Director, Community Engagement & Fundraising

Goodwill Southern Los Angeles County; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Southern Los Angeles County in Long Beach, CA seeks a Director of Community Engagement to lead fundraising, donor cultivation, corporate partnerships, and workforce development outreach, reporting to the CEO. This leadership role oversees major gifts, grants, campaigns, donor stewardship, and communications to broaden support and participation in programs.

You will build strategic partnerships with businesses, foundations, and community groups, while guiding outreach and marketing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, business administration, public relations, marketing, communications, human services, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of fundraising experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement annual fundraising and donor engagement strategies.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors, including high-net-worth individuals and philanthropists.
• Build and maintain relationships with corporate sponsors, community leaders, and key stakeholders.
• Develop and manage donor pipelines to increase financial contributions and long-term support.
• Coordinate fundraising campaigns, special events, sponsorship opportunities, and giving initiatives.
• Track and report fundraising performance metrics and donor engagement activities.
• Ensure all donor relations activities are conducted ethically and in alignment with organizational values.
• Research, identify, and pursue corporate, foundation, and community grant opportunities.
• Collaborate with leadership and program teams to prepare compelling grant proposals and funding requests.
• Manage grant application deadlines, reporting requirements, and compliance obligations.
• Cultivate relationships with corporate giving programs and foundation representatives.
• Maintain accurate records of grants, awards, reports, and renewal opportunities.
• Develop strategies for identifying and engaging major donors.
• Conduct donor prospect meetings, presentations, and cultivation activities.
• Prepare personalized funding requests, proposals, sponsorship packages, and stewardship plans.
• Foster meaningful relationships that lead to recurring and transformational gifts.
• Coordinate executive leadership involvement in donor engagement efforts.
• Represent the organization at community events, networking opportunities, business forums, and public meetings.
• Build strategic partnerships with businesses, educational institutions, government agencies, and community groups.
• Increase community awareness and support for organizational programs and services.
• Serve as a key spokesperson and advocate for the organization's mission.
• Market donation drives, collection campaigns, and donation bin initiatives with the partners.
• Secure locations and partnerships for donation bins and collection sites.
• Coordinate outreach materials, promotional campaigns, and community awareness efforts.
• Promote workforce development, job training, employment readiness, and career advancement programs throughout the community.
• Develop outreach campaigns targeting employers, job seekers, educational institutions, and referral partners.
• Establish employer partnerships to support workforce placement and training opportunities.
• Increase awareness and participation in workforce development initiatives.
• Collaborate with program staff to highlight success stories and community impact.
• Collaborate with Marketing to develop and implement community outreach and marketing strategies, manage digital communications, social media, newsletters, and public relations efforts.
• Create compelling messaging and promotional materials for fundraising campaigns, donor initiatives, workforce programs, and community events in partnership with Marketing and Administrative teams.
• Strengthen the organization's visibility, reputation, and brand presence in the community.
• Utilize storytelling and impact reporting to engage donors and stakeholders.
• Develop annual goals, budgets, and strategic plans related to community engagement and fundraising.
• Analyze community needs, donor trends, and partnership opportunities.
• Provide regular reports to executive leadership on fundraising activities, partnerships, grant performance, and engagement outcomes.
• Support organizational growth through innovative revenue development and community engagement strategies.

Skills

Fundraising skills

Donor stewardship

Grant writing

Communication

Networking

Community outreach

Project management

CRM proficiency

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in nonprofit mgmt / related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CRM (Case worthy)

MS Office

Job description

Goodwill Southern Los Angeles County in Long Beach, CA seeks a Director of Community Engagement to lead fundraising, donor cultivation, corporate partnerships, and workforce development outreach, reporting to the CEO. This leadership role oversees major gifts, grants, campaigns, donor stewardship, and communications to broaden support and participation in programs.

You will build strategic partnerships with businesses, foundations, and community groups, while guiding outreach and marketing