Hybrid Director of Fundraising & Communications

Opportunity Communities, LLC; Chelsea (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

13 holidays + 13 vacation days + sick/

Sick time

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

The Neighborhood Developers (TND) is seeking a full-time, hybrid Director of Resource Development to lead our fundraising and communications and to guide a results-oriented team within a creative community-based organization. This position focuses on building strong donor relationships, securing grants, and advancing TND’s mission in housing justice and economic mobility.

We currently submit about 60 proposals per year to foundations, corporate partners, and government agencies, generating about

Qualifications

• Five years or more of fundraising, grant writing, program development, and/or communication experience.
• Experience leading, inspiring, and developing high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with Massachusetts funders.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for direction, mentoring, evaluation, professional development, and growth of a team of five staff plus volunteers who together deliver the department’s activities.
• Hire and manage consultants to support the department’s work.
• Build and maintain relationships with funders, donors, other community-based organizations, government staff and elected officials, and other stakeholders relevant to TND’s work and mission.
• With input from the Resource Development team and Executive Director, develop and implement annual work plans consistent with the organization’s strategic plan and based on careful review of program and department data.
• As a member of TND’s Senior Team, coordinate strategic directions for the department and the organization.
• Develop an annual department budget and manage to budget.
• Oversee the department’s record-keeping system and ensures quality control of data across fundraising and finance record keeping systems.
• Report to the board about department activities and progress.
• Participate actively in TND’s internal meetings, events, and other activities as requested.
• Oversee team activities that research, identify, cultivate, and steward relationships with existing and potential individual, corporate, governmental, and institutional donors and funders in collaboration with team members and the Executive Director.
• Represent TND throughout the fundraising process.
• Write grants and reports, prepare budgets, oversee contract billing, secure gifts, and sell Community Investment Tax Credits.
• Work with program directors, the Data & Learning team, and the Executive Director to share new and existing programs with donors and funders.
• Monitor progress against funded program deliverables; ensure reporting and compliance with grant and contract terms and regulations.
• Keep up to date with best philanthropic practices.
• Oversee an external communications plan in conjunction with the TND Communications Manager to advance TND’s mission and to build awareness of and support for the organization at the local, regional, state, and national levels through earned media, social media, the organization’s website, events, and other opportunities.
• Oversee internal communications that ensures all staff can easily stay apprised of, and engaged in, TND’s fundraising and communication activities specifically and organization-wide matters generally.
• Oversee creation of collateral materials including annual impact reports, donor newsletters, real estate project updates, organizational brochures, social media posts, and the organization’s website.
• Support program directors in developing successful and fundable projects, programs, and partnerships.
• Help build trusting relationships with partner organizations that advance the mission of the organizations and the goals of the communities involved.
• Ensure fairness in terms of funding and deliverables in joint funding applications with partner organizations.

Job description

The Neighborhood Developers (TND) is seeking a full-time, hybrid Director of Resource Development to lead our fundraising and communications and to guide a results-oriented team within a creative community-based organization. This position focuses on building strong donor relationships, securing grants, and advancing TND’s mission in housing justice and economic mobility.

We currently submit about 60 proposals per year to foundations, corporate partners, and government agencies, generating about