Director of Development & Community Relations

Snyder Village; Metamora (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k retirement

Job summary

Snyder Village in Metamora, IL seeks a Development Director to plan and execute fundraising strategies across the community, including major gifts, grants, and annual campaigns. You will build strong donor relations and partner with residents, families, staff, and local partners to advance our mission.

The role reports to the Chief Financial Officer, requires a bachelor’s degree and at least five years in fundraising or related fields, and may involve events and occasional evening/weekend work

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of fundraising, marketing, or communications experience, preferably in senior living, hospitality, or healthcare.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• Knowledge of planned giving and experience with major gifts and campaigns preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies to meet the financial goals of the community, including event sponsorship, capital campaigns, major gift cultivation, and annual and planned giving programs (bequests, trusts, estate gifts).
• Build, cultivate, and maintain relationships with residents, families, board members, staff members, donors, and community partners.
• Serve as a community ambassador to build partnerships and collaborate with local businesses, community groups, government leaders, and other organizations to enhance awareness, visibility, generate support, and promote the community’s mission and values.
• Ensure donors and sponsors are recognized, appreciated and informed about how their contributions are being used by the community.
• Identify, research, and apply for grants. Provide compelling grant proposals and reports, ensuring compliance with all requirements.
• Develop and manage the department’s budget, ensuring that fundraising efforts are cost-effective and aligned with the organization’s financial goals.
• Work to develop long-term sustainable funding strategies that create a diverse funding base through a mix of fundraising activities, donations, and grants, to ensure the community’s growth and success.
• Maintain CRM/database and other related software platforms, track fundraising metrics, and provide regular updates on fundraising and outreach efforts to the Chief Financial Officer.
• Participate in executive leadership team meetings and support community wide and division/department efforts
• Collaborate with Marketing/Communication Director on donor messaging, case statement and impact reports, and community newsletter and communications.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Fundraising

Grant writing

Donor relations

CRM

Communication

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Event planning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: 1200 E PARTRIDGE RD - METAMORA, IL 61548

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 Salary/year

Job Shift: Day

Job Title: Development Director

Division: Health Center

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Department: Business Office

FLSA Status: Exempt

Effective Date: 3.1.2026

Position Summary

The Development Director plans and executes strategic efforts for fundraising and outreach to support the financial needs and growth of the community

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies to meet the financial goals of the community, including event sponsorship, capital campaigns, major gift cultivation, and annual and planned giving programs (bequests, trusts, estate gifts).
• Build, cultivate, and maintain relationships with residents, families, board members, staff members, donors, and community partners.
• Serve as a community ambassador to build partnerships and collaborate with local businesses, community groups, government leaders, and other organizations to enhance awareness, visibility, generate support, and promote the community’s mission and values.
• Ensure donors and sponsors are recognized, appreciated and informed about how their contributions are being used by the community.
• Identify, research, and apply for grants. Provide compelling grant proposals and reports, ensuring compliance with all requirements.
• Develop and manage the department’s budget, ensuring that fundraising efforts are cost-effective and aligned with the organization’s financial goals.
• Work to develop long-term sustainable funding strategies that create a diverse funding base through a mix of fundraising activities, donations, and grants, to ensure the community’s growth and success.
• Maintain CRM/database and other related software platforms, track fundraising metrics, and provide regular updates on fundraising and outreach efforts to the Chief Financial Officer.
• Participate in executive leadership team meetings and support community wide and division/department efforts
• Collaborate with Marketing/Communication Director on donor messaging, case statement and impact reports, and community newsletter and communications.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities

• Willingness to uphold Snyder Village Mission and Values
• Professional demeanor and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with tact, enthusiasm, and the ability to handle difficult situations with staff members, residents, family members, visitors, and the public
• Ability to recognize the value of providing extraordinary customer service and person-centered care to our residents.
• Strong relationship building skills with proven ability to build rapport, actively listen, and connect across generations to navigate conversations related to aging, estate planning, and charitable giving.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and conversations, including resident information
• Strong organizational, and follow-up skills
• Ability to work and make good decisions independently
• Proficient computer skills, experience working with CRM systems
• Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends for events and appointments

