Sr. Director Development

Senior Director of Development

Job Type: Full-time, Exempt | Monday – Friday, 2 days in office, 3 days remote | Raleigh, NC (40-60% national travel during busy seasons) | $105,000 - $115,000 annually + generous time off

North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization committed to supporting equity and justice for all by fostering community among Asian American communities and allies in North Carolina through civic engagement, leadership development, grassroots mobilization, and political participation.

NCAAT in Action (NCAATIA), 501(c)(4), is committed to supporting equity and justice for all by building political power among Asian Americans and allies in North Carolina through voter education, progressive advocacy, and leadership development.

We are seeking a Senior Director of Development to lead the financial engine that powers our impact across NCAAT and NCAAT in Action. We are looking for a hands‑on fundraising leader who loves the craft of development. As the Senior Director of Development, you will be the chief engine powering our state and national impact across both our 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4).

This is a role built for a practitioner who understands the non‑profit ecosystem inside and out. You are someone who knows how to translate grassroots program strategy into language that resonates with institutional foundations, and you genuinely enjoy cultivating relationships with individual donors. If you want to support the design of NCAAT/IA’s 5‑10 year individual giving pipeline, serve as the chief narrative architect for major institutional grants, pitch funders, and execute our milestone 2026 Anniversary Gala, this role offers a platform to lead by doing.

You will support a team of 1:
Development Manager.

• In collaboration with the Executive Director, create an annual Development plan and budget that you execute and scale to drive sustainable revenue across both entities.
• Build and utilize knowledge of issues impacting Asian communities in NC and of key voting legislation by attending and/or organizing relevant coalition meetings, forums, and other gatherings to inform the fundraising approach.
• Translate NCAAT/IA’s programmatic strategy and activities into systemic impact through the intersection of charitable giving (c3) and advocacy/political funding (c4).
• Serve as the internal authority on state and national philanthropic trends, integrating community-specific data and key voting legislation into highly relevant donor pitches.
• Cultivate deep partnerships across internal program teams, ensuring a constant flow of accurate information, powerful anecdotes, and milestones to elevate external fundraising communications.
• Serve as the chief narrative architect for institutional giving and the grant writing process, setting the standard for how the organization positions its impact to major foundations.
• Collaborate with program leads and development staff to gather accurate, timely information for grant proposals, financial reports, and fundraising emails, actively identifying powerful anecdotes, community highlights, and impact stories to lift up.

• Design and spearhead NCAAT/IA's long-term individual giving pipeline (5-10 year), establishing clear metric goals for multi-year sustainer growth.
• Individual Donor Stewardship:
  Architect a standardized, white-glove stewardship program, complete with targeted updates and formalized gift acknowledgments to transition high-net-worth prospects into recurring major donors.
• Plan and execute premier, high-dollar individual fundraising events, treating house parties and…