Development Director: Major Gifts, Foundations & Gala

Inside Philanthropy; Newtonville (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

4 weeks vacation + 12 sick days + 2个人日

Professional development support

Free parking or MBTA pass

Job summary

Silent Spring Institute seeks a Director of Development to lead fundraising for a $5 million organization focused on researching environmental causes of cancer. You will manage a donor portfolio, lead foundation outreach, and oversee events and overall revenue strategies.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will supervise staff, collaborate with Communications and foundation staff, and travel domestically as needed.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of increasingly senior Development experience.
• Previous lead responsibility for bringing in organizational revenue.
• Ability to steward major individual donors with superb relational skills.
• Stellar communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience with mentoring and managing more junior staff.
• Both big-picture strategic thinking and an eye for detail.
• Comfort and familiarity with donor database systems.
• Location in Boston, or in the U.S. Northeast.
• Ability to travel domestically.
• Interest in medicine, health, and science a plus.
• Salary range: $120K-$180K per year.

Responsibilities

• Steward a portfolio of individual donors and ensure continued support.
• Lead foundation outreach and maintain relationships with existing donors.
• Draft letters, proposals, reports, and donor communications.
• Organize donor meetings for the Executive Director.
• Oversee annual fundraising events and calendar of events.
• Meet annual fundraising goals and oversee revenue and budgeting with Finance.
• Ensure data integrity of the donor database.
• Supervise Assistant Director of Development and coordinate with Communications.
• Manage temporary event coordinator for the gala.

Skills

Donor relations

Communication

People management

Strategic thinking

Donor database systems

Tools

Donor database systems

Job description

Silent Spring Institute seeks a Director of Development to lead fundraising for a $5 million organization focused on researching environmental causes of cancer. You will manage a donor portfolio, lead foundation outreach, and oversee events and overall revenue strategies.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will supervise staff, collaborate with Communications and foundation staff, and travel domestically as needed.