Executive Director, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund

Posted by on July 30, 2012

Executive Director, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund

Posted on: July 16, 2012

DELAWARE VALLEY LEGACY FUND

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Executive Director

Reports to: President, Board of Directors

Mission: The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund (DVLF) strives to increase philanthropy and grantmaking to support the community needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) and straight-allied communities. DVLF advances philanthropy for the LGBTI community through endowment building, fundraising, community outreach and education.

Since our founding in 1993, DVLF has created a donor-advised endowment fund at The Philadelphia Foundation, which generates revenue for grantmaking. Our endowment now stands at over $1,000,000. Moreover, in order to promote awareness of our endowment DVLF encourages estate planning and bequest gifts from the LGBTI and straight-allied communities. Over 45 people have already pledged future bequest gifts to DVLF’s endowment, with a conservative estimated value of $8 million.

Position Summary: This is a full-time position with a competitive salary. Benefits include a heath care allowance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. The Executive Director of the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund (DVLF) works with the President and Board of Directors of DVLF in a leadership role to identify, cultivate and build relationships with potential donors, funders, and professional financial advisors by raising awareness of the Fund in the LGBT community. The Executive Director will provide high-quality service to current and prospective donors, and their respective advisors, with the goal of raising operating funds and increasing the endowed assets of the Fund through both current giving and through deferred giving.

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