Director of Development

Director of Development

Founded in 2006, 1

Hood began as a collective of men from various disciplines, ideologies, and belief systems who banded together to address violence within and against our community. We have grown to an intergenerational, intersectional community committed to the same mission. 1

Hood Media Academy is a collective of socially conscious artists and activists who utilize art as a means of raising awareness about social justice matters affecting people around the world. We offer performance, written, and visual art to connect communities and amplify messages. We provide workshops, curriculum consultation, media literacy training, conflict resolution, lyricism/songwriting, vocal instruction, music production, blogging, photography, and videography.

Further, we offer consultation to artists seeking to establish a fruitful independent career and organizations that wish to establish a culture of equity and activism. In addition, 1

Hood Media Academy provides youth-based training in media literacy and the creation of media. Focused on social justice and training arts entrepreneurs, the Academy provides a platform for artists to tell their own stories and provides avenues for young people to utilize their own gifts and talents to secure financial sustainability. Additionally, 1

Hood Media Academy also organizes and promotes educational and performance-based forums as a part of our programming. For more information, please visit www.
1hood.org.

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Hood Media Academy seeks a Director of Development to lead our Development Team. This position will report to and work closely with the CEO to develop, implement, and lead fundraising strategies that engage values-aligned donors who want to support and sustain our work and demonstrate and provide strategy and support for key data and information processes to help 1

Hood demonstrate our community impact.

Develop ambitious but reasonable comprehensive annual fundraising goals, including raising $2 - 3M annually through a mix of grants, individual, and corporate donations, that engages and grows our group of values-aligned individual, corporate, and foundation partners and progresses our organization towards long-term financial security in accordance with our values. 1

Hood’s CEO, donor relations coordinator and grant writer(s) will provide support in reaching these goals.

Track success and make quarterly adjustments to the plan to reach goals while elevating Our Community, Our Support as an overall fundraising approach.

Oversee and support all fundraising campaigns and activities, including grant writing and reporting, individual and corporate giving, donor and funder engagement, and communications.

Oversee the development staff (Grant Writer and Donor Relations Coordinator) to ensure individual goals align with the organizational strategy and metrics and tasks are met.

Create departmental plans for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities, including promoting planned giving opportunities.

Oversee donor database (currently Salesforce) and tracking systems (including Google Drive) to track donations, funding opportunities, and reporting requirements.

Provide backend systems administrator support for the donor database; maintain complete and organized donor and funder records, maintaining the accuracy and up to date information; create reports that provide insight into donor-giving patterns, oversee and train staff (grant writer, donor relationships coordinator, executive assistant) who use Salesforce; identify new systems and tools as needed.

Prioritize departmental activities to meet organizational objectives and goals

Analyze the performance of events and other fundraising activities for cost-effectiveness and continuous improvement

Research and analyze revenue growth opportunities that accelerate 1

Hood's strategic initiatives and events; maintain a year-round revenue pipeline

Provide reports to executive leaders and board members as requested.

Uses donor data, insights, and research to inform the creation of donor and funder prospect pipelines and cultivation plans.

Develop department SOPS for CRM (currently Salesforce) and key development processes, including donor acknowledgment and fundraising and engagement campaigns (recurring donor campaign, Give Big Pittsburgh/Giving Tuesday, 1

Hood

Partner House Party, Break Bread with 1

Hood, and others).

Work directly with and in support of the 1

Hood Board, including board development,

fundraising from board members, supporting their outreach to donors, foundations,

corporations, and other potential partners to solicit annual gifts, endowment support, and other more than money types of support.

In partnership with the Board Chair, research, develop, and launch a 1

Hood Endowment campaign to provide sustaining, unrestricted support for 1

Hood’s mission.

Provide strategy, guidance, and support to leadership and development staff in contact