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Join our energetic, passionate team at the National Park Foundation, the official charitable partner of America’s National Parks, as we help preserve our country’s most iconic and treasured places, and strengthen the connection between the American people to their national parks.

Director, Partner Development

The National Park Foundation (NPF) seeks a key manager to design and implement a comprehensive program to assist and promote local philanthropic partner organizations, known as Friends Groups, throughout the National Park System. You will lead the launch of an in-depth pilot assistance program for Friends Groups to help them become more effective, robust and sustainable.

You will bring your experience and skills together to support our treasure, the national parks, throughout the United States. Our national parks rely on strong Friends Groups to help connect Americans to their national parks through gifts of money, ideas, time and energy. Friends Groups in turn depend on dedicated staff and volunteers, engaged boards and strong National Park Service (NPS) partnerships to accomplish their work and succeed in their mission.

Your Work at NPF

In 1872 America did something unprecedented; it set aside more than one million acres of wilderness for the benefit and enjoyment of the people. Proclaiming Yellowstone the first national park marked the beginning of a public movement for conservation and preservation that endures today and has resulted in the establishment of nearly 400 national parks.

For more than 100 years, citizen involvement and private philanthropy have helped to improve, preserve and protect America’s national parks. NPF has sustained this legacy of private philanthropy for over forty years. We are a small organization with a big mandate. Chartered by Congress as the only national charitable partner of America’s national parks, our mission is to strengthen the enduring connection between the American people and their parks by raising private funds, making strategic grants, creating innovative partnerships and increasing public awareness.

Key Opportunities and Responsibilities

• Your work matters to all Americans. You will develop and implement programs that assist national park Friends Groups to increase their organization's efficiency and help them protect and preserve parks in their communities.
• You will go places. You will travel regularly to national parks across the country to provide expert coaching and mentoring to Friends Groups and park professionals.
• You will work with passionate and committed colleagues who are building an open, collaborative, high-growth culture where innovation and new ideas are welcomed. You will support the Partnerships and Government Relations team in its projects and initiatives, and contribute to the Foundation’s overall success.
• You will enjoy a competitive salary, flexible location and a competitive benefits package.
• Your work has a lasting impact. You will develop tools and resources for nonprofit park partners, including best practices for operational, board and financial management.

Skills For Success

• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, to meet tight deadlines within budgetary constraints, and to handle multiple projects simultaneously and autonomously.
• Ability to garner respect and trust from Friends Groups, National Park Service leaders, peers, professional colleagues and the NPF senior management team.
• Superb written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Capacity to generate new ideas and act creatively.
• Independent and strategic thinking.
• Strong team player.
• Consistency, quality, accuracy.
• Quality of information flow; no surprises; strong internal partnerships.

Key Requirements

• A passion for America’s national parks, monuments and historic sites.
• At least ten years experience in nonprofit management and development with a proven record of advancing organizations.
• College degree from four-year accredited college or university.
• Familiarity with standard office equipment.
• Expert user of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with making travel arrangements with in United States, and the ability to travel frequently for multi-day engagements.
• Valid U.S. drivers license.

Benefits

• The National Park Foundation offers a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental and vision insurance; 403(b); disability, optional medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 15 days vacation and 11 paid holidays per year.

To Apply for the Director of Partner Development for the National Park Foundation:
Please forward your resume and cover letter to resumes@nationalparks.org with the position title, Director of Partner Development, in the subject line of the e-mail.

Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

Executive Summary

In 1872 America did something unprecedented in the world. We set aside more than one million acres of wilderness for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people. Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan’s recent documentary called it “America’s Best Idea.” Proclaiming Yellowstone our first national park marked the beginning of a public movement for conservation and preservation that endures today and has resulted in the establishment of nearly 400 national park sites.

For more than 100 years, citizen involvement and private philanthropy have helped to improve, preserve and protect America’s National Parks. The National Park Foundation has sustained this legacy of private philanthropy for almost forty years. We are a small organization with a big mandate. Chartered by Congress as the only national charitable partner of America’s National Parks, our mission is to strengthen the enduring connection between the American people and their National Parks by raising private funds, making strategic grants, creating innovative partnerships and increasing public awareness.

