Development Director

Pace Center for Girls; Tampa (FL); Presencial; USD 81.000 - 99.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Pace Center for Girls in Tampa, FL seeks a development professional to build unrestricted and grant funding, manage donor relationships, and lead community outreach initiatives. The role requires strategic planning, event coordination, and compelling communications to support the center’s mission.

You will plan fundraising events, write appeals, and cultivate donors while partnering with a dedicated board. A strong team player with ethical fundraising sense is essential.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and two years in development or related area.
• At least 3 years of proven fundraising experience and development success.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team with strong time management.
• Excellent oral and written communications; attention to detail and proofreading.
• Experience using internet and social media to enhance development and marketing.
• Upholds ethics and confidentiality standards.

Responsabilidades

• Produce a long term unrestricted funding stream with growth potential.
• Identify, cultivate and solicit gifts from individuals through events and tours.
• Maintain donors and prospects database; plan and execute fundraising events.
• Write, edit and produce all appeal materials.
• Develop consistent restricted funding and identify grant opportunities.
• Manage relationships with grantors and assist in grant concepts.
• Build community awareness; write newsletters and press releases; manage media relations.
• Support board development and communications; coordinate non-direct volunteers.

Conocimientos

Fundraising

Donor relations

Communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Networking

Event planning

Writing/editing

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Social media

Constant Contact

Descripción del empleo

Salary: Starting at $90,000

Position Type: Full-Time (40 hours/week)

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Position Overview: At Pace we work to transform girls’ lives through academic and counseling programs based on a gender-responsive, strength-based and trauma informed framework. Team members work to create a safe place for girls to learn process, heal and begin again.

Role and Responsibilities

UNRESTRICTED FUNDING

• Produce a long term unrestricted funding stream capable of growth
• Identify, cultivate and solicit gifts from individuals through regular donor gatherings, tours and ask events
• Maintain database of donors and prospects
• Help plan, develop and execute fundraising special events
• Write, edit, and produce all appeal materials

GRANT FUNDING

• Produce consistent restricted funding that meet and support the program’s growth objectives
• Research and identify grant opportunities
• Participate in the development of grant concepts
• Manage relationships with grantors

PROMO AND PE

• Build awareness within the community of the center success and the need for gender responsive programming for girls.
• Write, edit and produce newsletters, or other promotional brochures
• Write and distribute press releases.
• Maintain relationships with media contacts
• Write public presentations
• Participate in and/or present at gender advocacy opportunities
• Represent P ace in public speaking opportunities

BOARD MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

• Help create and maintain a highly motivated, active, informed, effective board of directors.
• Support the ED in communications to the board
• Support the ED in board orientations and training
• Manage all non-direct service volunteers

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Required

• A Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization and two years’ experience in development or a related field.
• At least 3 years of a proven track record in fundraising and development
• Ability to work collaboratively and as a team player.
• Excellent oral and written communications and interpersonal skills; effective time management and organizational skills; attention to details, good at proofreading.
• Experience and an aptitude for using internet and social media to enhance development and marketing activities of the Pace Collier.
• Upholds the ethical and confidentiality standards of Pace Center for Girls.
• Working knowledge in: Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Internet Explorer, Facebook, Constant Contact or other newsletter/publisher software

Other Requirements

• Must adhere to Agency Values and Principles.
• Follows policies and procedures of the Agency

Preferred

• Possess strong project management skills and have an ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks.

This position requires a Level II pre-employment background screening pursuant to Chapters 435, 984, 985 and 943, Florida Statutes, and the Department of Juvenile Justice policy and procedures. Additional information is available through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

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