Director of Development

The Kresge Foundation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Korean American Community Foundation seeks a Director of Development to lead individual giving and major gift strategy in New York and support growth nationally. Working with the President, VP of Development, and the Board, the Director will mobilize resources to achieve fundraising results that ensure growth and sustainability for KACF.

The role includes managing major donors, developing cultivation and moves management strategies, and collaborating on events with senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8-10 years of development experience, including frontline fundraising and direct donor engagement.
• Experience with high net worth individuals and New York philanthropic landscape.
• Ability to lead a team and collaborate with executive leadership.
• Willingness to travel for donor meetings and cultivation events.
• Strong donor communications and moves management experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the VP of Development to create and implement annual and longer-term development plans.
• Manage a portfolio of major donors, fostering deep relationships and cultivation strategies.
• Partner with the President, VP of Development, and Associate Director of Events to engage major donors in events.
• Craft compelling cases for support and donor pitches to inspire major gifts.
• Identify and cultivate major donor prospects and lead moves management with staff support.
• Represent KACF at events and serve as ambassador for the foundation.
• Lead the development team and supervise the Development Associate.

Skills

Frontline fundraising

Donor cultivation

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Relationship building

Communication

Project management

Travel willingness

Tools

Donor database management systems

Job description

Company: Korean American Community Foundation

About Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)

Founded in 2002, KACF has a rich and long-respected history of lifting up underserved Korean Americans in the metropolitan New York area. As a grant maker, capacity builder, philanthropic thought leader and convener for New York City’s Korean American community, KACF has established its presence and reputation as the organization that fosters a spirit of generosity and social change in its community. In recent years, KACF has expanded its work nationally.

KACF seeks a Director of Development to lead individual giving and major gift strategy and implementation in New York, and support development growth and donor engagement across the country. Working in close partnership with the President, Vice President of Development, and the Board of Directors, s/he will serve as a trusted fundraising thought leader and mobilizer who will marshal the organization’s resources—including board, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders—to achieve fundraising results that will ensure growth and sustainability for KACF.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the VP of Development to create and implement annual and longer-term development plans, with emphasis on enhanced donor cultivation and stewardship to grow KACF’s donor base and inspire higher levels of giving and sustained engagement.
• Manage a portfolio of major donors (primarily NY-based), fostering deep relationships with current and new supporters of KACF, developing robust cultivation and stewardship strategies, and leading donor moves management and solicitation strategies.
• Partner with the President, VP of Development, and Associate Director of Events, to engage major donors in KACF events.
• Craft compelling cases for support and pitches, to deepen donors’ understanding of KACF’s impact and inspire major gifts.
• Identify and cultivate major donor prospects to grow KACF’s donor base and lead prospect moves management and tracking, with support from the Development Associate.
• Serve as a visible and engaged KACF ambassador at development- and program-related events (e.g., Annual Gala, Women’s Luncheon, Giving Summit and other smaller donor cultivation events, meetings, and functions).
• Serve as a development team leader and supervise the Development Associate, who supports donor relations, appeals, development operations, gift management, prospect research and special events.

Qualifications

• Passion for the work of KACF and ability to authentically articulate and champion its mission.
• Mature, poised individual with exemplary leadership, strategic thinking, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of development experience, including frontline fundraising and direct donor engagement.
• Comfortable and adept at collaborating with, engaging and influencing people in all types of positions, including high net worth individuals and philanthropists.
• Exemplary goal-setting, planning, prioritization and follow-up skills. Highly organized, proactive, and thoughtful.
• Track record of cultivating prospects and growing a donor base. Successful track record of personally identifying, cultivating and soliciting individual donors and corporations in the New York City area.
• Entrepreneurial and highly adaptable.
• Strategic thinker, with the ability to connect strategy to hands‑on implementation.
• Demonstrated success meeting fundraising targets from individual donors, corporations, and special events; deep understanding of donor cultivation, stewardship, and moves management.
• Effective communicator; adept at crafting donor appeals and correspondence and other kinds of persuasive fundraising messaging.
• Computer savvy, with experience with donor database management and systems.
• Ability to work during non-business hours (e.g., evenings, weekends) to support key events and opportunities. Ability and willingness to travel on occasion for donor meetings and cultivation events.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $170,000 with a generous benefits package.

Contact

Express interest in this role by filling out our Talent Profile or emailing the search team directly at [e-mail]. All inquiries and discussions are strictly confidential.

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KACF is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants.