Director of Development

RealFaith Ministries; Scottsdale (AZ); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

RealFaith Ministries is seeking a Director of Development for The Remnant, a mission-driven donor community. This role leads donor relations, major gifts, and communications, ensuring high-touch cultivation and strategic growth of members across the country.

The ideal candidate will coordinate with Sales & Marketing, oversee the customer service aspect, and travel nationally to strengthen key relationships and partnerships that advance the ministry’s vision.

Qualifications

• Significant, proven experience in donor relations, major gift cultivation, or planned giving preferably within a ministry, nonprofit, or mission-driven organization.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing a portfolio of mid-level and high-capacity partners.
• Strong communication skills with experience contributing to newsletters, email campaigns, or ministry communications.
• Exceptional relationship skills that are warm, trustworthy, and professionally persistent.
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally when necessary.
• Event planning experience, including member cultivation and appreciation events.
• Proficiency with CRM platforms and donor management tools.

Responsabilités

• Serve as the primary contact for Remnant members, maintaining consistent personal communication through phone, text, and email weekly.
• Build genuine professional relationships with members across engagement levels, focusing on highly invested members.
• Travel nationally to meet with members and deepen key relationships.
• Keep Remnant members informed and inspired through updates on ministry initiatives and impact of partnership.
• Identify and cultivate high-capacity partners within the Remnant community and beyond.
• Lead RealFaith’s inaugural legacy partnership team for long-term investments.
• Lead conversations around elevated giving opportunities and multi-year commitments.
• Develop strategy, benefits, cadence, and touchpoints for meaningful engagement.
• Develop strategies to connect RealFaith app subscribers to the Remnant community and deepen partnership.
• Grow the Remnant community through outreach and event-driven engagement.
• Plan and execute member cultivation and community events nationwide.
• Contribute to The Remnant newsletter, shaping content, tone, and cadence.
• Collaborate with Director of Sales and Marketing on Remnant communications and announcements.
• Ensure communications reflect RealFaith’s mission and voice.

Connaissances

Donor relations

Major gift cultivation

Relationship management

Communication skills

Travel nationally

Event planning

CRM proficiency

Outils

CRM platforms

Donor management tools

Description du poste

The Director of the Development is the chief relationship builder and mission community strategist forRealFaith's community, The Remnant. It is more than a giving community it is a movement of men and women who believe deeply in the vision ofRealFaith, are personally invested in the impact being made, and have chosen to stand with the ministry in a tangible way. Members include monthly partners, app subscribers, and those who have made significant one-time investments in the mission.

This experienced donor relations expert is responsible for cultivating and stewarding a thriving, multi-tiered community, connecting engaged app subscribers to deeper levels of partnership, buildinganew tierthat reflect the heart of the most committed members, and shaping the voice and communications of The Remnant. This role also provides directional oversight to the customer service team on all Remnant-related matters.

This role requires someone who can move fluidly between high-touch personal relationships, community-wide engagement strategy, and compelling communications all in close partnership with the Director of Sales and Marketing.

WhatYou’llDo

Relationship Management & Member Stewardship

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Remnant members,maintainingconsistent, personal communication through phone, text, and email on a weekly basis
• Build genuine, professional relationships with members across all levels of engagement, with particular emphasis onidentifyingand cultivating those who are most deeply invested in the vision
• Travelwhennecessarythroughout the United States to meet with members in person and deepen key relationships
• Keep Remnant members informed and inspired through regular updates on ministry initiatives, specific projects, and the real-world impact of their partnership

Major Gifts & Legacy Partnerships

• Identifyand personally cultivate high-capacity partners within the existing Remnant community and beyond
• Build and leadRealFaith’sinaugural legacy partnership team a dedicated group of top-tier members making significant, long-term investments in the ministry’s future
• Lead thoughtful, mission-centered conversations around elevated giving opportunities, specific funding projects, and multi-year commitments
• Develop the strategy, benefits, communication cadence, andpersonal touchpoints that make this tier a meaningful and sought-after level of engagement

Community Growth & Conversion

• Develop and execute strategies to connectRealFaithapp subscribers to the broader Remnant community and invite them into deeper partnership
• Grow the overall Remnant community through intentional outreachand event-driven engagement
• Plan, coordinate, and execute member cultivation, appreciation, and community events across the country, creating meaningful in-person experiences that deepen connection to the mission

Remnant Communications

• Serve as a key contributor to The Remnant newsletter, helping shape content, tone, and cadence to keep the community engaged and inspired
• Collaborate closely with the Director of Sales and Marketing to develop and execute all Remnant-facing communications, including email campaigns, ministry updates, and special announcements
• Ensure all communications reflect the mission, values, and voice ofRealFaithwhile speaking directly to the heart of the Remnant community
• Bring a relationship-first perspective to communications strategy, ensuring every message deepens connection and reinforces why members are part of something bigger than themselves

Customer Service Oversight

• Provide directional leadership to the customer service team on all Remnant-related issues, ensuring members receivetimely, gracious, and effective support
• Serve as the escalation point for complex or sensitive situations, ensuring every interaction reflects the care and values ofRealFaith

Internal Leadership

• Serve as the internal subject matter expert on all things Remnant membership, tiers, member experience, and community strategy
• Maintainaccuratemember records and interaction history within the ministry’s CRM
• Report directly to the Director of Sales and Marketing with regular updates on engagement, pipeline activity, and community growth

What You Bring

• Significant, proven experience in donor relations, major gift cultivation, or plannedgiving preferably within a ministry, nonprofit, or mission-driven organization
• Demonstrated success building and managing a portfolio of mid-level and high-capacity partners
• Strongcommunicationskills with experience contributing to newsletters, email campaigns, or ministry communications
• Exceptional relationship skills warm, trustworthy, and professionally persistent
• Ability and willingness to travel nationallywhen necessary
• Event planning experience, including member cultivation and appreciation events
• Proficiencywith CRM platforms and donor management tools

Character

The ideal candidate loves the Word of God and enjoys investing in the people who stand behind its spread. Amature, committed Christian who affirmsRealFaith’sstatement of faith and is genuinely on board with our mission of bold, unapologetic Bible teaching. A person who’s comfortable working in a ministry that confronts the culture rather than accommodates it.

Seasoned donor relations expert who has spent a career earning trust and turning shared vision intolastingpartnership Who knows how to connect people to a mission they believe in and how to deepen that connection overtime Someone who stake ownership, communicates with excellence, and understands that the people they servearen’tjust donors they’repartners in something eternal.