Center for Action and Contemplation

Director of Development

Center for Action and Contemplation

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New Mexico • United States

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Salary

💰 $112,942 - $139,207 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Develop and execute a multi-year development strategy aligned with CAC’s strategic plan, annual budget, Financial Philosophy, and long-term sustainability goals
  • Set and achieve annual and multi-year fundraising goals, guiding CAC from $10M to $15M+ in development revenue over time
  • Research and implement modern fundraising best practices in ways that honor CAC’s mission, values, and donor community
  • Lead cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of CAC’s major donor community, including five-, six-, and seven-figure gifts
  • Oversee and produce CAC’s annual in-person major donor retreat, partnering with the Executive Director and senior leaders
  • Ensure donors experience CAC as relational, thoughtful, and deeply aligned with their values and spiritual journey
  • Oversee all annual fund initiatives, including: Bi-annual Daily Meditations and podcast appeals, Quarterly Mendicant newsletter appeals, End-of-year campaigns, Stewardship of CAC’s robust recurring donor community
  • Lead the development and launch of CAC’s legacy and planned giving program
  • Leverage donor analytics, KPIs, CRM insights, and annual donor surveys to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
  • Oversee Salesforce CRM, FreeWill, and other development platforms as core tools of the function
  • Use data thoughtfully to inform strategy while maintaining a human-centered donor experience
  • Partner closely with Engagement, Publications, Content, Events & Production, Formation, and CRM teams to ensure aligned storytelling and donor communications
  • Serve as a collaborative leader who proactively breaks down silos between Development, Engagement, and Programs
  • Set clear expectations through thoughtful job design, onboarding, and goal-setting
  • Provide regular coaching, feedback, and professional development opportunities
  • Support team members who are growing into deeper development expertise through mentorship and skill-building
  • Address performance challenges with compassion, clarity, and accountability
  • Foster a healthy, high-trust team culture grounded in CAC’s Community Engagement Agreements
  • Model the balance between results orientation and spiritual/values-based leadership

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
  • 12+ years of experience in nonprofit development or mission-driven fundraising, with a strong emphasis on individual and family giving
  • 4+ years of people management experience leading high-performing teams
  • Proven experience managing $10M+ annual fundraising portfolios
  • Demonstrated success cultivating and stewarding major donors and securing transformational gifts
  • Exceptional storytelling, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Strong systems thinking and strategic planning capability
  • Alignment with CAC’s mission and values, with a personal connection to contemplative or transformational work
Benefits
  • Medical, dental and vision plans with options to best meet your needs
  • 401(k)
  • Generous PTO, including organizational-wide week-long break in the summer and winter
  • Full-time employees receive 3 months of paid sabbatical leave after 7 years of service
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Personal Retreat: 5 paid days off to attend one spiritual retreat a year after your first year of employment
  • Professional Development Stipend
  • Five free books annually in addition to all free digital downloads from CAC Library
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
collaborative leadershipcoachingmentorshipcommunicationcompassionclarityaccountabilityteam cultureresults orientationvalues-based leadership