Capital Campaign Director

Choice-in-Aging-2; Pleasant Hill (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life Insurance and AD&D

Retirement plan (403b)

Job summary

Choice in Aging is seeking a Capital Campaign Director in California to lead the planning, execution, and completion of a comprehensive capital campaign alongside the CEO, Board of Directors, campaign committee, donors, volunteers, and community leaders.

The role focuses on cultivating major gifts, inspiring volunteers, managing operations, and building lasting philanthropic relationships that extend beyond a single campaign.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience with capital campaigns or programmatic giving preferred.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Proven ability to partner with CEOs, volunteers, and boards.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive capital campaign strategy from quiet phase through public campaign and completion.
• Establish campaign goals, timelines, benchmarks, and reporting systems.
• Manage campaign operations, prospect tracking, gift forecasting, and campaign analytics.
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain transformational and major gift prospects.
• Personally solicit six-, seven-, and eight-figure gifts alongside the CEO and Board leadership.
• Build meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals, foundations, corporations, and community leaders.
• Develop and direct cultivation and recognition events with donor acknowledgement and naming opportunities.
• Identify volunteers for the Capital Campaign Committee and train board members and campaign volunteers in fundraising best practices.

Skills

Major gift fundraising

Donor relationship management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication and presentation

Project management

CRM experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Donor CRM systems

Job description

The Capital Campaign Director will lead the planning, execution, and successful completion of Choice in Aging’s (CiA) comprehensive capital campaign. Working closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, Capital Campaign Committee, donors, volunteers, and community leaders, this individual will develop and implement campaign strategies that inspire transformational philanthropy. This position requires a fundraising professional who understands how to cultivate major donors, inspire volunteers, manage campaign operations, and build lasting philanthropic relationships that extend beyond a single campaign. The Capital Campaign Director is an integral member of the Choice in Aging team working to ensure we meet our mission to “create opportunities where people can learn, grow and age independently with dignity in community.”The Capital Campaign Director will lead the planning, execution, and successful completion of Choice in Aging’s (CiA) comprehensive capital campaign. Working closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, Capital Campaign Committee, donors, volunteers, and community leaders, this individual will develop and implement campaign strategies that inspire transformational philanthropy. This position requires a fundraising professional who understands how to cultivate major donors, inspire volunteers, manage campaign operations, and build lasting philanthropic relationships that extend beyond a single campaign. The Capital Campaign Director is an integral member of the Choice in Aging team working to ensure we meet our mission to “create opportunities where people can learn, grow and age independently with dignity in community.”

Essential Functions:

Capital Campaign Leadership:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive capital campaign strategy from quiet phase through public campaign and campaign completion.
• Establish campaign goals, timelines, benchmarks, and reporting systems.
• Manage campaign operations, prospect tracking, gift forecasting, and campaign analytics.
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain transformational and major gift prospects.
• Personally solicit six-, seven-, and eight-figure gifts alongside the CEO and Board leadership.

Donor and Community Engagement:

• Build meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals, foundations, corporations, and community leaders.
• Develop individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies for major donors.
• Develop and direct cultivation and recognition events ensuring donor acknowledgement and naming opportunities, stewardship, and, as appropriate, public recognition.

Board and Volunteer Leadership:

• Identify members, lead, and provide support to volunteers on the Capital Campaign Committee.
• Train and coach board members and campaign volunteers in fundraising best practices.
• Prepare campaign reports, meeting materials, talking points, and solicitation strategies for executive leadership and the campaign committee members.

Strategic Leadership:

• Collaborate with executive leadership to ensure campaign priorities align with organizational goals.
• Work closely with the marketing team to develop campaign messaging and marketing strategies.
• Monitor campaign progress and recommend strategic adjustments as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Familiarity with capital campaign or programmatic giving and progressively responsible fundraising leadership experience.
• Experience partnering effectively with CEOs, volunteer campaign leaders, and governing boards.
• Exceptional relationship-building, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong project management and organizational abilities.
• Experience utilizing donor database and CRM systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience fundraising for non-profit organizations.
• Knowledge of planned giving and blended gift strategies.
• Demonstrated success securing high-level gifts.

Benefits:

Staff working Full-Time (30+ hours per week) are eligible for the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance. Dental and vision insurance free if medical is waived. Medical cost of only $150 per month for employees.
• 20% off tuition at our on-site Montessori preschool, Choice in Learning, if space available.
• Voluntary Illness and Accident Protection (Aflac).
• EAP & 403b Retirement Plan.
• Floating holiday.
• Birthday holiday.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy. Staff working 40 hours per week can earn 17 days of PTO per year.
• PTO on most national holidays.

Additional Benefits for Full-Time Employees:

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
• Long Term Disability.