Director, Individual Giving

Strongward is a long-term disaster recovery organization. We exist to transform disaster from tragedy to strength, equipping hardest-hit homeowners and communities with the capacity to emerge stronger than before. Our services are currently offered across eight states in the South, with active rebuilding sites in New Orleans and communities across Florida.

• Safe Homes:
  We partner with disaster-impacted homeowners to rebuild homes, restore stability, and create a path forward through our Recovery Services. We help families return home faster, and we strengthen their homes against the next storm. We provide hands‑on support in navigating and appealing disaster funding decisions that shape the recovery of hardest‑hit homeowners with the fewest resources.
• Stronger Communities:
  Through our Advisory Services, we help under‑resourced, high‑risk communities build local capacity before and after disaster. Our team of subject‑matter experts and Resilience Fellows provides training, consulting, and hands‑on support so local leaders can build knowledge and recovery systems that stay in place long after outside support ends.

Joining Strongward is more than just joining a workforce. Many organizations focus on the immediate aftermath, when attention and funding peak. Strongward is one of the few disaster recovery organizations built specifically for the long aftermath. We work in the silence after the cameras leave, and we stay until the work is done.

The Director of Individual Giving is a senior fundraising leader responsible for shaping, leading, and growing Strongward’s individual giving strategy. This role oversees donor acquisition, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and retention across annual giving, leadership gifts, major gifts, and principal gift opportunities, while managing and developing a high‑performing Individual Giving team.

Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer, the Director designs and executes a comprehensive individual giving program that advances revenue growth, deepens donor engagement, and strengthens the donor pipeline. The role partners closely with executive leadership, board members, and cross‑functional teams to align fundraising priorities with organizational strategy and position Strongward for sustained philanthropic growth. This position requires a strategic, data‑informed, and relationship‑centered leader who can manage complex donor relationships, coach frontline fundraisers, improve systems and processes, and inspire philanthropic investment in Strongward’s mission before, during, and after disaster response.

• Partner with the Chief Advancement Officer to set the strategic vision, goals, and priorities for individual giving across annual, leadership, major, and principal gift segments.
• Lead annual and multi‑year planning for the individual giving program, including revenue goals, portfolio strategy, donor segmentation, campaign priorities, and pipeline development.
• Drive revenue performance by designing and implementing strategies to acquire, retain, upgrade, and advance donors across all giving levels.
• Use donor data, forecasting, giving trends, and performance insights to monitor progress, assess pipeline health, and adjust strategy as needed.

• Manage a personal portfolio of major and principal gift prospects and donors, leading qualification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and renewal strategies to meet revenue targets.
• Build and sustain trusted relationships with high‑capacity donors, prospects, board members, executive leaders, and external partners to advance philanthropic opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver compelling donor…