Executive Director, Crooked Ideas
$175,000–$200,000 year
Hybrid · Los Angeles, California, United States
Job Summary
The Executive Director will lead Crooked Ideas, overseeing strategic planning, partnerships, fundraising, and operational oversight. Responsibilities include executive leadership for organizational growth, leading fundraising efforts, managing the budget, ensuring legal compliance, and developing impactful content strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills in nonprofit settings, proven fundraising capabilities, and experience in content strategy and development. They should be a strategic thinker with a collaborative working style, dedicated to fostering a diverse and mission-driven team.
Required Qualifications
- Senior leadership experience in nonprofit organizations.
- Strong understanding of nonprofit operations and legal compliance.
Desired Qualifications
- Strong fundraising track record (especially with foundations, high-net-worth donors, and/or content-based funding)
- Experience in content development, strategic communications, or storytelling for change
- Deep familiarity with climate and democracy issues, social-impact work, or movement-building.
- Have startup experience (especially in nonprofit or media ventures).
- Know your way around political media, the impact/narrative space, or cultural campaigns.
- Have successfully managed a leadership transition before
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