Volunteer Chief Development Officer/ Grant Writer:

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Volunteer Chief Development Officer/ Grant Writer:

The Chief Development Officer/Grant writer will be instrumental in leading the organization to meet its current annual fundraising goals, while growing and diversifying its funding base. The Chief Development Officer will be responsible for growing the foundation portfolio and expanding its major donor program/grants and fundraising.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: General Development Strategy and Implementation (approximately 10% of time):

1. Develop annual revenue goals and plans to diversify and increase organizational budget through a comprehensive development strategy to include foundation and individual donors (major donor, smaller-level donors, online, etc.), as well as other appropriate sources
2. Help in applying for Grants
3. . . Lead and engage senior management team, including Communications, in developing effective messages for new and broader donor audiences.
4. . Lead efforts to identify and secure new foundation support, including outreach and substantive presentations to prospective funders about Women of Color On the Move

current programs and future projects.

• Coordinate, develop and track budgets for existing and proposed grant projects.
• Work with Executive Director, maintain and strengthen relationships with current foundation funders and cultivate new foundation donors
• . Oversee the organization’s grant and report writing, and coordinate the process with the Executive Director and relevant volunteer staff.
• Track Individual and Major Donors (approximately 15% of time): 1. Lead efforts in identifying and securing new donors at all levels.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with current donors to increase gift size, frequency and retention through donor events, social media, online and direct mail streams and informal communication.
• . Manage and strengthen development processes and systems, including recordkeeping, gift acknowledgments, renewals, mailings and calendar. This position will require travel. Qualifications:
• . Demonstrated experience in managing and implementing a successful, comprehensive fund development program and preparing an annual development work plan and calendar to achieve goals.
• Preference for a minimum of 2-5 years of senior development experience.
• Preference also for hands-on fundraising experience in the policy, research or democracy building arena.
• Experience with coordination and preparation of writing grants.
• Hands-on experience with one or more donor databases/software, such as Raiser’s Edge, Donor Perfect, etc.), as well as Microsoft Office suite and QuickBooks. 8.
• Foundations/donors, arranging for organizational leadership to meet with prospective donors/foundations and successfully preparing them for those meetings.
• . Exceptional writing skills, especially for grant proposals, reports and related fun raising materials
• Able to pay board dues
• Be able to attend board meeting 75% of the time
• Be active in fundraising committee 50% of the time
• Be able to give the board 30 hours a month.