Director of Development

Rosecrance Moreland 2302 Moreland Blvd Champaign, IL 61822, USA

Become a champion of hope.

At
Rosecrance
, we’ve been leading the way in behavioral health services for over a century. Our team empowers individuals and families to overcome substance use and mental health challenges through compassionate care and evidence-based therapies. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact, we’re ready to welcome you! We are looking for dedicated individuals to join our team and help deliver on our mission of hope and recovery.

Position Summary

The Director of Development works with leadership, other internal stakeholders, and community volunteers to meet and exceed goals for raising philanthropic revenue to meet unrestricted and restricted needs of Rosecrance Health Network. Special emphasis is placed on major gifts, planned gifts, and annual special events.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or related to behavioral health services.
• Extensive experience of progressively responsible fund development with a focus on major gifts
• Proven track record of successfully cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding high-level donors and prospects
• Additional experience in the development and execution of special events
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills—both oral and written
• Ability to identify funding opportunities and match them with donor and prospect interests.
• Strong ability to effectively communicate the case for private support, helping individuals understand Rosecrance’s vision and strategy, and inspiring them to invest in our mission
• History of independently writing successful grant and major gift proposals
• Comprehensive knowledge of fundraising best practices
• Campaign experience and/or CFRE a plus
• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision, in addition to being a “team player”
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with CRM (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce)
• Possess a valid driver’s license and ability to meet agency insurance requirements
• Maintain reliable personal transportation for regular travel
• Belief in the mission and vision of Rosecrance

Responsibilities:

• Work hours prescribed and any additional hours required for accomplishment of duties. This may include irregular, evening, and weekend events.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to incorporate major and planned giving strategies into the Foundation fund development plan.
• Pursue data-driven strategy for individual giving growth (major, planned, special event) in the assigned region.
• Manage a portfolio of donor prospects, focused primarily on major gift prospects of 5 and 6-figure potential (but also including leadership annual giving, corporate, and foundation prospects) to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and close gifts.
• Plan and execute annual springtime fundraising benefit in assigned location (~700 guests).
• In partnership with leadership, identify and leverage opportunities to engage Board members and other volunteers to consider significant personal gifts and open doors to new donors.
• Develop and maintain close collaborative partnerships within Rosecrance operating units (e.g., Executive Office, Communications, Brand Strategy, Business Development, Finance and Human Resources) to gain a strong understanding of programs and initiatives to identify and define opportunities for private support.
• Plan and implement cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors/prospects (including participating in strategic phone calls and F2F meetings, creating proposals, hosting site visits, writing thank you letters, hosting events, etc.)
• In partnership with leadership and Rosecrance operating units, develop strategies to increase constituent pipelines. Constituents include Board, staff, clients,…