy. Our mission is to ensure the healthy development of boys and to support parents, educators, and professionals as they work to help boys blossom. SOS is at the earliest stage of development and is supported with seed money from individual donors. Supporting Our Sons has three key program areas that bridge the gap between home, school and community for boys. These programs include: The SOS Boyhood Advocacy Training for Teachers (BATT) Program is based on our Whole Boy Curriculum; this program provides elementary school teachers with materials, tools and information that celebrates the healthy development of boys in the classroom and beyond. Through BATT seminars, educators learn the best teaching styles for boys. This insures that our sons have the support they need in the classroom to be the best learners they can be. The SOS Boyhood Advocacy Workshops for Parents (BAWP) does for parents what BATT does for teachers – providing the information and tools necessary to enable parents to be the best advocates for their sons. The SOS Boyhood Advocacy for Mentors (BAM) Program provides young adults the training and tools they need to be the best mentors possible to young boys in their community. See www.SupportingOurSons.org for more information.
Job Title	Development Director
Job Description	Part-time management position (leading to full-time) Work closely with President to establish and implement annual development campaign for organization. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Develop strategic development plan in conjunction with President Manage daily operations of Campaign planning and implementation. Manage all aspects of foundation/corporate relationships. Work with grant writer to deliver foundation funding. Arrange for the President and key volunteers to meet with individual, corporate, and foundation prospects. Develop and implement strategies to increase Major Gift support. Build relationships with donors and funders. Prepare materials for presentation to donors and draft correspondence from the President and volunteer leadership. Solicit gifts when appropriate to benefit the organization. Manage fundraising events. Work with the President and Board to organize creative events to honor and recognize donors and cultivate prospects. Work with the President to oversee stewardship efforts to recognize donors, acknowledge gifts, and provide tax letters and report gifts, while honoring the integrity of donor information and donor intent. Manage all aspects of the donor database.
Required Skills	Candidate must have a college degree. Minimum 8-10 years of successful fundraising experience in increasingly responsible positions, with campaign and foundation experience preferred. Proven ability to meet or exceed fundraising goals in a major gifts environment. Ability to work independently as a self-starter with initiative and a drive to succeed. Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Ability to work effectively with Board members and volunteers. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Expertise in major gift solicitations of $25,000 and above. Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively. Applicant must be proficient in Microsoft Office and be web savvy.
Job Structure	20-30 hours/week -- In office Wednesday and Thursday -- flexible hours Position reports to the President
Salary	Negotiable
Contact	Lisen Stromberg President Supporting Our Sons lisen@supportingoursons.org
Job Title	Director of Programs
Job Description	Part-time management position (leading to full-time) Work closely with President to establish pilot programs for BATT, BAWP and BAM. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Working with President to developing strategic plan for implementation of BATT and BAWP; Securing school participants; Managing the development of the Whole Boy Curriculum; Managing the teacher training process; Managing program partnership relationships
Required Skills	Candidate must have a college degree. Masters preferable. Previous elementary school teaching experience highly desirable as is experience working with educational administrations. Experiencing in managing programs and people required. Other skills include but are not limited to: Child Development Ages preschool to 8th grade Particularly issues related to boys Social development Emotional development Cultural issues Multicultural and diversity issues Education Of children, particularly boys Of adults (training, adult education) Focus groups (conducting and designing) Combining theory and practice Program Development and Implementation Experience with financial modeling and budgeting Ability to create working models and illustrate/explain them clearly Creative Ability to synthesize existing programs and extract salient points General Skills Organized Self-motivated Ability to multi-task Ability to work well under pressure/deadlines Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Ability to interact coherently with people from all walks of life, and of all ages Applicant must be proficient in Microsoft Office and be web savvy.
Job Structure	25 hours/week -- In office on Wednesday and Thursday -- flexible hours Position reports to the President
Salary	$20,000 - $30,000 annually
Contact	Lisen Stromberg President Supporting Our Sons lisen@supportingoursons.org
Job Title	Research Assistant
Job Description	Provide research assistance to Supporting Our Sons senior staff on issues related to boys, gender, parenting, and others as needed. Conduct research on the internet and in the library if needed. Survey and track current issues related to boys in the news. Where possible, Associate will work with Vice President of Programs to develop position papers on key issues. Position reports to Vice President of Programs. Candidate must be technically and World Wide Web savvy. Access to academic libraries a plus.
Job Structure	10-20 hours/week - flexible hours
Salary	$12-$15/hr
Preferred Background	Graduate student with emphasis in psychology, education, and/or feminist studies.
Contact	Lisen Stromberg President Supporting Our Sons lisen@supportingoursons.org