Development Director: Major Gifts & Strategic Fundraising

Together SC; Greenville (SC); Híbrido; USD 95 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

CommunityWorks in Greenville, SC is seeking a Director of Development to leadStrategic fundraising initiatives and donor relations, reporting to the CEO. You will build strong partnerships with the board, partners, and foundations to sustain growth across the state.

The role focuses on major gift cultivation, donor stewardship, grants, and data-driven fundraising operations, with responsibility for developing plans, dashboards, and events that advance organizational priorities.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree and proven experience in major gifts/development, donor relations, sales, or a related field.
• Knowledge of federal and state tax laws applicable to charitable giving and charitable trusts.

Responsabilidades

• Develop annual fundraising plan with giving and donor initiatives.
• Establish fundraising goals, performance metrics, and revenue targets.
• Build and manage donor pipeline strategy, using past giving, gift amounts, and frequency to shape communications.
• Identify opportunities to diversify and grow philanthropic revenue streams.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects and donors, maintaining a portfolio of key relationships.
• Develop and execute stewardship plans that deepen donor relationships, including management of fund and gift agreements.
• Coordinate donor meetings and engagement opportunities.
• Partner with Grants and Compliance Manager to manage foundation relationships and align funding opportunities with organizational priorities.
• Research funding prospects.
• Engage board members in fundraising through regular communication and board-led cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship opportunities.
• Develop training and tools that equip board members to serve as ambassadors and advocates.
• Foster a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization and board.
• Oversee the donor CRM, ensuring accurate donor records, gift processing, and tracking.
• Develop dashboards and track KPIs, providing regular reports to leadership and the board.
• Implement best practices for donor management and fundraising operations.
• Coordinate and manage fundraising events.
• Represent CommunityWorks at community, corporate, and networking events and represent the CEO in their absence when directed.

Conhecimentos

Major gifts

Donor relations

Strategic planning

CRM

Public speaking

Project mgmt

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

CommunityWorks in Greenville, SC is seeking a Director of Development to leadStrategic fundraising initiatives and donor relations, reporting to the CEO. You will build strong partnerships with the board, partners, and foundations to sustain growth across the state.

The role focuses on major gift cultivation, donor stewardship, grants, and data-driven fundraising operations, with responsibility for developing plans, dashboards, and events that advance organizational priorities.