About TCRP
We are Texas lawyers and advocates for Texas communities, boldly serving the movement for equality and justice in and out of the courts. We envision a Texas where all communities thrive with dignity and justice, and without fear.
TCRP believes that legal advocacy and litigation are critical tools to protect and advance the civil rights of everyone in Texas, particularly our State’s most vulnerable populations, and to effect positive and lasting change to law and policy. We believe that by serving the rising social justice movement in Texas with excellent legal representation and bold strategies, we can respond to the needs of the communities we serve.
Below, you will find our current open positions. You can also learn more on our website's Careers page.
Development Database Manager
Remote in Texas
Overview
The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) is a community lawyering organization boldly serving the movement for equality and justice in and out of the courts and seeking to advance a vision of a Texas where all communities can thrive with dignity and justice and without fear.
The Development Database Manager ensures the accuracy of all information within our CRM, EveryAction, for effective tracking, reporting, and overall functioning of the Development department. Specifically, the Development Database Manager completes all processes related to donor and gift data management. The Development Database Manager will also oversee the acknowledgment of each gift, ensuring it is precise and timely. The Development Database Manager is a key member of TCRP’s Development team who will oversee the Prospect Research Specialist and report directly to TCRP’s Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development.
About TCRP
For more than thirty years, the Texas Civil Rights Project has been a committed partner to community organizers, families, and advocacy groups across the state. Whether through litigation or legal advocacy, the attorneys and advocates at TCRP work to dismantle mass incarceration, fight discrimination in voting and civic participation, and right injustices occurring at the Texas border, all under a race equity lens. TCRP’s lawyers work with coalitions of community-based organizations to identify injustices facing Texas communities and develop systemic solutions using litigation and other legal advocacy tools. For additional highlights about TCRP’s work and to learn more about TCRP, visit www.txcivilrights.org.
TCRP comprises three regional offices across Texas with over 40 employees and an annual budget of over $6 million.
TCRP operates under a hybrid work policy, allowing full remote work from anywhere in Texas, requiring travel and in-person attendance for specified work activities. The in-person activities are typically based out of any of TCRP’s offices: Alamo (in the Rio Grande Valley), Austin, or Houston. Exceptions to required in-person activities can be made based on a case-by-case basis.
Job Duties:
Database Administration
- Manage data integrity and accurate donor data records contained in EveryAction
- Complete regular review of development transactions to ensure accurate data
- Improve the health of the database through the completion of regular large-scale cleaning and tracking projects
- Handle global changes, data imports, and other global database functions
- Maintain the structure of codes, rules, and other functions
- Establish and conduct regular system checks
Development Operations
- Oversee, track, and follow up on all pledges to TCRP
- Produce regular, ongoing reports and updates on key donor metrics
- Generate complex lists, reports, and exports to support all other departmental staff data needs
- Provide input for the annual Development work plan
Leadership and Budget Management
- Directly manage the Prospect Research Specialist and lead the day-to-day management of the development operations team
- Work closely with the Prospect Research Specialist and the philanthropy and grants teams to lead proactive prospect research initiatives and support fundraising efforts
- Assist the Director of Strategic Partnerships and the Prospect Research Specialist with developing donor acknowledgment procedures
- Assist the Director of Strategic Partnerships in managing all financial, revenue, and expense reporting for the department
- Assist the Director of Strategic Partnerships with monthly reconciliation of development revenue, pledge payments, and pledge balances with the Finance department
Team Training and Engagement
- Train the department on database functionality, organize additional training opportunities for the department, and assist with database questions
- Establish, document, and maintain consistent and standardized procedures for data entry, utilizing the database, donor forms, and donor acknowledgments
- Assure compliance with the standards established by the Association of Fundraising Professionals
- Represent TCRP at fundraising events, as appropriate
Characteristics of Ideal Candidates:
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in development database management, prospect research, and gift entry, preferably in a non-profit environment
- Expertise in EveryAction or similar donor management software
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to analyze data to inform decision-making
- Strong workflow management skills
- Managerial experience and leadership skills
- Team-oriented approach in managing staff
- Detail-oriented is a must
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Exercise confidentiality and accuracy with respect to all donor and prospect information
- Ability to build strong relationships across diverse communities—including in particular communities of color, immigrant communities, and persons with disabilities—and across different teams internally
Compensation
The salary for this position will be based on years of experience with a range of $85,000 - $95,000. We envision and work towards an organization that reflects the communities we serve and a culture of radical inclusion, continuous growth, and openness. TCRP offers excellent benefits, professional development opportunities, and a deep commitment to a meaningful work-life balance. TCRP benefits include employer-paid health insurance, four weeks of paid vacation, 16 weeks of paid family leave (with avenues to extend leave), a $500 professional development budget annually, and extensive holidays, including a two-week winter break. This position is FLSA-exempt and does not qualify for overtime compensation. A minimum of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, are expected.
We encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible, but no later than 11:59pm, January 1, 2024.
Inclusion & Non-Discrimination
TCRP values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture — women, Black and other people of color, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and people from other underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, age, creed, religion, physical ability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, previous incarceration, languages spoken, socioeconomic status, veteran status, union membership or activism, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Research shows that while men apply for positions when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women, Black people, people of color, and other underrepresented groups only apply when they check every box. If you feel like this is the position for you, even though you don’t check every box, please apply. You could be exactly what we’re looking for!
Senior Philanthropy Officer
Based in Houston or Austin
Overview
The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) is a community lawyering organization boldly serving the movement for equality and justice in and out of the courts and seeking to advance a vision of a Texas where all communities can thrive with dignity and justice and without fear.
The Senior Philanthropy Officer manages individual major gift fundraising necessary to ensure TCRP has the resources to fulfill its mission and priorities. Specifically, the Senior Philanthropy Officer manages a portfolio of donors in their region. The Senior Philanthropy Officer will also oversee three Philanthropy Officers across the state and their portfolios. The Senior Philanthropy Officer is a key member of TCRP’s Development team and reports directly to TCRP’s Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development.
About TCRP
For more than thirty years, the Texas Civil Rights Project has been a committed partner to community organizers, families, and advocacy groups across the state. Whether through litigation or legal advocacy, the attorneys and advocates at TCRP work to dismantle mass incarceration, fight discrimination in voting and civic participation, and right injustices occurring at the Texas border, all under a race equity lens. TCRP’s lawyers work with coalitions of community-based organizations to identify injustices facing Texas communities and develop systemic solutions using litigation and other legal advocacy tools. For additional highlights about TCRP’s work and to learn more about TCRP, visit www.txcivilrights.org.
TCRP comprises three regional offices across Texas with over 40 employees and an annual budget of over $6 million.
TCRP operates under a hybrid work policy, allowing full remote work from anywhere in Texas, requiring travel and in-person attendance for specified work activities and donor events/meetings. The in-person activities are typically based out of any of TCRP’s offices: Alamo (in the Rio Grande Valley), Austin, or Houston. Exceptions to required in-person activities can be made based on a case-by-case basis.
Job Duties:
Fund Development
- Create a portfolio of major gift donors for stewardship and solicitation, as well as prospects who qualify for giving at this level
- Develop, implement, and oversee strategies to cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift donors and prospects
- Prepare and implement an annual strategic plan, setting goals, timelines, and key performance indicators for philanthropy staff, which is integrated into the overall Development annual plan
- Use data to evaluate the current program and to make recommendations for program changes
- Create individual solicitation plans for each donor in your portfolio, with a calendar of communication opportunities
- Regularly review philanthropy team portfolios, identifying next steps and changes in assignments that are needed
- Assist with other fundraising projects and other related duties as assigned
Leadership and Management
- Directly supervise the philanthropy function and lead the day-to-day management of the philanthropy team
- Work closely with the Director of Strategic Partnerships and other departmental team members to ensure coordination with their respective fundraising efforts
Data and Budget Management
- Develop and monitor the revenue budget of the philanthropy team and produce timely and accurate reports of progress toward goals
- Develop and monitor the expense budget of the philanthropy team
- Enter detailed moves management activity notes in the CRM and maintain current records
Donor Engagement and Communication
- Build effective and trustworthy relationships with donors and staff
- Assure that all fundraising materials and any communication with donors maintain the highest standards
- Maintain knowledge of TCRP’s programs
- Assure compliance with TCRP’s policies as well as the standards established by the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Characteristics of Ideal Candidates:
- 3+ years of experience fundraising in a nonprofit environment for a multi-million dollar revenue organization
- Demonstrable experience developing fundraising cultivation and solicitation strategies at the major gift level
- Broad knowledge of the principles and practices of fundraising; a background in annual and mid-level fundraising a plus
- Ability to understand the interests of donors to develop relationships between them and TCRP
- Managerial experience and leadership skills
- Team-oriented approach in managing staff
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Exercise confidentiality and accuracy with respect to all donor and prospect information
- Ability to build strong relationships across diverse communities—including in particular communities of color, immigrant communities, and persons with disabilities—and across different teams internally
Compensation
The salary for this position will be based on years of experience with a range of $95,000 - $105,000.
