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| Take Advantage of 2 Special Giving Options for DMARC March-April 2014! | |
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Monday, March 03, 2014 From March 1, until April 30, 2014, you can increase your giving impact with two donation matching offers partnering with Des Moines Area Religious Council's Food Pantry Network. Your goal: to help fill the new DMARC food pantry warehouse shelves!
Douglas M. Woods $10,000 "Challenge Hunger" Gift
This is the second year that local philanthropist Douglas M. Woods has generously committed to provide 50 cents for every dollar donated to the DMARC Food Pantry Network, up to the first $20,000 in donations. This challenge comes during a season when donations to the food pantry are historically low. Yet, the need for food assistance continues year-round. As part of the Challenge, your $10 becomes $15, $50 equals $75, and so on. During the "Challenge Hunger" offer, a $10 gift will help provide a week's worth of meals for a family.
The "Feinstein" Foundation & DMARC Team Up to Knock Out Hunger!
In 2013, the Feinstein Challenge resulted in over $99,000 in donations, or about 109,000 meals, designated for the DMARC Food Pantry. This year's goal is $100,000. Each gift or pledge will help boost DMARC' s portion of the $1 Million Feinstein grant which is distributed to all eligible organizations proportionally, based on cash and food pledges and donations received as a part of the "Feinstein Challenge". Consider designating a DMARC food pantry gift or pledge as a match for the 2014 Feinstein Challenge.
One gift can be designated for both challenges. Simply write the word "Challenge Hunger" and/or "Feinstein" on your check or donation card. For online gifts, designate "Challenge Hunger" and/or "Feinstein" in the Additional Instructions field.
If you prefer to pledge a future gift or if you need additional information, contact Development Director Kristine Frakes at: kfrakes@dmreligious.org.
Donate online at: www.dmreligious.org/donate, or mail your donations to: DMARC, PO Box 12278, Des Moines, IA 50312-9405. Phone donations are also welcome at 515-277-6969.
Businesses, congregations, and other groups may download a flyer to post or a bulletin insert from the DMARC website. This is the prime time to contribute to DMARC's Food Pantry Network-gifts will grow to even more food for the hungry in our community!
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Des Moines Area Religious Council / MovetheFood
1435 Mulberry Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-277-6969
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Communication/Marketing Job Opening!
Des Moines Area Religious Council
Position Description
Communication/Marketing Manager
Reports to: Executive Director
Directly Supervises: NA
Status: Full-Time
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Job Purpose:
The Communication/Marketing Manager will ensure timely and effective communication to all DMARC audiences/constituencies in measurable ways to drive engagement in DMARC's programs and initiatives.
Essential Functions:
- Create, implement, and measure the success of a comprehensive marketing/communications plan
- Manage website updates, visual assets and content for DMARC and MovetheFood brands
- Develop and execute all social media initiatives, including providing relevant daily content and tracking metrics
- Prepare bi-monthly electronic newsletters for DMARC constituencies
- Create content for and direct the design, production, and distribution of all DMARC publications
- Coordinate media interest in DMARC; ensure regular contact with target media and appropriate responses to media requests; act as a spokesperson with media
- Oversee volunteers engaged in email, website, and social media communications tasks
Minimum Skills and Qualifications:
- Competence in standard word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and publications software
- Experience with Content Management Systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrable social networking experience
- College degree with focus in communications and/or marketing
Core Competencies:
- Attention to detail: Consistently attends to the many small pieces which must be assembled into an organized whole
- Aesthetic Awareness: Demonstrates a natural awareness about the effective organization of graphics, text, and white space for maximum communication effectiveness
- Integrity and Trust: Is seen as trustworthy by others; practices direct, honest, and transparent communication; admits mistakes; responds to situations with constancy and reliability
- Time management: Uses time effectively and efficiently; is able to routinely complete assigned tasks within specified timeframe
- Project management: Able to successfully plan for and manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and keep staff team members briefed on progress
- Written communication: Able to write clearly and succinctly; employ correct grammar and punctuation; deliver messages in a tone appropriate to the context
- Technical Expertise: Acquires and demonstrates the technical skills required to execute the essential functions of the job; understands which skills are lacking and seeks to develop those skills; continually works toward the mastery of technical proficiency
- Team orientation: demonstrates interest, skill, and success in team environment; promotes group goals ahead of personal agendas; shares credit for success with others; takes responsibility for his or her part in team failures
- Mission ownership: demonstrates understanding and full support of the mission, vision, and values of the organization
Work hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Send applications to Executive Director Sarai Rice at sarai@dmreligious.org.
Deadline for applications: 3/20/2014
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| Who are we?
The Des Moines Area Religious Council is an interfaith organization with a core membership of over 130 congregations from four faith traditions. Recipient of the 2013 LIVE UNITED Advocate Award from the United Way of Central Iowa, DMARC provides a common means of responding to basic human needs and a context for interfaith dialogue.
The DMARC Food Pantry Network consists of 13 separate pantry sites, a centralized warehouse, and numerous community partners. It is the largest food pantry network in Iowa. Pantry sites are located in West Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, Urbandale, and nine sites in Des Moines. The DMARC Food Pantry network helps meet short-term food needs when families do not have enough to eat. Once each month, families can receive a free, four-day supply of nutritionally balanced food. In 2013, DMARC assisted more than 34,000 individuals in the greater Des Moines community; half of whom were children and youth.
MovetheFood is a DMARC-led initiative to address the entire food system in Greater Des Moines, building on more than 37 years of the Food Pantry Network, catalyzing fresh generations, and engaging new constituencies to further support a vision for a day when everyone in Polk County has enough to eat. |
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