Development Director

• Base Pay $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 / Year
• Other Compensation Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation, Sick, Holiday, Disability, Life, Membership, & Reduced Program Fees on all YMCA Programs
• Job Category Administrative
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Manage Others Yes

Contact information

• Name Ken Hoyt
• Phone
• Email kenh

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Development Director at the Akron Area YMCA provides leadership in financial development to advance the YMCAs mission through annual giving, government and foundation grants, endowment bequests and gifts, and capital fundraising campaigns. The Development Director assists in developing actively engaged volunteers and staff members who actively participate in fundraising efforts and who represent the YMCA as a community convener and collaborator to address critical social issues.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.

We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive annual plan which helps maintain the fiscal health of the organization and provides future financial resources for growth and expansion. Including but not limited to annual campaign development and management, corporate major giving, grant writing and management, planned giving (endowment), capital campaigns, special events, and third-party fundraising.
• Work with other YMCA leaders to identify capital and program projects and potential donors.
• Work to develop and monitor goals and objectives for all campaigns as appropriate.
• Manage and support all special event logistics to ensure meeting campaign goals.
• Identify, cultivate, and steward relationships with individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners to secure financial support and partnerships.
• Collaborate with the Board of Trustees, other volunteers, and staff members to engage them in fundraising activities, provide regular updates, and leverage their networks for fundraising opportunities.
• Coordinate statistical information, recordkeeping, and reporting for grants and donors.
• Deliver presentations to various community and corporate groups.
• Collaborate with marketing leaders to guide branding, image and consistency of messaging in all fund-raising materials. Including messaging is updated and accurate in all marketing and outreach materials.
• Utilize online donor database program(s) to track actions and monitor all gifts to camp.
• In coordination with development staff, plan annual donor communications calendar.
• Work with development and accounting staff to ensure gifts are recorded properly.
• Develops and implements annual budget, needed to carry out the fundraising plans.
• Develops association wide fundraising policies and procedures.
• Provides training for staff members and volunteers in fundraising skills and techniques. Educates, motivates and provides feedback to individuals related to best practices in the fundraising process.
• Crafts and implements effective communication strategies with compelling messages that inspire others to accomplish the mission and cause with maximum impact. Develops communication plans to ensure members, participants, and the community understand the case for support.
• Hire, train, and supervise development staff as appropriate.
• Member of the YMCA LEAD and LEAD+ teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Upholding the YMCA’s commitment to the safety and well-being of youth in our programs is a core responsibility of all staff regardless of position.

• Attend required abuse risk management training.
• Screen employees and volunteers for abuse risk according to policies and procedures.
• Train, supervise, and require adherence of employees and volunteers to policies and procedures related to abuse risk.
• Provide employees and volunteers with regular feedback about boundaries with…