Development Director

The Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development (WPC) is the regional hub for inclusive and responsive family support in southeastern Vermont. WPC’s programs include early intervention services, home-visiting nursing for prenatal and postpartum care, parenting support, early childhood and family mental health care, housing services, supervised visitation services, child care referral and financial assistance services, a high-quality Early Learning Center, and mobile literacy enrichment through the Early Learning Express Bookmobile.

The organization owns and operates a 184 campus property that is the home to over 40 mission drive organizations and businesses and shares its walking trails, sports field and event/meeting spaces with community.

Job Summary

The Development Director is responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive fundraising strategies to ensure long-term sustainability of the organization. The role requires both strategic visioning and hands-on execution. The Development Director will engage staff and board to establish philanthropy as an organizational priority and communicate the Center’s impact to stakeholders and the community.

General Responsibilities

• Oversee annual calendar of fundraising activities including in-person events, annual fund appeals, and corporate sponsor ships
• Cultivate and steward relationships with individual donors, foundations, businesses and community partners
• Manage donor database, ensuring accuracy of constituent records and timely gift entry/acknowledgement
• Supervise one Development Assistant, including delegating tasks, helping to manage time, giving feedback, and dedicating time for check-ins on a weekly, monthly, and semi-annual basis
• Collaborate on strategic marketing and communication plans to promote events and raise awareness about programs
• Manage budgets for fundraising activities while tracking progress toward goals
• Bolster the Center’s major giving and planned giving programs
• Identify grant opportunities, prepare and submit proposals and reports, and track deadlines
• Collaborate on capital campaigns as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience leading successful fundraising programs
• Demonstrated success in event planning and project management
• Familiarity with budgeting processes, data collection techniques, and donor management systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and event management skills
• Knowledge of planned giving programs and major gift solicitation strategies strongly preferred
• Experience leading a small team

Educational Development

• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings
• Attend professional development opportunities such as workshops, conferences, courses, and other educational activities (some in evening or weekend hours) to improve skills and update knowledge of current professional practices.
• Fulfill a minimum of 15 hours of professional development per year.

Attributes

• Ability to foster positive interactions with co-workers, donors, local business community, etc.
• Commitment to collaboration, continuous learning and improvement
• Flexibility, positivity, and being generally unflappable.
• Ability to respect and harness the power of diversity and inclusion.