Overview
Play a key role in raising funds to build a more secure and privacy-respecting Internet.
What You Will Do
The primary project you will help fund is Let’s Encrypt. We are a small team who work diligently and creatively to ensure a critically important service is available to people around the world.
We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to help strengthen and diversify our funding channels.
This will primarily include:
Significantly expand our corporate sponsorships
Prospect, cultivate and solicit contributions from high-value individual donors
Develop a comprehensive plan for events and then execute while operating within a budget
You will also help on an as-needed basis with other aspects of our fundraising, including communications development, grant writing, and strategy development for funding new projects. We work in an iterative fashion and welcome proactive efforts to improve existing fundraising activities.
Corporate sponsorship decision-makers are often a CTO, CIO or founder/CEO, so you will need to be confident in recognizing their needs, using appropriate communication styles, and developing messaging that is effective with this audience.
You will work collaboratively with the VP of Communications and another Fundraising Specialist.
Qualifications
Track record of achieving non-profit fundraising revenue targets
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
Ability to develop and work within processes to keep organized
Excellent speaking and writing vocabulary and grammar
Willing and able to travel
Technical aptitude and interest
Flexibility and ability to iterate and adapt
Persistent and creative
Preferred Skills
Experience with Salesforce CRM
Experience with charitable giving databases
Experience using G Suite tools (e.g. Google Drive, Docs, Sheets)
Location and Benefits
This is a remote position available anywhere in the United States or Canada.
Travel expectations are minimal.
Benefits include excellent health insurance, a 100% match for 401k contributions, and flexible time off and parental leave policies.
About The Linux Foundation
More than 20 years ago, Linus Torvalds sparked an open source revolution with a short email declaring he was doing a new project “just for fun.” Today, Linux powers 98% of the world’s super computers, most of the servers powering the Internet, the majority of financial trades worldwide and tens of millions of Android mobile phones and consumer devices. In short, Linux is everywhere.
The Linux Foundation partners with the world's leading developers and companies to solve the hardest technology problems and accelerate open technology development and commercial adoption.
The World’s Most Important Open Source Software Project—Linux
Linux is the world’s largest and most pervasive open source software project in history. The Linux Foundation is home to Linux creator Linus Torvalds and lead maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman and provides a neutral home where Linux kernel development can be protected and accelerated for years to come.
• Of the top one million domains, Linux is the operating system for over 95% of them
• Over 80% of smartphones run Android, which is based on the Linux kernel
• Of the top 500 fastest supercomputers in the world, more than 98% of them run on Linux
• Most of the global markets are running on Linux, including NYSE, NASDAQ, London Exchange, Tokyo Stock Exchange, and more
• The majority of consumer electronic devices use Linux for its small footprint
• More than 75% of cloud-enabled enterprises report using Linux as their primary cloud platform
• Linux is the go-to infrastructure supporting the world’s e-commerce leaders, including Amazon, Ebay, Paypal, Walmart, and others
The operating system has seen massive acceptance in almost every sector, including financial, government, education, and even film production. Linux is also the operating system of choice to support cutting-edge technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data. It is helping to transform industries and disrupt the status quo.