POSITION SUMMARY: Chum seeks a seasoned development professional to provide leadership, oversight, strategy, goal setting, and accountability for the Mission Advancement Team. The Director will work with Chum’s Executive Director and Board to communicate our mission, vision and strategic plan to the Mission Advancement Team and external community partners, foundations, donors, and stakeholders. The Director will develop and maintain a culture of relationship building, donor engagement, generosity, and professionalism with all staff, board members, funders, volunteers, donors, and event and program participants.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop and implement the Board-approved annual advancement plan.
• Ability to lead a team in developing annual strategies/campaigns to achieve organization’s mission, budget, and Strategic Plan goals.
• Provide leadership to the Mission Advancement Team working in the areas of donor engagement, major gifts, special events, volunteer engagement, marketing and communications, grant writing, congregational outreach and advocacy, and data management.
• Work with the Development Committee, Executive Director, and Development Director to identify, research, cultivate and solicit major donors for annual, capital, and planned giving.
• Work with individual team members to develop and implement successful strategies, prioritize workload, report progress, and achieve goals within their specific areas.
• Attend Chamber and civic organization events, and be visible and accessible for donor
engagement as opportunities arise.
• Oversee reconciliation of revenue generated with financial statement income reports.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of all donor records and acknowledgements, and reports resulting from funded and fundraising activities of the organization.
• Provide stewardship to a portfolio of Chum’s major donors.
• Ensure donor confidentiality and overall compliance with Chum’s policies and procedures.
• Provide leadership to support a Capital Campaign and work with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, Mission Advancement Team and Campaign Committee to build capacity, launch and complete the project.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s degree required (Masters preferred) and at least ten years’ experience in the area of fund development involving major gift cultivation and stewardship, event planning, grant writing, planned giving, donor data/constituent management, marketing and communications, outreach programs, and/or giving and charitable vehicles.
• Proven ability to engage community leaders and to inspire their backing by engendering good will and financial support within the business community.
• Excellent written, verbal, and public speaking communication skills and the ability to articulate the Chum’s story, mission, vision, and values.
• Knowledge of and dedication to applying fundraising principles and best practices.
• Ability to develop a successful Mission Advancement Team, build trust with team members, and operate with diplomacy and discretion.
• Ability to develop constructive, cooperative, and respectful relationships with staff, volunteers, Board Members, etc., and maintain those relationships over time.
• Have excellent research and analytical skills; mastery of Microsoft Office Suite is essential.
• Be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized; have experience using online databases and other resources essential to institutional fundraising.
• Able to work well under pressure, meet and exceed deadlines, able to seek and synthesize information, and communicate in a compelling and succinct form.
• High level organizational skills and attention to detail, promoting donor experiences that are meaningful and engaging.
• Skilled at problem-solving to create solutions by listening, understanding, and responding with timeliness and accuracy.
• Ability to “think on your feet” by taking advantage of unplanned opportunities and adapting messaging in response to audience response.