Director of Development And Communications

Compensation: $90,000 - $110,000 with benefits

Priority Final date to receive applications: April 17

About New Seneca Village
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New Seneca Village is a restorative residency experience that invites leaders and healers to access expansive resources (time, space, access to nature, restorative practices, intentional community and higher consciousness) for the sake of nourishing and sustaining their collective visioning for a just future.

New Seneca Village is a fiscally sponsored project of Possibility Labs.

About Possibility Labs (PL): Possibility Labs’ mission is to accelerate and empower community-driven solutions that are built, led, and governed by and for low-income and BIPOC communities, by providing the essential financial and legal infrastructure to manage and move integrated capital to BIPOC-led movement groups. We aim to advance racial, gender, and climate justice and a new economy where everyone thrives.

About the Opportunity: Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development & Communications will design and drive fundraising and communications strategy, steward donor relationships, and build the systems needed to sustain and grow the Village’s impact, raising $1.2M+ annually.

Drive Institutional and Individual Giving Strategy - 30%

• Fundraising Strategy. Lead a multi-year fundraising strategy to secure $800K annually and grow toward a $1.2M+ budget by 2029, in alignment with the Executive Director’s $50M Legacy vision.
• Operationalize Internal Infrastructure. Strengthen and operationalize internal infrastructure, including processes, timelines, and cross-functional workflows, to align fundraising and communications and enable consistent, coordinated execution at scale.

Cultivate & Grow Strategic Donor Partnerships - 15%

• Donor Cultivation. Build and steward a strategic portfolio of institutional funders, leading prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to drive sustained revenue growth.
• Grant Writing & Reporting. Lead research, development, and submission of aligned grant opportunities, and oversee reporting to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
• Funder Events. Design and lead funder gatherings and experiences, including events, convenings, and site visits, that deepen relationships, bring the Village’s work to life, and move funders toward increased and sustained investment.

Lead Communications & Narrative Stewardship - 40%

• Communications Strategy. Design and lead an integrated communications strategy across newsletters, media, social platforms, and community outreach to elevate the Village’s visibility, positioning, and impact.
• Storytelling & Narrative Translation. Gather and synthesize insights from residencies, Villagers, and alumni, and translate them into clear, compelling and values aligned narratives that connect the Village’s work to funders and external audiences.
• Communications Execution & Delivery. Drive the planning and execution of all communications, including content development, editorial calendars, timelines, and distribution, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment across channels.

Support Core Program Delivery & Experience - 15%

• Core Offerings Support
  . Show up as an all-hands-on-deck team member during residencies and core offerings, contributing across facilitation support, participant experience, and logistics to ensure a seamless, restorative, and meaningful experience.

• Mission & Values Alignment. You believe in New Seneca Village’s mission to provide restorative residency experiences that invite leaders and healers to access expansive resources—time, space, nature, community, and consciousness—to sustain their collective visioning for a just future.
• Institutional & Individual Giving Strategy. You bring a strong understanding of the philanthropic landscape and engage institutional funders and individual donors across the full lifecycle from prospecting and cultivation to solicitation and stewardship, building trusted, values-aligned partnerships that sustain and grow long-term revenue.
• Strategic Storytelling & Communications Leadership. You communicate with clarity and intention; crafting compelling grant…