Chief Development Officer

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Do you have a burning desire to assist grassroot and community-oriented organizations with funding and wherewithal to fulfill their mission in changing the plight of underserved communities? As a trusted advisor, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) serves on the organization's Executive Committee as a consultant to our leadership on development-related issues and acts in a leadership capacity to build talent within the organization. This is a volunteer position with an option for a competitive salary ($46,566-$81,686) upon securing funding.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

* Responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling organization-wide activities as they relate to fundraising and management of the organization's current and prospective donors; and is responsible for achieving annual fundraising goals and new donor results

* Sits as President of the Resource Development Committee; responsible for recruiting qualified committee members

* Develop and host committee meetings to discuss matters related to development and event planning, budget development, departmental policy and procedure development, and short and long term goals for the organization's fundraising efforts; participates and attends meetings concerning the revision, improvement and expansion of fundraising efforts and offer recommendations to Board of Directors

* Develop and manage department budget to assure operations are realistic in terms of current economic environment and overall organizational objectives

* Plan and implement a minimum of one fundraiser per quarter; fundraising may include composing and submitting grants, creating sponsorship, with corporations, and donations from individual and private donors

* Develop and implement strategy, systems, annual campaigns, and other fundraising program plans for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting current and prospective donors

* Manages organization's portfolio of donors (individual and corporate); direct mail and social media campaigns and makes cold calls; speaks to people about gifts to the organization; interacts and communicates with donors regularly; develops positive relationships and productively conduct follow-ups, as appropriate, with prospective donors with an end goal of obtaining future or increasing current giving

* Develop and manage organization's Scholarship and Community Grant Major Gifts Program(s); including developing a web page; and compiling an annual evaluation of the programs' effectiveness and recommendations for improvements

* Organizes special events with little to no supervision (e.g., Annual Nonprofit Coaching & Leadership Conference); ensures that events build relationships with current and prospective Major Gifts members and emphasizes the value of the organization