Director, Development, Jewish Family & Children’s Service

Posted by on January 06, 2014

Director, Development, Jewish Family & Children’s Service
Posted on: December 12, 2013

Job description
Develops, cultivates and provides stewardship for donors. Leads specific development programs and donor/fund raising related aspects of our annual benefit event. Responsible for achieving fund raising goals through active and productive relationships with board members, donors and the community at large.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, cultivates, and solicits philanthropic support by developing and maintaining relationships with corporations, foundations, and individuals
• Works with Advancement Council and Boards of Directors and Advisors to develop strategies to initiate and meet aggressive fundraising goals
• Manages donor development and stewardship of giving circles
• Manages fundraising aspects of Annual Benefit and works with committee to maximize outreach efforts
• Works with Vice President of Development to develop fundraising strategies for middle to large-end donors
• Builds working relationships and serves as development liaison to program leaders and other key personnel to achieve successful fundraising
• Develops and manages timelines for various fundraising activities to ensure strategic plans and critical fund raising processes are carried out in a timely manner
• Supports the preparation of annual budget and program projects, strategic planning, and goal evaluation.
• Nurtures culture of philanthropic support.
• Partners with director, Donor Relations on all event decisions
• Manages development processes and works with development team to redesign and improve work processes to meet donor and agency needs.
• Monitors and evaluates all fundraising activities to ensure that the fundraising goals are being achieved
• Implements fund development plans in accordance with ethical fundraising principles
• Monitors trends in the community or region and adapts fundraising strategies as necessary

This is a 4 day a week position.

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