Director of Development

Director of Development

Managing Director

Full Time, Salary, Exempt
30 hours per week (FTE 0.75)
Hybrid (at 1-2 days in the office)
Some nights or weekends may be required in support of key Ed Fund events.

The salary range for this position is $88k-$92k Annually

• Average of 13-15 Paid Holidays, plus a winter break.
• 100% Employer Paid Health Insurance (employee only) Health/Vision/ Dental/ Life.
• Sponsored 401K Plan (non-matched)
• Generous Vacation and Sick time accrual
• Work/Life Balance

Ability to work from home; with a Hybrid schedule
Great mentorship and opportunities for both personal development and professional growth;
The opportunity to make a direct, positive impact on Oakland public schools and programs serving our youth.

Oakland Public Education Fund leads the investment of community resources in Oakland public schools so that all students can learn, grow, and thrive. Therefore, our work is to connect public schools with tools, funds, and volunteers.

The Oakland Public Education Fund is a nonprofit that leads the development of community resources in Oakland public schools so that all students can learn, grow, and thrive. We have helped raise over $200M for Oakland kids, placed 10,000 volunteers in local classrooms, and fiscally sponsored more than 150 education-related projects. Learn more about our work and mission landed fund.org.

We're looking for a Director of Development who genuinely loves to fundraise: someone who gets energized by building relationships, making the ask, and closing the gift, not just managing a pipeline from a distance. This entrepreneurial, roll-up-your-sleeves leader will own all fundraising and communications strategy for the Oakland Public Education Fund (Ed Fund), reporting to the Managing Director. They will build and lead the Development department and personally drive the multi-faceted revenue strategies that grow our core $2.0M - $2.5M operating budget.

This is a role for a builder: someone who sees opportunity where others see constraints, treats the organization's growth as their own, and is as comfortable launching a brand-new revenue idea from scratch as they are polishing an existing campaign. Positioned at a pivotal moment of growth for Ed Fund, the Director of Development will bridge high-level strategy with detail-oriented, hands‑on execution — partnering closely with Ed Fund leadership, Board of Directors, OUSD leadership, and an external communications firm to build innovative public/private partnerships, open new doors with funders, and advance educational equity across Oakland public schools.

• Comprehensive Fundraising Strategy:
  Design and execute a multi-channel development strategy encompassing major gifts, individual donors, corporate partnerships, grant solicitation, digital giving, endowment planning, and in‑kind resources — always with an eye for creative, entrepreneurial new revenue ideas.
• Frontline Fundraising:
  Lead from the front as a personal fundraiser, not just a strategist — continuously identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and closing gifts with high‑value individual, corporate, and foundation prospects, and adapting strategies as regional philanthropic trends shift.
• Executive & Board Partnership:
  Collaborate with the CEO and Board to align development plans with strategic priorities, providing high‑touch guidance and briefing materials for major donor and corporate solicitations.
• Entrepreneurial Revenue Building:
  Proactively test, launch, and scale new fundraising vehicles (e.g., giving circles, corporate sponsorship packages, peer‑to‑peer campaigns, planned giving) to diversify and future‑proof Ed Fund's…