| Company Name | Coal Creek Meals on Wheels |
| Location | Lafayette, Colorado |
| Date Posted | November 6, 2025 |
| Category | Executive Leadership |
| Job Type | Non-profit organization |
| Annual Salary | $32,000 - $38,000, commensurate with education and experience |
Description
The Executive Director will have overall responsibility for ensuring that the organization is successful in achieving its mission through strategic planning, fundraising, managing staff and volunteers, outreach to the public, coordinating programs, meeting financial goals and guiding the organization through stages of growth and innovation.
Strategic Planning & Decision Making
• Provide leadership in developing and implementing strategic initiatives in conjunction with the Board of Directors.
• Oversee the allocation of resources such as funding, staff, and volunteers.
• Identify process improvements to maximize organizational efficiencies.
Management
• Manage daily operations and ensure programs are successful, by maintaining high standards of quality for client intake, volunteer recruitment, and responding to staff needs.
• Maintain the positive and mission-driven culture that exists within the organization’s community by strengthening relationships with volunteers, staff, clients and sponsors.
• Recruit, train, motivate, and evaluate all paid staff and volunteers.
• Maintain official records and documents.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations.
Fundraising
• Collaborate with the contract grant writer to complete grant applications and requisite reports in a timely manner.
• Develop fundraising plan in conjunction with the board.
• Expand, coordinate, and promote our fundraising events, including our annual charity gala.
• Cultivate donors by strengthening existing partnerships and developing new donor relationships.
Outreach/Community Involvement
• Promote our mission, vision and values in our service area.
• Create new opportunities to expand organizational awareness by participating in community events and networking organizations (i.e., Chamber of Commerce and Rotary).
• Publicize the activities of the organization via email, mailings, public ad campaigns, social media, internal newsletters and our website.
Financial Management
• Work with the Board of Directors to prepare an annual budget.
• Maintain sound financial practices and manage the expenditure of funding according to the budget.
Strategic Planning & Decision Making
• Provide leadership in developing and implementing strategic initiatives in conjunction with the Board of Directors.
• Oversee the allocation of resources such as funding, staff, and volunteers.
• Identify process improvements to maximize organizational efficiencies.
Management
• Manage daily operations and ensure programs are successful, by maintaining high standards of quality for client intake, volunteer recruitment, and responding to staff needs.
• Maintain the positive and mission-driven culture that exists within the organization’s community by strengthening relationships with volunteers, staff, clients and sponsors.
• Recruit, train, motivate, and evaluate all paid staff and volunteers.
• Maintain official records and documents.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations.
Fundraising
• Collaborate with the contract grant writer to complete grant applications and requisite reports in a timely manner.
• Develop fundraising plan in conjunction with the board.
• Expand, coordinate, and promote our fundraising events, including our annual charity gala.
• Cultivate donors by strengthening existing partnerships and developing new donor relationships.
Outreach/Community Involvement
• Promote our mission, vision and values in our service area.
• Create new opportunities to expand organizational awareness by participating in community events and networking organizations (i.e., Chamber of Commerce and Rotary).
• Publicize the activities of the organization via email, mailings, public ad campaigns, social media, internal newsletters and our website.
Financial Management
• Work with the Board of Directors to prepare an annual budget.
• Maintain sound financial practices and manage the expenditure of funding according to the budget.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Passion for our mission and ability to communicate it in a compelling manner.
• Past success working at a nonprofit with a board of directors.
• Ability to prioritize a variety of ongoing activities.
• Experience managing program budgets and monitoring expenditures.
• Comfortable with public speaking to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Prior fundraising experience
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.
• Possess working knowledge of database technology, Microsoft Office Suite, and WordPress.
• Reliable transportation required.
Hours: Full time (will include some evenings and weekends)
Application Deadline: Sunday, November 17, 2025
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to: recruit.ccmow@gmail.com
For more information about our organization visit: http://coalcreekmow.org/
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Passion for our mission and ability to communicate it in a compelling manner.
• Past success working at a nonprofit with a board of directors.
• Ability to prioritize a variety of ongoing activities.
• Experience managing program budgets and monitoring expenditures.
• Comfortable with public speaking to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Prior fundraising experience
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.
• Possess working knowledge of database technology, Microsoft Office Suite, and WordPress.
• Reliable transportation required.
Hours: Full time (will include some evenings and weekends)
Application Deadline: Sunday, November 17, 2025
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to: recruit.ccmow@gmail.com
For more information about our organization visit: http://coalcreekmow.org/