Development Director - Los Angeles

Posse Foundation, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Posse Foundation, Inc. in Los Angeles seeks a Development Director to lead the site’s fundraising with the national team, shaping strategies to expand funding and collaborating on proposals, reports, and budgets.

You will coordinate events and corporate solicitations while managing donor relationships. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least seven years in development, with strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Seven years minimum as a development professional.
• Able to work independently and with a team.
• Willingness to take initiative and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Proficient in Word, Excel; experience with fundraising databases.
• Ability to build cooperative relationships with donors, volunteers and the public.
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement annual development plan and strategy to raise about $3 million.
• Develop a pipeline of prospects and arrange meetings.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with corporate, foundation staff, and individual donors.
• Maintain portfolios of fundraising prospects and donors.
• Plan and help lead advisory board meetings and related activities.
• Expand Posse supporters network in Los Angeles with advisory board members.
• Plan fundraising events and develop strategy for corporate donations.

Skills

Donor relations

Proposal writing

Public speaking

Communication skills

Excel

Fundraising database

Independent work

Time management

Event planning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Fundraising database

Job description

The development director is an essential part of the Posse Los Angeles development effort. The development director is responsible for working with the site director and Posse’s national development team to meet annual revenue goals. The development director, in coordination with the national development team, will plan, manage, and coordinate the site’s development efforts including building new strategies for expanded funding, identifying, cultivating and soliciting donors and overseeing and at times collaborating with team members on writing proposals and reports with accompanying budgets, thank you letters and other correspondence, planning events and soliciting corporate donations for events.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work with development specialist to create and implement annual development plan and strategy to raise an annual budget of approximately $3million.
• Develop a pipeline of prospects for cultivation and solicitation and arrange meetings for site director and self with prospects.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with corporate & foundation staff, and individual donors.
• Maintain portfolios of fundraising prospects and donors.
• Plan and help lead advisory board meetings and other related activities.
• Work with advisory board members to expand network of Posse supporters in Los Angeles
• Work with national development team to plan fundraising events and develop strategy for soliciting corporate donations for events.

We are looking for someone who is collaborative, innovative, hard-working and thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have these qualities/qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Seven years minimum of work experience as a development professional
• Motivated and able to work independently as well as with a team
• Willingness to take initiative
• Ability to meet deadlines and multi-task, manage concurrent processes/projects, and focus on the small but important details in all projects while keeping the bigger picture in mind
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent Office and computer skills. Proficient in Word, Excel and experience working with a fundraising database
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with colleagues, donors, volunteers and the public
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills
• Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values