Development Director
Higher Heights for America
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $135,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Identify, cultivate, and steward relationships with major donors, institutional founders, and grant management who are giving gifts of $1000+/year including serving as the primary lead for the Leadership Circle
- Develop and implement grassroots fundraising campaigns and strategies to engage supporters and increase donor participation both in person and digital
- Collaborate with executive team and board members to cultivate and steward donors fostering a culture of collaboration and inclusion
- Lead in identifying and stewarding external partnerships and stakeholders
- Lead identifying and stewarding diverse political donors interested in protecting, defending, and expanding Black women’s political leadership
- Manage systems to track and cultivate donors and prospects while maintaining clear and up-to-date records on donors
- Travel with, and transport, principal-level staff, including our President and CEO, for fundraising events and donor meetings and to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors
- Supervise Data and Digital Organizing Manager and other staff with a deep understanding of how to use both strategy and data to advance fundraising goals
- Additional duties may be assigned consistent with the responsibilities and qualifications in this job description.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field (or equivalent experience)
- Have at least 5 years of previous experience working directly with major donors (annual individual contributions of at least $5,000)
- Experience with 501(c)3, 501(c)4 organization structure
- Experience with building memberships, coalition building, or membership-based organizations
- Experience with prospecting and securing grants
- A demonstrated ability to work effectively with executive level staff and board members
- Possess a working knowledge of the funders in the progressive space
- Demonstrate strong writing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work collaboratively
- Experience supervising staff
- Have the ability to travel to meet donors
- Have experience working in a fast-paced environment and meeting competing deadlines
- Demonstrates a commitment to contribute to a work environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion are valued and supported by each staff member
- An appreciation of cultural differences
- Commitment to ensuring anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of the work in the organization.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
fundraisinggrant managementcampaign developmentdonor cultivationmembership buildingcoalition buildingprospectinggrant securingdata managementrecord keeping
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscollaborationcommunicationleadershipwriting skillsorganizational skillscultural appreciationcommitment to diversitycommitment to equitycommitment to inclusion
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree