We are currently conducting a search for a new CEO as well as a Mental Wellness Alliance Coordinator. Please see both job descriptions below. We encourage all interested parties to apply.
President & CEO, Park City Community Foundation
Park City Community Foundation seeks a dynamic President & CEO to assume leadership of a thriving organization that plays a vital role in solving Park City, Utah’s toughest challenges. The Community Foundation brings together generous donors, nonprofit experts, and community leaders to contribute financial resources and innovative ideas to benefit all the people of Park City—now and in the future. The new President & CEO will succeed executive Katie Wright, who has left the Community Foundation after 13 years of leadership and service.
Organization History and Mission
Park City Community Foundation cares for and invests in the people, place, and culture of greater Park City. Since 2007, the Community Foundation’s partnerships with donors have generated more than $43.8 million in total impact to Park City and adjacent communities in Summit County, Utah. With years of philanthropic expertise and deep roots in Park City, the Community Foundation is the philanthropic hub of greater Park City, connecting impactful organizations with the most pressing issues in the area so giving back is easier and more effective.
Governed by a 29-member Board of Directors with a $5 million annual budget and $25 million in assets, the Community Foundation has a staff of 13 people in Park City. For more information, please visit https://parkcitycf.org/.
The Community Foundation works through:
- Partnering with Donors – The Community Foundation partners withindividuals, families, and businesses who want to create positive and enduring change.
- Growing Community Initiatives – With a broad range of stakeholders—from philanthropists and activists to community leaders and businesspeople—the Community Foundation provides the vision, inspiration, and leadership to strengthen the community and bring people together to address key needs and opportunities that are bigger than any one organization can tackle. The Community Foundation is the home of Live PC Give PC, Women’s Giving Fund, Solomon Fund, Park City Climate Fund, and other important initiatives.
- Supporting Nonprofits – With the Community Foundation, over 100 local nonprofits can participate in educational roundtables, network with each other, and apply for grants. They also have the opportunity to participate in the annual day of giving, Live PC Give PC. Additionally, the Park City Giving Guide, a compilation of the community’s most effective nonprofits, features many of our nonprofit partners.
- Convening the Community – The capacity to convene lends momentum to initiatives without dictating their course. Since its inception, the Community Foundation has brought together philanthropists, grantees, experts, and policy makers to forge new connections and find common ground.
Recent accomplishments include:
- In November 2020, the Community Foundation hosted and organized its 10th annual giving day, Live PC Give PC, which rallied over 6,000 community members, nonprofits, volunteers, donors, and sponsors generating a record-breaking $3.4 million for local nonprofits in 24 hours.
- Park City Community Foundation has raised over $3.7 million for its Community Response Fund for Covid-19 and started distributing grants within just a few daysof activating the fund in March 2020 to help those who have been disproportionally impacted by the pandemic.
- In September 2020, Summit County charged the Community Foundation with managing and distributing funds totaling $1 million to nonprofits supporting individuals and families adversely affected by the pandemic.
- In November 2020, the Community Foundation’s Park City Climate Fund awarded the second round of grants totaling over $210,000 to eight local climate change projects.
- In 2020, Park City Community Foundation’s Solomon Fund succeeded in getting participation rates of 19% Latina/o/x children in sports and recreation programs, nearly reflecting the demographics of Park City School District.
- In May 2021, the Community Foundation in collaboration with Jewish Family Service will disburse $250,000 in one-time $1,000 payments in Direct Aid for undocumented immigrants in Summit County.
Core Values and Culture
Park City Community Foundation staff and board are committed to core values of equity, collaboration, community, generosity, and transparency. The Community Foundation has a community-centric approach in its grantmaking and is known by donors and partners for being a trusted, professional, and visionary organization. The passionate and expert staff value working in partnership to engage the community in making greater Park City a fabulous place to live, work, and play for our whole community.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The Community Foundation is an anti-racist organization committed to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we strive to make Park City a place where all people can fully realize their aspirations.
In 2018, Park City Municipal selected the Community Foundation to create and implement Park City’s Social Equity Strategic Plan, which is currently focusing on the issues of housing, education, and inclusion, and is training community leaders in DEI.
