Teams at EMERGE Fellowship

The Development Manager leads donor-facing fundraising programs, including events, stewardship, volunteer and mentor initiatives, donor communications, social media, content, and prospect research. The role manages a portfolio of donors and prospects, develops cultivation and recognition strategies, oversees volunteer engagement and conversion, coordinates impact storytelling, and owns event planning, budgets, communications calendars, campaigns, and post-event evaluation. The position reports to the Managing Director of Development and has no direct reports.

The Vice President of Finance & Operations leads EMERGE’s financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, controls, audit, compliance, risk, technology infrastructure, contracts, administration, facilities, and shared event operations. Reporting to the CEO, this executive will build scalable systems, support strategic planning and earned-revenue growth, present financial insights to the board, manage senior staff and outsourced partners, and strengthen organizational policies, processes, and operational infrastructure.

The Director of Finance leads nonprofit accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, budgeting support, audits, Form 990 and 1099 filings, grant and restricted-fund tracking, payroll reconciliation, accounts payable and receivable, and compliance. The role manages finance systems, supports forecasting and decision-making, supervises accounting staff or vendors, and partners with leadership, development, and program teams to improve processes and financial stewardship.