Resources Legacy Fund

Attorney

• Join the legal team and provide regular advice and support to leadership and staff on legal and associated risk management matters related to 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(3) organizations
• Spend about 50% time serving as a resource on nonprofit legal and compliance issues for leaders of fiscally sponsored projects including advising on grants and contracts, lobbying, media law and publications, and general risk management
• Advise on matters involving compliance with laws, regulations, and guidelines governing political activity, lobbying, and campaign finance
• Advise on legal questions regarding media law and publications
• Work with staff and fiscal sponsorships teams to identify legal and related business risks and advise on advancing business objectives while ensuring compliance with applicable laws
• Support development and implementation of organizational policies, procedures, document templates, and training materials to promote staff education and compliance with pertinent laws, policies, and best practices
• Organize and provide compliance trainings for staff as requested
• Oversee registrations and reporting to maintain the organizations’ good standing with federal and state corporate and charity regulators across the full range of jurisdictions in which RLF, FBF, and SAF do business; ensure up-to-date intellectual property registrations; and support the CFO and Deputy General Counsel in ensuring compliance with applicable tax laws
• Provide general support to the Deputy General Counsel to diagnose and resolve routine legal or regulatory-related issues or questions
• As requested, and as relevant to other duties, draft research materials, board materials, memoranda of understanding, and other legal and corporate documents
• Stay up to date on developments in relevant areas of the law
• Liaise with and manage outside counsel as necessary on specific matters and to develop additional in-house expertise
• Undertake special projects as assigned

Senior Attorney

Operations

• Develop and maintain organizational policies, systems, and procedures that support growth and efficiency.
• Support the Managing Directors with governance, meeting preparation, and follow-up.
• Manage vendor, contractor, and partner relationships.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of a growing team.
• Communicate fiscal sponsor human resources policies to staff.
• Work in coordination with the fiscal sponsor (RLF) to track budgets, grants, and expenses.
• Work in coordination with the fiscal sponsor (FBF) to track lobbying compliance.
• Monitor and complete grant and donor reporting requirements and deadlines, overseeing grant management, reporting, and development systems.
• Support budget forecasting and financial reporting, ensuring accurate budget structures are used in proposal development.
• Partner with Managing Directors on donor cultivation and stewardship.
• Support fundraising campaigns and execute tasks as agreed to by the leadership team.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings, events, and partner convenings.
• Support cross-team coordination to ensure smooth delivery of programs and advocacy campaigns.
• Oversee internal communications and knowledge management systems.
• Support special projects on behalf of the Managing Directors.

Operations Manager

• Manage and support technology implementation for the fiscally sponsored project teams
• Support teams with migrating to a new managed services provider and manage ongoing vendor relationships
• Oversee the rollout and adoption of a new cybersecurity program
• Serve as the primary resource for day-to-day technology needs and troubleshooting
• Manage the onboarding and offboarding of project technology
• Play a liaison role between fiscal sponsorships team and operations
• Assist with drafting, updating, interpreting operations and technology policies

Technology and Operations Manager

Manager

• Serve as the primary liaison between the fiscal sponsor and sponsored projects; fostering strong relationships
• Ensure high quality customer service and support to fiscally sponsored projects
• Meet with project leads regularly to check-in on project activities and needs
• Monitor project timelines and milestones in collaboration with project leads to achieve project goals
• Proactively identify needs and connecting projects with appropriate internal teams to address questions, resolve issues, and develop creative solutions
• Ensure projects consistently meet RLF’s policies and procedures
• Provide regular strategic guidance and updates on projects’ financial, strategic and compliance-related performance to leadership
• Oversee development and submission of funding proposals and reporting
• Manage the financial aspects of assigned projects, including budgeting, financial reporting, and submission of grant proposals to donors
• Ensure projects spend within intended budgets by monitoring fund availability, producing, analyzing, and sharing monthly financial reports to Project leads, and preparing financial reports to donors
• Manage monthly Expensify reconciliation process for assigned projects
• Provide administrative and financial oversight by ensuring invoices conform to grant or contract terms, and are reviewed, processed, and paid in a timely manner

Fiscal Sponsorships Manager

Program Manager

• RLF Wildfire program supports policy change and increased public funding for wildfire resilience across the Western U.S.
• Provide programmatic support across wildfire resilience initiatives including grantmaking, coalition-building, policy development, advocacy, and capacity-building
• Oversee and improve program management systems, budgets, tracking, and reporting
• Organize virtual meetings, annual in-person retreats, and larger convenings of grantees and collaborators
• Create dockets and materials for presentations (reports, maps, tables, graphs, database reports, and PowerPoint)
• Coordinate internal and external written program materials and support strategic planning
• Manage a portfolio of grants and contracts; refine grantmaking strategies and conduct due diligence
• Facilitate and coordinate the grant reporting process and synthesize grantee reports for funders
• Perform policy research and analysis, represent RLF at convenings, and perform other duties as assigned

Senior Attorney

Operations Manager

Technology and Operations Manager

Fiscal Sponsorships Manager

Program Manager, Wildfire Strategies