Development Director: Lead Campaigns & Major Gifts

Fork Union Military Academy; Fork Union (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Housing opportunities

Meals in dining facility

Job summary

Fork Union Military Academy seeks a Director of Development to lead fundraising, engage constituents, and collaborate with the President and Board to expand philanthropic support for the Academy's mission.

This senior leader will guide annual and major giving, donor acquisition and retention, alumni engagement, campaign planning, endowment growth, gift stewardship, and development communications, while personally cultivating significant gifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; CFRE certification preferred.
• 10+ years in nonprofit development with significant management experience.
• Proven success cultivating, soliciting, and securing leadership and major gifts.
• Strong leadership, integrity, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with fundraising CRM systems, Microsoft 365, spreadsheets, budgeting tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and strengthen the Development team with clear fundraising priorities.
• Develop strategies to meet annual unrestricted-giving goals and grow philanthropy.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward leadership and major gifts from diverse donor groups.
• Create a long-range campaign plan to grow the endowment by $20M+.
• Establish gift acknowledgement, donor recognition, and stewardship in CRM.
• Partner with leadership on fundraising activities, reporting, and budgeting.
• Coordinate grant opportunities with corporate/foundation support.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Communications, and Enrollment on messaging.

Skills

Leadership

Fundraising

Relationship-building

Communication

Confidentiality

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree

CFRE certification

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft 365

Spreadsheets (Excel)

Budget management tools

Job description

Fork Union Military Academy seeks a Director of Development to lead fundraising, engage constituents, and collaborate with the President and Board to expand philanthropic support for the Academy's mission.

This senior leader will guide annual and major giving, donor acquisition and retention, alumni engagement, campaign planning, endowment growth, gift stewardship, and development communications, while personally cultivating significant gifts.