Director of Development

Project FIND’s mission is to provide low- and moderate-income and homeless seniors with the services and support they need to enrich their lives and live independently. Today Project FIND operates four supportive housing residences that are home to more than 700 people and four older adult centers with over 3,500 members. Our members and residents range from the healthy and active to the frail and homebound to the unhoused.

For all these individuals, Project FIND is a critical resource, providing housing, meals, and programs that help individuals navigate the challenges of aging by encouraging community engagement and healthy living. Project FIND’s older adult centers are dedicated sites that provide a variety of meals, activities, and services to people over the age of 60. Please visit our website at: www.project find.org.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development (DoD) is a key member of Project FIND’s leadership team and serves as the organization’s primary relationship manager for development and communications. The Director will lead the planning and implementation of fundraising strategies that strengthen relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporate partners, and government funders. This position will oversee funding applications, donor communications, grant reports, and agency-wide messaging that promotes Project FIND’s mission, programs, activities, and impact across print, web, social media, and other communications platforms.

The DoD will work closely with the Fundraising Manager and Brand Manager to advance these priorities.

• Develop and oversee plans for new and expanded fundraising campaigns, with a focus on increasing unrestricted support for the organization.
• Lead donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts for individual donors, major donors, foundation partners, and corporate supporters.
• Expand participation in planned giving, recurring gift, and corporate matching programs through targeted outreach and promotion.

• Supervise and conduct prospect research to identify funding opportunities that align with Project FIND’s social service programs.
• Pursue funding opportunities that reflect the priorities and needs of the agency’s residents, members, and participants.
• Develop and submit government and foundation grant applications, letters of inquiry, and required reports for supported initiatives.
• Lead the grantmaking workgroup by setting meeting agendas, identifying funding priorities and opportunities, recommending strategies for funder engagement, and tracking progress toward grant goals and outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to grow corporate and individual giving.
• Partner with the Executive Director to develop innovative revenue streams that support the organization and its programs.

• Lead the planning, design, and execution of Project FIND fundraising, cultivation, and volunteer recognition events.
• Coordinate with staff, vendors, and partners to ensure successful event planning and implementation.
• Manage event-related invoices, contracts, timelines, and logistics.

• Prepare compelling donor communications, including campaign letters, acknowledgments, appeals, and email updates.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for foundations, City Council staff, individual donors, and other key supporters.
• Design and conduct agency tours and cultivation meetings for key donors, funders, and community partners in collaboration with the Fundraising Manager.
• Create and manage Project FIND giving societies that recognize and deepen donor engagement.
• Represent Project FIND at external networking, community,…