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United Way of Central Iowa is seeking individuals for our Loaned Executive Program for our 2024 Annual Campaign. These temporary, full-time positions report to a United Way of Central Iowa Corporate Engagement Manager and apply leadership, fundraising, and teamwork skills to assist local companies with planning and implementation of successful United Way Workplace Campaigns. This opportunity runs August 19 through November 8. These positions are made available through a sponsorship by our business partners, joining other professionals who are ”loaned” from an organization during the 12-week period. The typical workdays are Monday-Friday during regular office hours. The compensation for the 12-week period, is $9,600.00 ($20.00/hr). Mileage is reimbursed at .67 per mile and up to $60 per month in cell phone reimbursement. We’re committed to building an inclusive team; we invite candidates of all backgrounds to apply.Training will be conducted the week of August 19, with additional sessions scheduled, as applicable. It is essential that Loaned Executives (LEs) commit to the entire 12-week assignment to ensure a successful campaign. LEs serve as United Way spokespersons, conveying the value of United Way to the community and resources provided in the areas of health and human services. Being a part of United Way of Central Iowa and the Loaned Executive team is a great opportunity to engage with our community partners and donors in the business and nonprofit sectors to improve lives of central Iowans!Essential Accountabilities and Requirements&nbsp;(include but not limited to)&nbsp;<ol><li>Learn and understand United Way of Central Iowa’s mission, vision, values, and community impact agenda.</li><li>Develop, organize, and implement campaign strategies by working with Employee Campaign Chairs and senior leaders for assigned accounts (portfolio size of roughly 25-40 companies).</li><li>Represent United Way at campaign events, including preparing and delivering presentations at employee meetings, special events, and donor receptions.</li><li>Analyze past giving history of each assigned company and work with United Way staff to establish goals and record campaign results.&nbsp;</li><li>Deliver campaign materials, collect company contributions, and submit accurate and timely pledge envelopes according to established pledge processing standards.</li><li>Maintain and update accurate, comprehensive records using UWCI’s internal constituent database, including data entry, campaign documentation, and donor acknowledgements.&nbsp;</li><li>Close out and evaluate assigned campaigns, making recommendations for the Corporate Engagement team and the following year’s Loaned Executive team.&nbsp;</li><li>Attend scheduled meetings and campaign-related events (typically 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday).</li><li>Collaborate with members of the Donor Engagement team and provide support as needed.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide excellent customer service support.</li><li>Access to own vehicle and a good driving record.&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to pass a state of Iowa background check. A record is not necessarily a barrier to employment.&nbsp;</li></ol>Competencies:<ol><li>Relationship Skills: Ability to establish and maintain good rapport and relationships with Employee Campaign Chairs, volunteers, and coworkers.</li><li>Communication skills – Verbal: Ability to send tactful and appropriate verbal messages and listen to others’ responses to convey information. Includes the ability to present information to both individuals and groups in a meaningful and engaging manner.</li><li>Communication skills – Written: Ability to write concise and clear letters, reports, articles, and emails, including proofing and editing work.</li><li>Decision Making: Ability to evaluate data and information and select an effective suitable course of action using sound judgment.&nbsp;</li><li>Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, direct, and control tasks to meet specific goals.</li><li>Analytical Skills: Ability to develop information and raw data into meaningful conclusions.</li><li>Tactful Demeanor: Demonstrate a high level of ability to show consideration and avoid giving offense in dealing with others.&nbsp;</li></ol>&nbsp;United Way is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to&nbsp;race, religion, skin color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental abilities, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, age,&nbsp;family or marital status, veteran status or other characteristic protected by applicable.&nbsp;United Way of Central Iowa will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the role requirements and any applicable local, state, and Federal law. If you are a job seeker with a disability, or are assisting someone with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or in need of an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please call 515-246-6516.

