Jobs At Digital Wish
Strategic Business Development Manager
If you are a smart, well-organized and computer-savvy individual, then become part of our growing team in Vermont. We're looking for someone with a work-hard/play-hard attitude to craft and implement a constant stream of strategic development partnerships, designed to grow the public charity, Digital Wish. This is an ideal position for a hard-driving individual looking for employment with social impact. The entrepreneurial spirit is an integral part of our work environment, and people who fearlessly embrace change, will thrive.
About Digital Wish
Digital Wish has been described as “…a FaceBook for teachers.” Teachers are invited to register and plan their technology projects online. They write and share lesson plans, then make their technology wishes public on www.digitalwish.org. Online donation features allow anyone to make a donation to a school for classroom technology, or purchase items directly from a teacher's wish list (similar to a wedding registry). Behind the scenes Digital Wish strives to make teachers technology wishes come true.
Digital Wish has just been awarded a high-profile fellowship from the Draper Richards Foundation to fund operations for the next 3 years. We are looking for an individual with a unique combination of business-savvy, educational experience, and market development knowledge to drive the growth of our non-profit organization.
Partnership Tasks
Approximately 70% of the candidate’s time will be spent building partnerships. Candidates will contact private philanthropists, foundations, and Fortune 1000 companies to identify those with educational giving priorities. Once targeted, you will craft an appropriate partnership program to match their philanthropic needs such as:
- Setting up employee matching funds.
- Designing and administering regional educational giving programs.
- Creating, running, and judging a juried contest.
- Implementing an online competitive technology grant.
- Administering their annual giving funds for them – cost free.
- Making Digital Wish the charity of choice for their existing fundraising efforts.
Other Tasks
Throughout each year, teams of 1-4 staff will come together to complete various projects. Depending on experience, candidate might work on some/all of the following tasks:
- Marketing– Manage the development of direct mail pieces, work with print contractors, write advertising and website copy, plan and execute direct mail campaigns and product launches.
- Print Ad Campaign – Design advertising concepts, draft or work with artists on storyboards, manage production and ad layout process, and secure placement.
- Television Commercials - Script TV commercials and work with teams to produce the vision. Craft a dissemination strategy and secure funding or partnerships for distribution.
- Accounting – Set up a new accounting system, develop standard procedures, and reporting guidelines, and administer transactions.
- Automation – Identify opportunities to streamline daily tasks, and create or work with developers to implement new processes or website features.
-Strategic Development – Identify new market opportunities and craft a strategy for entry.
- Planning – Develop a plan for increasing organic online donations, soliciting major gifts, and increasing levels of corporate giving. Do cost/benefit analysis on various endeavors. Revise the press and marketing plans.
- Press – Set up a press release schedule based on magazine editorial schedules for each target market. Mount a campaign to secure magazine articles and television interviews (Ex: Oprah, Ellen, Today Show).
- Evaluate New Donation Mechanisms - Gift cards, endowments, etc.
- Vendor Management – Work with HR departments, marketing, and vendor foundations to increase vendor involvement with Digital Wish. Create programs to help vendors to market Digital Wish to their own customers.
- Product Management – Evaluate and recommend vendor products to carry. Increase vendor memberships, set up partnerships with top manufacturers (Dell, Apple, Toshiba, etc.) Manage product listings, find and manage art assets, and load information into the website system.
- Grant Calendar Expansion- Get vendors to donate grant prizes, and maximize the monthly grant award opportunities for registered teachers.
- Grants - Track relevant foundations and identify their giving guidelines. Team with a staff writer to apply for grants, constantly, as identified.
-Trade Shows – Attend, exhibit, or assess relevance of targeted shows. Manage targeted trade show events to include: press releases, travel arrangements, contractor managements, and staff allocation.
- Strategic Alliances – Create and pursue win-win alliances with community groups, parent organizations, youth clubs, commercial organizations, and more. Research and piggyback on retail cross promotions.
- Public Speaking - Willing candidates will conduct public speaking engagements as opportunities arise.
- Foreign Expansion – Identify overseas markets for expansion and then work on the expansion team to set up the new operation.
Candidates demonstrating skillful expertise in any of these areas will take over the management and leadership role for that task. There are great opportunities for advancement.
A bachelor’s degree and good computer skills required. Local candidate only, or relocation required. Teaching experience is a plus.
Benefits include full time, flexible work hours, paid vacation, sick leave, health care, casual office work environment, travel budget, and no cap on advancement. Training will be provided for the right candidate.
