Director of Development: Legal Clinic Disabled; LCD

LCD is a national leader in the medical-legal partnership movement, embedding legal advocacy in healthcare settings to prevent health-harming legal crises. LCD empowers low-income people with disabilities and individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the Philadelphia region to achieve inclusion, independence, and justice through free legal representation and systemic advocacy.

Founded in 1987, LCD is now a 23-person team serving 1,900+ clients annually across nine Philadelphia sites, with a $2.4M budget and a 2024–2026 growth plan.

The Director of Development leads fundraising in partnership with the Executive Director and Board. The role will strengthen and expand a comprehensive program, with emphasis on major gifts and individual donor engagement to diversify revenue.

• Cultivate, solicit, and steward individual, corporate, and foundation donors
• Lead major gifts; grow annual and planned giving
• Manage grant proposals and reporting
• Oversee donor communications, CRM, and annual event
• Track and report fundraising results

• 7+ years fundraising experience, especially major gifts
• Grant and foundation experience preferred
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Commitment to equity and disability justice

$80,000–$90,000 | 100% employer-paid health (employee + children) | 403(b) match | Generous PTO + 13 holidays