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 senior centers with over 3,000 members. Our members and residents range from the healthy and active to the frail and homebound to the homeless.

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 provides a variety of meals, activities, and services to people over the age of 60. Please visit our website at: www.project find.org.

The Director of Development is responsible for leading Project FIND’s comprehensive fundraising strategy to drive sustainable revenue growth and expand unrestricted resources. Reporting to the Executive Director, this role oversees individual giving, major gifts, institutional funding, corporate partnerships, and special events.

The Director partners closely with senior leadership and the Board of Directors to strengthen donor engagement, cultivate strategic relationships, and ensure long-term financial sustainability. The role also collaborates directly with the Executive Director on sensitive communications, including crisis response and reputational matters that may impact donors, funders, or external stakeholders.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising plan aligned with organizational priorities, with a focus on increasing unrestricted revenue.
• Lead cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for individual donors, major donors, foundations, and corporate sponsors.
• Oversee annual campaigns, including Giving Tuesday, Year-End Appeals, recurring gift initiatives, corporate matching programs, and planned giving efforts.
• Monitor and analyze donor metrics and fundraising performance to ensure progress toward annual and multi-year revenue targets.
• Serve as staff liaison to the Board’s fundraising or development committee, providing regular updates on strategy, pipeline development, and revenue progress.

• Conduct and supervise prospect research aligned with agency priorities and programmatic needs.
• Develop and submit government and foundation proposals, letters of inquiry, renewals, and required reports.
• Lead internal grant coordination efforts, including strategy discussions, funding alignment, and tracking of grant deliverables and outcomes.

• Lead the planning, design, and execution of fundraising and cultivation events.
• Secure event revenue through sponsor ships, ticket sales, and corporate partnerships.
• Draft sponsorship correspondence and conduct follow-up outreach with prospective sponsors and attendees.
• Manage event-related contracts, invoices, budgets, and vendor coordination.

• Serve as a primary relationship manager for foundations, city council offices, individual donors, and corporate sponsors.
• Conduct donor cultivation meetings, tours, and stewardship engagements in partnership with the Executive Director.
• Draft and oversee donor communications, including campaign letters, acknowledgments, and impact updates.
• Establish and manage donor recognition programs and giving societies.
• Represent Project FIND at external networking and industry-related events to expand philanthropic relationships.

• Work directly with the Executive Director to develop and…