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Natural Resources Council of Maine/ Senior Director of Philanthropy/ Augusta, Maine

We are working with our client, Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), the state’s leading non profit organization dedicated to protecting, restoring and conserving Maine’s environment, with a pivotal opportunity available for a Senior Director of Philanthropy to join the team in Augusta, Maine.

The Senior Director of Philanthropy is a key leadership role responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive fundraising strategy to support NRCM’s mission and goals. This position manages all aspects of revenue generation for NRCM, including foundation and corporate support, Planned Giving, major gifts programs, and membership recruitment and retention. The individual will be a champion for NRCM’s role as Maine’s leading advocacy organization working to protect Maine’s environment.

The individual also serves as a member of the senior leadership team that sets policies and provides leadership capacity for NRCM’s annual budget, management, and planning processes. It is critical that this position partner and work collaboratively across the organization.

Benefits of the Job:

• Opportunity to build and drive successful fundraising programs
• Hybrid work schedule within Maine
• Competitive base salary between $110,000-$130,000, commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits including 100% employer paid medical and dental for individual
• Employer HRA contributions
• 403b retirement with 5% match
• PTO, paid holidays, Maine days, sick and short-term disability leave.

Requirements for the Senior Director of Philanthropy:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10 years of nonprofit experience, with at least 3 years in fundraising and three years in a senior position.
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Ability to create and implement long-range plans, including budgets.
• Ability to think strategically to develop and implement innovative fundraising strategies.
• Knowledge of fundraising best practices and donor stewardship techniques.
• Experience facilitating volunteer board members and major donors in philanthropic roles.
• Substantial experience with personal solicitation of major donors and a proven track record of success in increasing revenues for a nonprofit organization.
• A strong understanding and commitment to the work of NRCM and the ability to effectively communicate NRCM’s programs to members/donors.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communications skills.
• Proven leadership and decision-making skills as well as an ability to work closely with others.
• Experience soliciting planned giving preferred.
• Active participation in at least one capital campaign preferred

Responsibilities of the Senior Director of Philanthropy:

• Develop and execute a strategic fundraising plan to meet annual and long-term financial goals, including income and expense projections for the program and for the organization as a whole
• Directly supervise grants, membership, and major donor staff and oversee their ability to generate philanthropic revenue to the organization via individual giving, planned giving, foundation grants, corporate support including sponsor ships, cause marketing efforts, and events
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align fundraising strategies with organizational priorities
• Lead a philanthropy team that will drive successful fundraising efforts
• Maintain a personal portfolio of at least 30 major donors and conduct solicitation calls and visits
• Create solicitation strategies for top donors that encourage increased giving.
• Participate in writing individualized proposals.
• Supervise the Membership and Partnerships Manager to plan and implement strategies and tools to recruit new, retain existing, and reactivate lapsed members to NRCM
• Identify, evaluate, and pursue cause-related marketing projects with…