Advancement Director

Hurricane Island Outward Bound School

Advancement Director managing fundraising and marketing efforts for Hurricane Island's educational programs. Driving organizational growth through strategic fundraising initiatives and communications.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeRockland • Maine • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $70,000 - $95,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work in partnership with the Executive Director and an engaged Board Advancement Committee on all fundraising initiatives.
This team will grow our annual appeal from its solid foundation, raise extensive capital funds to improve our island campus facility, and expand our successful grant program to support an ambitious research agenda.
Oversee communications and storytelling efforts that support Hurricane Island’s fundraising and program visibility.
Clearly articulate the mission and vision of Hurricane Island to our supporters, highlighting our work with students, educators, scientists, researchers, and the wider community.
Develop and implement a strategic approach for organizational growth that leverages both fundraising and marketing efforts.
Supervise an Advancement team composed of an Advancement Specialist, Outreach Manager, Grants & Events Manager, and seasonal staff charged with expanding our donor relations.
Expand a robust pool of annual fund and capital donors through distributing regular organizational updates, writing personal letters, donor visits, and extending invitations to visit Hurricane Island.
Steward Hurricane Island's established planned giving program while creatively expanding the effort to include a robust range of participants.
Oversee the organization’s grant writing, submission, acknowledgement, and tracking processes.
Create budgets, manage expenses, and reconcile gift and financial reports.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working for a non profit organization in an advancement (development, marketing) leadership position managing both people and processes.
Employment history of successfully developing and implementing fundraising campaigns and planned giving programs.
Success conceptualizing and producing marketing campaigns across multiple platforms (print, online, in person meetings, advertising, etc.).
Experience managing a portfolio of large donors including individuals, private foundations and corporations.
Skills creating presentation materials and delivering in person or online presentations.
Experience producing special events.
Background in interviewing, hiring, managing, developing staff with a demonstrated understanding of general human resource requirements and related administrative tasks.
Proficiency with Google Office suite (calendars, shared drives, docs, sheets), Excel, organizing and facilitating meetings (in person and online), and creating financial reports.
Demonstrated initiative to identify and complete projects and work independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
Travel on boats to/from and work from Hurricane Island, as well as travel throughout New England, including overnights when necessary.
Authorized to lawfully work in the United States.

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid time off
sick days
paid holidays
matching retirement package
100% of the costs for employee medical, dental, life, and short term disability insurance
rustic housing and meals on Hurricane Island

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Hard Skills & Tools

fundraising campaignsplanned giving programsmarketing campaignsgrant writingbudget creationfinancial reportingevent productionportfolio managementpresentation creationstaff management

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsinitiativeteamworkindependent workleadershiporganizational skillscreativityproblem-solvingadministrative skills