Company Description:

Mission:  Lead, serve, and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better Arizona.

For more than four decades, the Arizona Community Foundation (“ACF”) has worked in tandem with generous individuals, families, and organizations to address some of the biggest challenges facing our state. In the tradition of community foundations across the country, the Arizona Community Foundation is a bridge between generous donors and the nonprofit organizations that support our communities. We encourage connections, share knowledge, and inspire one another to give in meaningful and impactful ways.  https://www.azfoundation.org/ 

Nature and Scope of Work

This position plays the key role of advancing the mission of the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) by creating a culture of philanthropy in Northern Arizona. In collaboration with the VP, Regional Impact, the Senior Regional Director leads the regional offices across Northern Arizona (Flagstaff, Sedona, and Yavapai) in the areas of sustainable asset development; donor, nonprofit and community  engagement; professional advisor outreach; and volunteer development.

Essential Job Functions

Asset Development

• Executes an annual engagement plan to meet annual organizational and regional asset development goals.
• Acts as the senior relationship manager to provide donor services and stewardship for the region’s donors, including current individual, corporate and legacy donors.
• Identify prospects for new funds, gifts to existing funds and planned gifts and cultivate and actively solicit new donor prospects.
• Cultivate relationships with professional advisors to encourage them to refer clients and to create awareness of ACF and the role ACF can play in serving as their philanthropic resource and the home for their clients’ philanthropy.
• Assist other Relationship Managers in the region(s) to create customized charitable gift plans including gifts of complex assets and estate planning.  

Community Leadership

• Conduct regional outreach activities in coordination with the ACF regional and central office staff, including but not limited to public presentations, site visits, and public relations.
• Coordinate ongoing publicity and local marketing efforts with the assistance of the Marketing & Communications team.
• Build effective relationships with individuals, groups, and communities of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures.
• Facilitate the convening role of the foundation by engaging cross-sector representatives across Northern AZ communities in dialogue and conversation around key community issues.
• Work in conjunction with the ACF event staff to facilitate special meetings and events to engage different constituents such as professional advisors, donors, and others in the field of philanthropy.
• Actively seek granting opportunities and create funding collaborations and partnerships with central office, donors, and other funders. 

Volunteer Development

• Oversee the recruitment and management of the regional volunteer Board of Advisors to reflect the diversity of the community members. 
• Ensure the BOA is equipped to be effective ambassadors for ACF by providing training, ongoing education and coordinated outreach in the community.
• Recruit community members to serve on committees including grants and scholarships.

Management

• Collaborates internally in improving ACF operations, through discussions and process development and review, both within the Impact Team and ACF staff committees.
• Supervise and support the effective operations for three Northern Arizona Regional offices, currently located in Flagstaff, Sedona and Prescott. 
• Direct, include, engage and develop Northern AZ team members to build confidence and competency across all work.
• Ensure annual talent reviews and goal setting are conducted equitably and accurately and that employee performance is viewed at the individual, team, and organization levels.  Focus annual goals and their achievement on individual development, ACF’s core values, and the strategic direction and goals of the organization. 
• Work with the Chief People Officer to identify opportunities for development, expansion of roles, and promotions and to address performance issues where staff may need additional support or redirection. 
• Mentor other regional staff to assist them in achieving professional growth in their positions.

Education and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree, at least five years of management experience, with a minimum of three years in the nonprofit sector preferred.
• Fundraising or related experience required along with a designation, or a willingness to pursue a professional designation, in the field of philanthropy, such as CAP, CGPA, CFRE, Social Impact Measurement. Planned giving expertise and the ability to introduce donors and their professional advisors to a variety of charitable giving vehicles is a core competency.
• Demonstrated success in engaging and inspiring community leaders, donors, prospects, and professional advisors.
• Ability to effectively lead and inspire a multi-site team to achieve individual, team and organization level goals.
• Proven ability to develop and enhance processes and workflows, utilizing technology to ensure the best use of time and talent across the team and the best experience for ACF constituents.   
• Community knowledge, a history of leadership in community and visibility are highly desirable. Incumbent has an established position of leadership in community as demonstrated by appointment to important boards of directors, commissions, etc.
• Demonstrated success in providing exceptional service to donors, prospects and professional advisors.
• Exceptional oral and written communication and presentations skills as well as a proven ability to successfully facilitate groups  to consensus building in dealing with complex dynamics and relationships across multiple constituents.

Other Requirements

• This position functions independently in a regional office and a hybrid environment and requires regular local and regional travel.  Statewide travel is required several times per year, including some overnight stays.
• Strong technology skills that include:  familiarity with CRMs, all MS Office products, virtual meeting tools, project management platforms, and prospect research platforms. 

Major Accountabilities

• Key measures of success will be:  progress to asset development goals, opportunity pipeline growth, donor retention, increased annual grantmaking, growth and open rates of mailing lists and number of professional advisor referrals.
• Develops and strengthens the assigned fund portfolio, as well as relationships with donors, professional advisors, nonprofits, volunteers, and other community leaders.
• Competently interfaces with finance, events, brand & impact, data, and administration teams throughout ACF. Works effectively as part of an integrated team with Impact staff to meet organizational goals as outlined in the ACF Strategic Plan.
• Works effectively as part of an integrated Regional Team to meet organizational goals as outlined in the ACF Strategic Plan.
• Competently develops and oversees activities of Regional Board of Advisors.
• Increases awareness of the Community Foundation and enhances its profile as a key component of the community.

Our Culture & Employee Programs:

At the Arizona Community Foundation, we believe that our core values drive our workplace culture and this system of shared values defines who we are and how we operate internally with each other and externally in the community. We live and breathe these values through our daily work and they guide our decision-making.

Core Values

Exceptional Service:  We serve and amaze our clients, nurturing lifelong relationships that span the generations.

Stewardship:  We safeguard donor intent in perpetuity, ensuring the resources entrusted to us are protected and invested in positive, sustainable outcomes for our communities.

Integrity:  We earn the trust of those we serve by operating ethically and transparently, honoring our commitments, and showing courtesy and respect in all aspects of our work.

Innovation:  We demonstrate and welcome creativity, resourcefulness, and ingenuity. We invite and encourage new ideas, pioneering practices, and inventive methods for achieving community good.

Nimbleness:  We are flexible, responsive, open to creative strategies and unusual requests, and able to take prompt action.

Inclusion:  Our strength is found in our differences. We believe diverse voices, engagement, and participation are essential to building and sustaining thriving communities.

Collaboration:  We believe in the transformative power of partnerships around shared passions and objectives. We encourage and celebrate teamwork, pooling of resources, open communication, and trust.

We believe it is important to ensure employees have an opportunity to engage and connect with colleagues and ACF’s work beyond their individual roles.  ACF staff are an integral part of our ongoing strategic learning process and have input into and a direct tie to the success of our strategic plan and annual goals, making each role a part of the impact we have in the community.  Opportunities to collaborate with employees across the organization on work projects and innovation as well as on cross functional committees are plenty and include improved workflows, technology, organizational culture, community impact, DEI, and donor engagement. 

ACF offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life and disability coverage, a comprehensive wellness program, an employee assistance program, a 403(b) retirement plan, professional development opportunities and paid holidays, vacation and sick days. 

Location: 40 Soldiers Pass Rd., Suites 17 & 19, Sedona, Arizona 86336

Career Opportunities – Arizona Community Foundation (azfoundation.org)