Head of Major Gifts & Development Strategy (Hybrid)

Roosevelt Institute; Washington (District of Columbia); Ibrido; USD 162.000 - 175.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Roosevelt Institute in New York City or Washington, DC seeks a Managing Director of Development to build a major individual giving program and provide strategic oversight of institutional fundraising. You will personally cultivate a portfolio of major donors and lead a four-person development team.

The role reports to the Chief Development Officer and aims to grow individual giving to roughly $5 million annually within three to five years, expanding Roosevelt Forward and the c3/c4 pipelines.

Competenze

• Minimum of 8–10 years experience in fundraising for nonprofit organizations.
• Experience building, or substantially growing, an individual giving program, ideally including cultivation of political donors.
• Experience managing and supporting staff from a diversity of backgrounds and levels.
• Understanding of the philanthropic and political environment, best practices in fundraising, and the field in which Roosevelt works.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven experience managing, prioritizing, and meeting multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to present complex programmatic strategies and activities in narratives and messaging that are approachable for and tailored to specific funder audiences.
• Strong organization skills, including outstanding attention to detail.
• Experience using donor databases like Salesforce, Raiser's Edge, etc.

Mansioni

• In partnership with the Chief Development Officer, shape the strategic design of expanding Roosevelt’s major individual giving program—then manage its execution and build its infrastructure, including prospect research, moves management, solicitation, and stewardship, to ensure strong systems and practices.
• Manage the overall fundraising pipeline for both the Roosevelt Institute (c3) and Roosevelt Forward (c4), including advising on strategy, tracking progress toward goals, and leveraging data to inform decisions, employing a combination of strategic thinking and tactical execution.
• Develop and drive a comprehensive donor engagement strategy to steward donors and attract new prospects, including elements like strategic communications, cultivation events, and funder briefings.
• Directly cultivate and manage their own portfolio of major individual and donor prospects identifying and pursuing opportunities.
• Manage the Donor Engagement Manager in growing Roosevelt’s existing mid‑level giving pipeline (currently approximately $400,000 annually) toward $1 million, in service of a broader goal of building Roosevelt’s individual giving portfolio to at least $5 million within three‑to‑five years.
• Oversee Roosevelt’s foundation relations function (managed day to day by the Director of Foundation Relations) to sustain strong institutional fundraising performance.
• Regularly engage Roosevelt’s program and communications teams to identify programmatic work, projects, and events to leverage as opportunities to engage donors and prospects.
• Coordinate closely with the Managing Director of Library Philanthropy for the FDR Presidential Library and Museum (FDRL), who is responsible for leading fundraising strategy for the FDRL (currently being hired), to ensure and optimize seamless donor experiences for supporters across the Roosevelt Institute, Roosevelt Forward, and the FDRL.
• Keep abreast of current events and other important items related to Roosevelt’s work on political economy to seek out opportunities to highlight our work to key audiences.
• Manage the team toward excellence, including guiding and mentoring staff to be successful in their roles and supporting their ongoing development, promoting a strong and collaborative team culture, and hiring and onboarding new talent as needed.

Conoscenze

Fundraising leadership

Donor relations

Staff management

Strategic fundraising

Communication skills

Strumenti

Salesforce

Raiser’s Edge

Descrizione del lavoro

Roosevelt Institute in New York City or Washington, DC seeks a Managing Director of Development to build a major individual giving program and provide strategic oversight of institutional fundraising. You will personally cultivate a portfolio of major donors and lead a four-person development team.

The role reports to the Chief Development Officer and aims to grow individual giving to roughly $5 million annually within three to five years, expanding Roosevelt Forward and the c3/c4 pipelines.