Director of Strategic Philanthropy

Our mission is to end family homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area. We believe that the San Francisco Bay Area is at its best when people from all backgrounds can start a life here, raise a family here, and thrive here.

Hamilton Families envisions a Bay Area where housing is accessible and affordable, where homelessness is rare, brief, and nonrecurring, and where all people and families have a safe and stable place to live. Established in 1985, Hamilton Families is San Francisco's leading nonprofit social service provider to families experiencing homelessness, with carefully designed programs to prevent family homelessness, provide emergency shelter and transitional housing to families in times of need, support the well‑being of children who experience homelessness, and quickly return families to safe and stable housing providing them the resources and case management needed to achieve long‑term housing stability.

We currently operate these programs across multiple sites in San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area.

Hamilton Families is entering an exciting period of growth and innovation as we launch a new Strategic Plan focused on ending family homelessness by solving generational poverty. The Director of Strategic Philanthropy will play a key leadership role in securing the philanthropic resources needed to advance our new anti‑poverty strategic initiatives, strengthen donor partnerships, and support the organization's long‑term vision.

The Development Team raises approximately $7 million annually in private philanthropy and is building toward significant growth through expanded major gifts, institutional partnerships, special events, and a multi‑year campaign. In addition, we receive more than $500 000 each year in donated time, materials and services.

Hamilton Families seeks an equitable and passionate Director of Strategic Philanthropy with strong organizational, relationship‑building, and fundraising skills. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director of Strategic Philanthropy will lead key aspects of fundraising, partnership development, data management, and supervision of the development team. This is an excellent opportunity for a development professional interested in working on an important issue in our community with an engaged board of directors and an outstanding, committed staff.

• Partner with the Chief Development Officer to develop and implement annual fundraising, engagement, and communications strategies, execute fundraising strategies, including major gifts, institutional giving, campaigns, events, and donor stewardship initiatives.
• Develop compelling fundraising strategies and donor engagement opportunities that advance the goals and priorities of Hamilton Families' strategic plan.
• Support planning and execution of Hamilton Families' strategic plan initiative, including donor strategy, prospect management, and board engagement.
• Cultivate, steward, and manage a portfolio of individual donors and prospects, including major donors, donor‑advised fund advisors, family foundations, and emerging philanthropists.
• Manage and provide leadership, supervision, and support tthe Development Team.
• Provide oversight and strategic direction for the organization's volunteer engagement program, including supervision of the staff member responsible for volunteer recruitment, retention, training, and recognition
• Lead the management of donor information systems, including Salesforce administration, data governance, reporting, analytics, and database optimization to support fundraising and engagement efforts.
• Developandoverseestrategicstewardshipplanswithindividualandinstitutionalpartners
• Work closely with the…