Description

PAC Director

Activate America is seeking a PAC Director with a strong dedication to our mission, which is to retain and expand the Democratic majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The PAC Director will lead fundraising for the organization, and help guide organizational development and strategic growth.

Who we are

Activate America is a field-oriented Super PAC that harnesses grassroots power to elect Democrats to the U.S. House and Senate. We connect individual volunteers and organizations with opportunities for direct voter contact through postcards, phonebanking, texting, and canvassing. In 2018, we were known as Flip the 14, and helped flip 7 of California’s 14 Republican-held Congressional seats. In 2020, as Flip the West, our volunteers made over 13 million voter contacts, helping flip 4 Senate seats and gain a slim Democratic majority.  In 2022, as Activate America, we helped Democrats expand their Senate majority by electing Democratic Senators in AZ, NV, PA and GA, and also helped minimize the Republican House majority.

We work with more than 200 organized volunteer groups (our A-Team) such as chapters of Indivisible, and also more than 20,000 individual volunteers around the country.   

Our fundraising is mainly from our volunteers and individual donors, although we have held on-line and in-person fundraising events with Congressmembers Adam Schiff, Katy Porter, Eric Swalwell, and Ted Lieu; Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, California Lt. Gov Eleni Kounalakis, David Crosby, Frances McDormand and Joel Coen, and others.  

Responsibilities

Working closely with our Executive Director and Board of Directors, the PAC Director will   

• Develop, oversee and manage organizational fundraising strategy
• Develop and nurture strategic partnerships with synergistic organizations
• Participate in strategic planning
• Meet with Activate America major donors
• Identify, cultivate and solicit new donors 
• Develop fundraising proposals and materials
• Represent Activate America at conferences, coalition meetings, and other gatherings
• Help identify and recruit new Board members
• Work with the Board to maximize their contributions and talents. Maintain and support effective Board engagement
• Organize and help run virtual and in-person events, including procurement of headliners
• Create and direct revenue-generating, mission-aligned programs, including online and email campaigns
• Monitor progress towards budget goal of $2.5 million 

Required Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years successful fundraising experience, including political fundraising
• Political/campaign experience
• Existing personal network of donors
• Experienced, dynamic public speaker
• Strong communication skills, oral and written
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to travel

Most of our staff is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, but our office is remote and our volunteers are nationwide. We prefer that the PAC Director reside in the SF Bay Area, Southern California, Washington DC or New York, but we will consider candidates from other locations.

We are seeking a minimum commitment through the November 2024 election. The anticipated start date is June 15, but we are willing to be flexible for the right candidate. 

The job is primarily remote, but some travel for in-person meetings and events may be required.

Salary range $120,000 - $150,000 FTE, depending on experience.

Benefits include unlimited vacation policy, individual health insurance, and 401(k) available.

To apply, please send a letter of interest addressing the mission of Activate America and your interest in it;  describing your experience and expertise with political/PAC fundraising and your donor relations; your resume; and at least three professional references to:

[email protected]  

Please note that references won't be contacted until after interviews. You will be notified before we contact any of your references.

We won’t be able to respond to partial application materials. Please let us know where you saw this job post, thanks!

Activate America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Black, Latino, Indigenous, and others who identify as nonwhite, people with disabilities, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years successful fundraising experience, including political fundraising
• Political/campaign experience
• Existing personal network of donors
• Experienced, dynamic public speaker
• Strong communication skills, oral and written
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to travel
• Entrepreneurial; ability to work independently and help build a growing organization