Head of Development - Major Gifts & Strategic Fundraising

Young Moms Together; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Young Moms Together is seeking a Director of Development in Charleston, SC to lead the major gifts program and guide fundraising strategy across the 2026–2030 plan. You will build donor relationships, secure unrestricted funding, and coordinate with leadership and program teams to support housing, education, and family services expansion.

The role requires strategic storytelling, strong donor stewardship, and effective collaboration with the Executive Director, Board, and external partners to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; or minimum of ten years of experience in nonprofit development, major gifts, institutional giving, advancement, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors.
• Experience managing a donor portfolio and fundraising pipeline.
• Experience with foundation, corporate, or government grants.
• Experience supervising staff and/or managing contractors or consultants.
• Strong writing, communication, project management, and organizational skills.
• Experience using a donor database or CRM system.
• Ability to connect fundraising strategy to organizational priorities, strategic plans, and program outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a major gifts program focused on donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Develop individualized donor engagement and solicitation plans including the preparation of donor briefings, proposals, presentations, talking points, and follow-up communications.
• Partner with the Executive Director and Board members on major donor meetings and solicitations.
• Cultivate opportunities for unrestricted, multi-year, transformational, and capacity-building gifts.
• Strengthen donor retention, renewal, upgrade, and recurring giving strategies.
• Maintain accurate records of donor contacts, proposals, solicitations, commitments, and stewardship activity.
• Build long-term relationships with donors, community partners, and prospective supporters.

Skills

Major gifts

Donor relationships

Fundraising strategy

Grant writing

Team leadership

Communication

CRM management

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Virtuous CRM

Job description

Young Moms Together is seeking a Director of Development in Charleston, SC to lead the major gifts program and guide fundraising strategy across the 2026–2030 plan. You will build donor relationships, secure unrestricted funding, and coordinate with leadership and program teams to support housing, education, and family services expansion.

The role requires strategic storytelling, strong donor stewardship, and effective collaboration with the Executive Director, Board, and external partners to