Strategic Development & Communications Leader

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks vacation

Paid holidays

403(b) plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) in New York City is seeking a Director of Development and Communications to lead private philanthropy growth and oversee communications. The role reports to the Co-Executive Directors and collaborates with the Board to expand CACF's base of support.

The ideal candidate will build and scale systems, dashboards, and campaigns, while guiding a team and external partners to advance equity for AAPI children and families.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of nonprofit fundraising leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy spanning foundations, major gifts, annual giving, corporations, events, planned giving, and digital fundraising.
• Equip and partner with the Co-Executive Directors and Board to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, including preparing leaders to make effective fundraising asks.
• Lead institutional fundraising, grant proposal and reports drafting, and stewardship.
• Lead the fundraising strategy and execution for CACF's annual gala - the organization's largest unrestricted fundraising opportunity as well as other donor cultivation and stewardship events.
• Build systems and standard operating procedures for the Development and Communications Departments.
• Develop fundraising dashboards, KPIs, forecasts, and pipeline reports.
• Lead CACF's communications and marketing strategy, using storytelling, thought leadership, and audience engagement to strengthen visibility and support fundraising goals.
• Develop and manage special organizational campaigns (for example, CACF's current 40th Anniversary fundraising and marketing campaign)
• Manage communications staff, consultants, and future development hires.

Skills

Fundraising leadership

Donor relations

Strategic planning

Staff management

Grant writing

Communications strategy

Budgeting

Donor CRM systems

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Donor CRM systems

Job description

Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) in New York City is seeking a Director of Development and Communications to lead private philanthropy growth and oversee communications. The role reports to the Co-Executive Directors and collaborates with the Board to expand CACF's base of support.

The ideal candidate will build and scale systems, dashboards, and campaigns, while guiding a team and external partners to advance equity for AAPI children and families.