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Director of Development

Organization:
Child Crisis Arizona
Type of organization:
Human Services
Location:
Mesa, Arizona
Job category:
Fundraising/Development
Experience level:
Senior-level
Employment type:
Full-time
Position modality:
Hybrid schedule
Pay type:
Salary
Pay:
$75,000–$85,000

Position description

Posting last updated 3 weeks 3 days ago

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:

In collaboration with the Vice President of Development & Communications, the Director of Development is responsible for the oversight of individual and foundation fundraising efforts including: stewardship of current donor relationships; cultivation of new donor prospects; increasing current funding base through all individual giving opportunities; grant management. The Director also collaborates with the Development Team on marketing, public relations, and social media strategies and ensuring prompt donor recognition and reporting in compliance with Child Crisis Arizona’s policies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

  • Leads agency annual fundraising campaign efforts
  • Provides supervision for key members of the development team
  • Donor Management related activities:
    1. Manage the development of annual plans, manage and grow the individual donor base, create pipeline for major giving and planned gift prospects, and coordinate all aspects of a comprehensive Individual Giving program, including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors.
    2. Donor Retention, Sponsorship Procurement and Third Party Fundraising.
    3. Provide Community Outreach program oversight to promote donor growth.
    4. Develop and implement initiatives to sustain and grow participation among lapsed, current and new clients.
    5. Search for new opportunity partnerships in 3rd party events and solicit corporate sponsorships for agency events
    6. Oversight of update to donor records.
    7. Create and maintain donor based software system updates and proactively engage in growth strategies utilizing software.
    8. Work with Development team to mine and pull data from Donor Perfect for list and strategy purposes and overall donor analysis
    9. Oversee agency donor thank you process and recognition programs
    10. Reviews, recommends and interprets fund development policies as related to donor database and donor interactions;
  • Oversight of Fundraising related materials with VP of Development & Communications
  • Responsible for completing monthly, quarterly, and annual tracking and reporting.
  • Assists in Team Philanthropy tours, special events and assists in presentations, as assigned
  • Updating, writing and preparing letters, recognition items, and managing prospect leads.
  • Performs additional duties as needed.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

  • Education must consist of a Bachelor’s degree AND 3+ years of leadership experience
  • Certified Fundraising Professional (CFRE) preferred
  • Must show proficiency experience in the following computer programs: word processing in a Windows environment, Publisher, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Excel, Fundraising databases and PowerPoint.
  • Must be able to display verbal and written communication skills that meet the requirements of the position and needs of vendors and community liaisons.

How to apply

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