Development Director

City Year; Providence (RI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & sick days

Organization holidays

Medical/dental/vision/Life/AD&D andDis

Disability coverage

401(k) plan

Job summary

City Year Rhode Island is seeking a Director of Development to lead a comprehensive fundraising program, driving philanthropic revenue growth and long-term financial sustainability. Reporting to the Executive Director and serving on the Senior Leadership Team, you will develop an integrated strategy across individual giving, corporate partnerships, foundations, and events.

You will cultivate high‑impact donor relationships, collaborate with City Year’s national development team, and manage a

Qualifications

• Leads a diversified fundraising program across multiple channels.
• Cultivates high-impact donor relationships and partnerships.
• Aligns fundraising strategy with organizational priorities and goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement integrated fundraising strategy.
• Lead donor stewardship and advisory board engagement.
• Manage donor pipeline and fundraising events.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Donor relations

Board engagement

Partnership development

Strategic leadership

Tools

Donor CRM

Job description

Position Overview

Number of Positions: 1 Work Location: Hybrid On-Site/Remote Position Overview The Director of Development provides strategic leadership for City Year Rhode Island's comprehensive fundraising program, driving philanthropic revenue growth and long-term financial sustainability in support of the organization's mission. Reporting to the Executive Director and serving as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director develops and executes an integrated fundraising strategy that includes individual giving, corporate partnerships, foundation and government grants, special events, donor stewardship, and Board engagement. The Director serves as a key external ambassador for the organization, cultivating high-impact relationships with donors, funders, corporate leaders, and community stakeholders while partnering closely with the Executive Director and Board to achieve ambitious fundraising goals.

Job Description

The Director of Development is responsible for leading and executing City Year Rhode Island's comprehensive fundraising strategy to advance the organization's mission and long-term financial sustainability. Reporting to the Executive Director and serving as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director leads a diversified fundraising program that includes individual giving, corporate partnerships, foundation and government grants, donor stewardship, fundraising events, and Advisory Board engagement. Working in close partnership with the Executive Director, Advisory Board, and City Year's national development team, the Director cultivates strategic relationships that generate philanthropic investment and deepen community engagement. The Director develops and implements data-informed fundraising strategies, manages a robust donor pipeline, and strengthens the systems, partnerships, and fundraising capacity needed to achieve annual revenue goals and advance City Year Rhode Island's strategic priorities. As a key external representative of the organization, the Director builds and maintains strong relationships with donors, funders, corporate and community partners, and civic leaders. This role is responsible for fostering a culture of philanthropy across the organization and ensuring fundraising efforts align with City Year's values, strategic plan, and commitment to service and educational equity.

Benefits

• Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays.
• You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs.
• Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document.
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Employment Terms

Employment at City Year is at-will. City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.

About City Year

City Year’s dual mission is to expand educational opportunity for all students and develop the next generation of leaders through national service. Trained teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on academic, cognitive and interpersonal skills— skills that help students thrive in school, college and career. City Year’s 900 staff and 2,000+ AmeriCorps members work and serve in 29 communities across the U.S., including Boston (where City Year was founded in 1988 and is headquartered), Baton Rouge, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, New Hampshire, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Antonio, San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle/King County, Tulsa and Washington, D.C. City Year also has international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy. City Year has been designated a 4-star charity by Charity Navigator since 2003, putting City Year in the top 1% of non-profits nationwide for accountability, transparency and responsible fiscal management, and among the most trustworthy nonprofits in America. At City Year, we sometimes say we work not only “at” City Year, but also “on” City Year, recognizing that the organization, like our world, is constantly evolving and changing. Two things that have never changed: our steadfast belief in the power of young people to change our world for the better; and our aspiration to create positive school and work environments where everyone feels a sense of connection, is supported to do their best work, and is able to learn, contribute, lead and create to their fullest potential.

As an equal opportunity employer, City Year is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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