We envision and work towards an organization that reflects the communities we serve and a culture of radical inclusion, continuous growth, and openness. TCRP offers excellent benefits, professional development opportunities, and a deep commitment to a meaningful work-life balance. TCRP benefits include employer-paid health insurance, four weeks of paid vacation, 16 weeks of paid family leave (with avenues to extend leave), a $500 professional development budget annually, and extensive holidays, including a two-week winter break. This position is FLSA-exempt and does not qualify for overtime compensation. A minimum of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, are expected.
We encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible, but no later than 11:59pm, January 1, 2024.
Inclusion & Non-Discrimination
TCRP values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture — women, Black and other people of color, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and people from other underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, age, creed, religion, physical ability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, previous incarceration, languages spoken, socioeconomic status, veteran status, union membership or activism, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Research shows that while men apply for positions when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women, Black people, people of color, and other underrepresented groups only apply when they check every box. If you feel like this is the position for you, even though you don’t check every box, please apply. You could be exactly what we’re looking for!
2024 Summer Legal Intern
Job Description
At TCRP, we are Texas lawyers for Texas communities. We use our unique community lawyering model to empower Texas communities and create the policy changes necessary for a fairer, more just Texas. In our 30+ year history, we have brought thousands of strategic lawsuits, defending voting rights, reforming systems of criminal (in)justice, and fighting for the rights of immigrant families and those in our borderland communities. Our efforts have helped countless low-income and otherwise marginalized Texans and have widely advanced equality and justice. Today—with dozens of high-caliber attorneys and professionals around the state and an extensive network of pro bono counsel and community allies—TCRP is among the most influential civil rights organizations in Texas. We are proud of our work, welcome innovative thinkers, and offer flexibility to different people’s styles and strengths. Learn more at https://txcivilrights.org/.
The Texas Civil Rights Project is seeking optimistic, motivated, balanced, well-organized individuals to serve as law clerks in our programs for the 2024 Summer term to work on our portfolio of immigrant rights litigation, criminal injustice litigation, or voting rights litigation. Our three program areas are as follows:
Our Beyond Borders program is focused on humanitarian and state and local immigration issues, as well as impact litigation. We aim to eliminate policies that perpetuate the harmful effects of militarization, cultural erasure, imprisonment, and exclusion along the Texas-Mexico border.
Our Criminal Injustice program is focused on challenging the unjust conditions of incarceration, as well as overcriminalization and policing that disproportionately impact Black, Brown, disabled, noncitizen, and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Our Voting Rights Program is focused on protecting and expanding the power of underrepresented communities in Texas—especially communities of color, workers, and people with disabilities. Through grassroots, legislative, and litigation advocacy, our Voting Rights program aims to protect the fundamental right to vote that is essential to democracy.
TCRP is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic team and women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. Our law clerks are a critical part of the TCRP family and will assist our attorneys with every aspect of our work, from investigating potential cases to crafting strategic advocacy plans and preparing complaints.