United Way of Central Iowa

Fundraising Campaign Associate

United Way is the largest nongovernmental funder in the Quad Cities, responsible for private investments into programs that advance equity and improve education, income and health outcomes.As a results-driven leader who is passionate about harnessing the power of data to inform actionable insights that drive performance and collective impact, the Vice President of Community Impact will demonstrate deep and expert experience&nbsp;in&nbsp;strengthening and managing partnerships; providing ongoing leadership to ensure that data and insights are integrated and aligned with organizational priorities; deliver organizational and community insights that improve decision making, foster innovation, and drive collective impact.The Vice President, Community Impact serves as a key member of the leadership team and&nbsp;serves as the leader and champion of United Way Quad Cities’ impact work, uniting people, organizations and resources by seeing the big picture and mobilizing resources quickly to create change while amplifying the influence of local nonprofits by directing investments to precisely where and when they can yield the greatest impact.As Vice President of Community Impact, you will:<ul><li>Set the strategic direction of this work using community-building knowledge and data to inform and develop long term strategies for needs assessment, community investment planning, outcome measurement and program innovation, overseeing our community investment policies and processes to ensure dynamic responsiveness to changes in community needs and conditions.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead a dedicated Community Impact Team and ensure alignment, execution and progress towards UWQC goals.</li><li>Oversee key, transformational impact initiatives and provide thought leadership to UW leadership team and the community.</li><li>Represent UWQC in specific community initiatives and use our deep connections to bring the right volunteer talent to our impact committees and Standard Review Teams.</li><li>Model our commitment to excellent customer service by cultivating collaborative relationships with nonprofit, government and business sectors, building partnerships and consensus on priorities through dialogue and data-based examination of community assets and needs.</li><li>Think and plan strategically: You engage diverse stakeholders to assess community needs, strategically guiding United Way to contribute to the community’s priorities with credibility, authenticity and humility.</li><li>Data-driven critical thinker: You can address and manage complex issues to achieve great results, and have the ability to gather, interpret and use relevant data to drive a dynamic, human-centered community investment process.</li><li>Impact expert who knows how to collaborate for success: You have broad experience with social services, government and other key community sectors, with a deep understanding of the principles of collective impact. You know how to lead in spaces with competing individual interests and motivations to build coalitions that create and act upon common goals, priorities and vision.</li><li>Excited about numbers and outcomes measurement: You enjoy the prospect of tracking high-level community impact indicators and sharing results and credit with the partners who help achieve progress. You’re also good at developing and tracking sometimes-complex budgets in collaboration with your internal team and key volunteers.</li><li>Ensures routine communication with grant partners and production of Quarterly Impact reports that are distributed to nonprofit partners and UWQC current and prospective donors.</li><li>Comfortable with taking smart risks to achieve goals: You believe innovation drives progress, and you’re not afraid to take on strategic risk to achieve a potentially great outcome.</li><li>Build rapport with diverse people in a variety of situations: You are comfortable working with people of diverse backgrounds—donors, staff and other constituencies —and have an ability to understand their needs from a variety of perspectives.</li><li>Team player who knows how to develop and motivate people: You have solid interpersonal and management skills and understand how to build and motivate teams for high achievement and results.</li></ul>Essential Job FunctionsThrough the employee’s own efforts or through the delegation of key staff:&nbsp;<ul><li>Foster the development of a common vision among community stakeholders by:<ul><li>Analyzing current and changing social issues and citizen values to determine implications for United Way’s strategic direction.</li><li>Providing and sharing research-based information in understandable formats to gain greater community commitment for the transformation to community level change.</li><li>Nurturing strong non-profit relationships.</li></ul></li><li>Create a Community Impact Agenda by:<ul><li>Defining United Way’s role in the community’s short- and long-term goals.