Development Director, Uplift Center for Grieving Children

Posted by Uplift Center for Grieving Children on June 27, 2023

Summary of Position:

Uplift Center for Grieving Children (formerly The Center for Grieving Children), located in Philadelphia, PA, provides free peer support groups for children and their caregivers grieving the death of a close loved one. Uplift also provides community-based groups in schools, post-crisis support for schools where a student dies, and trainings for professionals who work with grieving children and families. Uplift believes that no child should grieve alone.

Uplift is seeking a dynamic, team-oriented development professional with experience in procuring resources from public (local, state, and federal government), private, corporate, and individuals (small and major gifts). The selected individual need not have expertise in all areas of development, but needs to prove ability to learn an area(s) of fundraising and currently has transferable skills and experience. A preference will be given to candidates with significant experience in individual major gifts, corporate donations, and individual/corporate event sponsorship. The ideal candidate would be enthusiastic about building and managing relationships with current and potential donors, staff and board members, and all other relevant stakeholders.

Primary responsibilities include:

1. partner with the Leadership team members (Executive Director and Clinical Director) to understand Uplift’s strategic goals and secure resources to achieve them;
2.  building and diversifying Uplift’s revenue portfolio through effective development and stewardship of partnerships; and
3. providing direct supervision, mentoring, and professional development to the development team consisting of two fulltime positions (Development and Communications Associate and Grants Manager) and one part-time position (event planner).

The successful candidate will have an understanding of the mission critical role of development to the success of a non-profit, be an innovative thinker on how to generate resources, and possess the willingness and ability to work with a diverse team and individuals who perform varied roles with the organization. In addition, the individual should be prepared to work at a fast, but thoughtful pace; be numbers driven; hold self and team members accountable; ask for support when needed; and collaboratively address challenges.

To apply: Resume and cover letter can be sent to [email protected]

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