Development Director

Are you an experienced nonprofit Development Director, who is creative and innovative in all aspects of fundraising, including major gifts, foundations, and events?

Could you be passionate about supporting people who have committed violent crimes to heal from trauma and become fully accountable for the harm they've caused?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

PNP Staffing Group is excited to have been retained by GRIP Training Institute to lead their search for a Development Director.

Salary: 120,000 – 140,000

Comprehensive Benefits:
See below

Location /

Schedule:

Mostly remote in Oakland, CA

The GRIP program has been developed over 25 years of direct work with thousands of incarcerated people, mostly people with violent offenses, and their victims/survivors. The program started at San Quentin State Prison and now offers an in-depth journey where the participants are able to understand and transform their violent behavior and replace it with an attitude of mindfulness and emotional intelligence.

As the GRIP Training Institute sets out to scale its program and impact, the Development Director will provide mission-driven leadership and strategy in all aspects of fundraising including campaigns, events, communications, prospect research, donor stewardship, and donor communications. The Director collaborates closely with the Executive Director, staff, and Board of Directors to promote the organization’s mission and values and grow the base of donor support.

They will report to the Executive Director, manage three fundraising staff members (Senior Advisor of Partnerships and Growth, Grants Manager, and Development Associate), and serve on the Domain’s Leadership team.

• Sustainable Fundraising Strategy and Execution:
  Carry out our multi-year fund development strategies that balance short-term impactful action with long-term strategic thinking, in collaboration with executive leadership. Ensure through a variety of strategies that the organization raises the needed funds each year for sustainability and growth (in 2026: minimum $2.6 million and growing each year).
• Domain Infrastructure and Team:
  Build and lead the Development team including effectively deploying existing resources of board leaders and executive leadership, identifying and securing additional staff/contract resources needed to deliver on the strategy. Oversee management of existing systems and development of new systems to create efficiencies and improve analysis, reporting and communications needed to meet fundraising targets.
• Culture of Gratitude:
  Ensure that our fund development strategy is in line with our core value of human compassion and our commitment to transformation. The Development Director will embody and model a culture of gratitude and generosity, individually and systemically, ensuring that we appreciate our donors, partners, and ourselves, so that the way we raise funds is a reflection of these values.
• Donor Cultivation and Stewardship:
  In collaboration with our Senior Advisor, Partnerships & Growth, sustain and grow our individual and major donor program. Design and lead the team in cultivation/stewardship of donors to create a committed group of lead donors for GRIP. Lead planning and oversee execution of fundraising events that cultivate new major donors and deepen investment of existing donors.
• Foundation and Government Grants:
  In collaboration with our Grants Manager, build on the successful track record of government grant funding and aligned foundation support to lead the development and implementation of the strategy to sustain and grow Foundation and Government Grants. Support key relationships with foundation and CDCR funding decision-makers. Oversee grant writing efforts.
• Donor Communications:
  In partnership with the Executive Director, build out and execute a communication strategy with multiple touch points for various donor groups. Lead and partner with other GRIP staff to implement the plans across the organization, which includes designing, writing, and disseminating materials across various platforms (social media, website, brochures,…