Senior Development Director

About Vote Mama

Vote Mama builds the political power of moms.

Vote Mama Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is the leading source of research and analysis on the political participation of moms. We are normalizing moms running for office and building a political system that is truly family-friendly.

Vote Mama Lobby, a 501(c)(4) organization, advocates to break the structural barriers moms face running for and serving in elected office, and mobilizes fed-up mamas to build their political power, elect moms, and pass truly family-friendly legislation.

Vote Mama PAC is the first PAC in the country dedicated to supporting Democratic moms. Through endorsements and financial support, we elect moms up and down the ballot and across the country.

The Senior Director of Development joins Vote Mama at an exciting moment in the organization’s history. Since its inception five years ago, Vote Mama has grown revenue annually and built a strong base of early supporters. Now, we recognize the need to diversify and expand our funding base to sustain and fuel future growth.

Vote Mama seeks a seasoned, strategic, and mission-driven Senior Director of Development to build on a strong foundation laid by the existing Development team, and oversee a comprehensive fundraising strategy for Vote Mama PAC, Vote Mama Foundation (501(c)(3)), and Vote Mama Lobby (501(c)(4)). As part of their role, the Senior Development Director will be responsible for revenue generation across Vote Mama, including personally managing a major donor portfolio, partnering with the COO to manage the institutional portfolio, and supporting staff to successfully lead their existing portfolios, including but not limited to individual donors, Mama Fund giving circles program, events, and email fundraising.

The Senior Development Director reports to the Chief Operating Officer and works closely with the CEO, staff, and Vote Mama’s Board of Directors to meet our fundraising goals. The Senior Director is also charged with managing the Individual Giving Director and the Development Operations Manager.

This role is responsible for designing and executing high-impact fundraising strategies, including donor acquisition, cultivation, and stewardship, and expanding revenue across multiple channels (individual, institutional, corporate, and mission-aligned donors), with a particular focus on HNW individual and political donors. We’re seeking someone who thrives in high-visibility, high-stakes environments, brings deep knowledge of the political fundraising landscape, and is excited to lead the charge in diversifying and growing our donor base.

Development Strategy & Execution (25%)

• Create and execute a long-term strategic fundraising plan for Vote Mama PAC, Foundation, and Lobby, and achieve annual and multi-year fundraising goals for all three entities.
• Work closely with the Leadership team (CEO, COO) and the Board of Directors on fundraising opportunities and priorities, with support from development team members;
• Design and drive a comprehensive political fundraising strategy to fortify candidate support services and fuel increased candidate contributions.
• Build upon funding strategies to drive continued impact in Vote Mama’s research and advocacy programs;
• Establish and scale a fundraising model that is characterized by strategic, long-term, major-gifts-focused relationship development;
• Develop and oversee an ongoing prospecting strategy to acquire new donors across entities and revenue streams and fuel Vote Mama’s growth;
• Provide alignment between Vote Mama’s fundraising strategy and organizational priorities in partnership with the Leadership team.
• Strategically increase the organization’s fundraising capacities, developing new, high-dollar, long-term donors through deep, meaningful cultivation efforts.

Donor Portfolio Management (50%)

• Personally manage a portfolio of major individual donors and achieve annual fundraising targets;
• Expand portfolio of HNW individual donors, with particular focus on high-impact national political donors;
• In partnership with the CEO + COO, cultivate and manage relationships with HNW individual donors…