Assistant Director of Development & Donor Growth

Friendship Home; Norwell (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Friendship Home is seeking an Assistant Director of Development to manage a comprehensive fundraising program, including direct mail, annual leadership giving, events, and grants. You will work with the Director of Development and committees to renew and upgrade donors, deepen relationships, and meet revenue goals.

Responsibilities include oversight of solicitations, building donor societies, and creating strategies to increase participation.

Qualifications

• Experience managing an annual giving program, including direct mail, email, and leadership giving societies.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, donor cultivation and stewardship.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain strong organizational skills.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to engage donors, prospects, sponsors, volunteers, and board members.
• Analytical skills to monitor progress to goal, ROI, and inform strategy decisions.

Responsibilities

• Execute a comprehensive fundraising program including direct mail, annual leadership giving, events, and grant initiatives.
• Oversee the appeal calendar and develop direct mail and email annual solicitations.
• Build an annual leadership giving society and engage, solicit, and steward donors $1,000+ annually.
• Design family engagement strategies to increase giving participation.
• Research private foundation funding opportunities; write, submit, and track grant proposals and prepare reports.

Skills

Donor cultivation

Fundraising strategy

Communication

Project management

Relationship building

Event planning

Grant writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Donor databases

Job description

Friendship Home is seeking an Assistant Director of Development to manage a comprehensive fundraising program, including direct mail, annual leadership giving, events, and grants. You will work with the Director of Development and committees to renew and upgrade donors, deepen relationships, and meet revenue goals.

Responsibilities include oversight of solicitations, building donor societies, and creating strategies to increase participation.