Senior Development Leader — Major Gifts & Partnerships

ACLU of Texas; Texas; On-site; USD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Life and long-term disability保险

Generous paid holidays

Job summary

The ACLU of Texas seeks a Deputy Director of Development to lead and grow our donor program, oversee staff, and manage a portfolio of major donors and foundations contributing to our mission for racial justice.

You will partner with the Director of Development and organizational leadership to diversify funding, implement fundraising strategies, and ensure operations align with our values. Travel within Texas is required.

Qualifications

• Eight to ten years in philanthropic or nonprofit fundraising with at least five years in a management position.
• Experience growing and sustaining programs focused on major gift-level donor relationships in the nonprofit or philanthropic sectors.
• Experience with program design and assessment, including developing program and performance metrics and protocols.
• Proven donor-facing experience developing and executing strategic plans for fundraising success, including soliciting and closing six-figure gifts and complex/blended gifts.
• Experience developing strong relationships with a variety of organizational partners.
• Experience managing staff with varying levels of experience and in varying stages of career development, including performance management, professional development planning, and fostering team culture that aligns with departmental and organizational culture.
• Familiarity with moves management and community centric fundraising preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directly manages all gift officers and grant strategist positions. Hires, sets goals and expectations, and provides evaluation and feedback to help each staff member fulfill their responsibilities and meet their goals.
• Acts as a key partner to the Director of Development on matters impacting the department and as delegated by the Director of Development.
• Holds responsibilities related to department integration and engagement, culture building, organizational culture of philanthropy, and intra- or inter-departmental issues when they arise.
• Partners with the Director of Development to build and strengthen the ACLU of Texas's practices to further advance our values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and our racial justice goals within the department, the staff, as well as through our work with donors and the community.
• Works with the Director of Development and the ACLU national office to ensure effective infrastructure, operations, and related work; develops and implements protocols, accountability measures, performance metrics, and evaluation practices.
• Collaborates with the Director of Development on strategic planning, budgeting, expense tracking, and project planning.

Skills

Major gift fundraising

Donor relations

Program design & metrics

Strategic fundraising plans

Staff management

Moves management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Asana

Donor databases

Job description

The ACLU of Texas seeks a Deputy Director of Development to lead and grow our donor program, oversee staff, and manage a portfolio of major donors and foundations contributing to our mission for racial justice.

You will partner with the Director of Development and organizational leadership to diversify funding, implement fundraising strategies, and ensure operations align with our values. Travel within Texas is required.