Physical Requirements

• Sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours
• Frequent interruptions
• Interact with staff members, residents, families, and other visitors under all conditions and circumstances
• May be required to work beyond normal working hours, on weekends, and temporarily in emergencies and/or to ensure proper care for all residents
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

QualificationsEducation and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of fundraising, marketing, or communications experience, preferably in senior living, hospitality, or healthcare
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• Knowledge of planned giving and experience with major gifts and campaigns preferred

Benefits

It is Snyder Village's policy to provide its staff members with additional benefits. These benefits include paid time off, and affordable insurance, as well as many others.

Insurance Programs

• Health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance are available to all full-time employees. Insurances will begin on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Health:There are 2 options for medical insurance, a PPO, and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). The PPO offers a $1500 deductible with a max out-of-pocket of $4500. All preventative care services are covered at 100% by insurance. All generic prescriptions are a $10 copay. Most Carle providers would be in-network.
• Health:The HDHP plan offers $3,800 deductible with a max out-of-pocket of $6,100. All preventative care services are covered at 100% by insurance. Most Carle providers would be in-network. This plan also works with our Health Savings account.
• Health Savings Account:Snyder Village offers a health savings account through EPIC! If a staff member is contributing to the H.S.A. Snyder Village (SV) will also contribute to their balance. SV offers $0.50 for every $1 a staff member contributes up to $1300 per year.
• Dental:Dental coverage is through the Guardian network. Offering a deductible of $50 for in-network services and 100% covered preventative care services.
• Vision:VSP coverage is through Guardian but with the VSP network. Exams are a $10 copay with any in-network provider. Exams are covered once every 12 months, lenses once every 12 months, and frames are covered once every 24 months.
• Basic Life and AD&D:Any staff member who enrolls in medical coverage will receive $10000 in company-paid life insurance and AD&D through Guardian.
• Voluntary Life Insurance:Through Guardian staff members may select additional life insurance for themselves, their spouse, or their children. A staff member can select a policy for themselves in $25000, $50000, $75000, or $100000. Spousal coverage can be selected for up to 50% of employee coverage. Coverage for children can be selected for each child up to $10000.
• Short-Term Disability:Short Term Disability insurance is provided through AFLAC. The plan is designed to replace part of a staff members’ paycheck in the case of an illness, injury or surgery that prevents you from working according to the doctor’s orders. Staff members receive approximately 60% of their gross pay.
• 401k:All staff members are automatically enrolled to the 401k retirement program through Empower on their 91st day of employment at 3% of their salary. However, Snyder Village will contribute and match an employee’s contribution by up to 5% on their salary. An employee is considered fully vested after 3 years of employment.

Paid holidays

• New Year’s Day
• Easter Sunday
• Memorial Day
• Fourth of July
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day

Any non-exempt staff member working on the holiday will receive time and one-half of their hourly straight pay.

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time workers who work more than 20 hours per week. All newly hired staff members accrue up to 2 weeks or 80 hours of PTO.

Paid Personal Days

All staff members regardless of classification accrue paid personal days (PPD). Each staff member accrues up to 40 hours of PPD.

Sick Pay

Once a full-time staff member has completed 1 year of employment, they are given 80 hours of sick time to use for a serious illness requiring more than 5 days off from work.

Tuition Reimbursement

Snyder Village values the professional and personal development of our staff members. Tuition reimbursement is available for education expenses such as course fees, technical training, certification programs, or other needed resources. Reimbursement will also be provided for successful certificate completion, up to six-course hours per semester.

Scholarship

Snyder Village provides up to 2 nursing scholarships per year to staff members pursuing an RN or LPN degree. Snyder Village also provides up to 4 C.N.A. scholarships per year to staff members who are pursuing a certified nursing