Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) is a humanitarian nonprofit that provides life-changing support for the courageous young men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). We transform their lives through empowering educational, financial, well-being, and cultural initiatives as they protect the State of Israel and her people. Inspired by them, we strive to champion a culture of courage worldwide, ensuring a secure and thriving Israel today and forever.

Our community of supporters and staff are passionate, courageous, and impactful. Our work is driven by core values that transcend gender, age, political leanings, nationality, and religion. Our vital mission and breadth of programs resonate with a diverse array of supporters – all are welcome!

Our workplace is vibrant and dynamic, encouraging bold creativity, ingenuity, and vision. We’re searching for new talent to contribute to our mission and team.

For more information on Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, please visit FIDF’s website

About The Role

The South Florida Foundation Associate will work collaboratively with the area chapters to assist them in securing grants and participate in the cultivation and stewardship of South Florida foundations and federations. This remote part-time position (two days per week) will work in concert with FIDF South Florida chapter fundraisers to create and implement procedures, oversee proactive foundation and federation prospect research and development.

Essential Job Duties

• Prepare grant proposal and reports as needed.
• Coordinate and manage foundation prospects. Utilize actions, prepare, review, and analyze Razor’s Edge (RE) NXT generated reports on specific foundations.
• Identify new foundations through demographic searches, screening information, and
  other industry tools.
• Analyze and qualify data to assist chapter staff in developing a targeted approach to cultivate and steward foundation relationships and other donors that may contribute to FIDF using a DAF or Supporting Foundation under a Federation or Community Foundation umbrella.
• Track news alerts and manage information updates to be saved in RE.
• Assist in the development and coordination of a stewardship program for foundations.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Vice President for the South Florida Region as they pertain to Foundations.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in conducting donor research.
• Understanding private foundations, wealth indicators, giving capacity and identifying prospects.
• Demonstrated planning and organizational skills to manage multiple simultaneous requests for information.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to thrive in a team setting.
• Strong collaboration skills and detail oriented.

FIDF is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.