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Turn your passion for the environment into a career!
For more than 40 years, we have planted trees, strengthened communities, educated children and worked with local agencies to solve the environmental challenges that threaten LA.
If you share our vision for a green city, consider applying for a job with us. The rewards are plentiful: competitive pay and benefits, a beautiful work setting, and the deep satisfaction of knowing you're making a difference.
JOB TITLE
Accounting Assistant
REPORTS TO:
Chief Financial Officer
JOB SUMMARY:
We are looking for an Accounting Assistant to perform daily accounting tasks that will support our financial team. If you have 3 or more years experience in accounting and are interested in joining our team, we’d like to meet you. Ultimately, you will help our Finance department run smoothly, ensuring transparency and efficiency in all transactions.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Accounting Responsibilities, include but are not limited to:
- Accounts Payable – process all bill payments on a timely manner
- Detail review and maintenance of general ledger accounts including monitoring of fixed asset accounts in QuickBooks
- Conduct proper reconciliation of various bank, investment and credit card accounts
- Prepare monthly and year-end financial statements with back-up schedules for review by outside CPA.
- Coordinate with management to prepare the organization expense budget on a quarterly and annual basis.
- Audit preparation for independent auditors with financial statements and schedules. Work with the Chief Financial Officer, outside CPA, and auditors before, during, and after fieldwork to ensure an efficient audit process on an annual basis.
- Work with Human Resources in preparation for annual worker’s compensation audit
- Maintain file system of Independent Contractors.
- Preparation of annual sales tax and distribution of 1099 forms for independent contractors.
- Create and maintain file system of financial documents.
- Production of monthly and quarterly of expense reports for management.
- Prepare and transmit bi-monthly payroll through ADP.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years’ of proven accounting/bookkeeping experience
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Experience with QuickBooks
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
- Strong aptitude for numbers, spreadsheets, and financial reports
- Excellent 10-key skills
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Ability to multi-task
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and Google Docs
WAGES AND BENEFITS:
This is a full time, non-exempt position, with benefits and an exciting work environment.
JOIN THE TREEPEOPLE TEAM, APPLY AT:
https://treepeople.bamboohr.com/jobs/
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JOB TITLE
Billing Assistant
REPORTS TO:
Chief Financial Officer
JOB SUMMARY:
We are looking for a reliable Billing Assistant to perform tasks that will help monitor our revenues. As a billing assistant, you must be accurate and reliable in handling accounts and documents. Being good at math and a high degree of organizational ability are essential. If you have 3 or more years’ experience in billing/accounting and are interested in joining our team, we’d like to meet you.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Accounting Responsibilities, include but are not limited to:
- Accounts Receivable – post and deposit all receivables
- Prepare weekly revenue and cash flow reports for Chief Financial Officer
- Detail review and maintenance of general ledger accounts in QuickBooks
- Production of invoices and responsible for maintaining all back-up materials and files of agreements
- Knowledge of OMB A-133 (for government contracts)
- Coordinate with management to prepare the organization revenue budget on an annual basis
- Audit preparation for independent auditors with financial statements and schedules. Work with the outside CPA and auditors before, during, and after fieldwork to ensure an efficient audit process on an annual basis
- Assist Director of Foundation Relations with revenue and expense reports for various funding sources
- Monitor time sheets of staff working in restricted funded projects to determine salary and salary taxes expenses. Prepare journal entries of hours worked on respective project in order to be reimbursed by funders.
- Maintain file systems of restricted assets and agreements
- Answer to staff questions and requests
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years’ of proven billing experience
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Experience with MS Excel and QuickBooks
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
- Strong aptitude for numbers, spreadsheets, and financial reports
- Excellent 10-key skills
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Ability to multi-task
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and Google Docs
WAGES AND BENEFITS:
This is a full time, non-exempt position, with benefits and an exciting work environment.
JOIN THE TREEPEOPLE TEAM, APPLY AT:
https://treepeople.bamboohr.com/jobs/
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JOB TITLE
Major Gifts Officer
REPORTS TO:
Chief Development Officer
JOB SUMMARY:
Do you have a gift for developing and nurturing relationships that eventually lead to donations of support for your organization? We are seeking a seasoned Major Gifts Officer with recent experience who is passionate about advancing TreePeople’s work with the environment. The Major Gifts Officer will identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors capable of giving gifts of $5,000 or more. This person will manage a portfolio of 100 + prospects and achieve an annual fundraising goal of $1 - 2M+ (within a three-year timeframe.) We are looking for a person who is comfortable and experienced working for an environmental and educational organization and who has had a track record of fundraising success.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major, leadership and transformational level gifts to achieve an annual fundraising goal of $1 - $2M+.
