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# (1099 Contract) Nonprofit Salesforce Consultant: Enterprise Project Manager at Idealist Consulting

- **Company:** Idealist Consulting
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2025-11-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/idealistconsulting/a24ec4e5-5caa-473d-abd4-b71f09a8167b

## Job description

Are you tenacious, pragmatic, with a keen sense of humor? You just might be an Idealist.

At Idealist Consulting, we help organizations grow through Salesforce implementation, managed services, and custom application development. We are innovators and problem-solvers committed to global progressive action; delivering innovative technical solutions to empower organizations working on some of the world's most important causes and aspire to do no harm and benefit all.

As a part-time Enterprise Project Manager you will take charge of guiding client projects from inception to completion. You'll be responsible for translating client needs into technical requirements, managing project resources, and ensuring seamless communication between the client and our team.

This is a part-time contracted 1099 position.

## How You'll Contribute

- Guide full project life cycle from requirements gathering to solution design and development, testing, and deployment
- Steering complex Enterprise-level implementations through various stages of development and deployment.
- Support translation of client needs into technical requirements
- Join and lead client-facing discovery sessions.
- Maintain and update Story Navigator as the central repository of project configuration, design, documentation, and user feedback
- Assist in quality testing prior to user testing
- Create and actively manage implementation schedules, project deliverables and milestones to ensure effective completion of project milestones, control project scope and mitigate risks.
- Coordinate client and Idealist Consulting project team meetings and communications, utilizing prescribed project management tools and platform to ensure continuity in communication and project quality
- Produce quality project deliverables, including kickoff presentations, project plans, status reports, budget burn reports, client requirements, design documentation, and deployment plans
- Work closely with client project team to identify, nurture, and guide client team
- Collaborate with Client Success Team and Service Delivery management as needed to resolve project or client communication roadblocks
- Proactively manage multiple, concurrent projects

Your Background Includes:

- Baseline:
- 3-7 years experience in a similar role
- Minimum certification: Salesforce Admin Certification
- Understanding of Nonprofit Cloud (NPC) (Certification preferred)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills - including translation of technical requirements to non-technical individuals
- Project management experience
- Familiarity with PROSCI and ADKAR
- Understanding of nonprofit technology projects
- Ability to engage in multiple projects at one time
- Experience managing with both Waterfall and Agile software development methodologies
- Creative and analytical thinking with a passion for solving customer problems with software solutions
- Experience in Enterprise-level Implementations, demonstrating a track record of successfully steering complex projects through various stages of development and deployment
- Extra Credit:
- 2+ Salesforce administration with strong declarative design skills and the ability to deliver customer-driven solutions
- Proven experience with NPSP and NPC
- PMP or other related Certification is a strong plus
- Experience managing projects or engaging in projects with technical and cross-functional components
- Previous experience working with nonprofits, experience working in fundraising and program management is a plus
- Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud certifications a plus
- Team leadership experience

Contractor hourly rates are set based on experience, certifications, and specialization. Idealist Consulting reviews all contractor rate bands at least once annually. Independent contractors define their own availability and capacity. Contractors are not employees of Idealist Consulting and are therefore not eligible for benefits such as healthcare coverage and paid time off. Independent contractors are required to carry their own professional liability insurance policy.

A Little More About Us Idealist Consulting was founded in 2006 by returning Peace Corps volunteer Rob Jordan to help nonprofits and progressive organizations grow mission impact through technology. We’re committed to delivering innovative technical solutions to empower organizations working on some of the world's most important causes.

Idealist Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. Idealist Consulting does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its consulting and employment policies. We have a majority female leadership team and believe in the B Corp Declaration of Interdependence which states that businesses should aspire to do no harm and benefit all. Read our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our Ethics page.

## About Idealist Consulting

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Idealist Consulting is a B Corp-certified IT consultancy that helps nonprofits implement Salesforce CRM, leverage AI, and scale through managed services and marketing automation.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Portland, Oregon, United States
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (founded by former Peace Corps volunteers according to company ethics page)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: IT Services and IT Consulting, with deep specialization in the nonprofit sector.
- Target customers: Nonprofit organizations, mission-driven enterprises.
- Mission or purpose statement: “Using business as a force for good” – committed to racial equity, climate justice, and an inclusive economy.

## Products & Services
- **Salesforce Implementation & Consulting**: End-to-end Salesforce architecture, administration, and custom development for nonprofits (Nonprofit Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud Account Engagement, Agentforce).
- **Managed Services**: Ongoing support, data management, and scaling services for Salesforce and AI.
- **Marketing Automation**: Strategy and implementation of marketing automation tools tailored to nonprofit needs.
- **AI for Nonprofits**: Consulting on ethical AI adoption, including use of Claude, Salesforce Data Cloud, and custom AI solutions.
- **The Idealist Grant**: 10% of every business project awarded as an annual grant to a current or former nonprofit client.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $3.1 million (USD) as of most recent data; total funding not applicable (bootstrapped/privately held).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Salesforce (long-time partner – over 15 years in ecosystem, Equality Partner), Amplify (nonprofit empowering underrepresented voices in tech), B Corp certification (among first in Oregon).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 29 employees (-11.1% YoY), LinkedIn followers 5,064 (+1.2% monthly, +14.3% yearly). Growth strategy appears focused on deepening nonprofit expertise and AI services rather than rapid scaling.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Nonprofit specialization**: Two decades of exclusive focus on nonprofit technology, with deep expertise in fundraising, volunteer management, and case management.
- **B Corp certification and social mission**: Strong brand alignment with mission-driven organizations, majority female leadership (75%), and a commitment to DEI that attracts like-minded clients and talent.
- **Ethical AI policy**: Comprehensive AI governance framework that prioritizes client privacy, data security, and transparency – a differentiator in the consulting market.
- **Remote-first, distributed team**: Consultants in all US time zones plus Portugal and Jamaica, enabling broad coverage and flexible engagement.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI integration for nonprofit clients (Agentforce, Claude, Data Cloud).
- Expanding managed services and recurring revenue streams.
- Maintaining B Corp standards and DEI leadership as a core part of brand identity.
- Selective hiring focused on senior consultants and account executives rather than rapid headcount growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, people-first environment with a focus on mission alignment and social impact. “Humane work weeks” and no micro-management philosophy.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Fully remote with distributed team across US time zones; Portland-based employees have a dog-friendly office.
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, employer-sponsored health/dental/short-term disability, 401k matching, 8 hours paid volunteer time off, parental leave.
- **Career Growth**: No prescribed growth path; emphasis on learning culture and personalized annual engagement plans. Leadership team is 75% women and 25% people of color. Blind hiring process removes names and photos to reduce bias.
- **Notable Perks**: Recognized as “Best for Workers” by B Lab several cycles running. Employee rating on LinkedIn: 2.8/5 (44 reviews) – work-life balance (2.9), compensation (2.7), culture (2.8), career (2.6). Some negative reviews may reflect consulting pressures.

## Sources
1. [idealistconsulting.com/about](https://idealistconsulting.com/about)
2. [linkedin.com/company/idealist-consulting](https://linkedin.com/company/idealist-consulting)
3. [idealistconsulting.com/careers](https://idealistconsulting.com/careers)
4. [idealistconsulting.com/ethics](https://idealistconsulting.com/ethics)
5. [jobs.lever.co/idealistconsulting](https://jobs.lever.co/idealistconsulting)

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