Fundraising Director directs an organization's fundraising strategies, campaigns, capital development initiatives, and operations to support the overall organizational development and revenue objectives. Leads donor stewardship and relations to identify, develop, retain, and nurture a portfolio of individual and institutional donors. Being a Fundraising Director researches and identifies potential corporate or governmental partnerships and grant funding opportunities. Creates collaborative coordination between staff and internal stakeholders to plan events and communications to increase donor engagement. Additionally, Fundraising Director uses technology to manage and monitor donor information and produce data-driven measurement and reporting of the progress of fundraising goals. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Fundraising Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Fundraising Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Salary Rate: $80,000-$95,000 with an annual 3% commission bonus based on revenue generated exceeding $500,000 annually.
Are you interested in working with an organization that is transforming the way America cares for and educates its children?
The Children’s Guild (TCG) is seeking an experienced and dedicated Major Gifts and Fundraising Director to play a pivotal role in shaping and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy. This role is integral to our mission of expanding our impact and reaching even more young lives. The successful candidate will be a versatile and data-driven fundraiser with a proven track record of achieving ambitious growth goals, launching innovative revenue streams, and cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders.
Summary
The Children's Guild is a nonprofit organization serving children, families, and child-serving organizations. We provide individualized transformational experiences to ensure children, families, and communities thrive through education, behavioral health, management, and consulting services. The Children's Guild operates the Monarch Academy public charter and contract schools, Monarch Preschool College Park, The Children's Guild DC Public Charter School, The Children’s Guild Transformation Academy, TranZed Apprenticeships, treatment foster care, and outpatient mental health clinics. We are among the most experienced child-serving organizations in the Greater Baltimore/Washington region and are expanding in regional and national programs.
Our DEI Commitment
Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion are fundamental values at The Children’s Guild. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and families at The Children’s Guild. We believe every member of our team strengthens our diversity by showing us a broad range of ways to understand, engage, care for, and educate.
All Guild employees are expected to demonstrate an awareness of, respect for, and attention to the diversity of the people with whom they interact (person served, personnel, families/caregivers, and other stakeholders) that are reflected in attitudes, organizational structure, policies, and services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
To excel in this role, you should possess:
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual will retain accountability for the following Key Result Areas (KRAs).
Key Result Area #1 Fundraising Strategy Development and Implementation:
This KRA is successful when:
Key Result Area #2 Major Gifts Acquisition:
This KRA is successful when:
Key Result Area #3 Donor Engagement:
This KRA is successful when:
Key Result Area #4 Expanding Donor Database:
This KRA is successful when:
Cultural Awareness Expectations
Supervisory Responsibilities
The Major Gifts and Fundraising Director, in a supervisory capacity, is responsible for overseeing staff in the Development department, actively seeking new donors, conducting thorough donor research, and ensuring the growth of the donor database.
Education Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree or bachelor’s candidate is preferred, but not required.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
None
Remote/Telework Eligibility
This is a hybrid position.
At The Children's Guild, we are committed to fostering a flexible and inclusive work environment that caters to the diverse needs of our team members. In line with this commitment, we offer a hybrid work arrangement for the Major Gifts and Fundraising Director position. This unique arrangement allows for a balance between remote work and in-person presence, optimizing both productivity and team collaboration.
Work Arrangement:
This position will operate on a 60% remote and 40% in-person work arrangement. The specifics of this arrangement are as follows:
Work Location and Travel Requirements
This position will be based at The Children’s Guild at 1200 First St NE, Washington, DC. This role requires reporting to the home base office and requires 40% travel within the DMV region, including Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, to meet with donors, attend events, and engage with stakeholders.
Physical Demands
An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, see, speak, and hear in person via phone and other web-related technology. The employee frequently is required to sit for long periods of time. They may often stand, bend, or walk; use their hands to write, type, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires occasional lifting, pulling, and pushing equipment up to 50 lbs.
EEOC Statement
The Children’s Guild provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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