Do you want a job that connects you with generous people that care about Door County?

Do you want a job that asks you to learn about the issues facing our community?

Do you want a job that fulfills your love for Door County?

Do you want a job that helps give away money to charities that create the community you love?

If you have great customer service skills, a positive attitude, good listening skills, and a strong attention to detail, you might be a great candidate for the job of Philanthropic Services Officer.  While experience working for a non-profit and college degree is valued, neither is required.  We’re willing to start from scratch and train the right person. Note this is NOT a fundraising position. It’s just the opposite – you have the opportunity to help us give money away to our community. Download the Position Description.

General Description:

The Door County Community Foundation is a collection of charitable Funds dedicated to improving the quality of life in Door County, Wisconsin.  We play a key role in identifying and solving community problems by building collaborative efforts between generous people and the charities working hard to improve our County.  Last year our family of charitable Funds received contributions of more than $12 million and distributed over $9 million to charity.  To learn more about what we do, visit www.GiveDoorCounty.org.

One of the most important roles of the Community Foundation is to serve as our community’s most trusted philanthropic advisor.  We offer counsel to generous families as they map out their charitable giving priorities and provide assistance to non-profit organizations as they seek to be more impactful. 

Philanthropic Services Team:

The Philanthropic Services Officer works in partnership with another Philanthropic Services Officer under the supervision of the Vice President of Philanthropic Services.  Overall, this Philanthropic Services team has three primary responsibilities:

Provide Counsel to Donors:

While the Philanthropic Services team dedicates much of its time working with donors, they are not fundraisers.  The Community Foundation offers Donor Advised Funds which are essentially charitable giving accounts established by generous families.  Our Philanthropic Services team is the personal foundation staff for these families.  Our team members use their exceptional interpersonal skills to engage donors by educating them on issues facing our community, connecting them with impactful projects, and introducing them to new charities.  The team is also responsible for processing distributions to charity on behalf of our family of donors so a high level of precision and attention to detail is essential.

Assist Charities:

The Philanthropic Services team’s knowledge about the issues facing the community comes from its many interactions with the charities of Door County.  The team regularly visits local organizations, learns about their concerns, and talks with them about ways the Community Foundation might be able to help support their work.  The Philanthropic Services team is also responsible for administering the many different granting programs of the Community Foundation so strong organizational skills are required.

Offer Guidance and Support to Component Funds:

The Philanthropic Services team works with countless volunteer boards of advisors to administer component funds that are created under the Community Foundation to address specific issues in Door County.  The Women’s Fund, the Healthy Water Fund, the Crime Prevention Foundation, and the Civility Project are all examples of component funds of the Community Foundation, each with its own volunteer board of advisors.  The Philanthropic Services team meets regularly with these boards to offer guidance and support to their efforts.

Organizational Culture:

The professional staff of the Community Foundation understands the importance of its work and thus we all have a passionate commitment to doing our jobs well.  We have fun and truly enjoy working together, yet our first priority is always to strive to “get it right.”  When we fail to achieve our internal standard, we are quick to reflect on how we can improve our processes and/or our individual ability to execute them.  The philosophy guiding our staff is as follows:

• We strive for excellence in all that we do.
• Excellence requires that we hold each other accountable.
• We correct and learn from our mistakes together.

Overall Responsibility:

• Put simply, be adaptable, responsive, collaborative, precise, and engaging to ensure that the Community Foundation fulfills its charitable mission.

Primary Development Responsibilities:

• Build relationships with existing donors, offering philanthropic counsel and advice where needed.

Primary Program Responsibilities:

• Provide counsel to the Community Foundation’s discretionary grantmaking programs and various boards of advisors.
• Interact with the leaders of local charities, guiding them through the grant process and offering counsel where needed.
• Assist in facilitating the creation of community-wide initiatives to address critical needs and/or opportunities to improve Door County.

Primary Administrative Responsibilities:

• Administer the processing and distribution of all Donor Advised Fund and discretionary grants.

Key Competencies Required:

• Superior interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Comfort initiating contact with people as yet unknown to them.
• Ability to easily switch from an interaction with an extremely successful person to a conversation with someone struggling to make ends meet.
• Comfort adapting to the newest computer technologies as they become available.
• High level of personal and professional integrity and ethics.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of donor information.
• High level of attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Aptitude to organize events is desired.
• Ability to work with others to accomplish the mission of the Community Foundation.
• Willingness to have fun and enjoy their colleagues and work.
• Bachelor’s degree is desired, but not required, for a candidate with a strong history of relevant work experience.

Working Relationships:

• Reports to the Vice President of Philanthropic Services.
• Works closely with the other Philanthropic Services Officer and Director of Communications.
• Works collaboratively with the other professional staff of the Community Foundation.

Schedule:

• Regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
• This is a professional, salaried position more concerned with results than hours worked.
• There will be the occasional late afternoon/evening meeting or event to attend.

Compensation:

• Starting salary of $50,000 to $60,000, depending on experience.
• 6% matching contribution to a 401(k).
• 100% employer paid Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• 100% employer paid Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• QSEHRA Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (currently $529.17/month for an individual and $779.17/month for a family in 2026) to assist with the purchase of health, dental, and/or vision insurance.
• $1,000 annual contribution to a Donor Advised Fund for personal charitable giving to non-profits in Door County.
• Ten days paid vacation per year, with increases after 5 years and 10 years of service.
• Five paid sick days per year.
• Eleven paid federal holidays.

