Remote VP of Development - Major Gifts & Strategy

JustLeadershipUSA; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JustLeadershipUSA invites a seasoned VP for Development to lead and scale its fundraising program. You will work with the President & CEO, the board, and staff to design strategies, set revenue targets, and grow major gifts.

In this role, you will diversify funding streams, oversee events and campaigns, and manage development operations, while building a strong donor base in a fully remote, US-only environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing the strategy and implementation of all aspects of traditional nonprofit funding streams, including large-scale fundraising events, institutional/corporate funders, and individual/major donors; planned giving experience a plus.
• Track record of creating and cultivating long-term relationships with institutional funders, individual donors, and board members.
• Demonstrated success diversifying revenue and building major gifts and individual giving programs.
• Experience coaching and mobilizing a board around fundraising, including building capacity with directors who are newer or less confident fundraisers.
• Proven people-management experience, with the ability to lead and develop direct reports and manage up, down, and laterally in a fully remote environment.
• Systems-minded, with experience building fundraising infrastructure and data discipline, including hands-on use of a CRM (Salesforce experience strongly preferred) as a strategic relationship-management and reporting tool.
• Demonstrated success working on a distributed, fully remote team and using collaboration tools to stay aligned.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the President & CEO, board, and Executive Team to develop long- and short-term development strategies and define annual fundraising priorities, goals, and revenue targets.
• Create and implement donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies that diversify JLUSA’s donor base, attract new prospects, and grow annual revenue.
• Set fundraising benchmarks and KPIs, track performance against them, and report progress to the Executive Team and board on a regular cadence.
• Collaborate with JLUSA’s Finance team to ensure revenue and fundraising goals align with and support the organization’s budget and financial health.
• Coordinate the President & CEO’s development portfolio to focus on top donors and prospects capable of making transformational gifts.

Skills

Leadership

Fundraising strategy

Donor cultivation

Board governance

Strategic planning

Communication

Stewardship

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

JustLeadershipUSA invites a seasoned VP for Development to lead and scale its fundraising program. You will work with the President & CEO, the board, and staff to design strategies, set revenue targets, and grow major gifts.

In this role, you will diversify funding streams, oversee events and campaigns, and manage development operations, while building a strong donor base in a fully remote, US-only environment.