As Vice President of Corporate Partnerships you will develop effective strategies to engage new corporate relationships and increase financial support of our programs, parks and events. With the start of the new fiscal (July 1-June 30), you will work closely with the SVP of Development to firm up details in the newly designed strategic fundraising plan and ramp up corporate funding (our corporate goal is $4.9MM for fiscal year 2011). You will evaluate existing relationships, reenergize those that need renewed attention, and pursue new strategic partnerships, including Fortune 500 companies. You will have lots of opportunities – historically, it’s been common for corporations to approach us to underwrite a particular program or develop a specific opportunity for cause marketing. However, this year is designed for the team to be more pro-active in securing corporate partners. While we have a list of identified prospects, we will expect you bring new ideas to the table on how we can engage and introduce new corporations to what the Foundation is doing.

Working at NFP, you will be at the intersection of powerful trends in our society: more Americans are discovering and supporting their parks than ever before; corporate stewards are embracing and advancing causes that are “green” and that are linked to our American heritage; and across the nation there is a renewed focus on education, wellness, and environmental awareness. NFP sponsors a range of programs, including premier community-focused annual events, such as the White House Easter Egg Roll and the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, and youth programs such as First Bloom, Electronic Field Trips, Parks Climate Challenge, and the Flight 93 National Memorial.

As VP of Corporate Partnerships, you will report directly to the SVP of Development and will work closely with the CEO and select Board members to develop new opportunities. You will work within a development staff of 11 and you will have one direct report (Director of Corporate Partnerships). You will have a great marketing and communications department and some shared administrative support to help you. You will partner with other departments to ensure programs and campaigns are on message and appropriately coordinated with the National Park Service and Department of Interior. You will develop proposals, deliver presentations and work in collaboration with key leadership as you engage Brand Managers, Directors of Community Affairs, and other C-level executives. We will look to you to steward our corporate partnerships and to increase corporate funding annually.

Key Responsibilities: Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

In this role you will:

• Develop effective strategies to strengthen current corporate partnerships and develop (and significantly expand) new corporate relationships.
• Work with key board members to identify contacts for potential corporate partners. Provide leadership and direction to guide them through the fundraising process.
• Manage accounts, prospect and cold call. Get new prospects introduced to what we’re doing.
• Develop a plan for NPF to increase partnerships with outdoor retailers and other related retailers. Implement a strategy that outlines a successful structure for years to come.
• Ramp up funding. Work to increase funding on the corporate platform through the initiation of programs such as licensing, cause-related marketing, event/program sponsorship, and promotional campaigns.
• Partner with Marketing and Communications to identify opportunities to drive visibility and revenue generation.
• Develop metrics and budgets for new campaigns and initiatives.
• Provide regular progress reports to the SVP of Development. Make recommendations based on campaign successes.
• Ensure that corporate campaigns conform to National Park Service guidelines.
• Work within the development department to ensure the overall organizational goals are being met.
• As we near the 100th anniversary of the National Park System in 2016, you will also be responsible for working with the leadership team to develop campaigns leading up to, and in support of, the 2016 Centennial.

Essential Experience, Skills and Competencies of the Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

We will want you to demonstrate the following:

• At least 10 years experience in business development / corporate fundraising.
• Five or more years of supervisory and organizational leadership.
• Ability to absorb new information quickly and accurately; the ability to understand its strategic implications; and the ability to integrate that knowledge into new business.
• Strong working knowledge of private sector development and public policy.
• Experience in developing a budget, tracking and measuring results.
• Project management skills, including developing and managing campaigns and programs.
• Experience in both restricted and unrestricted fundraising techniques.
• Experience with donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships across all levels of the organizations and with a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office programs (including Outlook, Word, Excel) and, ideally, membership databases such as Raiser’s Edge and GiftWorks.
• Superior written and verbal communication.
• Strong presentation skills – confidence delivering proposals to C-level executives and above.
• Baccalaureate or higher degree or equivalent experience.
• Travel required – approximately 35% (this will grow as your prospect relationships grow).

