Chief Advancement & Philanthropy Officer

Student Freedom Initiative; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Student Freedom Initiative seeks a Chief Development Officer to serve as the senior fundraising executive and strategic leader. Reporting to the President and CEO, the CDO will oversee fundraising, donor engagement, campaign management, and philanthropy initiatives to position the organization for growth and impact.

They will lead a major capital campaign, build strong donor relationships, and manage the development team, establishing a culture of philanthropy and advancing long-term

Qualifications

• Extensive progressive fundraising or development leadership experience in a nonprofit or mission-driven environment.
• Demonstrated track record securing principal and major gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporate donors.
• Experience leading complex, large-scale campaigns and managing fundraising teams.
• Strong communication, judgment and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Established network of philanthropic and corporate/foundation/community relationships

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of a multi-phase fundraising campaign.
• Advance the mission and sustainability through philanthropy and donor engagement.
• Build and strengthen high-performing advancement programs and supervise the development team.
• Develop and implement fundraising strategies to increase philanthropic investment.
• Partner with Board, volunteers, donors, foundations, corporations and community leaders.

Job description

The Student Freedom Initiative seeks a Chief Development Officer to serve as the senior fundraising executive and strategic leader. Reporting to the President and CEO, the CDO will oversee fundraising, donor engagement, campaign management, and philanthropy initiatives to position the organization for growth and impact.

They will lead a major capital campaign, build strong donor relationships, and manage the development team, establishing a culture of philanthropy and advancing long-term