Development Director for Community Impact & Major Gifts

ESP, Inc.; Ohio; Presencial; USD 80 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

401(k)

Life and disability insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Resumo da oferta

ESP in Athens, GA is seeking an experienced Director of Development to lead the community's comprehensive fundraising strategy, manage leadership annual and major gifts, and align donor engagement with ESP's mission.

The role supervises the local development team, builds a strong donor pipeline, cultivates relationships with individuals, businesses, foundations, and civic partners, and drives grants, campaigns, and special events to support long-term sustainability.

Qualificações

• At least five years of progressive fundraising, sales, business development, or related experience.
• Demonstrated success cultivating, soliciting, and closing five-figure gifts.
• Experience supervising, coaching, or leading staff or cross-functional teams.
• Experience using a CRM to manage relationships, document activity, and evaluate performance; Salesforce experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace; Canva and other fundraising tools is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the community’s comprehensive development strategy and revenue plan, establishing priorities, goals, and accountability measures that advance the community toward long-term financial sustainability.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of leadership annual and major-gift prospects, personally cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individuals and organizations with an emphasis on securing gifts of $2,500 and above, including major gifts of $25,000 or more.
• Lead, coach, and hold accountable the community’s development team, ensuring clear ownership, strong fundraising practices, effective collaboration, and consistent progress toward individual and shared goals.
• Build and manage a healthy donor pipeline, creating individualized strategies that move prospective donors through identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship while strengthening donor retention and increasing giving over time.
• Expand ESP’s community presence and philanthropic partnerships by developing relationships with businesses, foundations, civic organizations, volunteers, and other community stakeholders and leading the fundraising strategy for grants, campaigns, and special events.

Conhecimentos

Fundraising leadership

Donor cultivation

Team supervision

CRM management

Ferramentas

Salesforce

Google Workspace

Canva

Descrição da oferta de emprego

ESP in Athens, GA is seeking an experienced Director of Development to lead the community's comprehensive fundraising strategy, manage leadership annual and major gifts, and align donor engagement with ESP's mission.

The role supervises the local development team, builds a strong donor pipeline, cultivates relationships with individuals, businesses, foundations, and civic partners, and drives grants, campaigns, and special events to support long-term sustainability.