Development Director

ApplicantPool; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Mental health stipend

401(k) match

Paid holidays

PTO

Sick leave

Summer Fridays

Self-care hour

FireMed membership

Sabbatical

Job summary

Kids FIRST seeks a strategic Development Director to lead fundraising, communications, and community engagement in Lane County, Oregon. Working with the Executive Director and board, you’ll craft long-term plans, build donor relationships, and translate impact into compelling messages.

You will create fundraising strategies, manage budgets and forecasts, grow annual giving, major gifts, grants, and partnerships; lead events from vision to execution; guide donor communications and public

Qualifications

• At least two years of fundraising experience.
• Proven ability to solicit gifts and build donor relationships.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Create and lead fundraising strategies, budgets, revenue forecasts, and goals.
• Grow annual giving, major gifts, grants, sponsorships, planned giving, and partnerships.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through authentic, long-term relationships.
• Lead fundraising events from initial vision through execution and evaluation.
• Guide donor communications, marketing, storytelling, social media, and public relations.
• Represent Kids FIRST at donor meetings, community events, networking opportunities, and speaking engagements.
• Lead and support development staff, volunteers, interns, and consultants.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Donor relationship development

Strategic planning

Project management

Budgeting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Kids FIRST is seeking a strategic, relationship-centered Development Director to lead our fundraising, communications, and community engagement efforts. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker and skilled fundraiser who is equally comfortable building a long‑term development plan, sitting down with a donor, crafting a compelling message, and bringing a successful fundraising event to life.

Kids FIRST is an Accredited Children's Advocacy Center that has served Lane County since 1994. Our multidisciplinary team provides coordinated, compassionate services to children and families affected by abuse and crime. Grounded in integrity, growth, and resilience, Kids FIRST has been consistently recognized as one of Oregon's 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For.

Working closely with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, leadership team, and community partners, the Development Director will:

• Create and lead fundraising strategies, budgets, revenue forecasts, and goals.
• Grow annual giving, major gifts, grants, sponsorships, planned giving, and corporate and foundation partnerships.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through authentic, long‑term relationships.
• Lead fundraising events from initial vision through execution and evaluation.
• Guide donor communications, marketing, storytelling, social media, and public relations.
• Represent Kids FIRST at donor meetings, community events, networking opportunities, and speaking engagements.
• Lead and support development staff, volunteers, interns, and consultants.

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate brings at least two years of professional fundraising experience and a record of building donor relationships, making compelling solicitations, and securing gifts. They are an engaging communicator and confident relationship-builder with strong strategic planning, project management, budgeting, and organizational skills. A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is required.

Benefits

Kids FIRST offers the following benefits:

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families
• $1,200 Mental Health HRA
• 3% retirement match
• 13 paid holidays
• Generous PTO starting at 15 days per year
• Separate sick leave
• Summer Fridays
• Weekly self-care hour
• FireMed membership
• Sabbatical opportunity after five years

Some local travel and occasional evening or weekend availability are required.

This position requires the successful completion of a criminal history and child welfare background check prior to the start date.