Attributes of a successful Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

• Creative, with a “can-do” attitude: You are energized by the challenge of building on-going successful fundraising campaigns. You understand the mission, you think about what’s possible and you implement solutions.
• Politically astute: You have good judgment and a thoughtful approach. You are able to understand, respect, and appreciate the challenges and constraints that colleagues, board members and corporations may be facing, and you are able to confidently guide and direct them.
• Team Player: You work well at all levels within an organization, with internal and external constituents alike. You naturally bring out the best in people as you build trust and buy-in from both colleagues and donors.
• Excellent at building relationships: You share your insights, seek out other opinions, and listen to the needs and concerns of others. You are known for your poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Highly organized: You know what’s expected of you and you plan carefully to ensure your results. You have command of both the process and the details, and you get it right the first time.
• Flexible: You are able to easily shift gears, reprioritize, and stay focused on key priorities.
• Champion for the mission: You understand the big picture, and easily translate our objectives into community impact.

What’s Attractive to the Right Candidate?  

• You, and your work, are important to us. Our successes in development set the stage for increasing and continued funding growth in subsequent years.
• Your work has a lasting impact. You will make a direct and immediate impact on conservation, culture, preservation, recreation, education, stewardship, and volunteerism – preserving our national treasures for centuries to come.
• Your work matters to all Americans. When you call donors and say you are calling from the National Park Foundation, donors take your call, and take the meeting – you will have access.
• You will go places and see things not open to the public. You can invite donors on private park ranger guided tours of our national treasures.
• You will like who you work with - passionate and committed colleagues who are building an open, collaborative, high-growth culture, where innovation and new ideas are welcomed.
• You will be working on a team where everyone works together so we can win together. We all carry a specific portfolio, and we work together as a team to meet our collective goals.
• You will enjoy a great downtown location, a competitive salary and a competitive benefits package.

Employee Benefits

National Park Foundation offers a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental and vision insurance; 403(b); disability, optional medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 15 days vacation and 11 paid holidays per year.

To Apply for the Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for the National Parks Foundation:

This search is managed by Jennie Kinsfather at Staffing Advisors. Please forward your resume and cover letter to Jennie@StaffingAdvisors.com.

Major Gifts Officer

Executive Summary:

In 1872 America did something unprecedented in the world. We set aside more than one million acres of wilderness for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people. Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan’s recent documentary called it “America’s Best Idea.” Proclaiming Yellowstone our first national park marked the beginning of a public movement for conservation and preservation that endures today and has resulted in the establishment of nearly 400 national park sites.

For more than 100 years, citizen involvement and private philanthropy have helped to improve, preserve and protect America’s National Parks. The National Park Foundation has sustained this legacy of private philanthropy for almost 40 years. We are a small organization with a big mandate. Chartered by Congress as the only national charitable partner of America’s National Parks, our mission is to strengthen the enduring connection between the American people and their National Parks by raising private funds, making strategic grants, creating innovative partnerships and increasing public awareness.

As Major Gifts Officer, you will have the opportunity to continue building a robust major gifts program. With a new fiscal year ahead of us, a strategic planning process in place, and a Board that is eager to work with you, you will take existing 4– and 5–figure donor relationships, grow them, and develop a new donor portfolio. Working here, you are at the intersection of powerful trends in our society: more Americans are discovering and supporting their parks than ever before; corporate stewards are embracing and advancing causes that are “green” and that are linked to our American heritage; and across the nation there is a renewed focus on education, wellness, and environmental awareness. In this role you will develop a portfolio of approximately 60-100 donors. You will conduct research, make calls, and when you are not on the phone, we will expect you to be meeting with potential new donors. And you will help donors understand what the Foundation is doing – from the big picture, to our individual programs, to our premiere community-focused annual events (such as the White House Easter Egg Roll and the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in President’s Park). Your success will be measured by the number of new donor relationships you develop, along with your contribution to our overall fundraising goals. You will report to the VP of Individual and Institutional Giving, will work closely with a West Coast development colleague, the SVP of Development, and the CEO, in a combined effort to raise $2MM in major gifts for fiscal year 2010.

Key Responsibilities: Major Gifts Officer

Everyone here works together so that we can win together. We are a Development staff of 11. Each team member carries a specific portfolio, and we work together as a team to meet our goals.

In this role you will:

• Learn our programs and work with leadership and the development team to deliver consistent messaging to donors.
• Steward current donors and develop new prospects.
• Work collaboratively with the SVP of Development, the CEO and the Board – build current and prospective major giving relationships.
• Work with select Board members, identify new development opportunities, and use your expertise to guide Board members through the funding process.
• In coordination with the SVP of Development, set goals and grow them annually.
• Implement stewardship programs, with the goal of increasing our Century Society (a giving level of $25K and above).
• Work collaboratively with the development team to ramp up funding across all areas of fundraising.
• Under the direction of NPF leadership, partner with other departments and ensure campaigns are on message and appropriately coordinated with the National Park Service and Department of Interior.

