Director of Development & Donor

The Director of Development & Donor Experience will build, and lead Found Village’s next-generation development engine. This nonprofit fundraising operations leader will build and oversee the organization’s development function, initially focusing on the infrastructure, systems, and team needed to support fundraising. This systems-focused leadership role is responsible for creating disciplined, data-informed, and scalable fundraising infrastructure while executive leadership carries the organizational vision and leads the highest-level relationships.

The Director will coordinate strategy, strengthen the donor journey, and build a sustainable revenue engine so no single relationship determines success. Over time, the role will assume broader responsibility for grants, financial reporting, and other fundraising activities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and operationalize funding strategies aligned with Found Village’s strategic priorities.
• Build and manage a multi-year revenue engine across major gifts, mid-level donors, and recurring support.
• Design and maintain donor pipeline systems, prospect strategies, and campaign tracking infrastructure.
• Define donor segments and create intentional pathways for engagement.
• Design a high-quality donor experience across all touchpoints, including stewardship frameworks, communication flows, and engagement cadence.
• Lead CRM strategy, donor reporting, and pipeline visibility systems.
• Facilitate weekly revenue and prospect movement meetings and monitor conversion, pipeline health, and donor retention.
• Supervise Development Operations staff and help scale the development function over time.
• Partner closely with executive leadership on top-tier donor strategy while building a culture of disciplined execution, relational trust, and accountability.
• Build and lead the organization’s fundraising and development function, including dependable systems, structure, and database-entry capabilities.
• Strengthen donor, volunteer, and community partnership engagement through consistent donor-experience processes and related events.
• Hire, develop, and supervise two additional development team members, creating a team of approximately three people.
• Coordinate closely with marketing on donor communications and engagement.
• Support donor-facing communications and interactions without initially managing an individual donor portfolio; team members reporting to the Director will manage individual donor portfolios.
• Gradually assume responsibility for grants, financial reporting, and the broader development function currently managed by Katie.

First-Year Priorities:

• Build strong relationships with donors and external stakeholders.
• Create dependable development systems and structure.
• Establish consistent donor-experience processes and related events.
• Hire and develop a fundraising team.
• Build the operational foundation that allows Katie to transition out of acting as the organization’s chief development officer.

Role Focus and Scope:

The Director’s initial focus will be people leadership, systems, structure, supervision, team building, and cross-functional coordination rather than carrying a personal donor portfolio. Team members reporting to the Director will manage individual donor portfolios. As the development function matures, the…