Strategic Fundraising Director

Child Care Answers; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Child Care Answers is seeking its Development Director to build and lead a new development plan focused on sustainable, diversified funding for early care and education across central Indiana.

The role guides funder relationships, writes grants, and reports outcomes while collaborating with the executive director and staff to create a long-term financial strategy. This is a leadership position with hybrid work expectations.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, public administration, or related field; CFRE preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years in nonprofit fund development, grant writing, or institutional giving; leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a multi-year development plan diversifying funding across grants, contracts, corporate partnerships, individual giving and events.
• Serve as primary relationship manager for funders, coordinating reporting, deliverables, and renewals with staff.
• Lead grant writing and proposals, coordinating input, data, and budgets; maintain a grants calendar and pipeline.
• Develop annual fundraising strategy and align messaging with data storytelling to demonstrate impact.
• Collaborate with leadership, communications, and program staff to ensure long-term financial sustainability.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Grant writing

Donor relations

Data analysis

Nonprofit management

Education

Bachelor's degree in nonprofit mgmt

CFRE credential preferred

Tools

CRM systems

PowerBI

Microsoft Office

Canva

Job description

Child Care Answers is seeking its Development Director to build and lead a new development plan focused on sustainable, diversified funding for early care and education across central Indiana.

The role guides funder relationships, writes grants, and reports outcomes while collaborating with the executive director and staff to create a long-term financial strategy. This is a leadership position with hybrid work expectations.