Director of Development

KALW Public Media; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KALW Public Media seeks a Director of Development to join its senior leadership team and partner with the Executive Director in broad-based fundraising, including institutional giving, major gifts, listener membership, campaigns, and board engagement.

You will shape strategy and execution to build a sustainable, values-driven funding model for public media and strengthen donor relationships and civic impact.

Job description

The Director of Development will be a core member of KALW’s senior leadership team and a key partner to the Executive Director, who is deeply engaged in fundraising and brings a strong, hands-on track record of building donor relationships and securing support. You will lead strategy and execution across institutional giving, major gifts, listener membership, on-air and digital campaigns, and board engagement, while helping to build a sustainable, values-aligned public media funding model for the long term.

You will inherit real momentum. A newly engaged and growing board. A small, talented development team. Strong donor loyalty. Clear strategic priorities. A leadership culture that values fundraising as relationship building, storytelling, and shared purpose, not transactional extraction.

You will also help lead KALW into its next chapter, including our move into a new downtown building that will dramatically expand our visibility, programming, and community engagement.

If you are looking for a role where fundraising is central to mission, creativity, and civic impact, this is that role.

Nadira Fant published this page in Job Board 7 months ago