Dream

Director

• Develop and execute a multi-year fundraising strategy aligned with strategic plan goals, increasing annual revenue targets, and ensuring diversified revenue streams between individual, foundation, corporate, and event fundraising.
• Personally manage and grow a portfolio of approximately 60-90 qualified major donors and high-capacity prospects.
• Lead cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts, including overseeing closing of multi-year and leadership-level gifts.
• Partner with the Executive Director and Founder Kristi Yamaguchi on top-tier donor relationships and solicitations.
• Design and oversee disciplined moves management systems and regular pipeline reviews.
• Identify and implement innovative revenue-generating strategies to diversify funding streams.
• Lead all fundraising events to ensure strong financial performance and meaningful donor engagement.
• Oversee development operations, including Salesforce database integrity, reporting, analytics, gift processing, and acknowledgments.
• Establish clear KPIs and performance metrics for revenue, donor engagement, and team outcomes.
• Collaborate with Finance on forecasting, revenue tracking, and budget alignment.
• Ensure ethical fundraising standards and donor privacy compliance.
• Implement systems that support long-term scalability and sustainability.
• Lead, coach, and develop Development & Marketing team of three full-time staff.
• Set clear expectations and hold team members accountable to measurable goals.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide ongoing professional development.
• Foster a collaborative, results-driven team culture.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the Executive Director and contribute to organizational planning as a member of the Leadership Team.
• Collaborate with the Director of Programs to ensure open communication & alignment.
• Lead an integrated marketing and communications strategy that elevates Always Dream’s visibility and leadership in family engagement and early literacy.
• Partner closely with the Communications & Marketing Manager to align storytelling, digital engagement, campaigns, and donor messaging.
• Oversee website, impact reporting, PR strategy, newsletters, and event communications.
• Monitor engagement metrics and refine strategies to strengthen donor acquisition and retention.
• Co-lead the Board Development Committee and lead its subcommittees including the gala committees.
• Equip board members with tools and strategies to support fundraising success.
• Provide regular revenue and pipeline updates to the Board.
• Support board recruitment strategies focused on philanthropic leadership and network expansion.

Director of Philanthropy