Chief Growth Officer - Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Chief Growth Officer

The Chief Growth Officer (CGO) is a senior executive tasked with orchestrating mission-driven growth across fund development, community engagement, and program expansion. The CGO is responsible for developing and executing comprehensive growth strategies that expand BGCMA's reach, strengthen its capacity to serve youth and families, and ensure long-term sustainability. A core expectation of this role is direct accountability for driving and sustaining a fundraising portfolio in excess of $20 million annually.

As a member of the Senior leadership team, the CGO will help guide the organization's direction and strategy with a focused lens on impact, community presence, and resource development that is aligned with the mission.

• Provide leadership and direction by developing strategies, policies, and activities required to drive mission-aligned growth across fund development, community engagement, program outreach, and marketing.
• Provide leadership, direction, and oversight on growth initiatives to the board of directors, management staff, and organizational staff so that the organization has a coordinated, enterprise-wide strategy for expanding community impact.
• Mentor team members to build organizational capabilities, fostering a culture of continuous learning, accountability, collaboration, and youth-centered service.
• Oversees volunteer services, ensuring volunteers are effectively recruited, trained, deployed, and recognized as key contributors to the organization's mission.

• Establishes and maintains clear internal protocols for government grant compliance, working cross-departmentally to ensure program, finance, and operations staff understand and adhere to all grant conditions and reporting obligations.

• Research and analyze data to identify, cultivate, and develop relationships with corporate, government, individual, foundation, and civic partners, including recommending targeted engagement and stewardship strategies.
• Develop and maintain strategic alliances with community leaders, major funders, government agencies, youth-serving organizations, and local officials to advance the mission and expand organizational reach.
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with aligned community organizations to amplify collective impact for youth and families.

• Serves as the organization's lead growth executive with direct accountability for driving and sustaining a fundraising portfolio in excess of $20 million annually, encompassing individual giving, corporate sponsor ships, foundation grants, government funding, special events, and planned giving.
• Formulate strategies to grow and diversify the organization's funding base, increase capacity, and enhance community engagement and retention across all programs and initiatives.
• Formulate and initiate strategies to secure unrestricted funding whenever possible and, when restricted, ensure alignment with the organization's strategic priorities and program needs.
• Build and steward relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporate sponsors, and government agencies as key partners in sustaining and expanding the organization's impact.
• Directs efforts of the President & CEO, board members, volunteers, and development staff to research and identify major corporate, foundation, government, and individual donors and oversees the preparation of proposals and presentations.
• Ensure prospective grants and funding opportunities align with the organization's mission, have reasonable reporting requirements, and are completed with accurate, compelling information.
• Collaborates with the President & CEO, board, and outside resources to implement identified fund development projects and initiatives, including endowments, major gifts, and planned giving.
• Works in partnership with the CFO to inform the annual revenue budget and provide regular projections of anticipated cash donations and pledges to maintain a healthy financial position for the organization.
• Develop, implement, and control department budgets and ensure staff understand and adhere to financial plans.

• Works with the President & CEO, board of directors, and senior staff to develop and implement a strategic plan for single and multi-year growth efforts aligned with the current organizational strategy and mission, with a focus on strengthening our brand, membership, and funding sources as interconnected pillars of sustainable impact.
• Supports efforts to build a brand with badge value with Marketing, one that galvanizes the community, deepens pride in the organization's mission, and drives measurable increases in both membership and philanthropic investment.
• Oversees the alignment of revenue and funding strategies specifically tailored to the organization's ambitions, ensuring that funding sources, donor relationships, and resource development efforts are intentionally structured to support strategic…