Chief Development Officer - Long Public Library Foundation

The Long Beach Public Library Foundation seeks an accomplished, highly relational, and entrepreneurial Chief Development Officer to lead an ambitious new era of philanthropy in support of the Long Beach Public Library.

This is an opportunity for a seasoned development executive who understands that transformational philanthropy is fundamentally about relationships, trust, vision, and the ability to connect a donor's aspirations with an institution's potential.

As it prepares a new strategic plan in 2027, LBPLF intends to substantially increase philanthropic support for the library, deepen relationships with the community's most generous donors, and create a stronger culture of major and transformational giving. The next CDO will help shape that plan and lead the Foundation's fundraising program to achieve it. The CDO joins at a moment when the strategy, the team, and the giving programs are all open to new leadership.

The CDO will: personally cultivate a portfolio of the Foundation's highest-potential donors and prospects; identify individuals, families, and family offices with the capacity and inclination to make transformational investments; develop individualized cultivation strategies based on each donor's interests, values, history, and capacity, including DAFs and IRA direct donations. The CDO will work individually with Board members to map personal networks and philanthropic relationships, and to identify prospective donors and influential community leaders.

As a team leader, the CDO will: supervise, coach, and evaluate the Annual Giving Manager (the Director of Philanthropic Partnerships will report to the CDO after the CDO’s first 90 days, and will develop and implement an integrated, multi-year development plan across individual, institutional, and annual giving.

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished senior development professional with a demonstrated record of personally building relationships and securing significant philanthropic commitments.

More important than a particular career path is evidence of the ability to:

• Build authentic, long-term relationships with high-net-worth individuals and families, particularly focusing on the growing and younger donor cohort of the Long Beach region.
• Personally secure major and transformational gifts.
• Develop and manage a sophisticated major-gift pipeline.
• Translate an organization's mission and aspirations into a compelling philanthropic proposition.
• Operate comfortably in strategic, electronic and highly hands-on environments.

The strongest candidates will bring intellectual curiosity, emotional intelligence, persistence, optimism, excellent listening skills, and the confidence to ask for significant gifts.

The Long Beach Public Library Foundation (LBPLF) is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to strengthening and expanding the impact of the Long Beach Public Library. Working in partnership with the Library, the Foundation mobilizes philanthropic resources that complement public funding and enable the Library to provide programs, services, collections, technology, and experiences that enrich the lives of residents throughout Long Beach.

This is a hybrid position based in Long Beach. Some evening and weekend work is required for donor events, along with local and occasional regional travel.

LBPLF is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

$120,000–$140,000 depending on experience. Benefits include 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; SIMPLE IRA with a 3% employer match; generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays; team bonuses at the discretion of the Executive Director/CEO (within board-approved budget); and a cell phone stipend