What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Advancement Officer position at Immigrant Learning Center (The ILC)?
Chief Advancement Officer
The Immigrant Learning Center (The ILC) is seeking a Chief Advancement Officer to lead and elevate our overall fundraising efforts, growing the program especially among individual, corporate, and foundation donors.
About The Immigrant Learning Center
The Immigrant Learning Center was founded in 1992 by Diane Portnoy with the vision of providing free English classes to adult immigrants. Under her leadership, The ILC grew from three classrooms serving 60 students a year to a nationally recognized education center that now serves hundreds of students at a time.
About the Position
The Chief Advancement Officer will lead and elevate The ILC's overall fundraising efforts, growing the program especially among individual, corporate, and foundation donors. This position is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to build a robust, diversified revenue stream.
- Build and manage the individual giving program, including a major gift portfolio focused on establishing a rigorous moves management system to advance results.
- Create strategies for all aspects of annual and major giving: identifying and qualifying prospects, cultivating and soliciting, and providing excellent stewardship to donors.
- Identify new potential in corporate giving, foundation giving, events, and other fundraising tools, and implement new strategies, evaluating results.
Staff Management
- Lead two-person development team, manage the team to successfully meet annual portfolio goals.
- Work closely with the Executive Director and Board to develop and implement donor relationship strategies and solicitation.
Organizational Leadership
- Attend events where The ILC's donor population is present.
- Work with the Director of Communications in enhancing donor recognition in all communication strategies.
- Help develop annual budgets, revenue goals, and donor engagement activities.
Key Qualifications:
- 7-10 years of fundraising or equivalent experience required, with a preference for a seasoned professional with a nonprofit fundraising background.
- 3-5 years of staff leadership experience preferred.
- Proven ability to identify new donor audiences, build a pipeline, and cultivate and solicit individual donors.
- Experience in corporate and foundation giving programs.