Position: Director of Development
Reports to: Executive Director
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible and successful experience in fundraising, marketing, and grant writing.
Requirements/ Skills: Must be goal-driven, results-oriented, and committed to the organization’s effort to increase its homebuilding capacity. Must understand the mission, history, values, and goals of Habitat for Humanity and be able to communicate this information to diverse groups of potential donors, sponsors, and volunteers. Must demonstrate excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. The ability to work effectively as a team member with staff and volunteers is essential. Must also possess the ability to work with consummate gifts with major donors, ability to manage and sustain an annual fund for a non-profit organization, and experience in planning and organizing major fundraising events.
Job Classification: Salary/ 40 hours a week
Hours: Varied, flexible. Some weekends and evenings are required.
Responsibilities: The Director of Development plans, manages, and implements annual fund-raising activities and assists the Executive Director in general financial management, Community relations, and strategic planning.
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
Capital giving for homebuilding and annual fund
- Develop and implement donor cultivation and solicitation programs.
- Develop and sustain productive relationships with major gift constituencies, including business and corporate sponsors and individual donors.
- Direct and support the fundraising efforts of the board, volunteers, and staff.
- Develop and implement annual giving programs, including but not limited to direct mail, matching gifts, monthly giving, and online giving.
- Assist with the management and effective use of Habitat’s database relating to donors, donor recognition, and fundraising activity.
- Write, update, and evaluate the annual fund development plan.
Grant Management
- Research grant funding opportunities to support annual operating funds and capital giving for homebuilding needs.
- Maintain an annual calendar of grant activity and deadlines.
- Write and submit funding proposals and prepare reports and other documents related to grant activity.
Special events
- Direct planning and activities to support the annual signature event with fundraiser committee volunteers.
- Work with fundraiser committee volunteers to sustain and build signature event success.
- Access community groups and businesses engaged in charitable giving opportunities through fundraisers.
- Assist staff with annual meetings and volunteer recognition event planning and implementation.
Planned giving
- Work with the Board, and executive director to establish a planned giving program.
- Integrate planned giving program with annual fund donor cultivation and solicitation efforts.
Additional responsibilities
- Work with the Executive Director to prepare an annual budget for resource development activities that include fundraising, public relations, and marketing.
- Serve as staff liaison to the public and fundraising committee volunteers.
- Seek out and schedule opportunities to make informational presentations to churches, businesses, civic organizations, and other community groups.
- Develop relationships with the local non-profit and philanthropic community for informational exchange and support.
Salary Range: $48k-52k
Resume:
Submit your resume with a cover letter with attention to: Beverly Pugh
Email address: pughbs@gmail.com