This is a remote position with the option to work from one of our offices (Austin, Houston, and Alamo). Preference for bilingual Spanish speakers, organizing experience, and clear dedication to civil rights work. This internship can be for credit. We will work with you to secure funding, either externally or internally.
TO APPLY
Please apply by sending a resume, cover letter, transcript, and writing sample to daniel@texascivilrightsproject.org. In your cover letter, please specify what TCRP program you are applying to. We will review applications as we receive them.
TCRP is an equal opportunity organization that welcomes all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, physical ability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, previous incarceration, veteran status, union membership or activism, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
We are Texas lawyers and advocates for Texas communities, boldly serving the movement for equality and justice in and out of the courts. We envision a Texas where all communities thrive with dignity and justice, and without fear.
TCRP believes that legal advocacy and litigation are critical tools to protect and advance the civil rights of everyone in Texas, particularly our State’s most vulnerable populations, and to effect positive and lasting change to law and policy. We believe that by serving the rising social justice movement in Texas with excellent legal representation and bold strategies, we can respond to the needs of the communities we serve. Learn more at www.txcivilrights.org.
Every year, the Texas Civil Rights Project sponsors multiple legal fellows across our three programs (Racial and Economic Justice, Criminal Injustice Reform, and Voting Rights) and in all of our five offices across the state (Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Rio Grande Valley). These fellows are recent law school graduates or judicial clerks who obtain external funding to work with us, usually on a specific project for a predetermined period of time, usually 1 or 2 years. Opportunities for external funding are extremely diverse, including law firms, law schools, government agencies, advocacy organizations, and private foundations of all sizes. Over the last few years, fellows working at TCRP have been awarded fellowship funding from the following sources, among others:
- Equal Justice Works
- Justice Catalyst
- Open Society Foundations
- Kloiber Foundation
- Yale Law School
- Columbia Law School
- University of Texas School of Law
Fellowship applicants are usually required to seek sponsorship approval from a host organization (like TCRP) before applying for fellowship funding. While we are sensitive to time constraints, our process for approving a potential fellow for sponsorship at TCRP is extensive, including application reviews within the organization, interviews, review of past work product and references, and a thorough evaluation of the applicant’s proposed project. This process ensures we only sponsor fellowship applicants who have developed a project proposal that significantly advances our mission of seeking justice for Texas communities, but it also means that we are only able to sponsor a small number of the qualified applicants seeking to work with us. Limiting the number of fellows that we sponsor also allows us to work closely with applicants to develop a strong proposal for funding and to ensure that we have the resources to properly manage and train fellows once they get here.
Because this process takes time, fellowship applicants are encouraged to apply for sponsorship at least 60 days in advance of any funding application deadline. If circumstances prevent an applicant from complying with this timeline, we encourage the applicant to contact our Fellowship Coordinator to discuss the situation.
Because of the widely varying application deadlines for fellowship funding, TCRP accepts applications from fellowship applicants throughout the year. Major fellowship funders (e.g. Equal Justice Works) usually have early fall deadlines, while many smaller funders (e.g., law schools) have deadlines in early spring.
To be eligible for a fellowship at TCRP, an applicant must meet the following basic criteria:
- Graduation from an ABA-accredited law school by the time the fellowship would begin;
- Completion of the bar exam of any U.S state or territory prior to beginning the fellowship;
- Willingness to work in Texas at one of TCRP’s established offices; and
- Development of a project proposal that fits one of the three subject-matter areas in which TCRP works.
If you will be able to meet these criteria and wish to complete your fellowship at TCRP, please submit the following sponsorship application materials:
1. Cover letter indicating:
- Why you are interested in working with TCRP
- Preferred practice group (REJ/CIR/VR)
- An idea for a proposed fellowship project
- Names and deadlines for any particular fellowship applications to which you are applying
- Interest in working in Texas
2. Detailed resume
3. Writing sample of no more than 10 pages, preferably related to the subject matter of your proposed project idea.
4. A list of at least 3 references with at least 2 of these being professional references.
TCRP values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture — women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and people from other underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, creed, religion, physical ability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, previous incarceration, veteran status, union membership or activism, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
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