Director of Development

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Long Beach & Orange County; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Long Beach & Orange County is seeking a Director of Development to lead a comprehensive fundraising program and to supervise the development team. The role reports to the CEO and collaborates with the leadership team to expand philanthropic income and strategic communications.

The Director will oversee major gifts, annual giving, foundations and corporate relations, special events including Move for Mental Health, and agency marketing and communications,

Responsibilities

• Lead donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and recognition.
• Oversee foundation and corporate relations; manage proposals and reports.
• Direct major giving and planned giving fundraising efforts.
• Coordinate CEO, Board, volunteers in cultivation and recognition.
• Develop and oversee all print and electronic fundraising campaigns.
• Maximize donor gifts through segmentation and tailored messaging.
• Lead all agency marketing and communications.
• Participate in community outreach and networking meetings.
• Perform planning and administrative duties as requested by the CEO.

Job description

Overview of Responsibilities

This exciting position establishes proven strategies and leads a small development team that oversees all agency private-sector fundraising including individual giving including major gifts and planned gifts, foundation and corporate relations, direct mail, special events, and internet-based fundraising. Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Development (DoD) expands a successful fundraising program as part of a collaborative leadership team who view fund development as an organization-wide responsibility. The position also leads the agency’s marketing and communications efforts and manages our annual event-Move for Mental Health (M4MH). The DoD also co-leads the Community Fundraising & Engagement Committee (CFE) and serves as development support to the CEO and Board Members.

Strategic Leadership:

• Partner with the CEO to create a fundraising strategy that continues to increase philanthropic income & create annual fundraising and marketing plan and oversee implementation that achieves or surpasses objectives.
• Collaborate with program staff to identify fundraising needs and opportunities.
• Partner with the Community Fundraising & Engagement (CFE) Committee to leverage board and volunteer engagement within the annual fundraising plan.
• Participate as a member of the Executive Team in implementing strategic priorities across the organization. Serve as a representative of the organization and foster relationships that advance organizational priorities.

Team Leadership and Management:

• Manage and supervise Development Team members including a Grant Writer and a Development Associate. Build a strong and cohesive team.
• Ensure achievement of fundraising goals; coordinate workflow, resources and priorities; and facilitate communication across the team.
• Hire, coach, mentor and develop staff members through ongoing feedback as well as formal performance management systems.

Fundraising Management:

• Lead the overall process of donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition. Coordinate and prioritize approaches to individual and institutional funders and prospects.
• Lead Foundation and corporate relations. Manage a portfolio of relationships with foundations and corporations. Oversee proposals and reports.
• Direct major giving and planned giving fundraising efforts.
• Facilitate the involvement of the CEO, Board members, the CFE committee, volunteers and program staff in cultivation, solicitation and recognition of donors and prospects.
• Develop and oversee all print and electronic fundraising campaigns including the annual Friends Campaign.
• Maximize donor gifts through donor segmentation and custom messaging.

Events:

• Oversee all fundraising events including M4MH. Partners with Event Chair or Co-Chairs to maximize event sponsorship, peer-to-peer fundraising, and overall participation to exceed goals.
• Inspire and support board, staff, volunteers, and event committee(s).

Other responsibilities:

• Lead all agency marketing and communications.
• Participate in community outreach and networking meetings and activities.
• Perform other planning and administrative duties as requested by the CEO.