Development Director: AI-Driven Fundraising & Grants

Washington Lawyers' Committee; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Group life and disability

Flexible Spending Account

Retirement plan

Transit and parking savings

Job summary

Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs seeks an entrepreneurial development leader to build fundraising infrastructure, deepen donor relationships, and scale revenue in a purpose-driven civil rights organization.

The Executive Director will guide data-driven strategies, manage a small development team, and collaborate with a committed board to modernize the donor database and reporting capabilities while expanding philanthropic support across individuals, law firms, and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years in nonprofit development and fundraising leadership.
• Experience with Raiser's Edge or similar major gifts CRM.
• Strong donor cultivation, stewardship, and campaign management.
• Ability to build systems, dashboards, and grant-tracking processes.

Responsibilities

• Own data integrity in CRM, ensure campaigns and gifts are correctly structured.
• Build and manage a grant calendar and pipeline dashboard for leadership committees.
• Develop and execute development plans to hit annual revenue goals across donors and institutions.
• Lead fundraising communications and digital channels in collaboration with program staff and external partners.
• Set strategy for major events, oversee budgets, and steward relationships with donors.
• Supervise and mentor two direct reports and align team priorities with organizational goals.
• Promote AI adoption to enhance prospect research, messaging, and analytics.

Skills

Data governance

Fundraising strategy

Board collaboration

CRM expertise

Donor relations

AI adoption

Project management

Staff supervision

Communication

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Salesforce

DonorSearch

iWave

Job description

Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs seeks an entrepreneurial development leader to build fundraising infrastructure, deepen donor relationships, and scale revenue in a purpose-driven civil rights organization.

The Executive Director will guide data-driven strategies, manage a small development team, and collaborate with a committed board to modernize the donor database and reporting capabilities while expanding philanthropic support across individuals, law firms, and