Chief Advancement Officer

Location: Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto Counties, FL (Hybrid Work Environment)

Do you want to be part of a non-profit organization that makes a difference in your community? Do you want to be part of a passionate team focused on improving the lives of others? Now is your opportunity! United Way Suncoast is seeking a Chief Advancement Officer to provide strategic leadership for United Way Suncoast's (UWS) integrated advancement function, encompassing revenue development, marketing, and communications.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CAO is responsible for developing and executing an ambitious, sustainable advancement strategy that grows and diversifies revenue, strengthens donor and partner relationships, elevates organizational visibility, and advances the UWS mission.

The CAO leads a results-oriented team focused on expanding philanthropic investment through individual giving, major and planned gifts, workplace giving campaigns, corporate partnerships, institutional funding, and emerging revenue opportunities. This leader will identify and pursue new sources of revenue, build a strong pipeline of prospective donors and partners, and establish clear goals, performance metrics, and accountability for achieving results.

The CAO also oversees marketing and communications, ensuring that UWS's brand, storytelling, and external messaging are aligned with organizational strategy and reinforce a compelling, consistent narrative about the organization's impact and value to the community. By integrating revenue strategy with communications, the CAO will strengthen the connection between awareness, engagement, philanthropy, and long-term donor loyalty.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, entrepreneurial, and execution-oriented leader who can translate vision into measurable results, inspire high-performing teams, and build the systems, relationships, and organizational discipline necessary to grow revenue and position UWS for long-term sustainability.

• Develop and execute an integrated Advancement strategy that drives sustainable revenue growth, diversifies funding sources, strengthens donor relationships, and advances UWS's mission and long-term financial sustainability.
• Lead the development and execution of diversified fundraising strategies across individual giving, major and planned gifts, corporate partnerships, institutional funding, and workplace giving. Identify and pursue new revenue opportunities, modernize existing fundraising models, and reduce reliance on any single funding source.
• Oversee the development and execution of an integrated marketing and communications strategy that advances UWS's organizational priorities, strengthens brand awareness, engages key audiences, and supports revenue growth and community impact.
• Ensure consistent, compelling, and aligned messaging across all internal and external communications. Partner with the CEO and executive leadership to articulate UWS's mission, impact, strategic priorities, and value to donors, partners, employees, and the broader community.
• Align marketing, communications, storytelling, and donor engagement strategies with fundraising priorities to strengthen donor acquisition, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and retention. Establish measurable objectives to evaluate communications effectiveness, audience engagement, campaign performance, and return on marketing investment.
• Build and strengthen mission-centered relationships with philanthropists, corporate leaders, foundations, and other strategic partners. Personally lead and support high-level cultivation and solicitation efforts, secure leadership gifts, and develop data-informed strategies to grow philanthropic…