Director of Philanthropy

Holy Family Institute; United States; Sur place; USD 140 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Holy Family Institute is seeking a senior Director of Philanthropy to lead and expand the individual giving program, reporting to the Chief Development Officer. The role grows annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, and donor stewardship while supporting tax credit giving initiatives.

The director will lead donor communications, oversee proposals, and collaborate with development, marketing, and leadership to achieve revenue goals and accurate budgeting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5–8+ years progressive fundraising experience in individual giving.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience with donor databases.
• Ability to lead multi-channel campaigns.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute strategies to grow individual philanthropy across giving areas.
• Lead multi-channel fundraising campaigns (direct mail, email appeals, year-end initiatives).
• Grow and steward leadership giving society and major gifts.
• Expand EITC/tax credit program through outreach and marketing.
• Write fundraising proposals, donor reports, and stewardship content; collaborate across teams.

Connaissances

Strategic fundraising

Donor relations

Proposal writing

Communication skills

Project management

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

CRM systems

Description du poste

The client is seeking a senior Director of Philanthropy to lead and expand the individual giving program, reporting to the Chief Development Officer. The role grows annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, leadership giving, donor stewardship, and tax credit giving initiatives, and supports donors who give through donor-advised funds and family foundations. This hands‑on position blends strategic development with frontline fundraising, including donor relationship management, proposal and communications writing, and stewardship activities to help achieve ambitious revenue goals.

Key responsibilities include developing and executing strategies to grow individual philanthropy across multiple giving areas; leading multi-channel fundraising campaigns such as direct mail, email appeals, and year-end initiatives while monitoring performance and optimizing results. The director will manage and expand a leadership giving society through targeted cultivation, recognition, stewardship, and engagement; identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects in partnership with organizational leadership; increase participation in the EITC/tax credit program through outreach, education, relationship management, and targeted marketing; and grow planned giving by promoting legacy giving opportunities and educating donors on charitable gift vehicles.

The role also requires building comprehensive donor stewardship and communications strategies that strengthen relationships, improve retention, and demonstrate philanthropic impact. The director will serve as a primary writer for fundraising materials including proposals, appeals, donor reports, presentations, and stewardship content, and will collaborate across development, marketing, communications, and organizational leadership to support planning and budgeting and represent the organization with donors and community partners. Qualifications include a bachelor's degree, 5 to 8+ years of progressive fundraising experience in individual giving areas, strong strategy execution, excellent written and verbal communication, and demonstrated relationship-building, organizational, analytical, and project management skills; experience with donor databases is expected. The position requires required clearances and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, along with possession of a valid driver's license and being at least 21 years of age.