Development Director: Fundraising & Grants Strategy

The Posse Foundation Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

The Posse Foundation Inc in Los Angeles is seeking a Development Director to lead our local fundraising program. You will collaborate with the site director, development officer/associate, and the national team to plan and execute strategies to meet a roughly $3 million annual budget.

Responsibilities include building a donor pipeline, cultivating corporate, foundation, and individual supporters, writing proposals and reports, planning events, and ensuring grants management and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Seven years minimum of work experience as a development professional.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including grant writing.
• Strong organizational skills, deadlines, multitasking, and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Word and Excel; experience with a fundraising database.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual development plan and strategy to raise an annual budget of approximately $3 million.
• Build a pipeline of prospects for cultivation and solicitation; arrange meetings with prospects.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with corporate & foundation staff, and individual donors.
• Maintain portfolios of fundraising prospects and donors.
• Assist site director with advisory board meetings and related activities.
• Manage the development officer/associate.
• Write grant proposals, reports and budgets with the development officer/associate.
• Compose thank you letters and other correspondence.
• Plan fundraising events and develop strategy for soliciting corporate donations.
• Ensure all documents for grants management and audits are properly filed.

Skills

Grant writing

Donor relations

Communication skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Independent work

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Fundraising database

Job description

The Posse Foundation Inc in Los Angeles is seeking a Development Director to lead our local fundraising program. You will collaborate with the site director, development officer/associate, and the national team to plan and execute strategies to meet a roughly $3 million annual budget.

Responsibilities include building a donor pipeline, cultivating corporate, foundation, and individual supporters, writing proposals and reports, planning events, and ensuring grants management and audit readiness.