Senior Director of Development

Location:

Location Flexible;
Los Angeles, CA or Washington, DC preferred

Hip Hop Caucus (The Caucus) began as a movement in 2004. Today it is a 501(c)(3) non‑partisan organization, Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund, with a sister 501(c)(4) organization, Hip Hop Caucus Action Fund. The Caucus leverages Hip Hop culture to build campaigns, advocacy, and narrative power with communities, to impact issues critical to racial, climate, and economic justice and civil and human rights.

Our mission is to use the power of our cultural expression to empower communities who are first and worst impacted by injustice. Our members, as well as our dedicated national team, span the country and globe. We are multiracial and we center our work in communities of color. We span Gen Z, Millennia ls, and Gen X, and we come from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Our vision is for racial justice, healthy communities, and a healthy planet.

The Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund has mobilized hundreds of thousands of young BIPOC voters across eleven election cycles, produced HOME (Heal Our Mother Earth) – the first climate album to move over 60,000 people to action in support of the Clean Power Plan in 2014, and led the first protest in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and has continually partnered with local communities for annual commemorations and advocacy.

Over the past three years, our community took over 4.5M actions on climate justice with Think 100% including petition signatures, EPA comments, event participation, social media post engagement, and more. We played an influential role as a national partner to the local Memphis community in the cancellation of the Byhalia Pipeline. We also raised and distributed $100,000 in direct relief to families affected by Hurricane Ida across 12 parishes in Louisiana.

Our Respect My Vote! campaign developed a free resource for people with a felony record and their loved ones to check their eligibility to vote based on state legislation; since its launch, the tool has been used over 175,000 times. We completed successful voter registration and mobilization tours, mobilizing more than 500,000 Black voters to the polls.

Our breadth of accomplishments reflects our principled approach to organizing, advocacy, and campaigning. The Caucus pioneers culture and narrative to expand our impact, shows up with direct relief and continued solidarity with communities being harmed by systemic injustices, and builds nonpartisan democracy by engaging voters year‑round.

We are rooted firmly in the belief that racial justice and climate justice are interwoven.

Today, The Caucus has four platforms through which it works on core issues areas of democracy, climate and environmental justice, civil and human rights, and economic justice. Visit our website (hiphopcaucus.org ) to learn more about these platform areas.

As Hip Hop Caucus enters an ambitious phase of growth and movement‑wide impact, the organization seeks a Senior Director of Development to build, lead, and elevate a high‑performing fundraising function that fuels The Caucus’ mission and long‑term sustainability.

This is a senior leadership role with significant visibility. The Senior Director of Development will:

• Report directly to the Managing Director &COO
• Serve as a key strategic partner to the President & CEO and Managing Director & COO to drive external fundraising and donor engagement
• Manage and mentor a three‑person development team
• Represent The Caucus externally with major donors, institutional funders, and philanthropic partners

This leader will expand The Caucus’ philanthropic presence nationally; strengthen foundation, major gifts, and C4 fundraising; and steward a development function that reflects The Caucus’ values, cultural organizing, and racial justice commitments.

Key areas of focus and responsibilities for the Senior Director of Development include:

• Design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive multi‑year fundraising strategy aligned with organizational priorities and growth goals.
• Serve as a thought partner to the President & CEO and Managing Director & COO on fundraising…