The Senior Director, Donor Development has responsibility for strengthening and growing the donor base and the Donor Development program to meet assigned financial goals. The Director will drive a strong revenue-oriented culture and will serve as a leader in planning, managing and implementing fund development strategies for the Chapter. The Senior Director is a subject matter expert on donor development in the Chapter. The Senior Director maintains their own portfolio of assigned major donors and prospects (1k – 25K), and personally makes solicitations. The Director functions in a highly visible, externally facing role and will represent the Chapter in cultivating donors with the greatest capacity and managing leadership volunteers. The Senior Director, Donor Development, is also responsible for driving the volunteer, logistics and marketing functions of the chapter through their direct reports.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Partners with the Senior Director, Part Time and ED to develop and execute annual and multi-year development plans for Chapter’s Donor Development fundraising.
- Accountable, with the Senior Director, Part Time and ED for achieving or exceeding Chapter’s Donor Development target annually ($2,455,000 for current fiscal year), with continual year-over-year growth, and managing to Donor Development expense target.
- Develops and implements a written, time- and revenue-based, plan for research, identification, cultivation, proposal development, solicitation, and stewardship of individual, corporate, and foundation major gifts.
- Prepares ED for external meetings, including donor interactions, by preparing meeting briefings, stewardship reports, and solicitation materials—taking full advantage of available resources.
- Prepares ED for internal meetings, such as portfolio performance review and planning meetings, by running reports, analyzing performance metrics and updating planning documents.
- Leads focused growth in major gifts area; works directly with major gift prospects, in coordination with ED and National Director of Philanthropy.
- Maintains his/her own portfolio of assigned major donors and prospects, develops solicitation and moves management plans, and personally makes solicitations over $10,000 in a range based upon Chapter’s pipeline and potential.
- Serves as primary staff liaison for representatives of largest corporations and foundations for solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship purposes.
- Identifies and qualifies new prospects through personal outreach, collaboration with other Chapter staff, and volunteer engagement.
- Serves as a strong staff liaison for the Board of Trustees, including tracking their give/get responsibilities.
- Works with the ED to orient new Board members to their fundraising responsibilities and ensure that they receive the support they need to be successful volunteer fundraisers.
- Implements, manages and analyzes set best practices for moves management and performance and financial milestones, results and projections.
- Collaborates with national headquarters development staff to identify and maximize fundraising opportunities.
- Develops and executes the Chapter’s stewardship plan, in collaboration with ED, and other business partners—taking full advantage of available resources.
- Monitors trends in under $10K giving, leveraging available resources to coordinate year-end solicitations, as needed.
- Manages the Volunteer/Marketing manager to assure all volunteer and marketing needs of the chapter are met.
- Manages the Logistics/Marketing manager to assure all logistics and marketing needs of the chapter are met.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's Degree required.
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 5-7 years of major gifts fundraising experience, including experience personally soliciting $25,000+ gifts.
- Proactive development leader with an established track record of increasing philanthropic revenue from diverse constituencies.
- Experience in the development and implementation of a broad-based fundraising program including personally opening doors, cultivation, and successfully closing major gifts.
- Significant expertise with the Chapter’s funding community highly desirable.
- Progressive experience in successful development programs and knowledge of “best practices” in development.
- Strong experience in volunteer best practices, including strategies to assure excellent participant experiences.
- Ability to understand the logistical needs of very large special events.
- Ability to help drive marketing strategies that coalesce with national brand requirements.
Position Requirements:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Balance multiple priorities effectively.
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to excellence.
- Capable of working well with a variety of personalities and leadership styles.
- Highly organized and professional demeanor.
- Resourcefulness and problem solving acumen.
- Demonstrated staff management capabilities.
- A team player committed to developing and working within a collaborative environment.
- Ensures the highest customer service orientation.
- Position requires frequent travel within the Chapter and occasional travel to Rye Brook, NY.
- Computer skills including MS Office Suite and database programs.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
- Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations
- Work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations
Job Function:
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Aug 21 2018
Active Until:
Sep 21 2018
Hiring Organization:
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
industry:
Nonprofit