- Manage a portfolio of 100+ prospects/donors using a comprehensive moves management model.
- Develop and implement appropriate, personalized, cultivation and solicitation strategies that match donor's interests but are also in-line with organizational objectives.
- Partner with board members, staff and other volunteer leaders to identify, educate, solicit and steward donors.
- Solicit estate and planned gifts in partnership with the Chief Development Officer.
- Implement and manage Fund Raising committees and ensure the successful recruitment of the highest level of community leaders.
- Plan and execute major gift events and receptions.
- Develop written proposals, presentation and Case for Support documents.
- Develop and execute personalized, meaningful and timely stewardship and activities.
- This position reports to the Chief Development Officer.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- A minimum of five (5) years of Development experience and proven success in fundraising.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
- Successful track record working with boards, donors, the public and staff.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to achieve results in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines.
- Proficiency with donor databases, Macs, Google Docs and Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Schedule flexibility and ability to work occasional nights and weekends.
- A background and/or interest in theatre preferred.
WAGES AND BENEFITS:
This is a full-time, exempt position, with benefits and an exciting work environment
JOIN THE TREEPEOPLE TEAM, APPLY AT:
https://treepeople.bamboohr.com/jobs/
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JOB TITLE
Director of Marketing & Communications
REPORTS TO:
Chief Development Officer
SUMMARY:
TreePeople is a well-established, beloved and fast growing environmental non-governmental organization headquartered in Los Angeles, one of the largest and most diverse media and global markets. We are looking for an executive-level, experienced, creative, hard-working and energetic Director of Marketing and Communications to reorganize, expand and lead TreePeople’s media, marketing and communications team and strategies in support of our mission, fund development and growing impact.
A LITTLE ABOUT US:
TreePeople believes it can make the world a better place. Our mission is to inspire, engage, and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable, and to share the process as a model for the world.
TreePeople is among the largest and high-impact independent environmental organizations in California. Sustained by a talented team of thought-leaders, educators, foresters, community organizers, researchers and policy makers as well as thousands of trained community leaders, TreePeople has played, and will continue to play, a legacy role in mobilizing people, businesses and public agencies to connect people and nature to create greener and more resilient communities capable of withstanding the mounting challenges of climate change and water insecurity.
JOB SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director of Marketing & Communications designs, implements and manages strategies and tactics for all digital, website, video and public relations messages and collateral to position TreePeople as the recognized leader in forestry, stormwater harvesting, environmental education, and environmental resilience through its multi-benefit green infrastructure projects and forward-thinking public policy and research.
A major strategic priority for the organization is to develop and implement communications tools and strategies to support increased goals for fund development and to mobilize a critical mass of people through campaigns, magnifying the brand of TreePeople, and maximizing the use of technology.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with the Chief Executive Officer, the Board Chair and the Chief Development Officer to craft and lead the creation, implementation and evaluation of an ambitious, focused and cohesive annual Marketing & Communications plan across targeted audiences and regions.
- Oversee the marketing and communications team, supervise the daily generation of impactful online content, email strategy, visual storytelling and multichannel campaigns that engages and increases audience segments and leads to measurable action and larger impact.
- Implement communications activities in support of a more ambitious fund development campaign as determined in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Development Officer, and test the effectiveness of such activities.
- Develop creative messaging to inform content strategies and story arcs for campaigns, project communications, and online platforms.
- Supervise and manage the marketing and communications team and the processes and procedures for content management and publication.
- Manage the development and strategic dissemination of all collateral including: newsletters, online marketing, digital advocacy, videos, press releases, brochures, and signage.
- Manage media relations and strategies, including generating and distributing press releases, managing spokespeople and talking points.
- Cultivate celebrities and influencers to engage in campaigns, attend events and support TreePeople online.
- Track and measure key performance indicators in partnership with the marketing and communications team and make strategic recommendations.
- Create and implement a digital advocacy program in partnership with key departments to further engage people in actions they can take in support of forestry, environmental education and climate and water resilience.
- Work collaboratively with all executive leadership members, departments, outside vendors, public agency representatives, business and community partners to expand partnership opportunities.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 10 years experience in either, or both, marketing and communications
- Strong work ethic, excellent judgement, forward-thinking and highly collaborative style; experience developing and implementing communications strategies
- Management and project management skills needed to reorganize, inspire and lead a strong and effective marketing and communications department.
- Superb writing/editing and verbal communication skills
- Experience in writing or editing content for traditional media, social media and web content
- Experience in launching an online advocacy program, including a strong background in online campaigning, email marketing and digital advocacy experience.