The Community Foundation actively works to infuse equity practices into its culture and operations, while also inspiring the local nonprofit community of over 100 organizations in its efforts to do the same. The Community Foundation is doing thoughtful and deliberate work to improve its diversity, equity, and inclusion knowledge and abilities because it believes doing so is critical to the success of the philanthropy and nonprofit sectors.
The Position
The new President & CEO will be passionate about leading and advancing the organization’s mission and will sustain and grow positive relationships within the organization and across the community, including donors, nonprofit organizations, and community leaders. They will relish the opportunity to advance the Community Foundation’s impact by building and leveraging the organization’s assets consisting of deep relationships across the community, a dedicated and phenomenal staff, an inclusive and innovative approach to identify and solve challenges in the community, and solid financial health.
Key Responsibilities
The Community Foundation believes that a thriving community is founded on effective nonprofit organizations and that enduring change requires ongoing investments in people, place, and culture. The new President & CEO will sustain and grow philanthropic efforts and will also lead the organization in recognizing new challenges and new approaches to old challenges.
Reporting to the Board of Directors and working collaboratively with the Board and staff, the President & CEO will guide the Foundation in achieving measurable impact in the following areas:
- Community: In addition to sustaining existing nonprofit education programs and growing Live PC Give PC, increase nonprofit capacity and strengthen mission impact through increased access to financial and other resources.
- People: Serve as an active partner in the Summit County Mental Wellness Alliance.
- Place: Implement the Park City Climate Fund, with the goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sequestering carbon through locally relevant projects that also have broader applicability.
- Culture: Support implementation of the multiyear Community Social Equity Strategic Plan in partnership with a broad and diverse coalition of community members and organizations; the plan’s top recommended priorities are affordable housing, education (with an emphasis on early childhood), and inclusion.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Understand the perspectives of and inspire confidence among donors, nonprofits, and community stakeholders that the Community Foundation will continue to serve as an effective and reliable catalyst and partner in making Park City and Summit County a better place for all;
- Ensure the Community Foundation continues to reach its philanthropic goals necessary to support long-term sustainability and investments in the community;
- Serve as a spokesperson in the community;
- Oversee the development of the annual operating budget and maintain fiscal responsibility;
- Empower and engage staff and support a work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion; fun; collaboration; trust and respect; and professional development;
- Support and collaborate with the Board of Directors and its committees to enhance the organization’s ability to carry out the mission in the community.
Experience and Attributes
Candidates for this position will share the Community Foundation’s commitment to inspiring local and lasting change together, and will bring a variety of experiences and attributes to the role including, but not limited to:
- Demonstrated passion for the Community Foundation’s mission and commitment to the Greater Park City Community;
- 7+ years of nonprofit, private, and/or public executive leadership experience with the proven ability to effectively manage and lead a growth-oriented organization;
- A true strategic thinker with a strong bias for action;
- Visionary and dynamic mindset to align philanthropy and community around a common vision and supporting strategies;
- Deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion;
- Experience engaging with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds;
- Extensive service experience either via previous management or board roles;
- Extremely high emotional intelligence, inspirational, and charismatic;
- An exceptionally strong, confident communicator with excellent listening skills;
- Ability and passion to fundraise;
- Experience leading, inspiring, and collaborating with a small and dynamic staff, with previous success fostering staff leadership and professional development.
Application Process
To apply, upload resume, cover letter, and salary requirements by clicking here.
For other inquiries, contact Adrienne O’Rourke at Adrienne.Orourke@marcumllp.com or Karen Schuler at Karen.Schuler@marcumllp.com. We encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Resume reviews begin immediately.
Park City Community Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a diversity of thought, experience and personal background. We believe in the advancement of equity, diversity, and inclusion and toward making Park City a place where all people can fully realize their aspirations. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions.
About Marcum’s Nonprofit & Social Sector Group
On behalf of Park City Community Foundation, Marcum’s Nonprofit & Social Sector Group is advancing the President & CEO search. Founded in 1984 and merged with Marcum in 2018, we are, and always have been, a mission-driven professional services firm seeking to do more for nonprofits and socially conscious companies like the Community Foundation. Learn more about our work at http://marcumllp.com/industries/nonprofit-social-sector.
