Development Director: Fundraising & Donor Engagement

Diocese; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte seeks a Director of Development to lead a multiyear fundraising plan spanning annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, and external engagement. You will coordinate with diocesan leadership, staff, parishes, and volunteers to build donor relationships and advance the agency's mission across its service area.

The role requires strategic vision, strong donor stewardship, and the ability to translate needs into compelling opportunities while managing a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least five years of progressively responsible fundraising or development experience; significant relevant experience may substitute for a completed degree.
• Experience coordinating staff and cross-functional teams, establishing clear expectations, and supporting accountability.
• Strong knowledge of Raiser's Edge NXT or a comparable constituent relationship management system, including portfolios, moves management, reporting, dashboards, and data standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain a strategic fundraising plan with goals, audiences, strategies, timelines, responsibilities, and measures of success for annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, external engagement, events, and donor stewardship.
• Establish and monitor revenue, donor acquisition, retention, upgrade, engagement, and stewardship goals; adjust strategies based on results.
• Work with the Statistical Analyst to prepare fundraising reports, forecasts, dashboards, and analysis of donor trends and campaign performance for agency and diocesan leadership.
• Partner with agency leadership and program staff to identify funding priorities, translate needs and outcomes into compelling donor opportunities, and align unrestricted and designated fundraising efforts with strategic and budget priorities.
• Coordinate fundraising and relationship-management activities with the Director of Leadership Gifts, External Engagement Digital Coordinator, Business Operations Administrator, and four Regional Directors of External Engagement.
• Clarify roles, priorities, workflows, communication expectations, and measures of success; provide onboarding, training, tools, coaching, and ongoing support.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Donor relationship management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Raiser's Edge NXT

Microsoft 365

Job description

Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte seeks a Director of Development to lead a multiyear fundraising plan spanning annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, and external engagement. You will coordinate with diocesan leadership, staff, parishes, and volunteers to build donor relationships and advance the agency's mission across its service area.

The role requires strategic vision, strong donor stewardship, and the ability to translate needs into compelling opportunities while managing a