- A strong track record as an implementer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and on managing a variety of key initiatives concurrently
- Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including the internal team, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters
- Entrepreneurial, self-starter, must be able to work independently; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives
- Highly organized, strong management skills and effective leadership.
WAGES AND BENEFITS:
This is a full time, exempt position, with benefits and an exciting work environment.
JOIN THE TREEPEOPLE TEAM, APPLY AT:
https://treepeople.bamboohr.com/jobs/
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Internships
Are you interested in learning about one of LA's premier environmental nonprofits?
TreePeople staff works with interns to give them a leg-up in the environmental field and specialized training across our departments' specialities. Come join us and help green our city!
THE ORGANIZATION:
TreePeople's mission is to inspire the people of Los Angeles to take personal responsibility for the urban forest - educating, training and supporting them as they plant and care for trees and improve the neighborhoods in which they live, learn, work, and play. We work to help nature heal our cities in the neighborhoods, schools, communities and mountains of the greater Los Angeles area. Our office is located in Coldwater Canyon Park between the Los Angeles basin and the San Fernando Valley.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
TreePeople’s Development Department is the primary fundraising function of the organization, which includes individual, institutional, and event-based fundraising programs.
The Development Department is seeking a passionate, capable candidate interested in gaining experience in fundraising and development. The Fundraising Intern will perform a variety of skilled administrative duties related to prospect research, donor cultivation and database management. The Fundraising Intern will work primarily with the Senior Manager of Annual Giving on donation review and donor cultivation for gifts ranging from $10-$249. This will include researching donors on TreePeople’s internal database (Salesforce) and through other web based tools, and taking cultivation steps to personally thank them and build relationships. Data collected will be entered into TreePeople’s database and analyzed to identify potential prospects.
With exposure to the department and staff, this position provides an opportunity for growth and engagement in other areas of fundraising and nonprofit management, where appropriate.
REPORTS TO:
Senior Manager of Annual Giving
DUTIES:
- Support donor acknowledgement process, including thank you letters and calls
- Review donation files for database entry
- Donor cultivation/event support
- Prospect research using prospecting tools & online search engines
- Data entry within TreePeople’s database (Salesforce)
- Analyzing data collected to identify top prospects
- Assist with special events
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Must possess strong research, writing, and communication skills
- Must demonstrate experience working with confidential and sensitive information
- Strong customer service skills and interest in relationship building
- Able to record information with exceptional accuracy
- Preferred experience with and comfortable using databases (Salesforce preferred)
- Quick to learn new databases, follow directions, and cohesively organize information
- Patience entering data and not afraid to ask questions
TYPE OF POSITION:
Part-time, unpaid internship, 10-15 hours per week. School credit available. Length of internship is ideally a minimum of 3 months, but can be customized to the candidate’s and organization’s interest.
Please e-mail following to Michell Sanchez at msanchez@treepeople.org:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
THE ORGANIZATION:
TreePeople is a nonprofit organization that unites the power of people, trees, and nature-based solutions to grow a sustainable Los Angeles. Our mission is to inspire, engage, and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share the process as a model for the world. TreePeople was founded more than 40 years ago by a teenager and is responsible for planting more than 2 million trees in Los Angeles mountains, streets, schools and neighborhoods.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
TreePeople, a Los Angeles-based organization, seeks a Marketing & Communications intern to support campaigns and day-to-day storytelling tasks to help inspire Angelenos and policymakers to create a more climate-resilient future.
REPORTS TO:
Social Media and Digital Content Manager
DUTIES:
Assist with campaigns including but not limited to:
- Helping curate relevant social media content
- Keeping the department’s editorial content calendar updated
- Pitching shareable social media posts
- Social media and web analytic reporting
Assist TreePeople in its Publicity efforts including:
- Identifying target audiences and media outlets
- Building media lists and updating contacts in database
- Calendar listings
- Covering live events through social media (i.e. Facebook/Instagram Live, Snapchat, and Twitter)
- Work with Communications team on editing, publishing and sharing occasional blog posts.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Proficient with Google Docs/Microsoft Suite.
- Proficient at writing and communicating clearly.
- Working or academic experience in Marketing, Journalism or PR.
- Able to take direction and work independently.
- Proficiency with all major Social Media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, etc.)
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Dependability and ability to adhere to deadlines.
TYPE OF POSITION:
Part-time, unpaid internship, 16 – 24 hours per week. School credit available.
Please e-mail following to volunteer@treepeople.org:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Sample Instagram Story, tagging TreePeople profile
- Sample Facebook and Twitter captions
- Short writing sample (no longer than 500 words) around why LA needs trees with five headline pitches
* TreePeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.