National Safety Council

Director

• Lead the development and execution of a multi-channel fundraising strategy aligned with NSC’s mission, strategic priorities, and revenue goals.
• Support the annual development of Business Plans, benchmarks, and performance metrics; regularly assess progress and adapt strategies as needed.
• Ensure fundraising practices reflect NSC’s values of integrity, evidence-based decision-making, and donor stewardship.
• Serves as key partner to the Chief Development Officer to create/execute a strategic plan for aggressive fundraising growth in the next 3-5 years.
• Assist with identifying key fundraising success metrics and set goals according to these metrics.
• Manages an active fundraising portfolio of individual, corporate, and foundation donors.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio which sustains a robust and effective annual fundraising program to expand the donor database and pipeline.
• Partner with senior leadership and board members to support high-level donor relationships and solicitations.
• Bring a donor-centered, major gift sensibility and best practices approach to all fundraising activities in the pursuit of advancing the Council’s various programs and initiatives.
• Champion a donor-centered approach to stewardship, including timely acknowledgements, meaningful impact reporting, and engagement opportunities.
• Cultivate and steward donors by connecting them to the mission through various engagement opportunities, including meetings, events, and other hands-on engagement experiences.
• Support the Chief Development Officer with updating, creating, and enforcing policies and procedures which guide the fundraising operation.

Development Director