President & Chief Executive Officer
The President & CEO will report to the Boards of Directors of the Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund and the Climate Equity Action Fund and will oversee an Executive Leadership Team comprising the Chief of Staff, Vice President of Programs, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, and Chief Operating Officer.
The new CEO will be expected to provide strategic and visionary leadership, as well as operational stewardship as the Funds set their future course. The CEO will build upon the organization’s remarkable momentum and record of success while raising its profile, promoting its best practices, and attracting continued and new investments in its mission. A strong track record and experience in fundraising and partnership development with philanthropists and philanthropies is critical to the success of the next leader.
Strategic Leadership
Lead the Funds in developing a multi-year strategic plan to coalesce the organization around shared goals
and strategies. It is expected that the Funds will continue to grow and expand their work into other states,
but determining the pace and focus of that growth will be an early challenge for the CEO, their team, and
the Board. It will be important to sustain and enhance the Funds’ working relationships with its current
grantees even as it considers growth into new states and communities. Remaining nimble, innovative, and
open to emerging challenges in the field will also be critical.
Philanthropic Influence
Influence the field of climate philanthropy by raising the visibility of the Funds’ replicable strategies and
highlighting their impact. Help to attract additional investment and attention not just to the Funds
themselves, but to other organizations that successfully focus on infusing equity and power-building into
the climate and clean energy movement. Build out the Funds’ communication capabilities to tell their
stories and that of their grantees, reaching ever-wider audiences. Serve as a dynamic spokesperson in
advancing a vision of how to achieve a Just Transition to a clean energy future. Build strategic partnerships
with diverse peer organizations focused on justice and equity to align and amplify investment potential.
Fundraising
Reinforce and deepen strong relationships with current donors and lead the work to attract considerable
additional support. Make a compelling case for as much unrestricted support as possible to entrust both
the Funds themselves and their grantees with knowing how the resources are best mobilized. Reach to
individual as well as institutional donors newly entering the field of climate philanthropy with a well-
informed and compelling case for the Funds’ theory of change.
Team and Organizational Leadership
Build authentic relationships with colleagues throughout the organization. Cultivate a culture of
collaboration, transparency and accountability, fairness, and mutual respect. Ensure that the structures
and policies under development for the newly independent organizations reflect and advance that
positive culture. Create opportunities for internal community building and change management with a
remote staff team. Delegate well and effectively, empowering staff to engage independently where
An ideal candidate will bring many of the following attributes:
● Lived commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion with the highest level of personal
and professional integrity.
● A network in the philanthropy community and understanding of grantmaking practices,
including the role of funder intermediaries. Comfort working closely and productively with
donors without compromising on values or programmatic commitments.
● Experience working at the state and community level, ideally with successful leadership
experience in grassroots organizing and democratic movement building. Deep respect for state
and local organizers and advocates. Knowledge of how communities build and wield political
power.
● Enough knowledge of the climate and clean energy field to persuasively communicate how,
why, and where climate is an equity issue, and conversely, that equity is a critical strategy to win
on climate. The ability to quickly learn and become well-informed about the field in all its
complexities.
● Exceptional communication skills with a proven track record of representing an organization,
cause, or program to diverse audiences, inspiring confidence, engagement, and partnership. A
knack for storytelling.
● Proven multi-million-dollar fundraising ability and skill to maximize alignment and leverage.
● Knowledge of policy making and implementation at national, state, community, and tribal levels.
A sense of the interplay of policy, politics, and electoral work.
● Proven ability to relate to and build coalitions with other mission-aligned social justice
organizations.
● Exceptional, highly respectful management and team-building skills, including the ability to
recruit, inspire, and retain talented staff, set clear priorities, hold people accountable, and
delegate effectively.
● Outstanding listening skills. Humility, tenacity, openness to risk, optimism, and a sense of
humor.
APPLICATIONS, NOMINATIONS, AND INQUIRIES
The Funds are working with Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this recruitment.
Review of candidates will begin immediately with an expected appointment in summer 2024.
Nominations, inquiries, and applications, including a resume and 1- to 3-page letter of interest, should be
sent electronically and in confidence to:
The starting salary for this position is anticipated in the range of $350,000-$450,000, plus benefits,
depending on location and previous experience.
The CEO may be based anywhere in the United States with an expectation of travel up to 30 percent of the time.
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