Essential Experience, Skills and Competencies of the Major Gifts Officer

We will want you to demonstrate the following:

• Five to seven years of development experience, with a particular focus in major gifts.
• Experience in both restricted and unrestricted fundraising techniques.
• Experience with donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Ability and confidence to develop and maintain relationships with donors.
• Cold-calling experience.
• Project management skills – the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
• Proven experience in developing a budget, tracking and measuring campaigns and results.
• Proficient with MS Word, Outlook, Excel.
• Working knowledge of documenting visits, writing briefings, major gift proposals and reports as well as familiarity with fundraising software (we use Raiser’s Edge).
• Superior written and verbal communication.
• Baccalaureate degree or higher degree or equivalent experience.
• Travel required – approximately 35% (this will grow as your prospect relationships grow).

Attributes of a Successful Major Gifts Officer

• Exceptional initiative and service-orientation: You have high goals and standards, and you strive to achieve both while remaining focused on providing the highest level of value and service to others.
• Highly organized and results-driven: You know what’s expected of you and you plan carefully to ensure your results.
• Creative with a “can-do” attitude: You understand the mission, you think about what’s possible. You implement solutions, execute your plan, and you get results.
• Self-assured, direct, and ego-less: You are self-confident, open to feedback, and comfortable with peer review.
• Team Player: You work well at all levels within an organization, with internal and external constituents alike.
• Politically astute: You understand, respect, and appreciate the challenges and constraints that colleagues, board members and donors may be facing, and you are able to confidently guide and direct them.
• Collegial: You are known for your poise, tact and diplomacy. You naturally bring out the best in people as you build trust and buy-in from both colleagues and donors.
• Champion for the mission: You understand the big picture, and easily translate our objectives into community impact.

What’s Attractive to the Right Candidate?

• You, and your work, are important to us. Fundraising is at the very center of our mission, and our successes set the stage for increasing and continued funding growth in subsequent years.
• Your work has a lasting impact. You will make a direct and immediate impact on conservation, culture, preservation, recreation, education, stewardship, and volunteerism – preserving our national treasures for centuries to come.
• Your work matters to all Americans. When you call donors and say you are calling from the National Park Foundation, donors take your call, and take the meeting – you will have access.
• You will go places and see things not open to the public. You can invite donors on private park ranger guided tours of our national treasures.
• You will like who you work with - passionate and committed colleagues who are building an open, collaborative, high-growth culture, where innovation and new ideas are welcomed.
• You will enjoy a great downtown location, a competitive salary and a competitive benefits package.

Employee Benefits

National Park Foundation’s benefits package includes: medical, dental and vision insurance; 403(b); disability, optional medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 15 days vacation and 11 paid holidays per year.

To Apply for the Major Gifts Officer for the National Parks Foundation:

This search is managed by Jennie Kinsfather at Staffing Advisors. Please forward your resume and cover letter to Jennie@StaffingAdvisors.com.

Executive Director: African American Experience Fund of The National Park Foundation

The African American Experience Fund

The African American Experience Fund (AAEF) of the National Park Foundation (NPF) was established in 2001 with a mission to connect all Americans to the considerable contributions of African Americans throughout our country’s history by raising public awareness and private funds to support educational, volunteer, and community engagement programs in National Parks and historic sites that celebrate and preserve the story of African American history and culture. AAEF is a committee of the National Park Foundation operating under its own charter and governed by a twenty member volunteer advisory Board of Trustees. Working closely with the National Park Service (NPS) and NPF, the fund focuses on increasing public awareness and providing grant support to 19 National Parks and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

• African Burial Ground National Monument, New York
• Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia
• Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts
• Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas
• Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana
• Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
• George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri
• Little Rock Central High School Historic Site, Arkansas
• Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Virginia
• Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Georgia
• Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
• Natchez National Historic Park, Mississippi
• New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana
• Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas
• Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Park, Ohio
• Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Alabama
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama
• Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama
• National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (an ever expanding collection of over 200 sites throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean associated with the Underground Railroad)

Since its establishment, AAEF has provided over $1.3 million to support education, volunteer and community engagement programs at these sites.

