Regional Chief Development Officer

Regional Chief Development Officer (Anchorage, Alaska)

Lead and develop the regional development program, driving revenue-focused culture and achieving ambitious annual fundraising targets.

• Design and lead annual and multi-year fundraising strategies that sustain and significantly grow the Region's donor base while expanding new corporate, individual, and foundation relationships.
• Partner closely with the Regional CEO, Divisional Fundraising Vice President, Chapter Executive Directors, and Chapter Boards to align fundraising priorities with regional mission impact, market opportunity, and organizational growth.
• Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and accountability measures that drive a revenue-oriented culture across the Region.

• Own and be fully accountable for all regional fundraising results within a portfolio-based major gifts model.
• Provide key leadership, expectations, standards, and accountability for identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major gift prospects with emphasis on transformational giving.
• Ensure strategic solicitation planning, rigorous performance management, and strong stewardship practices that result in sustained donor engagement and long-term revenue growth.

• Maintain full accountability for achieving or exceeding the Region's annual fundraising goal, currently exceeding $1.3 million annually, while managing departmental expense budgets.
• Navigate dynamic revenue environments, including increased targets during major domestic disasters, with agility, discipline, and confidence.
• Monitor monthly, quarterly, and annual performance of team members and channels and adjust strategies as needed to ensure sustained success.

• Drive growth in individual giving and partnership strategies through dynamic annual and multi-year plans that grow revenue, deepen engagement, and diversify the donor base.
• Set a high standard for strategic discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and world-class stewardship to consistently exceed regional goals.

• Act as the fundraising subject matter expert and main liaison between the development team and Regional Board Philanthropy Committees.
• Support orientation and ongoing engagement of new board members with a clear focus on philanthropic leadership.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for a staff member, the Regional Philanthropy Officer.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and performance-driven culture focused on professional growth, accountability, and shared success.

• Lead with discipline and urgency during disasters, prioritizing donor relationships and modeling resilience.
• Coaching through uncertainty, sustaining morale and driving both restricted and unrestricted fundraising to meet the moment.

• Oversee disciplined donor management practices, ensuring all fundraising activity and gifts are accurately and timely recorded in Salesforce.
• Maintain compliance with all reporting and relationship management requirements while using data and insights to inform strategy, improve performance, and strengthen donor relationships.

• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree is highly desirable.
• Minimum 7 years of fundraising leadership experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience increasing…