Located in Walla Walla, WA, the Blue Mountain Community Foundation has embarked on a search for a President & CEO to succeed its long term Executive Director who plans to retire at the end of September 2020.
Walla Walla is in southeast Washington state surrounded by significant beauty in its mountains, wheat lands and world class vineyards and wineries. It is a community that works together and provides a fantastic quality of life for families and singles alike. It is a place people come to and stay.
The CEO works with and reports to the Foundation’s fifteen member volunteer Board of Trustees. The CEO is responsible for and has authority over day to day operations of the Foundation and works in concert with the board on strategic planning, financial planning and policy development. The CEO works with a staff of four other dedicated team members who are highly respected in the community.
BMCF has had significant growth in the past few years. It now has more than $50 million in assets in over 340 charitable funds that benefit people in Garfield, Columbia and Walla Walla counties in Washington and Umatilla County in Oregon. The population of the area is approximately 145,000. In 2019 the Foundation awarded over $2.5 million in grants and scholarships.
REPORTING & AUTHORITY
The President & CEO of the Foundation will play a high profile role in the Blue Mountain and Walla Walla Valley area, recognizing the Foundation’s position as a major funder of scholarships and other nonprofits in the region. Reporting to the 15 member Board of Trustees, the President & CEO will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the Foundation, its donor and fund holder relations and mission achievement. The President & CEO leads a staff of four additional team members.
BASIC DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will have a BA or better with 7+ years of progressively more responsible senior management experience in a community foundation or comparable nonprofit organization. Strong financial acumen and the ability to lead and work in a small team is required. In addition, experience in the following areas is highly desirable:
• Marketing/public relations including social media and CRM
• Collaboration with other organizations
• Grant making
• Fundraising
• Estate planning/wealth management
• Experience working with or serving on a nonprofit board
• Strategic planning
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS
• Ability to view issues from multiple perspectives
• Approachable
• Authentic
• Collaborative
• Committed to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Confident
• Connector
• Curious, active learner
• Effective communicator
• Empowering
• Healthy sense of humor
• Inclusive
• Mission focused
• Outward facing
• Politically astute
• Receptive to ideas of others
• Respectful and respected
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The initial hiring range for the position is $110,000—$125,000 per year, depending on experience and past success. Employee benefits include medical, dental, long-term disability, limited life insurance coverage and retirement plan.
More information and application details here: https://www.hagelsearch.com/bmcf