Development Director | Seattle, WA

Arthritis Foundation Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Arthritis Foundation Inc. seeks a Development Director in Seattle, WA, to partner with the Executive Director and volunteers to execute an annual plan for revenue generation, events, and mission outreach.

You will recruit and coach volunteers, coordinate committees, and drive fundraising goals with corporate and donor partnerships. The role requires helping build a culture of philanthropy, ensuring strong plans, budgets, and outcomes across the market.

Qualifications

• Experience in nonprofit fundraising and volunteer stewardship.
• Proven ability to build high-impact partnerships and exceed goals.
• Skilled in applying sales and relationship techniques to a nonprofit setting.
• Ability to translate mission into durable relationships and projects.

Responsibilities

• Support revenue generation, special events, and mission outreach.
• Lead 2-3 assigned events and manage sponsors, honorees, and teams.
• Recruit volunteer leaders and grow a diverse volunteer pipeline.
• Cultivate relationships with corporate partners, participants, healthcare providers, and others.
• Foster a culture of philanthropy with high-performing volunteer committees.

Skills

Fundraising

Volunteer management

Relationship building

Event planning

Strategic partnerships

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Development Director | Seattle, WA

Regular Full Time Seattle, WA, US

Job Title

Development Director

Classification

Grade 8 SS D: Salary starting from $99,120.00/yr

Department

Community Engagement | West Region

FLSA Status

Full Time | Exempt

Executive Director

Location

Remote working from Seattle, WA

POSITION SUMMARY(Basic purpose or primary function of job)

Development Directors (DD) are responsible for partnering closely with their Executive Directors (ED) and community volunteer leaders to support and execute an annual plan of work that addresses the needs of the arthritis community in their assigned market(s) including revenue generation, special event fundraising, and mission outreach. DD’s recruit, develop and manage eventcommittees and volunteer leaders to achieve fundraising goals from the annual plan.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES(Principal responsibilities or job duties)

• Supports ED and volunteer leaders, ensuring sound plans are established for revenue generation, special event fundraising, mission outreach and awareness.
• Responsible for generating revenue through 2-3 assigned special events (Such as Walk to Cure Arthritis, Jingle Bell Run, Gala) and other fundraising initiatives. Achieve goals set in annual plans by planning and executing special events, soliciting sponsors, securing event honorees and coaching fundraising teams/individuals. DD also oversees all event logistics and promotion.
• Recruit the right volunteer leaders for local committee roles while also growing a diverse and engaged volunteer pipeline that fosters volunteer recruitment, recognition, training, and leadership development.
• Cultivates, stewards and advances relationships with corporate partners, event participants healthcare providers and other key constituents within the market.
• Actively participates in building a culture of philanthropy by building dynamic, impactful volunteer committees. Key contributor to the development of a high-performing market; creates an environment of ownership, excellence and tenacity where volunteers and staff are committed to achieve market goals.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree and/or a minimum of 3 (three) years of non-profit, fundraising or related experience .
• Distinguished track record of volunteer stewardship, formulation of high-impact partnerships and consistency in exceeding established goals.
• Proficiency in applying sales and relationship building techniques to a non-profit setting.
• Ability to relate and leverage the Arthritis Foundation’s mission into effective, sustained relationships and successful projects.
• Experience managing portfolio of revenue generation activities including direct execution special event fundraising, major gift solicitation, corporate and foundation support.
• Awareness,understandingandaccountabilityfor financialperformanceincluding planning, budgetingandforecasting.
• Balanceandcalmamidstcomplexity,competingdemandsandexpectations.
• Tactfulnesswiththeabilitytoanticipate reactionsandrespond welltochallenges.
• Prompt in decision-making, including managing performance and addressing difficult situations.
• Ableandwillingtoinfluence powerfulpersonalities, and professionallyand candidlycommunicatepointsof viewtoauthority.
• Modelsandbuildscoalitionsthroughcollaboration,diversityandteamwork.
• Ability to translate marketing and branding initiatives at the community level.
• Skilled communicator, effectively sharing and receiving key messages and content through multiple mediums as befits a remote colleague and leader.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND TIME ALLOCATIONS

Revenue generation, event and program delivery

60%

Volunteer and Partnership development and management