Senior Director of Development, Midwest

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Are you ready to make a real impact on the future of young people all around the world? Bring your skills and talents to Facing History & Ourselves, where we support teachers and their students in building a world of knowledge, compassion, justice, and equity. Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to racism, antisemitism, and other forms of bigotry and hate.

We started in a single classroom in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1976. Now we partner with over 300,000 educators from around the world who have joined our network. Our professional development and curricular materials are proven to improve classroom outcomes for teachers and students. Facing History believes that students can become upstanders in their communities—with the right encouragement and preparation. Our approach combines intellectual rigor with social emotional learning and ethical reflection to motivate students to positively engage in their communities.

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Senior Director, Development, Midwest Region

Reporting To:
Executive Director, Midwest

Location:
Midwest location strongly preferred (Hybrid)

Status:
Full Time;
Exempt

Salary Range*: $145,000 - $160,000 (M4/B10)

Facing History & Ourselves is a global education non-profit organization that challenges teachers and students to use lessons of history to stand up to racism, antisemitism, and other forms of bigotry and hate.

The Senior Director of Development, Midwest (“SDD”) is a senior development leader for Facing History & Ourselves’ Midwest region, responsible for owning and executing an integrated, multi-state, multi-market fundraising plan that achieves the region’s annual and long-term revenue goals. Reporting to the Executive Director, Midwest (“ED”), the SDD leads regional fundraising across individual giving, institutional giving, events and donor engagement, and development operations.

The SDD leads the Midwest development team, maintains a focused portfolio of high-value donors and prospects, and partners with the ED and to engage the Chicago and Ohio Advisory Boards in advancing regional fundraising priorities. The role requires a proven ability to lead high-performing development teams, integrate multiple fundraising functions, and drive revenue growth across distinct philanthropic markets.

Who You Are:

You are passionate about the power of education to shape the future by nurturing empathy, curiosity and civic responsibility in young people. You are a proven leader with experience raising significant funds from individuals, foundations, and corporations. You value humility, excellence, empathy, learning, and feedback, as well as a sense of sharing ownership, keeping things simple, and pursuing big goals. You are a thoughtful and authentic relationship builder, and approach fundraising through an analytical and data-driven lens.

You are well-organized, action oriented, and manage up/down/across to remove bottlenecks and foster collaboration.

Multi-State, Multi-Market Development Leadership

Own the design and execution of the…