About the Position

Location: Fully remote position within the United States

Job Type: Full time, exempt

Faithful America is fighting for a church and a world that affirm the dignity of every person and does not use religion as a pretext for bigotry, discrimination, or social oppression.

Faithful America (www.faithfulamerica.org) is seeking a visionary, compassionate, and courageous leader to serve as its next Executive Director, guiding the organization through its next phase of growth and impact. This role calls for a dynamic strategist with exceptional leadership, management, and communication skills who can inspire collaboration and foster a culture that reflects Faithful America’s Gospel-based values of justice, compassion, and integrity.

Faithful America is the largest online community of Christians putting faith into action for love and social justice. Our members -- Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, and more -- are sick of sitting by quietly while Jesus' message of good news is hijacked by the religious right to serve a hateful political agenda. We're organizing the faithful to challenge Christian nationalism and white supremacy and to renew the church's prophetic role in building a more free and just society.

The Executive Director will oversee the organization’s long-term vision, strategic growth, and operational excellence, including programmatic leadership, fundraising, and communications. They will also serve as a public face of Faithful America, amplifying its mission and building relationships with key stakeholders.

Duties Include

The new Executive Director will divide their time among several functions. A breakdown of the position’s primary responsibilities includes: 

Strategic Leadership and Vision:

• Develop and articulate a bold, forward-looking vision that carries out Faithful America’s social-justice Christian mission and ensures Faithful America’s continued growth, impact, and relevance.

• Lead annual strategic planning processes in collaboration with the board to align resources, goals, and initiatives with the organization’s mission.

• Build and nurture partnerships with faith communities, organizational allies, board members, funders, and external stakeholders.

Leadership and Management:

• Oversee all aspects of Faithful America’s operations, ensuring programmatic excellence, robust evaluation practices, and operational sustainability.

• Assess organizational needs in collaboration with staff to identify and prioritize new positions and initiatives that align with strategic goals.

• Work with staff to design job descriptions, recruit, and onboard talented team members (including employees, contractors, and volunteers), ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and culture.

• Lead and manage the staff with grace, empathy, and rigor – including one FTE direct report who manages two additional FTEs.

• Actively engage and energize board members, contractors, and partner organizations.

• Maintain and support a strong Board of Directors, fostering their involvement in strategy, campaigns, and organizational development.

• Manage and track the organization’s budget, ensuring transparency, accountability, and alignment with strategic goals.

• Ensure the execution of operational duties and financial oversight including such processes as payroll processing, annual fiscal audits, state registration, and 990 filing — ensuring all deadlines are met.

Fundraising and Revenue Development:

• Lead efforts to sustain and eventually expand digital fundraising, leveraging online platforms, email campaigns, and social media to drive donor engagement and organizational growth.

• Design and implement innovative strategies for sustaining and growing Faithful America’s base of small-dollar donors while exploring additional areas of revenue like grants, planned giving, establishing a 501(c)(3) arm for Faithful America, and major donors.

• Collaborate with the staff to craft compelling fundraising appeals and digital content that resonate with supporters.

• Cultivate relationships with major donors and institutional funders to complement grassroots online fundraising efforts.

• Monitor and analyze digital fundraising metrics to refine strategies and maximize impact.

Communications Strategy and Execution:

• Collaborate with communications staff/consultants to design and implement a robust communications program that strengthens Faithful America’s brand and impact.

• Supervise all aspects of communications – including web presence, social media, and external relations – to amplify the organization’s mission and campaign work.

• Serve as the organization’s primary spokesperson, representing Faithful America at public meetings, conferences, events, on relevant listservs and conference calls, and to the news media.

Program and Campaign Oversight:

• Set the overarching mission-grounded strategy/goals that help guide campaigns and manage the team to successfully reach those goals.

• Evaluate program components regularly to measure success and refine strategies, ensuring effectiveness and alignment with organizational priorities.

• Assist and support the campaign staff as needed during busy times and staff absences.

Skills & Qualifications

• A deep commitment to Gospel-based love and social justice, countering the twisting and misuse of faith by the Christian-nationalist religious right, and the mission of Faithful America.

• Proven leadership experience in nonprofit management, digital advocacy, faith-based organizing, or a related field, with a strong record of driving organizational growth and impact.

• Demonstrated success in managing a small and growing staff, fundraising, revenue development, and donor engagement.

• Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, and the ability to build relationships across diverse audiences.

• Expertise in communications strategy, branding, and public relations, with experience overseeing communications professionals.

• Experience managing budgets, developing systems to track progress, and reporting measurable outcomes.

• Expertise in leveraging digital platforms for advocacy and outreach

• Strong understanding of diverse religious identities and practices, with the ability to ground work in faith and spirituality. Familiarity with the religious right, white Christian nationalism, and far-right U.S. Catholicism is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• $100,000 - $110,000 annually

• Health insurance stipend

• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

• Professional development opportunities to support growth, spiritual rest, and learning.

To Apply

• Click on the "Apply Now" button at JMM Strategies or email [email protected] with the subject line "FA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR"

• Send your resume and a cover letter in one document in pdf format

• No calls, please