Collaborative Funding Coordinator

Collaborative Funding Coordinator

Core Responsibilities

• Build, design, and execute on collaborative ecosystem fundraising strategies, focusing on no-strings attached grant funding and donations:
• Maintain a fundraising database and monitor the funding landscape for donations and grant opportunities
• Build and cultivate meaningful relationships with relevant people and organizations in the ecosystem:
• Manage connections with key stakeholders of other (public goods funding) organizations
• Identify shared pain points, share learnings, understand funding patterns and preferences
• Support collaborative ecosystem grants and funding rounds hands-on as the coordinator:
• Work with teams and initiatives to scope the respective funding initiatives, this can include creating informational materials, pitch decks, grants round specifications
• Identify the right parties for each initiative and develop a funding framework
• Connect initiatives with respective funders and either drive or support the fundraising efforts

Required Skills & Experience

• Professional experience in (public goods/grants) fundraising
• Strong organizational and coordination skills and experience in setting up and managing CRMs
• Good understanding of the Ethereum space, existing relationships with key stakeholders required for this role
• Experience owning, supporting, or otherwise collaborating on projects with technical stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Nice-to-haves

• Proven track record of meaningful engagement with open-source communities
• Understanding of public goods funding mechanisms in the blockchain space (retroactive public goods funding, quadratic funding, DAO grants processes, et al.) and beyond

About You

• You are a good communicator and team player. You know how to navigate within a lean, start-up like organization.
• You’re organized and have an ownership mentality. You have strong habits for tracking multiple accountabilities simultaneously. When you take on a task, you get it done. You proactively troubleshoot problems blocking your path, and the problems blocking others.
• You have a collaborative working >You know how to build trust with colleagues. You’re patient, flexible and accommodating, and you work hard to understand where others are coming from.
• You’re a proactive communicator. You’re responsive, you check in regularly, and you let people know what to expect before they have to ask.
• You share Ethereum’s values. You’re passionate about the Open Source and/or Free Software movements and decentralization.
• You’re excited about helping others find success. Whether by supporting teams secure long-term sustainable funding or by coordinating resource allocation across the ecosystem to public goods via dedicated grants rounds, you feel a sense of satisfaction when you help others succeed.

Position Details

• Full-time position
• Flexible work hours
• Travel and team events
• Remote first