Application Guide

How to Apply for Regional Manager, Voter-Approved Children's Funds - Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota

at Childrens Funding Project

🏢 About Childrens Funding Project

Children's Funding Project is unique as a nonprofit focused specifically on strategic public financing for children and youth systems, helping communities secure dedicated revenue through ballot measures rather than traditional grantmaking. They work at the intersection of policy, advocacy, and community organizing to create sustainable funding streams. Someone might want to work here to drive systemic change through innovative financing mechanisms that directly impact child and youth opportunities across multiple states.

About This Role

This Regional Manager role involves cultivating relationships with advocates across Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to build movements for voter-approved children's funds, while providing technical assistance and coaching to local ballot measure campaigns. The position requires developing tailored training programs and tracking progress of existing and prospective funds in the region. It's impactful because it directly supports communities in securing sustainable public revenue for children's systems through democratic processes.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve virtual meetings with advocates in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to provide coaching on ballot measure strategies, developing training materials tailored to different state contexts, and tracking progress of existing campaigns while identifying new opportunities. You'd likely spend time analyzing local election systems, coordinating peer learning opportunities, and documenting outcomes to inform the organization's regional strategy.

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🎯 Who Childrens Funding Project Is Looking For

  • Has 5-8 years of experience in child/youth policy, community organizing, or direct service with specific knowledge of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota contexts
  • Possesses deep familiarity with local election systems, ballot-issue campaigning, and municipal/county policymaking processes in the tri-state region
  • Demonstrates experience coaching or providing technical assistance to both public officials and community advocates on complex policy initiatives
  • Can build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders while tracking multiple ballot measure campaigns simultaneously across three states

📝 Tips for Applying to Childrens Funding Project

1

Highlight specific experience with ballot measure campaigns or voter-approved funding initiatives in Michigan, Wisconsin, or Minnesota

2

Quantify your impact in previous child/youth advocacy roles (e.g., 'organized X community members,' 'secured $Y in funding')

3

Demonstrate knowledge of the specific political landscapes and child/youth policy environments in all three states mentioned

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Show how you've provided technical assistance or coaching to advocates in past roles, with concrete examples

5

Reference Children's Funding Project's specific approach to public financing in your application materials

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your direct experience with ballot measure campaigns or voter-approved funding mechanisms', 'Specific knowledge of child/youth policy landscapes in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota', 'Examples of providing technical assistance or coaching to advocates on complex policy initiatives', "How your background aligns with their mission of securing sustainable public revenue for children's systems"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Study Children's Funding Project's specific case studies and success stories with ballot measures
  • → Research existing voter-approved children's funds in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
  • → Understand the political landscapes and child/youth policy environments in all three states
  • → Review their Ballot Measure Cohort program and previous technical assistance approaches
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe your experience with ballot measure campaigns in Michigan, Wisconsin, or Minnesota
2 How would you approach building relationships with advocates across three different states with varying political contexts?
3 What strategies would you use to provide technical assistance to local campaigns facing different challenges?
4 How do you track and measure the progress of multiple advocacy campaigns simultaneously?
5 What do you know about existing voter-approved children's funds in the region and how would you build on them?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Generic advocacy experience without specific ballot measure or public financing knowledge
  • Focusing on only one state when the role requires tri-state expertise
  • Failing to demonstrate understanding of the difference between traditional advocacy and voter-approved funding mechanisms

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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