VP of Growth, Fundraising & Communications

Camp Fire Minnesota; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

3% retirement contribution

Sabbatical policy

22 days PTO + 7 holidays + 3 floating

Job summary

Camp Fire Minnesota is seeking a Vice President of Development & Communications to lead the integration of our development and communications teams and drive strategic fundraising initiatives, including a major capital campaign. This executive role reports to the President/CEO and will co-create strategy, oversee the capital campaign, and steward donor relations.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years in fundraising, marketing, or related fields, with a strong background in major gifts and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading fundraising and communications efforts.
• Experience managing a team.
• Demonstrated commitment to DEI.

Responsibilities

• Co-create Camp Fire’s development strategy alongside the CEO and development team to ensure a diverse portfolio of contributed income, a balance of solicitations and stewardship, and active prospecting.
• Co-create marketing and communications strategy alongside the marketing team to ensure alignment with organizational priorities, including program promotion, internal and external communications, fund development.
• Create and execute a strategy to implement a community-centric fundraising approach at Camp Fire.
• Develop strategies to diversify the voices and stories shared externally by Camp Fire, including ensuring the implementation of goals identified in the strategic plan.
• Develop and lead Camp Fire Minnesota’s major gifts program, securing gifts to further the organization’s mission today and into the future.
• Work closely with the CEO to secure capital support for the revitalization of Camp Fire, including supporting the execution of the capital campaign.
• Engage Camp Fire Minnesota’s board of directors in the organization’s cultivation and development efforts.
• Implement a legacy fund campaign for the Foundation, supporting Camp Fire Minnesota’s mission-based work well into the future.
• Oversee the organization’s annual fund and marketing efforts, including writing and design of tax acknowledgements, print and digital appeals, annual report, and donor engagement.
• Oversee all grant writing efforts, in close coordination with the CEO
• Coordinate donor engagement between the organization’s annual fund, capital campaign, and legacy fund.
• Develop and implement a community-centric fundraising focused strategy for Camp Fire
• Support new fundraising efforts including alumni campaigns, parent engagement, and state and federal funding efforts
• Supervision of team- including 3-4 FTE

Skills

Fundraising leadership

Communications leadership

Team management

DEI commitment

Job description

Camp Fire Minnesota is seeking a Vice President of Development & Communications to lead the integration of our development and communications teams and drive strategic fundraising initiatives, including a major capital campaign. This executive role reports to the President/CEO and will co-create strategy, oversee the capital campaign, and steward donor relations.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years in fundraising, marketing, or related fields, with a strong background in major gifts and