Vice President of Development

Who We Are:

Founded in 1891 by a group of visionary volunteers, The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) is Massachusetts’ premier conservation and preservation organization. The Trustees preserves, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts. Our properties are open to all, and we thrive by involving as many people as possible in all that we do.

We aim to protect special places for future generations to enjoy in perpetuity, and have helped protect more than 50,000 acres, including 27,000+ acres on more than 120 reservations that are open to the public. As a non-profit conservation organization, we are funded and supported entirely by our visitors, supporters, volunteers, and our 85,000 Member households. We encourage you to learn more about The Trustees on our website,(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Salary:$183,750-$215,250

Please note that new employees are placed in the range between $183,750 and $210,000 to allow for an equitable starting salary process and continual salary growth during an employee's time at the Trustees.

Hours per week:40

Job Classification:

Full-time,exempt

Job Type:Hybrid

Location:

Boston, MA

The Trustees is in a transformational chapter through For Everyone, Forever, our bold strategic plan to save, steward, and share Massachusetts’ special places for generations to come. As Vice President of Development, you will help translate that vision into fundraising execution — leading the people, portfolio discipline, donor strategies, and performance culture that turn philanthropic opportunity into sustained mission impact.

This role will play a critical part in advancing The Trustees’ new and historic campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the organization’s history. Working in close partnership with the Chief Development Officer, you will help ensure that campaign priorities are translated into clear donor strategies, strong portfolio movement, timely solicitations, and meaningful stewardship. You will help build the fundraising momentum needed not only to meet campaign goals, but also to strengthen the donor relationships, team culture, and fundraising practices that will sustain The Trustees well beyond the campaign.

This role is central to helping The Trustees move from primarily project-based giving toward broader, impact-centered philanthropy that connects donors’ passion for special places to the full scope of our statewide mission.

As Vice President of Development, you will serve as the senior fundraising execution leader, partnering closely with the Chief Development Officer to advance The Trustees’ comprehensive fundraising strategy and $350M+ campaign. You will lead frontline fundraising performance, donor pipeline development, portfolio discipline, and team accountability, while partnering closely with the Director of Development Operations to ensure the team has the systems, reporting, research, and data insights needed to meet ambitious annual and campaign goals.

You will serve as an integrator across major giving, foundation and government giving, corporate giving, and planned giving — bringing these programs together and ensuring donor strategies are coordinated to achieve fundraising targets. You will oversee donor engagement, portfolio strategy, and team performance while personally managing a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects. You will also translate organizational and campaign priorities into compelling philanthropic opportunities and ensure donors experience meaningful, mission-centered engagement and stewardship throughout their relationship with The Trustees.

This role is not the operational systems owner; rather, it is the senior leader responsible for turning fundraising strategy, campaign priorities, data, and donor insight into disciplined frontline execution and measurable philanthropic results.

• Partner closely with the Chief Development Officer to translate enterprise fundraising strategy and $350M+ campaign priorities into annual operating goals, portfolio expectations, solicitation timelines, and…