Job Description

We’re looking for…

A persuasive, strategic, passionate philanthropy leader who:

• Brings energy and passion to leading fundraising efforts that empower a values-based nonprofit to fulfill its mission and achieve ambitious goals.
• Dreams big and brings new ideas to fruition, while developing a cohesive, effective, and mutually supportive team.
• Thrives in a collaborative environment making a direct impact on the future of a meaningful organization and the communities we serve.

This critical leadership role will serve as a strategic partner in advancing a vibrant, effective, and sustainable philanthropy program for a storied and growing nonprofit.

You’ll help lead a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive culture, leveraging and expanding existing successful development efforts that grow our capability to serve our community.

If you want to work with an energetic, involved team dedicated to making a difference together, and use your knowledge and experience to help the organization thrive and grow, this is your opportunity!

Key Elements

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Philanthropy Officer will lead a comprehensive philanthropy program including identifying and securing donors, stewarding existing relationships, overseeing fundraising events, and developing community partnerships.

Working collaboratively with the leadership team, you will provide insights, develop strategies, and lead execution to meet current and future fundraising goals, develop the philanthropy team, manage marketing and public communications, and advance our ability to deliver programs and create positive change.

The Details

• Collaborate with the CEO, program leadership, Board of Directors, and philanthropy team to identify and refine priorities, and develop strategies to achieve our ambitious goals
• Ensure strategic philanthropy program management including identifying and cultivating donors, donation solicitations, and stewardship
• Identify and close major gifts from individual and institutional sources while modeling effective approaches and techniques, as well as transparency and collaboration
• Develop strategies and collaborate with CEO and CFO to establish planned and legacy giving programs
• Oversee annual fundraising events to ensure success
• Build knowledge, stay informed, and provide insights on legal and technical issues related to philanthropic giving and community nonprofit issues and opportunities
• Communicate the organization's impact, including storytelling and positive narratives, to raise awareness and compel donor support
• Help build a thriving, collegial, effective work culture that reflects and embodies our values and commitments
• Prepare reports and presentations on philanthropy program results and development activities for organization leaders and the Board of Directors.
• Ensure effective, ongoing, and productive communication including consistent and effective marketing to donors and the general community across a variety of channels and platforms
• Engage in community outreach and maintain positive relationships with donors, participants, the community, and business leaders.

Capabilities & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years’ experience in fundraising, philanthropy, and nonprofit management.
• Proven capability managing nonprofit fundraising programs and systems, with nonprofit CRM experience and technical knowledge a plus
• Exceptional relationship building, communication, and strategy skills, as well as ability to collaborate, influence and inspire both donors and participants
• Capability to learn and engage philanthropy best practices along with experience developing and integrating giving programs
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with leaders, board members, and program leaders on successful development activities.
• Proven experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gifts from individual and institutional sources including prospect discovery and creating effective strategies to motivate new donors
• Resourceful and adept at developing and executing effective strategies
• Able to drive accountability for self and others while acting as a coach and mentor to a growing team
• Values-driven and committed to leading by example, elevating institutional goals, and ensuring efforts and results reflect our mission
• Emotional intelligence with excellent interpersonal skills including navigating touchpoints and sensitivities for vastly different groups and individuals

About the Company

For more than 30 years, our client has served youth and families in under-resourced neighborhoods creating meaningful, lasting change by developing resilient, resourceful individuals equipped to thrive.

From our start in a small apartment, they have grown into a vibrant community development non-profit serving hundreds of children through a licensed preschool, after-school, tutoring, mentoring, college and career readiness, family services, and leadership development programs.

Anchored by God’s love, they are committed to Christ-like values, and the belief every child is created to positively impact the world. Currently, their programs boast a 100% high school graduation rate and 98% of our participants go on to pursue a college degree.

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