The National Park Foundation

Chartered by Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation (NPF) is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit national charitable and promotional partner of America’s 392 national parks. The foundation is governed by a board of twenty–two distinguished national, civic and business leaders, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, who serves as the Chairman of the Board; the Director of the National Park Service serves as its Secretary.

The mission of the National Park Foundation is to strengthen the connection between the American people and their national parks by raising private funds, making strategic grants, creating innovative partnerships and increasing public awareness.

The Position

The Executive Director is responsible for the oversight of the management and control of all assets of the African American Experience Fund and for the conduct of the affairs of the African American Experience Fund consistent with the policies of the National Park Foundation and the AAEF Board of Trustees. An employee of the NPF, the Executive Director will report to Neil Mulholland, President of the National Park Foundation, through his Chief of Staff and to the AAEF Board of Trustees. Support for marketing, organizational matters and any administrative or operational requirements will be provided through the NPF.

The Executive Director is responsible for the overall conduct of the day–to–day activities of the fund, including execution of strategies, contracts, reports, etc. necessary to further its mission and realize its financial goals following the internal office policies and procedures of NPF. Specific responsibilities include the charge to:

• Collaboratively work with all departments and staff of the NPF.
• Collaboratively create and execute annual programmatic, development, and organizational plans to ensure the achievement of trustees’ strategic goals.
• Maintain an ongoing working relationship with each of the AAEF Park Superintendents.
• Build and re–energize the board by supporting trustees in identifying, cultivating, and recruiting influential private citizens as trustees of the fund.
• Manage regularly scheduled trustee committee meetings, full trustee meetings, and provide logistical support necessary to smoothly conducting the business of the fund.
• Lead trustees in updating the AAEF strategic plan.
• Increase funding through donor identification, cultivation, and successful solicitation in all areas, including corporate, foundation, major private donor, and small individual donor categories.
• Manage grant–writing, proposal development, acknowledgements and related development functions.
• Lead trustees and the NPF in planning and implementing all aspects of special events (including a major fundraising gala in designated years) that benefit AAEF and support its mission.
• Collaborate with trustees, NPF, and NPS superintendents in all aspects of awarding and implementing AAEF grants.
• Establish effective working relationships, cooperative and partnership agreements with organizations that will further the awareness–building mission of AAEF.
• Manage the occasional recruitment, supervision, and evaluation of AAEF consultants, paid staff, and volunteers.
• Work closely with trustees and NPF to ensure sound financial practices, including preparing and meeting annual budgets.
• Collaboratively lead NPF departments in all aspects of promoting the AAEF/NPF brand, including on the Web, at conferences, and in diverse public forums.
• Work within the parameters of an annual budget.

The Person

The AAEF Executive Director will be the sole administrative manager of the AAEF and an employee of NPF. This individual will work collaboratively with NPF senior staff and report to a volunteer board of trustees. The ideal person for this position will be an experienced, articulate, hands–on, energetic leader capable of and comfortable working independently to achieve desired results. The person must be adept at building and managing key relationships and possess the ability to energize and engage others regarding the significance of the AAEF.

As an individual contributor serving as the primary spokesperson and advocate for AAEF, the Executive Director will be comfortable working independently. Although NPF offices are located in Washington, DC, the Executive Director is not required to relocate to NPF headquarters and may work virtually from another location if desired. Candidates for this position must be self–motivated and possess the temperament, discipline and enthusiasm required to oversee a program of national focus and importance.

In addition to possessing the required skills and qualifications being sought for this position, the Executive Director will demonstrate a strong and keen interest in the mission of AAEF and possess an innate enthusiasm and curiosity for the 19 National Parks and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom so as to appropriately and effectively champion impactful, meaningful, and appropriate programming necessary to support these national treasures.

Requirements and Qualifications

Strong background in non–profit organization fund–raising, board relations, and program management with 10–years direct experience preferred.

• Demonstrated competence in broad range of fundraising methods, primarily focused on major individual gifts, foundation grant writing, special events, and direct mail.
• Mature organizational and board leadership skills and experience working with volunteer leadership.
• Persuasive grant writing, speaking, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to meet and exceed fundraising goals.
• Proven ability to develop and work within the parameters of an annual budget.
• Ability to navigate and utilize contemporary computer technology.

