Director of Development

HACIA’s culture is rooted in our mission & guided by our values charter, which serves as a shared commitment to embodying the principles that define who we are & how we lead, serve, & work together. These five values guide the decisions, partnerships, & actions we take:

• Community:
  We build together.
• Excellence:
  We set the standard.
• Integrity:
  We do the right thing.
• Stewardship:
  We care for what has been entrusted to us.
• Advocacy:
  We raise our voices for equity & opportunity.

At HACIA, we pledge to live these values daily, hold ourselves & one another accountable, & continuously reflect & evolve to ensure these values remain alive in our culture.

HACIA seeks a strategic, entrepreneurial, and relationship-driven leader to support the organization’s growth and advance the organization’s mission. The Director of Development will cultivate, solicit and steward six-to seven-figure contributions from philanthropists, foundations, government entities, and corporations. In partnership with the Executive Director, this role leads and manages the short- and long-term strategy to grow the Organization. This leadership position requires strong strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with senior-level stakeholders.

This person will drive strategy, provide leadership and management of the planning, and execution of fundraising and development for the Organization.

• Achieve annual and multi-year fundraising goals across both entities (c3 and c6).
• Research and respond to funding opportunities in alignment with the organization’s priorities.
• Ensure the timely creation and distribution of fundraising materials and touchpoints (e.g. update emails, newsletters, acknowledgements, etc)
• Implement procedures for the effective utilization of Salesforce to track key metrics and produce meaningful data to improve practices and inform decisions.

To perform this job successfully, the selected individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• In collaboration with the Executive Director and leadership team, develop and execute a comprehensive multi-year fundraising plan to align with the organization’s priorities.
• Serve as the lead for development strategies across both entities.
• Implement a strong stewardship plan for intentional, ongoing relationship management with donors to maintain trust.
• Track progress towards goals and provide regular reporting and analysis to leadership and board of directors.

• Build and manage relationships with prospects and donors through visits, correspondence, and regular communication.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify, cultivate, and solicit major donors including preparing for meetings, collateral creation and follow-up communication.
• Lead the development of funding proposals and track submittals.
• Lead all aspects of major gift fundraising, including donor research, engagement strategies, solicitation planning, and follow-up.
• Closely collaborates with Grant Manager to ensure all reports are properly submitted to remain in compliance.
• With support from the appropriate team, create and lead grant writing, research and submittal process.

• Lead the respond to notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs), including developing all content for proposals as needed to secure financial support from government, foundations, and corporations.
• Collaborate with the Grants Manager to ensure compliance, reporting accuracy, and timely deliverables.
• Establish and manage an efficient, repeatable grant submission process.

• In partnership with the marketing team, create all fundraising material for each entity to ensure consistent messaging and branding on all collateral (e.g. pitch materials, branded reports, customized videos, printed collateral, etc).
• Oversee the development of all fundraising materials,…