Director of Development, Catholic Charities Sarasota

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church; Sarasota (FL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc. seeks a Director of Development in Sarasota, Florida. This pivotal role involves cultivating major donor relationships and overseeing fundraising strategies to support special events.

The ideal candidate will have proven success in fundraising and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include strategic planning, supervising the Development team, and ensuring alignment with the organization's mission.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of identifying and cultivating major gifts.
• Strong management and leadership skills required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategic fundraising plan.
• Direct sponsorship efforts for special events.
• Oversee donor correspondence and stewardship.
• Supervise Development team members.

Skills

Fundraising strategy development

Relationship building

Leadership and management

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Director of Development, Catholic Charities Sarasota

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Sarasota, Florida, United States

Company

Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc

Job Description

Title: Director of Development, Catholic Charities

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Location : Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice in Florida Inc. | Sarasota, Florida

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday with occasional evenings or weekends.

Overview

The Director of Development is responsible for cultivating and stewarding major donors, growing sponsorships for special events, engaging Board of Directors and volunteers, and fostering relationships throughout the community.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategic fundraising plan with a focus on major gifts.
• Direct and obtain sponsorships for all special events.
• Oversee strategies for marketing, public relations and communications.
• Make presentations throughout the community, to leadership, Board and Diocesan leadership.
• Oversee donor correspondence and donor stewardship.
• Plan and coordinate Board of Directors Development Committee activities.
• Supervise and evaluate the Development team members.
• Exhibit sensitivity to the service population’s cultural, social, and socio-economic characteristics.
• Maintain confidentiality of all records and apply discretion and appropriate security measures in the handling of confidential information.
• Ensure services delivered are in alignment with Catholic Charities’ mission, policies, procedures and service philosophy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Proven track record of identifying, cultivating and soliciting major gifts.
• Ability to build relationships with Board, staff, volunteers and donors.
• Strong management and leadership skills required. Ability to recruit, motivate, empower, and coach staff to high performance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Ability to work in a self-directed environment, to set and to monitor goals, and to meet target dates.
• Good steward of the budget.
• Must pass a Level II FDLE/FBI background screening with satisfactory results.