Director, Philanthropy

Development Director

Essential Duties:

• Develops cultivation, stewardship, and prospecting strategies for individual annual/major gifts, planned giving, corporate partnerships and grants. Provide direction regarding the strategic planning in fundraising channels to include but not limited to: direct response, digital, email and event sponsor ships.
• Develops annual Advancement Budget to include fundraising goals for individual donors, corporate donations, and grant awards.
• Leads the Advancement Team in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and expanding the number of prospective donors, volunteers, and community partners.
• Provides analysis and reporting on overall performance of fundraising against goals and strategic plan.
• Stays apprised of advancements and changes pertinent to communication, fundraising, and development profession.
• Directs and leads adaptations to current strategies and practices in accordance with these changes and as necessary.
• Provides vision and direction to build and manage a full-scale Advancement Program to include Donor Relations, Volunteer Development, Corporate Partnerships and Communication.
• Builds the pipeline of potential future donors that will allow the organization to strengthen its relationship with its existing giving base and broaden its support across generations, socio-economic sectors, races, religions and giving ability. Approaches appropriate constituencies to increase and diversify philanthropic giving.
• Develops and oversees the social media, marketing and communications strategies that will advance awareness and engage the community to support the mission of Life Path.
• Participates in speaking engagements with media as needed to promote Life Path Christian Ministries.