Site Associate, GreenLight Fund Nashville
About The Position
GreenLight Fund is a national nonprofit organization focused on creating opportunities for inclusive prosperity by partnering with communities. They facilitate a community-driven process to identify local needs not met by existing programs and connect them with successful organizations from elsewhere. Their goal is to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity, often rooted in racial inequities, by addressing specific, community-identified needs annually. To date, GreenLight Fund has launched 63 organizations across 14 sites, invested $41 million, attracted an additional $364 million, and reached nearly 1.3 million individuals and families in the past year. The Nashville site seeks a thoughtful, analytical Site Associate to support research, selection, portfolio management, and community engagement. This role involves conducting analysis, contributing to due diligence, supporting stakeholder engagement, and tracking portfolio performance and reporting. The Site Associate reports to the Executive Director of GreenLight Fund Nashville and collaborates across the GreenLight network.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of related experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Demonstrable engagement in the local community.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
- GreenLight Fund does not sponsor employment visas.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Mailchimp and WordPress.
- Experience with Salesforce.
- Experience with social media and content development.
- Experience creating newsletters and blog postings.
- Experience with investor stewardship and community engagement.
Responsibilities
- Research existing local social issues and priorities affecting underserved children, youth, and families.
- Conduct local landscape analysis including qualitative and quantitative research and stakeholder meetings.
- Perform due diligence on prospective portfolio organizations, including impact and financial assessments.
- Record, synthesize and produce reports and briefs based on analysis and key findings to inform Executive Director and stakeholder decision-making.
- In partnership with the Executive Director, support community engagement by holding conversations with local stakeholders to ensure alignment with the site's strategic priorities and community context.
- Support portfolio management, including tracking performance, progress toward outcomes, and emerging opportunities or risks.
- Collect and analyze program data for reporting.
- Coordinate with portfolio organizations to ensure milestones are met.
- Prepare materials to inform program decisions, advisory input, and site leadership.
- Prepare materials for selection advisory meetings, including agendas, briefs, and research findings.
- Identify best practices across the GreenLight network and implement locally.
- Ensure portfolio activities are accurately documented in reporting systems.
- Maintain internal management, data, and reporting systems.
- Coordinate site workflow, ensuring milestones and deadlines are tracked and completed.
- Identify workflow gaps and suggest improvements.
- Support implementation of new tools, processes, and initiatives.
- Maintain investor database.
- Write grant proposals, requests, reports and end of year asks/payment reminders.
- Support execution of investor relations and stewardship activities.
- Maintain social media, website content, newsletters, and blog postings in coordination with the Executive Director.
- Support planning and execution of launch events and other site-related events.
Benefits
- Health Insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield (80% covered)
- Dental and Vision Insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield (80% covered)
- Full coverage of all mental health visit copays through Blue Cross Blue Shield (100% covered)
- Safe Harbor (Match 100% of the first 3% of salary and 50% of the next 2%)
- Short and Long-Term Disability through The Hartford (100% covered)
- Basic Life insurance and AD&D through The Hartford (100% covered)
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance through The Hartford
- 10 company-wide holiday closings and 3 floating holidays
- The week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day off
- Up to 12 sick days (prorated for new hires)
- Up to 2 personal days (prorated for new hires)
- Vacation Days: Up to 15 days in years 1-3, 20 days in years 4-5, and 25 days in year 6 and beyond
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth parents, 6 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth parents
- Up to $175 monthly cell phone and WiFi stipend
- Up to $1,500 per year for professional development
- Access to Holisticly (40 Holisticly Credits per Month)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
