Right to the City Alliance 

National Organizer for Resource Development

Job Announcement

Ideal Start Date: February 19, 2024

About The Right to the City Alliance (RTTC)

Right to the City Alliance (RTTC) emerged in 2007 with a strong and powerful vision to 1) halt the displacement of low-income people, people of color, LGBTQ communities, and youth of color, and 2) protect and expand affordable housing in tandem with a broader movement to build democratic, just, and healthy communities for the 21st century. 

Since its inception, Right to the City has quickly grown to encompass 88+ community-based racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice organizations located in 25 states and 45 cities. Representing true grassroots power and leadership of the most impacted, RTTC’s member organizations weave together local on-the-ground policy advocacy campaigns to build a robust and unstoppable national movement for inclusive, healthy housing and community development. 

Position Summary

The RTTC National Organizer for Resource Development will advance resource development as an integral movement-building strategy for the RTTC ecosystem and the grassroots organizing sector more broadly. We use the term “resource development” (instead of “fundraising”) to refer to all the assets and ingredients needed to help us realize our long-term vision and strategy, along with powerful campaigns, thorough base-building, resilient leadership, aligned infrastructure, and sustainable organization. 

This position will help resource the decommodification and democratization of land and housing on a mass scale; articulate the mission and strategy of RTTC to a wide set of audiences; provide guidance to RTTC member organizations on a broad range of resource development strategies and tactics; and coordinate transformative events bringing together representatives from the field and philanthropy. 

This position will be supervised by RTTC’s Associate Director of Resource Development.

Job Responsibilities

- Advance Organizing of the Philanthropic Sector (50% FTE, 20 hours)

• Primary lead on grant writing and reporting. Develop other written materials for philanthropic audiences, including program updates. This will be a priority focus for this role.

• Retain and cultivate relationships with current foundation program officers, individual donors, donor advisors, and family foundations. When possible, identify and initiate new relationships with prospective funders and donors.

• Support with logistics for philanthropic events and other programming, both online and in-person. Ensure strong turnout and follow-up. 

• Provide strategic political leadership connecting issue frameworks and articulating a compelling case for RTTC’s long-term vision, strategy and resource needs.  

- Support RTTC Member Organizations through Resource Development and Redistribution Translocal Committee (R2D2)  (30% FTE, 12 hours)

• Staff monthly Resource Development and Redistribution (R2D2) Translocal Committee and support member organizations in building resource development strategy for the alliance. 

• Guide, mentor, and support member organizations to develop their resourcing strategies and to build their capacities as resource organizers to carry them out through one-on-one conversations, committee meetings, and training workshops.

• Support on the planning and coordination of annual R2D2 committee advances. 

• Attend quarterly Homes for All Leaders Assembly meetings

- Develop and maintain systems and infrastructure (10% FTE, 4 hours)

• Write and send program updates to funders and individual donors.

• Nurture staff tracking of and accountability to agreed upon benchmarks

• Maintain a database or tracking system for philanthropic contacts recording updates, meetings, deadlines and/or next steps.

• Provide regular reports to Team lead and other staff as needed. 

- Team Meeting, All Staff Meetings and Advances (10% FTE, 4 hours)

• Participate in weekly Resource Development Team meetings

• Participate in 1-2 Cross Team meetings

• Participate in All Staff Meetings, Advances, Trainings as needed

Skills & Competencies We Are Looking For

1. Communications. Strong communicator. Confident in building relationships using a transformative organizing approach. Comfortable with public speaking in philanthropic and movement spaces. Excellent written communications for multiple audiences with at least 4 years of grant writing experience. Ability to connect housing justice issues to a range of other social issues and frameworks. 

2. Organizing Experience. At least 2 years of grassroots organizing, base-building and/or campaign organizing experience and/or donor relations experience. Experience working with and serving members of a network is important. Familiar with (1) listening deeply for motivation and interest, (2) working through blocks and fears, and (3) crunching for concrete commitments. Experience and/or openness to applying an organizing approach to resource development is a must. Familiarity with housing justice campaigns and/or transformative organizing is a plus. 

3. Training & Leadership Development. Ability to guide and mentor peers is a must. Experience in leading political education and skills-building workshops related to resource development. Comfortable with developing the leadership of member leaders, funder allies, and movement partners.

Qualities We Are Looking For

1. Bold Vision. You bring fierce imagination and deep commitment that we can and will create the world our communities need. You can share that vision in ways that inspire and compel.

2. Swiss Army Knife. You are resourceful and creative, willing to do what it takes to make a project succeed. You can handle a lot in a fast-paced, multi-faceted work environment.

3. Interdependent. You are able to work independently, self-managing your time, while maintaining close communication with remote teams. You are flexible and know that changing the world doesn't always happen between 9am and 5pm.

4. Low ego, high impact. You are disciplined, hardworking, and more group-centered than self-centered. You have excellent attention to detail and keep your eyes on the big picture.

Common Expectations for all positions: 

RTTC intentionally builds collaborative and transformative culture through:

• Organizational participation: (Approx. 10% of time)  team planning, staff meetings and trainings, national convenings, collaborative projects across teams, and HR/administrative tasks common to all positions.   

• Evolution of the work: Areas of work may change over time based on organization and movement needs, and always in consultation with the organizer.

• Transformative Praxis: Participate in RTTC’s transformative justice program to align our practice with our values and principles. Build staff unity and cohesion, and principled struggle amongst all team/staff members. 

Location & Travel: Location is negotiable. RTTC has concentrations of staff in the following areas: Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, and the SF Bay Area. We also have staff in Orlando, Tucson, Kentucky, Memphis, Durham, Richmond, Portland, DC, Philly, LA, San Diego, Houston, and Dallas. On average, this position will be expected to travel about 1-2x per month for a total of 5-10 days per month, though travel may vary from month to month.

Salary and Benefits: This is a full time, non-exempt position. The salary for this position is $90,000-105,000 commensurate with experience, with room for growth in subsequent years. RTTC offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package including 100% medical, dental and life insurance, employee-matched 401 k retirement plan as well as sick and vacation PTO. 

How To Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample through our hiring portal at: https://righttothecityalliance.rippling-ats.com/

References will be asked for candidates who advance in the process. Candidates will only be contacted if our hiring team chooses to pursue an interview.

Right To The City Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Applicants from communities heavily impacted by gentrification, displacement and housing insecurity are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.