Director of Development

Catholic Education Arizona; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Education Arizona is seeking an experienced Director of Development to advance fundraising for the Changing Lives division. You will work closely with the CEO and leadership team to design and execute comprehensive strategies drawing on major gifts and diverse funding streams to increase revenue for underserved students.

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead donor cultivation, campaign planning, and multi-channel fundraising efforts, with a focus on accountability, metrics, and compelling

Qualifications

• Seven years’ experience in progressively challenging fundraising roles.
• Nonprofit leadership experience with demonstrated goal achievement.
• Comfort with public speaking and direct solicitations.
• Ability to expand and sustain donor relationships over time.

Responsibilities

• Develop donor relationships with individuals and corporations capable of major gifts.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major contributors.
• Leverage multi-channel fundraising, sponsorships, and special events to raise awareness and revenue.
• Collaborate on marketing, messaging, and online solicitations; engage constituents across channels.
• Maintain accurate donor data and build stewardship strategies with staff and board members.

Skills

Donor relations

Storytelling

Public speaking

Collaboration

Strategic fundraising

Education

BA/MA or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Google Docs

IWave

Crescendo MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Catholic Education Arizona seeks an experienced fundraiser to join their Changing Lives division as a Director of Development. This is a newly created position, reporting to the CEO, and part of a team of 5 fundraisers with the team goal of $2.5M.

The ideal candidate is a compelling storyteller and collaborative fundraiser who combines major-gift expertise with a genuine commitment to changing lives through Catholic Education.

Company Description:

The mission of Catholic Education Arizona is to make it possible for families in Arizona to provide a quality, Catholic education for their children. Through support of the Arizona Tax Credits, Donations and Planned Gifts, every child has equal opportunity to pursue an education that allows them to reach their highest potential

Our organization provides both individual and corporate Arizona taxpayers the opportunity to choose what their tax dollars support. 99% of our students graduate and additionally, 96% matriculate to advanced education, trade school or enter military service. Catholic Education Arizona and Arizona taxpayers work together investing the Arizona’s economy and the education of the next generation.

Trusted for 30 years, Catholic Education Arizona is proud to partner with 38 schools in the Diocese of Phoenix, has awarded 165,000 scholarships, and has raised a total of $405 million.

Mission:

We provide scholarships to underserved children to change lives, serve society, and transform culture.

Position Description:

We offer an exciting opportunity to use your skills, expertise, and creativity: The Director of Development is responsible for working with the CEO, Leadership Team, and Changing Lives with Legacy Division team to develop and execute comprehensive fundraising strategies from diverse sources to increase revenue to further support underserved students. The Director of Development will have clear fundraising goals for the Changing Lives with Legacy Division and will collaborate, implement, monitor, evaluate, and report on strategies to achieve goals. The individual will have marketing, team and sales support for each strategy, tactic, and event

Responsibilities:

Working with the CEO, Leadership Team, and the CLLD Team, the Development Director will:

• Develop donor relationships with individuals and corporations capable of donations and major gifts with the goal of raising in excess of $2.5M annually as a division.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward relationships with individual major contributors.
• Leverage multi-channel fundraising, as well as sponsorships, and special events, to create awareness for the Changing Lives Division.
• Engaging storyteller, contribute and collaborate on marketing, messaging advertising, and online solicitations, in addition to regular constituent engagement pieces, through both traditional and new channels.
• Maintain integrity of data collection; work with associates to maintain prospect contribution records to ensure accuracy of information for contacts, biographies, meetings, gift entries, and acknowledgments.
• Build stewardship, cultivation, and solicitation strategies, engaging key staff and board members as appropriate in donor relationships.
• Evaluate and implement internal systems, metrics, policies, and procedures for efficiency and effectiveness for the division’s development efforts.
• Contribute to a healthy culture internally and externally that will attract staff, board members, donors to the organization and inspire excellence in fundraising.
• Occasional evening and weekend event attendance may be required.

Requirements

• Catholic, understanding and comfortable with Catholic religion
• Commitment and passion for the organization’s mission – “We provide scholarships to underserved children to change lives, serve society, and transform culture.” Positive, “can-do” attitude and desire to help the community
• BA/MA or equivalent experience
• Experience with Salesforce
• Seven years’ experience in progressively challenging fundraising roles
• Professional experience in nonprofit leadership, with demonstrated success achieving goals
• Comfort with public speaking and direct solicitations, inspiring to others
• Tangible experience of having expanded and sustained donor relationships over time
• Exemplary communication skills, both written and oral; ability to influence and engage a wide range of donors
• Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Deep understanding – and ability to articulate – Individual, Disabled/Displaced and Low-Income Corporate Tax Credits
• Sound work ethic, good problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and conflict solution skills
• Tech savvy, Google Docs, Salesforce, IWave, Crescendo MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Possess an Arizona Driver’s License, and comply with auto insurance requirements as set forth by the Diocese of Phoenix
• Pass background screening and Comply with Safe-Environment policy from the Diocese of Phoenix

Why consider the opportunity?

• Healthy culture built on trust, value, respect, and fun!
• Ranked #5 Largest Cultural – Education Organization, Phoenix Business Journal
• Ranked #2 Best Places to Work, Micro Business, Phoenix Business Journal
• Paid time off in accordance with the Diocese of Phoenix HR Policies, and additional CEA days (Birthday, Christmas Eve, Day before Thanksgiving)
• Medical, Vision, Dental & Prescription Insurance, 403b Retirement plan, Pension plan and more
• Cellular phone, health, and mileage reimbursements