Director of Community

Hiring Location: 

• US: CA, CO, GA, FL, ID, MD, MA, MN, NC, NV, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA (California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington). Preference for US Based Candidates.
• Canada Provinces: British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta only

About Velora:

We’re excited to share that Aplos, Raisely, and Keela have come together to form one unified company, Velora! Velora exists to help nonprofit organizations thrive. While we continue to offer the products you know and love, we now operate as one team, dedicated to making nonprofit work easier, more impactful, and more sustainable.

Together, our combined expertise spans fundraising, donor management, financial tracking, and communications—offering a powerful suite of tools designed to reduce complexity so nonprofits can focus on what matters most: making a difference.

We’re one company with 3 products all servicing customers in the impact space. Working at Velora means that you have the opportunity to build across one or all our products.

About the role:

The Director of Community at Velora is more than a marketing leader; you are the voice, face, and philosophical center of our brand. Reporting to the VP of Marketing, this role is a strategic, director level position responsible for building a passionate movement around Velora's vision, product, mission and category.

You will champion our cause externally to customers, press, analysts, and partners, and internally to inspire our teams. Success in this role is measured by the growth of our community, the strength of our brand narrative, and the ability to influence market trends and product strategy.

We are looking for someone with extensive experience in the nonprofit sector that wants to be the face and voice of the future of nonprofit operations.

What will you be doing (your role)?

Vision & Thought Leadership

• Own and evangelize the Velora narrative: Craft and deliver a compelling, disruptive story that articulates Velora's vision for the future of our industry.
• Be the primary external spokesperson: Represent Velora at major industry conferences, events, media interviews, and high-stakes customer  meetings.
• Create influential content: Drive high-impact content (keynotes, blogs, white papers, social media) that educates the market on trends, challenges, and Velora's unique solution.
• Identify and cultivate new markets/trends: Stay on top of industry happenings, spotting shifts, opportunities, and competitive threats.

Community & Advocacy Building

• Build a passionate advocate network: Cultivate relationships with key industry influencers, analysts, journalists, and power users to convert them into Velora evangelists.
• Foster internal passion: Inspire Velora's employees, reinforcing the company mission and product conviction, and providing them with messaging tools.
• Lead the two-way dialogue: Establish channels for honest, transparent communication with the community to gather feedback, address concerns, and manage brand reputation.
• Employee advocacy ownership: Spearhead the development of employee advocacy initiatives to help mobilize the Velora message via our employees 

Events & Grassroots Mobilization

• Organize Community Events: Plan and execute virtual and/or in-person meetups, webinars, and online discussions designed to foster peer-to-peer networking and education.
• Support Marketing Campaigns: Partner with the broader Marketing team to provide industry expertise, network connections and more to help amplify our programs. 
• Travel for Engagement: Represent Velora at relevant industry events to evangelize our mission and put Velora on the map. 

What we’re looking for:

• Deep Industry Expertise: At least 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, with a deep understanding of its challenges and future direction.
• Executive-Level Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a proven track record of inspiring large audiences (e.g., keynote speaking, TED Talks, major media appearances). This role will become the face of the Velora brand.
• Influencer & Connector: A robust, established network of professional contacts, including media, analysts, and industry leaders.
• Strategic Vision: Demonstrated ability to create a future-state vision and a clear, compelling path to get there.

Preferred Attributes:

• A history of successfully advocating for a disruptive product or technology.
• Demonstrable social media presence and engagement.
• Familiarity with CRM, marketing automation and data platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Clay)

Why work with us?

If you need more convincing, here’s the rest of it:

• 💵 Salary – US: $165,000 - $200,000 USD, CAN: $150,000 - $180,000 CAD + Your base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, experience, and geographic location.
• 🏝️ Paid Time Off
• Canada: Everyone gets 4 weeks paid leave plus 11 days of public holidays, as well as an ‘end of year shutdown’ which is an extra 2 week company holiday. Plus, you are entitled to generous paid sick leave.
• US: US employees are eligible for open or paid discretionary time off (take time when you need it), plus 11 days of public holidays, as well as an ‘end of year shutdown’ which is an extra 2 week company holiday. Plus, you are entitled to generous paid sick leave.
• 🌴 Work remotely – We’re a remote-first company - live and work wherever you’re happiest.
• 🤷 Training – We’ll support you when you want to learn new skills or pay for conference or course tickets.
• ❤️ Health Coverage & Retirement
• Canada & US: We offer robust medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverages and have a 4% match on Retirement.

If you have any questions or require accommodations in the interview process, please reach out to [email protected].

Velora’s Commitment to Equal-Employment, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

We know with diversity comes strength. Velora and our brands Aplos, Raisely and Keela provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.