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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA!

First Things First of Greater Richmond seeks an Executive Director to grow
an organization committed to "strengthen families for a better community".
Successful candidate will guide organizational development and
implementation of strategic plan; lead fund development, strategic
communications and marketing efforts; and work with founder, Board of
Directors and with donors and community leaders to achieve mission.

 Ideal candidate qualifications:

*         Record of living by and affirming the organizational values
*         At least 5 years experience managing a business unit, preferably a
nonprofit organization, with P&L responsibility.
•         Strong writing and oral communications skills.
*         Demonstrated ability to raise funds for a nonprofit organization.

Full position description and application procedure at
www.FirstThingsRichmond.org <http://www.firstthingsrichmond.org/>  

Note: We are growing; Founder, Bob Ruthazer will continue to serve First
Things First along side NEW Executive Director.

Bob Ruthazer, CFLE
www.firstthingsrichmond.org
(804) 288-3431

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5/24/10
Director of Research for Marriage and Relationship Education/ California

California Healthy Marriages Coalition is a nonprofit organization seeking a Director of Research for Marriage and Relationship Education programs funded by the Health and Human Services/Administration for Children and Families (HHS/ACF). Director of Research will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting all marriage/relationship education efficacy data as well as overseeing the design and implementation of future relationship education studies.  The Director of Research will also work closely with other research-focused staff members and develop relationships with CA county agencies and statewide partnering organizations. Candidates should have demonstrated strong research skills in social sciences; Ph.D. in psychology or sociology preferred.  California residency preferred.  Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered. If interested please e-mail a CV and letter of interest to Emily Preheim DuPre at emily@camarriage.com

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3/14/2010

Career Opportunity - Marriage Education Liaison to Catholic Dioceses in
California

Background:  In 2006, the California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC)
received a 5-year $2.4 million per year grant to make Marriage Education
programs readily available throughout the state. We do this by working with
existing coalitions and networks of Faith Based and Community Based
Organizations (FBCBOs).  Of the 37 million people living in California, 29%
are Catholics, making the 12 Catholic dioceses the largest, most strategic,
and cost-effective networks of organizations for us to be working with as we
execute our state-wide community saturation model for Marriage Education. 
We are currently funding successful projects in six of the twelve dioceses
and we believe that if we assign the “right person” to this project, he or
she will be able to increase the impact that those six projects already have
as well as replicate the most successful of those projects across the
remaining six dioceses.  To put the size of the “California Catholic
opportunity” in perspective, the nearly 11 million Catholics living in
California outnumber the population of 43 of the 50 states within the United
States.

   - Coordinate and provide technical assistance/coaching to the six
   projects we currently have within the Catholic dioceses, in order
   to increase the impact of those projects;
   - Reach out to the other six California Catholic dioceses to replicate
   the successful models which have been developed in our current six projects.

We would only want to hire a top notch “A-level player” for this position.  If we can’t find someone like that, we won't hire.

The characteristics of the person we are looking for are as follows:

   - Well-versed in Catholic theology and teachings about marriage;
   - Passionate about marriage – and about implementing highly effective
   Marriage Education Ministries into the Catholic church as directed by the
   Bishops of the USCCB in their National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage;
   - Able to develop, recognize, and replicate successful models – so that
   the successful work performed in any one diocese can be easily replicated
   across the other dioceses within California and potentially across the
   United States;
   - Able to establish rapport and credibility with all levels of Catholic
   hierarchy, including Bishops, diocesan personnel, priests, deacons and lay people;
   - Understand the inner workings of dioceses and parishes;
   - Must be willing to live in California (anywhere they want within the state);
   - Self-confident enough to take on the most strategically important and
   highly impactful position in the entire California Marriage Education
   movement;
   - Must be a hard working, self-directed, individual who is highly
   motivated to use their talents and work-life to make as large as possible  a difference in the world.

We think that the person we will hire is likely to be a current or former
diocesan Director of the Office of Family Life from somewhere in the
country, although that is not a firm requirement for this position.

The successful candidate will report directly to the President of CHMC,
Dennis Stoica.  Interested candidates should email their resumes to
Dennis@CaMarriage.com.
 

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