Development Strategy & Fundraising Leadership ● Partner with the Executive Director and leadership team to design and implement a comprehensive, multi-year fundraising strategy aligned with TCC’s mission and strategic priorities. ● Lead the development and execution of annual fundraising plans, including foundation, government, tribal, corporate, and individual giving. ● Identify opportunities to diversify and grow revenue streams, including major gifts, planned giving, and donor engagement initiatives. ● Ensure fundraising practices align with Indigenous values, reciprocity, cultural integrity, and ethical stewardship. 

Grant Development & Management ● Oversee the full lifecycle of grant development, including prospect research, proposal development, submission, reporting, and funder stewardship. ● Maintain strong relationships with institutional funders and partners, ensuring timely communication and compliance with reporting requirements. ● Collaborate with program and finance staff to ensure proposals and reports accurately reflect program outcomes, budgets, and impact. 

Donor & Partner Relations ● Build and sustain authentic, long-term relationships with donors, funders, and philanthropic partners. ● Support and partner with the Executive Director on major donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. ● Coordinate donor engagement opportunities, including site visits, small gatherings, and relationship-building convenings. ● Ensure thoughtful, timely, and values-aligned donor stewardship across all levels of giving.

Development Systems & Operations ● Manage and maintain TCC’s donor database (CRM), ensuring accurate tracking, segmentation, reporting, and data integrity. ● Develop and refine development systems, workflows, and tools to support fundraising effectiveness and transparency. ● Work closely with the Vice President of Operations to ensure alignment between fundraising activity, financial tracking, and grant compliance. 

Communications and Public Engagement ● Leads the development and implementation of TCC’s communications strategy to strengthen visibility and engagement with Indigenous communities, funders, and the public. ● Oversee the production of TCC’s digital and print communications, including newsletters, social media, website content, and the annual report. ● Collaborate with staff, artists, and cultural partners to uplift community voices and storytelling across all communication platforms. ● Ensure consistent brand identity, messaging, and alignment with TCC’s mission and values. ● Support the design and communication of special initiatives, including public programs, campaigns, and organizational announcements. 

Leadership & Collaboration ● Serve as a member of TCC’s leadership team, contributing to organizational strategy, planning, and learning. ● Partner cross-functionally with program, operations, and leadership staff to align fundraising priorities with programmatic goals. ● Participate in Board meetings and committees, as requested, to support fundraising strategy and governance engagement. ● Supervise and mentor development staff, consultants, or contractors, fostering a collaborative and values-driven team culture.

The Cultural Conservancy 

The Cultural Conservancy (TCC) is an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and based in San Francisco, Marin, and Sonoma Counties in California. Our mission is to protect and restore Indigenous cultures, empowering Native peoples and communities to renew their ancestral lands, languages, and lifeways. Through collaborative programs in land, food, art, and cultural education, TCC works to strengthen Indigenous sovereignty, revitalize living cultural traditions, and nurture a more just and sustainable future for all. Position Overview 

The Director of Development is a senior leadership role responsible for leading and strengthening The Cultural Conservancy’s fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and development operations. Working in close partnership with the Executive Leadership and Staff, this role advances TCC’s long-term financial sustainability by cultivating diverse and values-aligned funding sources. The Director of Development builds donor/stakeholder relationships and oversees institutional and individual giving, grant strategy and management, donor stewardship, and fundraising systems. This position brings both strategic leadership and relational depth, grounded in Indigenous values, ethical philanthropy, and community accountability.

Qualifications & Attributes ● Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in nonprofit development or fundraising leadership roles. ● Demonstrated success securing institutional funding and managing donor relationships across multiple giving streams. ● Strong experience with grant strategy, proposal development, and funder reporting. ● Familiarity with donor databases and CRMs (e.g., Salesforce, EveryAction, or similar platforms). ● Strategic, organized, and systems-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines. ● Relational leadership style grounded in humility, accountability, and collaboration. ● Deep commitment to Indigenous sovereignty, cultural stewardship, and The Cultural Conservancy’s mission and values.

Director of Development 

Anyone interested should submit resumes or request a job description to Kristin Smith at kristin.smith@kituwahllc.com or at the Kituwah G3 Office in Cherokee, NC (Across the Street from Waffle House) between the hours of 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday-Friday.

Kituwah Global Government Group LLC 

The Executive Vice President (EVP) is a key enterprise leader responsible for driving operational execution, strategic growth, and federal contracting excellence across the Kituwah Global Government Group. This role oversees a diverse portfolio of federal and commercial programs, ensuring consistent, compliant, and high-performing results aligned with tribal economic development objectives. The EVP is accountable for revenue expansion, disciplined program management, operational maturity, and risk mitigation across a growing family of 8(a), small business, and commercial entities. This includes direct oversight of program operations, shared services coordination, capture and growth strategy, and long-term enterprise planning. This position mirrors EVP/COO responsibilities in major tribal government contracting organizations and requires a senior executive with demonstrated success scaling multi-entity platforms under SBA regulations and complex federal acquisition environments.

