Director of Development

Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies empowers children with physical, behavioral, and intellectual challenges to reach their full potential through comprehensive and integrated medical therapies, regardless of a family’s capacity to afford the full cost of care. Our transformative care inspires our children and their families to build confidence, encourage joy, and live with hope for the future.

Kids Center is a multi-disciplinary non-profit outpatient therapy center for children up to 21 years of age who experience developmental disabilities or delays. More than 1,000 kids receive care annually at Kids Center, and we deliver more than 700 visits per week. Kids Center has a team of 60, including direct service providers, administration, marketing/development, and leadership.

Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies is entering an exciting phase of growth with plans to expand into a new facility or transform its current space. With a comprehensive campaign underway, the timing is right for a Director of Development to join the team and make a lasting impact.

This role is ideal for a relationship-focused fundraiser who brings both strategic vision and execution. The successful candidate will be a development leader with broad-based experience across major gifts, campaign planning, and donor pipeline development.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Development & Marketing, the Director of Development will partner closely with senior leadership, board members, and volunteers to drive campaign success, strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, and position Kids Center for sustained philanthropic growth. This is a highly visible and impactful position.

This role will divide time between development initiatives with approximately 85% of time spent on essential job duties and 15% on administrative duties. The position has a hybrid workplace approach with some time devoted to being in the office at both campuses and other time working from home or in a donor meeting capacity.

Strategic Leadership and Planning

• Actively work with the Senior VP Development & Marketing, senior staff, and board to develop and implement comprehensive campaign strategy for individual/family and corporate support including events
• Collaborate closely and work in partnership with the Senior Vice President of Development & Marketing and the President to establish fundraising objectives

Donor Cultivation and Stewardship

• Manage a portfolio of prospects and donors in active cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship stages with a focus on long-term relationship development
• Conduct consistent donor engagement through meaningful contacts, including personal visits to advance relationships and move prospects through the pipeline
• Identify, qualify, and solicit prospects for major and planned gifts, including the development and presentation of proposals
• Develop and implement comprehensive donor cultivation, communication, and stewardship strategies to deepen engagement and ensure ongoing support
• Complete at least 300 meaningful, recorded contacts per year with an average of 10–15 personal donor visits per month

Program Management and Campaign Execution

• Create and deliver a minimum of 20 proposals annually; delivered orally and in writing to prospects and existing donors in coordination with the Development Office
• Create open communications with therapists and team members to identify fundable needs within Kids Center
• Coordinate visits of prospects and donors to the two Kids Center campuses

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Maintain accurate donor activity records in Raiser’s Edge and complete related administrative tasks to support organizational goals
• Create reports as required by the Senior Vice President of Development & Marketing and President that accurately reflect caseload activity and performance

Team Leadership and Collaboration

• Ensure accurate and compliant gift processing including adherence to organizational policies, donor intent, and applicable regulations
• Oversee the integrity and timeliness of donor acknowledgments, recognition, and stewardship communications
• Partner with Development operations staff to…