</li><li>Establishing desired outcomes, objectives, strategies and action steps.</li><li>Identifying how United Way can best address specific elements of the plan.</li><li>Coordinate UWQC’s impact by creating and implementing strategies for grant investment, direct services, advocacy, and volunteerism.</li><li>Establish board and staff-level responsibility for engaging with the community by establishing United Way’s position on critical public policy issues in an approved advocacy agenda.</li><li>Organize and/or participate in briefings for public officials, legislators, business leaders and the nonprofit sector to inform and shape policy related to priorities established in the Community Impact Agenda.</li></ul></li><li>Community Impact Planning and Integration:<ul><li>Ensure funding priorities are in alignment with the Community Impact Agenda.</li><li>Manage continuous evaluation relating to system issue areas and strategic plans; integrates the work of the Community Impact Council and staff. Reports results in a timely manner to the President of the United Way and key United Way volunteer leadership.</li><li>Responsible for data collection, management, and analysis.</li><li>Conducts ongoing assessments of the system strategic direction and makes adjustments as necessary.</li></ul></li><li>Community Impact Leadership and Management:<ul><li>Ensure all impact strategies and decisions are in alignment with the Community Impact Agenda.</li><li>Provide strategic direction for all UWQC direct services including but not limited to United for Schools, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Read United, etc.</li><li>Manage continuous evaluation, relationships, and outcomes related to impact decisions and strategies within impact issue areas and plans; integrates the work of volunteer leaders and staff to ensure careful grant recommendations.</li><li>Conduct annual review/research, analysis, and report writing of program and initiatives data as it relates to impact areas.</li></ul></li><li>Volunteer Leadership and Engagement:<ul><li>Manage recruitment and retention of volunteers.</li><li>Coordinate communications with volunteers.</li><li>Ensure volunteers are appropriately trained.</li><li>Provide support to Community Impact Council leadership on ongoing planning related to system work.</li><li>Provides leadership, direction and integration of volunteer and corporate engagement opportunities and strategies through Volunteer Hub.</li><li>Works closely with Resource Development and Communications and Marketing teams to ensure alignment of corporate engagement opportunities.</li></ul></li><li>Community Impact Staff:<ul><li>Responsible for the management and leadership of Community Impact staff.</li><li>Plan and integrate the work plan of staff and provide time, resources, and guidance in completing that work.</li><li>Track the performance versus objectives of staff team.</li><li>Assign projects (initiatives) and tracks progress of department members.</li></ul></li></ul>Competencies for All Employees:<ul><li>Mission -Focused</li><li>Relationship Oriented</li><li>Collaborator</li><li>Results-Driven</li><li>Brand Steward</li></ul>REQUIREMENTS:Education/Training:&nbsp;A Bachelor’s Degree with at least five years’ experience in an impact-related leadership role. Master’s degree in nonprofit management or related area is always a plus.Experience/Other Requirements:<ul><li>A background of progressive leadership experience in a nonprofit/foundation management role and understanding of the principles of collective impact.</li><li>Outstanding verbal, written and presentation skills, with an ability to listen actively</li><li>Experience with and understanding in working with complex operational budgets</li><li>Strong computer skills (particularly MS Office) and an extreme comfort with learning new technology. Experience with CRM systems a plus.</li><li>An ability to work independently or collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment.</li><li>Clear understanding and perspective on the application of qualitative and quantitative data for continuous improvement, communicating impact, and determining progress toward internal and external goals.</li><li>Experience building data, insights, and analytics strategies in inclusive, collaborative, and cross-functional ways.</li><li>Adept at building collaborative partnerships with external providers of data and insights, including big data, research, and advocacy organizations.</li><li>Ability to communicate data insights and trends to a diverse group of stakeholders ranging from senior team members, investors, peers, and analysts.</li><li>Proven experience in large-scale data integration and analysis efforts and working collaboratively to deliver projects on time, within budget and with a high level of quality.</li><li>Strong people management and organizational leadership skills.</li><li>Ability to manage people and projects to meet deadlines.&nbsp;</li><li>Valid Driver’s License, automobile insurance, and reliable transportation required</li></ul>

