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
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