Sr. Director II of Development

Description

• Develop and execute a comprehensive annual development strategy that aligns with the organization's strategic plan, mission, and fundraising priorities.
• Establish annual fundraising goals and revenue targets, monitor progress, and implement strategies to achieve or exceed financial objectives.
• Lead all fundraising initiatives, including annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, capital campaigns, corporate sponsor ships, special events, online giving, and donor engagement programs.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and community partners to increase philanthropic support.
• Build and maintain a robust donor pipeline utilizing moves management strategies to strengthen donor relationships and increase giving levels.
• Develop and implement comprehensive donor stewardship and recognition programs that encourage donor retention and long-term engagement.
• Oversee the organization's grant development program, including funding research, proposal development, grant writing, submission, award acceptance, compliance, reporting, and stewardship.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director, Deputy Director, program leadership, and finance staff to identify funding opportunities that align with organizational priorities.
• Ensure timely submission of competitive grant proposals and accurate completion of grant reports and required documentation.
• Monitor grant compliance requirements and work collaboratively with program and finance staff to ensure funding requirements and reporting deadlines are met.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with foundation representatives, government agencies, corporate partners, and other funding organizations.
• Represent the organization at community meetings, networking events, donor functions, conferences, and public engagements to strengthen visibility and community partnerships.
• Partner with the Executive Director and Advisory Board to identify, cultivate, and engage prospective major donors and community stakeholders.
• Prepare fundraising presentations, donor proposals, campaign materials, and executive briefing documents.
• Develop and manage the annual development department budget and ensure responsible stewardship of development resources.
• Analyze fundraising performance metrics, donor trends, campaign outcomes, and return on investment to guide strategic decision-making.
• Oversee the organization's donor and constituent relationship management (CRM) system (e.g., Raiser's Edge, Salesforce, Bloomerang, Donor Perfect, or similar platforms), ensuring data integrity, accurate reporting, effective donor tracking, and the utilization of data to support fundraising strategy and donor engagement. Implement best practices for donor data management, gift processing, acknowledgment, and recordkeeping.
• Provide leadership, coaching, supervision, and performance management for development staff, consultants, interns, and volunteers.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing development team focused on innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and exceptional donor service.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications staff to develop fundraising campaigns, donor communications, annual reports, social media initiatives, and promotional materials.
• Support organizational strategic planning efforts by identifying opportunities to diversify funding sources and strengthen long-term financial sustainability.
• Maintain knowledge of current trends, best practices, and regulations affecting nonprofit fundraising, philanthropy, grant administration, and donor engagement.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, and nonprofit fundraising regulations, ethical standards, and organizational policies.
• Prepare regular reports and presentations for the Executive Director, Advisory Board, and leadership team regarding fundraising performance, grant activity, donor engagement, and development initiatives.
• Serve as a member of the executive leadership team, contributing to organizational planning, cross-department collaboration, and agency-wide initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the mission,…