United Way Quad Cities

United Way of the Quad Cities Area

Senior Vice President of Community Impact

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is a national IRS sponsored program that helps eligible taxpayers receive their maximum federal and state tax refunds.&nbsp; The VITA Program Coordinator oversees the VITA program including IRS certified VITA volunteers; coordination and communication of sites in a multiple- county area; meets grant and sponsorship requirements; and leads promotion and education of VITA and economic mobility in UWECI’s &nbsp;five-county area.&nbsp;Position Type: Full Time, Non-exemptReporting To: VP, Community ImpactHours: 40/ week&nbsp;Supervisory Position:&nbsp;No# of Direct Reports: N/ALevel of Education: &nbsp;&nbsp;AA Degree and 1-3 years of experience ORWork Experience: ( ) 1-3 years, ( X ) 3-5 years, ( ) 5-7 years, ( ) 7+ years&nbsp;Preferred&nbsp;field(s)&nbsp;of&nbsp;study:&nbsp;Non-Profit, Social Work, Financial Institution<ul><li>Complete VITA training and certification in accordance with IRS and United Way of East Central Iowa requirements.&nbsp;</li><li>Work with United Way internal departments collaboratively to develop marketing, outreach, and communications collateral for the program for awareness and education.&nbsp;</li><li>Assist in volunteer recruitment, training, and retention.</li><li>Ensure&nbsp;all&nbsp;volunteers&nbsp;meet&nbsp;the&nbsp;IRS&nbsp;training&nbsp;and&nbsp;certification&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;according to&nbsp;their&nbsp;volunteer&nbsp;positions.</li><li>Develop&nbsp;the&nbsp;VITA&nbsp;volunteers’&nbsp;work&nbsp;schedules&nbsp;and&nbsp;compile&nbsp;the&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;volunteer hours&nbsp;spent&nbsp;preparing&nbsp;tax&nbsp;returns.</li><li>Procure&nbsp;and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;the&nbsp;appropriate&nbsp;supplies,&nbsp;equipment,&nbsp;software,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ancillary materials&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;used&nbsp;for tax preparation&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;site by maintain the VITA budget.</li><li>When&nbsp;needed,&nbsp;provide&nbsp;support&nbsp;for&nbsp;all electronic&nbsp;return&nbsp;filing&nbsp;procedures&nbsp;within&nbsp;the guidelinesof&nbsp;the&nbsp;IRS&nbsp;VITA&nbsp;Agreement,&nbsp;including&nbsp;completing&nbsp;the&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;filing&nbsp;of batched&nbsp;taxpayer&nbsp;returns&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;conclusion&nbsp;of&nbsp;each&nbsp;day.</li><li>Develop,&nbsp;maintain,&nbsp;and&nbsp;modify&nbsp;the&nbsp;processes&nbsp;and&nbsp;procedures&nbsp;required&nbsp;by&nbsp;VITA.</li><li>Adhere to grant requirements, communications and standards set by various funding sources, including but not limited to IRS, Iowa Center for Economic Success and varying sponsored partners.&nbsp;</li><li>Track program data, including program details, objectives and results, and descriptive narratives on programmatic impact.</li><li>Assist with the development of the VITA program budget and monitor all revenue and expenses.</li><li>Coordinate and implement outreach and education activities in UWECI’s five county area that align with VITA and economic mobility.</li><li>Represent&nbsp;the&nbsp;VITA&nbsp;program&nbsp;at&nbsp;state&nbsp;meetings&nbsp;and&nbsp;teleconferences.</li><li>Additional duties may be assigned during off VITA off season &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>Values:<ul><li>Expect Excellence: Holding ourselves and others to the highest standards while embracing and learning from challenges.</li><li>Encourage Growth: Creating greater impact through continual learning and innovation.</li><li>Engaging Community: Connecting with networks and communities to address needs to improve the lives of every person.</li><li>Exercise Integrity: Acting ethically, honestly, and responsibly.</li></ul>Professional Core Competencies:<ul><li>Mission Focused: Priority to create real social change that leads to better lives and healthier communities. This drives performance and professional motivation.</li><li>Relationship-Oriented: An understanding that people come before process and can cultivate and manage relationships toward a common goal.</li><li>Collaborator: Understands the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources through meaningful engagement.</li><li>Results-Driven: Dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good; creating, resourcing, scaling, and leveraging strategies and innovations for broad investment and impact.</li><li>Brand-Steward: An understanding of the role played and importance in protecting and growing the reputation and results of the greater network of United Ways.</li></ul>

United Way of East Central Iowa

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Coordinator 

A Campaign Specialist (also known as a Loaned Executive) is an individual who is hired by United Way of East Central Iowa (UWECI) or appointed by his/her employer or through sponsorship dollars, to assist in the implementation of the annual workplace campaign for approximately three months (late August-November).&nbsp; With guidance from the Corporate Engagement Manager or Corporate Engagement Specialist, a team of Campaign Specialists will create and implement innovative fundraising strategies, volunteer engagement opportunities, and top-of-the line cultivation and stewardship best practices to assist corporate partners in running successful workplace campaigns.As a Campaign Specialist, you will be responsible for serving as a liaison between United Way of East Central Iowa and organizations running workplace campaigns.&nbsp; You will support organization staff in raising the visibility of United Way through the five counties we serve.&nbsp; Campaign Specialist oversees a portfolio of accounts with assign revenue and participation goals.

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