POSITION SPECIFICATION

Director of Development (Chief Development Officer)
The Regeneration Forum
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(However could consider someone officing in New York City or Washington, DC)

The Situation

Rooted in orthodox Christianity, The Regeneration Forum gathers emerging leaders across deep differences, equipping them to form partnerships that bring "the life that really is life" into their world. The Forum serves a primarily young audience of leaders in the arts, the academy, business and the professions, media, politics, the church, and the home.

The Regeneration Forum's magazine, regeneration quarterly (RQ), offers culturally engaged Christians intelligent, in-depth commentary on North American culture, as well as stories of transformation from those who are pursuing lives of authenticity, integrity, and creativity. It is read by more than 5,000 emerging leaders and has won several awards for excellence, including the Utne Reader's Alternative Press Award for Spiritual Coverage.

The Vine asks the question, What would happen if a generation of believers gathered across deep differences for one simple purpose to build relationships now that will transform the future of the Church? Four hundred invited guests will come together at two Vine forums in 2002 to answer that question, engaging in conversations and worship that bring "the life that really is life" to bear on every sphere of cultural endeavor.

RQ Forums meet in 25 cities in North America and Europe, offering a space for conversations and partnerships that leverage the content of RQ and the relationships initiated at The Vine to bring change in local communities.

Attractions

As the Forum's second full-time employee, this person will have the opportunity to significantly shape the Forum's culture in an exciting period of growth and change.

RQ’s recognition by award for spiritual coverage.

Dynamic, committed executive director, other staff and Board.

Critical Issues

Need to continue building a strong, diverse and well-connected Board.

The Regeneration Forum differentiates itself by offering an "edgier, more doing" Christian mission, in an environment noted for its openness, honesty, with a minimum of politics.

The Position

Reports To: Executive Director

Major Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing resources and long-term relationships for all of the Forum's initiatives, the award-winning magazine, regeneration quarterly; the national forum, The Vine, modeled on The Renaissance, "leaders leading leaders," and city-based RQ Forums around the country and the world.
  
  
• Continue to build constituency list.
  
  
• Review, and recommend system to accurately track prospective donors.
  
  
• Qualifications
  
  
• The Ideal Person Should Have:
  
  
• Demonstrated abilities and background in sales, fund development, or a related field.
  
  
• Outstanding gifts in personal communication and the cultivation of organizational stakeholders, as well as the demonstrated ability to create and implement systems that involve donors and constituents in an organization's ongoing work.
  
  
• Visible leadership characteristics.

The Ideal Person Should Be:

• Able to innovate and create in an entrepreneurial environment of massive opportunities and limited resources.
  
  
• Able to share The Regeneration Forum's vision of intelligent, honest cultural
  
  
• engagement with a theologically and ethically orthodox Christian commitment.
  
  
• A "shirt sleeved" executive, able to work with the executive director, other part time editors and Board to get the Forum funded and better known.
  
  
• Able to communicate the Forum’s mission.

Candidates and sources, please communicate with:
Katie Wilson, Robert Sellery Associates, Ltd.
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036.
Email: kwilson@ioip.com, sellery@cais.com
FAX 202.333.1167
Telephone: 202.331.0090
All inquiries will be kept in strict confidence.

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ROBERT SELLERY ASSOCIATES, LTD.
1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, TENTH FLOOR, N.W.     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036     202.331.0090
sellery@cais.com

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