Part Time Director of Development

Foundation focused on providing low-income individuals with access to legal assistance is seeking a Part-Time Director of Development to further their mission.

Hours/Schedule: 25 hours/week, paid holidays and paid vacation

Location Requirements: Hybrid 1-2 days in office, Tuesday is the in-office anchor day, flexible schedule

Rate: $50,000/annually

Job Description: The Director of Development will work closely with the Executive Director and the Board of Trustees to develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy to advance the organization's development goals through individual, corporate and foundation funders.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Development Committee of the Board to identify major donor prospects and cultivate committee member involvement.
• Conduct research to approach prospective corporate and individual sponsors.
• Maintain donor information in database.
• Conduct foundation research and prospecting, leveraging resources to identify good matches to the mission.
• Prepare draft grant proposals, interim, and final reports, for review by Executive Director.
• Manage foundation calendar, track proposal and report deadlines.
• Develop corporate partnership materials with clear lists of benefits, branding opportunities, and sponsor tiers for major corporate and nonprofit sponsors.
• Create and develop all other necessary development materials and related collateral to support organization's fundraising goals.
• Manage acknowledgement letter writing and donor recognition processes.
• Create acknowledgment letter protocols, design stewardship reports, and curate personalized stewardship programs for top donors. Ensure all donors are properly recognized for gifts to support the organization.

Qualifications:

• Five years of development experience, preferably with a mission-oriented nonprofit. Proven experience in development.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Exceptional written and oral communication and presentation skills, strong analytical skills as well as a good eye for presentation. Ability to develop compelling messages, speak and write persuasively.
• Strong project management and time management skills, ability to meet internal deadlines, juggle multiple responsibilities, display initiative and work independently.
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytics for donor analysis.
• Experience with organizational CRMs such as CiviCRM, as well as Word, Excel, and Google Docs; experience with content management systems (CMS) such as Wordpress or Drupal preferred, but not required.

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