QUALIFICATIONS • Master’s degree in business administration, Public Administration, Government Contracting, or a related field required. • Minimum 15+ years of progressive leadership experience, including 10+ years in federal contracting or federal services. • Experience leading a federal contracting enterprise or business unit with annual revenue typically ranging from $50M–$500M+. • Deep knowledge of SBA tribal 8(a) regulations, federal procurement processes, and multi-entity tribal corporate structures. • Demonstrated success in scaling operations, improving margins, and managing complex portfolios with multiple agencies. • Strong financial acumen, including cost accounting standards, indirect rate management, DCAA compliance, and financial forecasting. • Expertise with federal contract vehicles, including IDIQs, GWACs, Schedules, and MATOCs. • Ability to build trusted relationships with federal clients, teaming partners, and tribal governance structures. • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills. • Must be a U.S. citizen with an active Secret clearance; Top Secret/SCI preferred.

Executive Vice President 

KILT seeks a highly skilled, collaborative, mission driven, Executive Director to lead us in our pursuit of innovative strategies, entrepreneurial programing and organizational excellence.

Cares deeply about water quality, fish and wildlife, and the quality of life of the people living within the Klamath Basin.

●Has the skills necessary to engage a strong board to develop strategies to grow our organization and drive projects to fruition.

Has the cultural competence and authenticity required to work with diverse tribal communities while also forging relationships with local non-native communities.

Exhibits enthusiasm, a sense of humor, and as much desire to get out in the field with locals as to host fundraisers with major donors.

Is entrepreneurial, courageous enough to take risks, shoulder responsibility, and continually learn.

Work in partnership with private landowners, community partners, conservation groups, local, state, county, and federal agencies, and tribes to acquire and conserve priority conservation lands.

Work collaboratively and inclusively with internal and external stakeholders to imagine possibilities, solve problems, innovate, set goals and expectations to shape the future and ensure the ongoing health of the organization.

Collaborate with a board of local tribal leaders to set the vision, policy and strategy for the organization.

Achieve short/long range fundraising goals, and expand donor base, by harnessing the abilities and interests of donors, funders and stakeholders.

Ensure the organization’s long-term financial health by providing timely, accurate and comprehensive financial information, systems, policies, and procedures.

Maintain compliance with the Land Trust Alliance requirements to reach accreditation status

Klamath Indigenous Land Trust 

Klamath Indigenous Land Trust (KILT) is a newly formed organization committed to protecting and preserving land for the benefit of Klamath Basin tribal communities and to advance public interest purposes such as fish and wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement, public education, and public recreational access. KILT seeks to empower Klamath Basin tribal communities by providing them with greater control over their land and resources through facilitating and supporting land returns, conservation easements, and other strategies. KILT’s Board are members of several Klamath Basin Tribes who worked diligently for decades to remove Klamath River dams and make this opportunity possible.

We are guided by our core cultural values of conservation leadership, organizational integrity, partnership, respect, stewardship, and sustainability. We focus primarily on acquisition and stewardship of priority lands in the Klamath Basin 

we believe that permanent conservation should be guided by traditional ecological knowledge and local tradition.

Permanently protect priority lands in the Klamath Basin

Actively manage Land Trust properties and conservation easements

Grow the Klamath Indigenous Land Trust’s role as a community institution

Work with local tribes to promote integration of traditional ecological knowledge into land management practices basin-wide

Assist and facilitate Land Back initiatives in the Klamath Basin

Skills, competencies, and qualifications of the ideal candidate:

Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in land conservation, cultural preservation, or related fields.

Proven expertise in leading and managing staff with varying levels of experience to achieve objectives and desired outcomes.

Strong strategic thinker with a forward-looking approach.

Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver engaging presentations and speak effectively in public settings.

In-depth knowledge of nonprofit accounting best practices, with experience in overseeing the planning, management, and execution of a $1 million operating budget, as well as preparing to manage a multi-million-dollar investment portfolio.

Previous experience in land trust or conservation work is highly preferred.

Experience working for or with American Indian Tribes.

Executive Director 

Center for Alaska Coastal Studies 

This summer, the Community Organized Restoration and Learning (

) Network, based in several locations throughout Southcentral Alaska, and the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, located in Homer, are hosting the four-week Community Coastal Experience for its fourth year. This program is a paid opportunity for Alaskan adults over 18 to explore career and internship pathways in marine and coastal research, environmental monitoring, archaeology, and Alaska Native cultural history and arts related to the coastal environment of Southcentral Alaska. 

Applications are open for the Community Coastal Experience internship!

Join us for a month of learning and travel in Seward and Kodiak! The Community Coastal Experience (CCE) is an adult internship program organized by the CORaL Network to increase opportunities in marine & coastal research, environmental monitoring, and Alaska Native cultural history & arts. The 2026 CCE will run from June 8 - July 3, 2026, and interns will receive a $3,500 stipend as well as travel, food, and lodging. This program is open to all Alaskans 18+ who live within or who hold strong ties to the region affected by the 

 Oil Spill. At-large Tribal citizens or others who hold lineal ties to the spill-affected region, but who no longer live within Alaska, are also eligible to apply.

$3,500 stipend plus travel, food and lodging 

Community Coastal Experience Internship 

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