Chief Development Officer

Feeding America; Chicopee (MA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan with employer match

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Paid vacation (14 days) & holidays (12

Paid sick days (10)

Electric car charging on-site

Job summary

Feeding America in Massachusetts is seeking a senior development leader to guide fundraising strategy and drive revenue across individual, business, and foundation programs. You will report to the CEO and supervise a team including Donor Engagement and Grants relations managers.

You will work with the CEO and leadership to align development with communications, oversee major donor stewardship, and represent Feeding America to donors and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 5+ years senior development experience.
• Proven success in fundraising, major gifts, and securing foundation grants.
• Experience with donor appeals, major gifts, and program campaigns.
• 5+ years of supervisory experience.
• Strong writing, editing and externally focused communication.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Nonprofit marketing and social media familiarity.
• Budgeting, planning, and staff/project management experience.
• Knowledge of donor management software.
• Experience working with volunteers and teams to achieve objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a comprehensive fundraising plan with measurable revenue goals.
• Oversee direct mail campaigns and events with multiple managers.
• Collaborate with CEO and Donor Engagement Manager on major donor cultivation.
• Undertake major donor portfolio cultivation and stewardship.
• Oversee Public Engagement Manager for donor engagement with businesses.
• Oversee the Donor Operations Manager for data integrity and acknowledgments.
• Oversee grants prospecting, planning, and reporting.
• Guide division managers and align development with communications.
• Participate in Senior Leadership Team planning and objectives.
• Support Board committees and act as external representative.
• Promote a culture of philanthropy within Feeding America.
• Produce quarterly reports for the Board and Development Committee.

Skills

Fundraising leadership

Major donor cultivation

Donor relations

Volunteer engagement

Strategic planning

Excellent communication

Staff supervision

Donor data management

Project management

Public engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

CFRE certification

Tools

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge/NXT

Job description

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Supervises: Development Operations Manager, Donor Engagement Manager, Grants Relations Manager, Public Engagement Manager

Dotted line relationship: Director of Communication and Engagement

End date

March 01, 2027

Opportunity type

Job

Category

Job responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Development

• Lead and oversee a comprehensive fundraising plan with targeted goals, objectives, activities, and quantifiable outcomes to achieve budgeted goals for individual, business, and foundation revenue.
• Oversee and inform direct mail campaigns and events, including strategy and goals with multiple managers.
• Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer and Donor Engagement Manager on major donor cultivation, stewardship, donor segmentation strategies, moves management and quarterly impact assessment.
• Undertake major donor portfolio cultivation and stewardship
• Oversee the Public Engagement Manager to cultivate, steward, and engage businesses in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer.
• Oversee the Donor Operations Manager to ensure donor data integrity and security, and timely donor-centric acknowledgment and moves management procedures and relations.
• Oversee the Grants Manager to prospect, plan, prepare, and report on corporate, foundation, and government grant proposals.

Engagement

• Oversee relationships with corporate donors
• Oversee development and execution of Food Bank signature events and other public-facing activities
• Oversee volunteer engagement at the Food Bank, Food Bank Farm, and signature events.

Management

• Work with the Director of Communications and Engagement (dotted line) and CEO to align development and communications strategies with fundraising, event marketing messaging and initiatives.
• As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, actively participate in leading organizational priorities and strategic planning. Ensure that established objectives are met or exceeded.
• Guide and inspire division employee visioning, engagement, and effective participation in organizational planning and coordination.
• Oversee division management to establish annual work plans, including goals, objectives, activities and performance metrics to support strategic plan goals.
• Supervise, develop, motivate, and evaluate division managers.
• Support the Board of Directors Development Committee.
• Serve as an external Food Bank representative to the media, and corporate and major donors.
• Serve as ambassador of a culture of philanthropy to the Food Bank staff, Board of Directors, and the public.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Stay abreast of philanthropy, marketing, and development trends.
• Produce quarterly reports for the Board of Directors and Board Development Committee.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field and 5+ years of senior-level development experience
• Demonstrated success in fundraising, major gift solicitations, procuring foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships
• Experience with planning and implementing donor appeal, major gifts, and programs campaigns
• 5+ years of supervisory experience
• Extensive successful writing and editing experience (externally focused)
• Exceptional communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation formats
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Working familiarity with nonprofit marketing and social media
• Experience in budgeting, planning, and staff and project management
• Knowledge of and proficiency in donor management software
• Experience working with volunteers and teams to achieve objectives

PREFERENCES

• Master’s degree in relevant field, CFRE certification
• 5+ years of director-level experience in a mission-driven organization
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge/NXT
• Extensive experience supervising and leading teams with diverse responsibilities
• Spanish proficiency

In addition to a great work environment, we offer a retirement plan with employer match, 80% Food Bank paid health insurance, excellent dental coverage, 14 days of paid vacation to start, 12 paid holidays, 10 paid sick days, free electric car charging while onsite.

Deadline

February 01, 2026

The salary range for this position is $98,294.06-$145,303.20/year. The expected starting salary is $113,013.60-$115,166.24/year.