Senior Director of Development

Job Location:

Geary Location
- San Francisco, CA 94118, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year, Job Category:
Nonprofit
- Social Services

Huckleberry Youth Programs (HYP) seeks a visionary, equity-centered fundraising executive to lead and grow a comprehensive development and communications function in support of an approximate $10M+ annual operating budget. The Deputy Director of Development serves as a key member of the executive leadership team and architect of a multi-year revenue strategy as we embark on our next strategic plan. This leader will build sustainable philanthropic infrastructure aligned to our organizational values, deepen donor engagement, strengthen board partnership in fundraising, and diversify revenue across individual, corporate, foundation, and government sources.

The Deputy Director of Development will build authentic, trusted relationships with donors and partners and ensure an excellent donor experience, and will work cross-functionally across the organization to ensure development is aligned with all program delivery, marketing, events, and community engagement efforts. This role will manage development, marketing and communications and event staff members within the organization.

This role balances strategic vision with operational rigor, inspiration and joy. It requires a leader who can set bold direction while remaining agile to a rapidly changing fundraising ecosystem, build organizational systems that scale, cultivate transformational gifts, and inspire a high-performing team working in solidarity with young people and their families to advance their personal growth and social equity.

• Both strategic and hands-on, comfortable setting vision while also rolling up your sleeves to execute, problem-solve, and move work forward in a lean, evolving organization.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive, multi-year fundraising and revenue diversification strategy aligned with organizational growth goals.
• Serve as a core member of the Executive Team, shaping long-term strategy and ensuring sustainable resourcing.
• Serve as the leader to build on existing organizational branding, marketing and communications plans alongside CEO, Executive Team and program staff.
• Partner with the CEO and Board of Directors to embed fundraising accountability and expand board engagement in philanthropy.
• Clarify and elevate HYP’s case for support, ensuring compelling messaging that reflects impact, equity commitments, and community voice.
• Ensure fundraising practices reflect diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and values-based philanthropy standards.

• Partner with Senior Director of Development & Director of Institutional Giving on strategy for major gifts, mid-level giving, annual fund, institutional grants (foundation and government), corporate partnerships, marketing/communications and events.
• Personally cultivate and manage a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects capable of six- and seven-figure contributions.
• Design and execute innovative donor engagement strategies including site visits, curated experiences, and impact storytelling.
• Strengthen foundation and government grant strategy in partnership with program leadership.
• Expand grassroots and community-based fundraising initiatives.
• A relationship-centered fundraiser and storyteller who can translate complex, place-based work into compelling cases for support that resonate with diverse donors, partners, and communities.
• Ensure consistent, compelling messaging that supports fundraising, membership, and community engagement goals.