What are the responsibilities and job description for the Managing Director of Development position at Chef Ann Foundation?
Overview and History :
Founded in 2009, the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) works to ensure that all children have equal access to fresh, healthy, and delicious food, providing them the foundation to thrive and meet their true potential. To that end, CAF provides school food professionals with the resources, funding, and support they need to provide cook-from-scratch meals that support the health of children and our planet. To date, CAF has reached over 14,000 schools and over 3.4 million children in all 50 states.
The Chef Ann Foundation is seeking an experienced Managing Director of Development to refine and lead execution of its annual fundraising strategy, diversification of CAF’s funding sources, growth of its support base, and engagement of its stakeholders. A successful candidate will be comfortable soliciting major donors, family foundations, state and federal grant opportunities, and developing partnership initiatives.
This position will report to the Chief Strategy Officer and supervise the Senior Government Funding Specialist, Director of Individual Giving, Senior Foundation and Development Coordinator, Development Associate, as well as contracted development support.
Key Responsibilities :
- Optimize and lead CAF’s comprehensive national annual fundraising and prospecting strategy
- Collaborate with Marketing to create donor and funding communications, including the strategy, planning and management of fundraising campaigns
- Oversee the grants program, manage submission timelines, develop proposals and budgets, ensure compliance and reporting, and coordinate grant writing and all grant reports
- Cultivate existing relationships while identifying new prospects among individuals, family foundations, corporations, and government entities
- Create new funding opportunities to support both current and new programs
- Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, both existing and new
- Supervise a remote development team of four professionals and others as necessary
- Provide monthly reports and regularly engage with the CEO, Founder and the Board of Directors
- Ensure accurate reporting for all funders and partners, oversee Quarterly Impact Report
- Manage the development budget and reconcile monthly financial reports
- Exhibit a thorough understanding of and enthusiasm for CAF's mission
- Maintain a strong working knowledge of the organization’s history and present-day initiatives
Qualifications & Skills :
To apply, please submit a resume & cover letter to Julie Lyss, Evolve Giving Group : julie@evolvegg.com
CAF is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is committed to the incorporation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), including increased efforts to hire, support, and engage BIPOC, LGBTQ , and other historically marginalized groups.
