Strategic Development Director — Hybrid Fundraising Leader

Inside Philanthropy; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Renaissance Youth Center (RYC) in the South Bronx is seeking a Director of Development to lead fundraising and external engagement, building a diversified revenue strategy to increase philanthropic support for thousands of youth.

The role reports to the President/CEO and requires a builder, strategist, and fundraiser mindset with a passion for youth development and educational equity. Hybrid work in Bronx, NY is offered along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of progressively responsible nonprofit fundraising experience.
• Demonstrated success securing major gifts, foundation grants, and corporate support.
• Experience managing a portfolio of donors and prospects.
• Excellent relationship-building and networking skills.
• Knowledge of donor management platforms such as Salesforce, Bloomerang, Raiser’s Edge, etc.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation abilities.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and board of directors.
• Passion for youth development, educational equity, and community impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive multi-year fundraising strategy.
• Grow annual philanthropic revenue through major gifts, foundations, corporations, government partnerships, events, and individual giving.
• Support the organization, President/CEO and board members on all major fundraising initiatives
• Assist with the execution of major proposals; with a long-term relationship-management approach.
• Personally cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors and institutional funders.
• Partner with Board Chair and Development Committee to strengthen board fundraising capacity.
• Support board members in identifying cultivating and stewarding prospects.
• Identify and cultivate high net worth individuals capable of transformational support.
• Oversee donor database management, prospect research and fundraising systems.
• Create, update, and maintain organization communications correspondences with funders and donors
• Lead development planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance measurements.
• Lead planning and execution of an annual fundraising gala.
• Monitor funding trends and identify new opportunities aligned with RYC’s mission.
• Assist in maintaining RYC profile up to date on donor facing websites (e.g., GuideStar, etc.)

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Major gifts

Donor relations

Board relations

Communication

Portfolio management

Strategic planning

Tools

Salesforce

Bloomerang

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

Renaissance Youth Center (RYC) in the South Bronx is seeking a Director of Development to lead fundraising and external engagement, building a diversified revenue strategy to increase philanthropic support for thousands of youth.

The role reports to the President/CEO and requires a builder, strategist, and fundraiser mindset with a passion for youth development and educational equity. Hybrid work in Bronx, NY is offered along with comprehensive benefits.