Application Process:

You can download the complete position description. To apply, please send a cover letter explaining your interest in the position, connection with Door County (or Wisconsin, generally), a resume, and at least two professional references to:

Jessica Holland

Door County Community Foundation

222 N. 3^rd Avenue

Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235

or email jessica@givedoorcounty.org

• Emailed resumes are preferred.
• Resumes will be reviewed as they are received.
• An initial interview will be scheduled for qualified candidates (which may be via Zoom for candidates at a distance).
• Subsequent interview(s) will occur in-person and will include meetings with the rest of the professional staff.
• All inquiries and applications will be kept highly confidential.
• We will not contact any of your references until you are a finalist for the position and only after we notify you that your references will be called.
• While our goal is to fill the position as soon as possible, we are willing to wait as long as is necessary to find the right people to join our team.

Bargains Unlimited grants provide critical support for charities that sustain the quality of life for senior citizens and those who work in Door County.

Supported by the proceeds of Bargains Unlimited, the beloved Sister Bay resale shop, the Bargains Unlimited Charitable Fund grant program will fund projects that support working people in Door County or enrich the quality of life for our community’s aging population.

Bargains Unlimited Grant Guidelines

The proposed activities should accomplish at least one of the following:
1. Serve the working people of Door County
2. Enrich the quality of life for seniors in Door County
3. Enhance the lives of residents of Serenity Spring Senior Living

Grant awards are expected to average $25,000, with requests of up to $100,000 considered for exceptional projects that align with the program’s goals. Preference will be given to projects that benefit residents of Northern Door County – defined as the area including the towns of Egg Harbor and Sevastopol, and all municipalities to the north.

The following do not qualify for a Bargains Unlimited Charitable Fund Grant:

• Retiring debt or budget deficits
• Loans or re-granting programs
• Multi-year commitments (charities may reapply in future cycles for the same idea)
• Activities that advance a particular religious belief (religious organizations should contact the Community Foundation to discuss specific project ideas before applying)
• Individuals or groups that are not qualified public charities or units of government

While we recognize the importance of all of these activities, the Board has made a strategic decision to focus the priorities of the grants elsewhere.

We generally do not make grants to pay for activities that have been contracted or that occur prior to the awarding of a grant.

Fundraising expenses, capital campaigns and grants to an endowment are generally not supported by grants unless the applicant can articulate special circumstances which make their request particularly important.

Each charity is limited to one application per cycle. However, charities may submit applications in successive grant cycles or to the other granting programs of the Community Foundation that might be open at the same time.

Application

Please complete the Community Foundation’s Common Grant Application and submit via email to applications@givedoorcounty.org.

The Chief Executive of your organization must review the entire Application Packet and sign the Application Form accordingly. This is an important step in the process as on occasion we have received applications that were submitted without the knowledge of the charity’s senior management. To protect your organization and ours, we now require that your Chief Executive review your Application Packet before we will consider it.

For purposes of this application, the “Chief Executive” is generally the highest ranking paid staff person in your organization. In many charities it is the Executive Director or President & CEO. For schools, the Principal must sign the Application Form. For units of government, the highest ranking official such as a Mayor or Village Administrator must sign.

For an all volunteer organization, the Board President should sign the Application Form.

We will accept the typed name and email address of the Chief Executive typed on the Application Form as an “electronic signature” if the Application Packet is submitted by email. However, please note that if it is not an original signature, we may contact the Chief Executive listed on the form to confirm their electronic signature.

While it’s permissible to combine multiple projects with a strong and natural correlation into a single application, the budget on the application should separate the individual line-item expenses by project.  For instance, rather than adding up the total design, equipment, and labor costs for all three projects into single line items, instead, list them by individual project.

Application Deadlines

Grant applications will be accepted through the Door County Community Foundation’s regular winter and summer grant cycles.

Winter Grant Cycle
Applications Due: 4th Monday of December at 4:00 p.m.

Summer Grant Cycle
Applications Due: 4th Monday of June at 4:00 p.m.

Please provide your contact information if you would like to receive emails announcing when applications become available for the various grant programs of the Community Foundation.

Submit your completed Common Grant Application via email to applications@givedoorcounty.org.

On occasion, our spam filters inadvertently screen out email from some charities. You should receive an email within 3 business days of our receipt of your application confirming its receipt. If you do not receive this confirmation, please call (920) 746-1786 to confirm that we received your application materials.

Applicants will be notified of a decision about seven (7) weeks after the application deadline.

Please email us, or call (920) 746-1786, if you have any questions or would like an informal assessment of your idea prior to the submission of a formal application.

Final Report

Grant recipients agree to provide a Final Report as a condition of receiving a grant.

All grantees must submit a completed Final Report via email to grants@givedoorcounty.org within 60 days of the expenditure of the Community Foundation’s grant funds. 

Please consider incorporating a gift to this Fund in your estate plans. Speak with your attorney, accountant or other estate planning professional. Or just contact the Door County Community Foundation and we’d be glad to help facilitate your generosity. The Door County Community Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Hence your gift is deductible to the fullest extent as allowed by law. Your contribution will be used consistent with the terms and conditions of the Fund to which it was directed (if applicable). For more information, please contact us.

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Door County Trails Fund
doorcountytrails.org

Door County Trails is leading a once-in-a-generation effort to create a safe, scenic, and connected network of bicycle and pedestrian trails linking our Door County communities. These multi-use trails are not just recreational—they are essential infrastructure that enhance daily life and long-term community well-being.

Trails support healthier communities, access for all, stronger local economies, and environmental stewardship. They connect people to work, school, and vital services. They provide safe, active transportation for residents of all ages and abilities, reduce car dependence, and help preserve the natural beauty that defines Door County.

Your gift to the Door County Trails Fund supports trail planning, design, and construction—along with the essential tools and coordination needed to keep this effort strong and sustained.

Together, we can build something lasting—connecting people and places for generations to come.

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