This position is located in our scenic Vermont offices in Sunderland. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Digital Wish Corporate Offices:
3336 Sunderland Hill Rd.
Sunderland, VT 05250
www.digitalwish.org
Phone: (802) 375-6721
Fax: (802) 375-6860
Educational Non-Profit, Program Development
Background: Digital Wish is on a mission to modernize American schools with technology. Teachers are invited to register online at www.digitalwish.org. They write and share lesson plans, then make their technology wishes public. Online donation features allow anyone to make a donation to a school for classroom technology, or purchase items directly from a teacher's wish list (similar to a wedding registry). Behind the scenes Digital Wish strives to make teachers technology wishes come true.
Two weeks ago, we were officially approved for non-profit status, and we’ve just been awarded a high-profile fellowship from the Draper Richards Foundation to fund operations for the next 3 years. We are now hiring new staff members to help grow the organization through the start-up phase. A successful candidate will have a strong emphasis in education and possess a unique combination of business-savvy, educational experience, and market development knowledge to drive the growth of our non-profit organization.
Partnerships Development
Approximately 70% of the candidate’s time will be spent building partnerships. Candidates will contact foundations, private philanthropists, and Fortune 1000 companies to identify those with educational giving priorities. Once targeted, you will craft an appropriate partnership program to match their philanthropic needs including:
- Setting up employee matching funds.
- Designing and administering regional educational giving programs.
- Creating, running, and judging a juried contest.
- Implementing an online competitive technology grant.
- Administering their annual giving funds for them – cost free.
- Making Digital Wish the charity of choice for their existing fundraising efforts.
You should be prepared to set up as much as $1 million dollars in new education programs annually. The process is very consultative and requires creativity to constantly design and redesign programs to match the needs of the partner. Grant-writing experience is a plus.
Other Tasks
Throughout each year, teams of 1-4 staff will come together to complete various projects. Depending on experience, you might work on some or all of the following tasks:
- Grants - Track relevant foundations and identify their giving guidelines. Team with a staff writer to apply for grants, constantly, as identified.
- Product Management – Evaluate and recommend new products which are useful in the classroom. Pursue targeted vendors and set up partnerships (Dell, Apple, Toshiba, etc.) Manage shopping area listings, work with production assistants to find and manage art assets, and load information into the website system.
- Vendor Management – Work with HR departments, marketing, and vendor foundations to increase vendor involvement with Digital Wish. Create programs to help manufacturers to market Digital Wish to their own customers. Get vendors to donate grant prizes, and maximize the monthly grant award opportunities for registered teachers.
- Monthly Newsletter – Plan and/or write a monthly newsletter which will circulate to all 10,000+ registered teachers on Digital Wish.
- Increase Teacher Registration – Develop a plan to increase the number of teachers constantly registering on Digital Wish.
- Production Planning – Take part in ongoing new feature planning, testing, and redevelopment.
- Site Testing – Participate in testing teams to insure simplicity of every feature set on the website. Hold focus groups with local teachers and get firsthand feedback.
- Launch Planning – Prepare and plan the launch of new major site features, grants, and partner programs for education.
- Press – Evaluate the established primary education press targets and set up contests or programs with each. Set up a press release schedule based on magazine editorial schedules for each target market. Mount a campaign to secure magazine articles and television interviews (Ex: Oprah, Ellen, Today Show).
- Marketing– Manage the development of marketing vehicles that target educators. Design direct mail pieces, advertising concepts, manage production and ad layout process, work with print contractors, write advertising and website copy.
- Television Commercials - Script TV commercials and work with teams to produce the vision.
- Strategic Alliances – Create and pursue win-win alliances with community groups, PTA/PTO, youth clubs, and more. Design new programs and foster alliances.
- Public Speaking - Willing candidates will conduct public speaking engagements as opportunities arise.
- Foreign Expansion – Identify overseas markets for expansion and then work on the expansion team to set up the new operation (future).
A bachelor’s degree required, master’s is preferred. Good computer skills are required – please don’t apply if you are not tech-savvy. Candidate should possess a strong foundation of grammar and writing skills, teaching experience, or ongoing involvement with education. Local candidate only, or relocation required. Must have reliable transportation.
Benefits include:
• Full time; flexible work hours.
• 4 Weeks paid vacation/year.
• 5 Days sick leave annually.
• Health care.
• Casual office work environment.
• Travel the US/UK, all expenses paid.
• Open advancement within the company.
• Digital camera and full usage of corporate professional equipment.
Over-achievers are encouraged to apply. Training will be provided for the right candidate.
This position is located in our scenic Vermont offices in Sunderland. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Digital Wish Corporate Offices:
3336 Sunderland Hill Rd.
Sunderland, VT 05250
www.digitalwish.org
Phone: (802) 375-6721
Fax: (802) 375-6860
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