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Communications Manager

As our Communications Manager you will work creatively and collaboratively with multiple groups to coordinate the overall communications and publicity plans for the National Park Foundation including its programs, events, partnerships and more.

In this role you will:

• Develop and implement thoughtful and creative communications and publicity strategies that will elevate the visibility of the Foundation and its work.
• Work with external and internal constituencies and partners to manage communications projects and deliver tangible results in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain relationships with members of the media across multiple beats spanning print, broadcast, online/social media and trade.
• Write, prepare and copy edit multiple communications products including press releases, speeches, op-eds, articles, blog posts, reports and more.
• Proactively identify unique opportunities to increase the visibility and awareness of the Foundation, its programs and their successes.
• Stay on top of current news, trends and topics that are relevant to the Foundation.

Essential Experience, Skills and Competencies of the Communications Manager

We will want you to demonstrate that you are an experienced and well adept Communications professional possessing a proven skill set with relationships and results to back it up. In addition, you will show that you are eager, creative and detail oriented. In particular, you will have the following knowledge and experience:

• Proven track record of successful multi-platform publicity campaigns.
• Established relationships with the media.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at once and on a deadline.
• Excellent communications skills – written, personal and presentation.
• Create and maintain media database and lists.
• Aggregate and maintain Foundation media coverage.
• Must work well in a collaborative, team-driven environment.
• At least three to five years communications/publicity experience.
• A four-year degree in a related field or degree plus successful experience in communications, publicity and/or journalism is required for consideration.
• Experience working with or for non-profit and environmental causes preferred.

About Us

The National Park Foundation was established in 1967 by congressional charter with support from Lady Bird Johnson and an initial $1 million contribution from Laurance Rockefeller. NPF seeks to sustain the legacy of philanthropy and strengthen the connection between the American people and their National Parks by raising private funds, making strategic grants, creating innovative partnerships and increasing public awareness.

The National Park Foundation’s work is as diverse as it is compelling. We are the lead fundraising partner of the Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign, a national capital campaign to build a memorial honoring the passengers and crewmembers of United Airlines Flight 93 and their heroic and selfless acts on September 11, 2001. Through the African American Experience Fund, the National Park Foundation connects Americans from all walks of life to the considerable contributions of African Americans throughout our country’s history.

The National Park Foundations collaborates with corporate partners to create the First Bloom youth program which helps children from Boys and Girls Clubs learn how to protect fragile ecosystems in their national parks by planting native plants and by designing, planting, and maintaining gardens in their neighborhoods. We are also excited to be able to fund youth engagement programs that allow kids to explore their national parks with their families and become Junior Rangers. Alternatively, at home kids can go online and become WebRangers, and from their classrooms they can electronically explore the mysteries of the national parks through the Electronic Field Trip Program.

Working at the National Park Foundation, you will be at the intersection of powerful trends in our society: more Americans are discovering and supporting their parks than ever before; corporate stewards are embracing and advancing causes that are “green” and that are linked to our American heritage; and across the nation there is a renewed focus on public service, education, health and fitness, and environmental awareness. We are passionate about our mission, mandated in the charter creating our organization, that is to support the efforts of national parks and preserving them for the enjoyment current and future generations.

What’s Attractive to the Right Candidate?

• You, and your work, are important to us. Communicating about the parks, and fundraising to support them, is at the very center of our mission. You have the opportunity to introduce our national parks to new audiences and different audiences by developing highly visible publicity initiatives that support the efforts of the entire organization.
• You will like who you work with - passionate and committed colleagues who are building an open, collaborative, high-growth culture, where innovation and new ideas are welcomed.
• Your work has a lasting impact. You will make a direct and immediate impact on conservation, culture, preservation, recreation, education, stewardship, and volunteerism – preserving our national parks for centuries to come.
• You will enjoy a great downtown location, a competitive salary and a competitive benefits package.  

To Apply for the Communications Manager Position

Send a Word version of your resume, a cover letter and 2 writing samples to resumes@nationalparks.org with the position title, Communications Manager, in the Subject line of the email.

Or mail a copy of the requested documents to:

Human Resource Department
National Park Foundation
Suite 550 B
1201 Eye Street NW
Washington DC 20005