Mental Wellness Alliance Coordinator
Position Description
Lead a community-wide initiative which advocates to ensure that all residents in Summit County have sufficient access to mental health services and advances the mission of the Mental Wellness Alliance (see below.) Primary responsibility is to coordinate and convene the activities of the Mental Wellness Alliance (“the Alliance”), working collaboratively to plan and implement activities aimed at improving outcomes on mental wellness. This position will be physically based at Park City Community Foundation, located in Park City, Utah. This position will report to the Vice President of Equity & Impact and Mental Wellness Alliance Executive Committee.
Organization History and Mission
Park City Community Foundation cares for and invests in the people, place, and culture of greater Park City. Since 2007, the Community Foundation’s partnerships with donors have generated more than $43.8 million in total impact to Park City and adjacent communities in Summit County, Utah. With years of philanthropic expertise and deep roots in Park City, the Community Foundation is the philanthropic hub of greater Park City, connecting impactful organizations with the most pressing issues in the area so giving back is easier and more effective.
Mental Wellness Alliance mission
The Summit County Mental Wellness Alliance is a community coalition of government entities, nonprofits, private businesses and citizens working to enhance the quality of life for all Summit County residents by improving community awareness of mental health & substance abuse, increasing access to effective treatment, and increasing effective prevention efforts.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Employ model and tenets of Collective Impact to further the work of the Mental Wellness Alliance.
- Ensure that the Alliance partnership creates appropriate goals, action plans, and measures of success. Continue to evolve the strategic plan.
- Facilitate the Alliance in identifying specific interventions that serve our community’s mental health-related needs.
- Support committee chairs and the overall Alliance chair in coordinating, attending, and participating in meetings; communicate meeting times, agendas, accomplishments, and assigned tasks.
- Assist the partnership and its committee members to create and facilitate volunteer recruitment plans, encourage attendance, and meet with the membership periodically outside of partnership meetings, as deemed necessary; maintain a list of active members and member organizations; ensure that each committee has an assigned chair.
- Lead community outreach and public relations related to the Alliance; participate in community activities as a representative of the partnership, as appropriate; coordinate and arrange trainings; use agreed-upon data systems for reporting.
- Lead advocacy efforts with public officials and policy decision makers.
- Provide technical assistance to all committees and the Alliance to work effectively toward intended outcomes.
- Assist the funding committee in securing additional funds for proposed services and to sustain current funding, with a focus on multiagency project funding.
- Attend local collaborative meetings, provider coordination meetings, and other local service-based meetings to increase visibility and increase interest in the Alliance as necessary; inform and educate potential partners throughout the county about the partnership process and potential value of participation; receive and disseminate information from partner organizations and outside sources.
- Assist the partnership in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in its process, activities, and outcomes.
- Ensure participation in relevant regional meetings as well as on statewide workgroups as requested.
- Ensure regular progress updates (at least annually) to the community and other stakeholders.
- Attend trainings (which may require occasional travel) that build skills, knowledge, and/or connections around coalition building and early childhood.
- Perform related duties as required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, and
- Four years’ experience in convening and managing community coalitions involving targeted outcomes;
OR
- An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to:
- Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing;
- Develop effective working relationships with supervisors, fellow employees, community leaders, Alliance members, business owners, donors/funders, and the public;
- Conduct presentations for diverse communities and potential supporters;
- Work effectively in a cross-cultural environment, ensuring all segments of the community have a voice and have their needs and opportunities considered;
- Independently manage work assignments in a high interpersonal contact environment;
- Build a coalition of community-wide partners to achieve population-level outcomes;
- Recruit, engage, organize, and lead volunteers on behalf of the mission of the initiative;
- Conduct work in a professional manner and maintain a positive attitude in the midst of change.
Position open until filled.
Salary Range: $55,000-65,000 plus benefits.
For more information on the position please reach out to Diego Zegarra – diego@parkcitycf.org
Park City Community Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a diversity of thought, experience and personal background. We believe in the advancement of equity, diversity, and inclusion and toward making Park City a place where all people can fully realize their aspirations. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions.
