Development​/Fundraiser

Location: Brooklyn, NY – On-Site
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Schedule: Monday–Friday, Standard Business Hours
Salary:Based on Experience

A vibrant community-based nonprofit organization is seeking a commercially minded Director of Development to build and lead a disciplined, data-driven, and accountable fundraising operation.

The Director will have two primary mandates: strengthen the strategy, infrastructure, and support that enable Board and lay leadership to successfully raise significant funds within the community, while also developing new revenue from corporations, foundations, family offices, government funding, sponsor ships, institutional partners, and other opportunities
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This is both a leadership and hands-on individual contributor role
. The Director will own the organization's development strategy and fundraising goals while personally researching prospects, developing proposals, managing the fundraising pipeline, and participating in donor and partner conversations.

• Own the annual and multi-year development plan and take accountability for achieving fundraising goals.
• Build and manage a disciplined fundraising pipeline from prospect identification through cultivation, solicitation, commitment, and collection
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• Develop a diversified fundraising strategy that strengthens community giving while expanding outside revenue sources.
• Design and manage digital donor acquisition funnels across email, social media, and web landing pages.
• Develop strategies to convert prospective donors into recurring contributors.
• Evaluate fundraising opportunities based on potential revenue, probability, required investment, and strategic fit.
• Partner with Finance to maintain visibility into pledges, payments, and outstanding commitments.
• Develop strategies to reduce the time between donor pledges and payment.

• Develop the strategy, structure, tools, and accountability needed to support successful Board and lay-led fundraising
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• Translate existing relationships and community connections into actionable fundraising plans.
• Establish clear prospect ownership, recommended asks, next steps, and follow-up.
• Partner with the CEO, Board President, and other leadership to identify and prioritize prospective donors.
• Determine the appropriate strategy and solicitor for major fundraising opportunities.
• Prepare Board members and other solicitors for donor conversations with research, giving history, relationship context, talking points, and recommended ask strategies.
• Track fundraising activity and ensure opportunities continue moving through the pipeline.
• Participate in and, when appropriate, directly lead fundraising conversations.

• Develop new revenue opportunities with corporations, foundations, family offices, government agencies, and other funding partners
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• Manage the complete grant lifecycle, including prospecting, qualification, applications, submissions, reporting, and renewals.
• Identify and pursue appropriate government funding opportunities.
• Coordinate government applications, relationships, reporting, and compliance as needed.
• Develop sponsorship opportunities around programs, events, facilities, audiences, and community reach.
• Collaborate with program and organizational leaders to identify initiatives that may attract outside funding.
• Continuously identify new partnerships and revenue opportunities.

• Establish and maintain the CRM, prospect data, and reporting infrastructure needed to effectively manage fundraising.
• Implement consistent processes for prospect management, gift tracking, and donor follow-up.
• Build and manage a…