Development Director

Development Director

A Precious Child, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential. A Precious Child envisions a future where every child grows up to be a secure, self-reliant, contributing member of their community.

In working towards helping A Precious Child meet its overall objective of providing necessities for children, the Development Director is responsible for ensuring fundraising goals and objectives are met to achieve the annual budget set for the organization. The Development Director is responsible for corporate engagement and all sponsorships for events and organizational programming as well as individual donations to ensure that all fundraising goals for our signature events, third party events and VIP events are met. The Development Director will oversee the successful implementation of events logistics.

The Development Director will work alongside the Development team to execute the annual development plan and goals.

Hours: Full-Time, Exempt, Hybrid position. Must be willing and able to work weekends and evenings as needed.

Reports To: ChiefDevelopment Officer

Areas of Responsibility:

·      Cultivate, steward, and solicit an existing portfolio of 125-150 donors, with primary focus of increasing support beyond the $1000 - $5,000 range

·      Assist in identifying new opportunities and forging new donor and corporate relationships and pipelines to expand organizational funding

·      Continue growing the organization’s major gift pipeline through stewardship of existing donors and prospecting new

·      Support the implementation of successful signature donor events as directed

·      Oversee the Women’s Guild philanthropic network and ensure their hosted events are successful

·      Represent the organization and network within community groups (i.e. chambers, rotary’s, corporations, churches, organizations).

·      Lead facility tours and communicate effectively the work A Precious Child does for children, families and our agency partners in the community to a diverse group of people.

·      Create an atmosphere for outstanding teamwork and collaboration through clear expectations and frequent communication.

·      Other duties as assigned

Experience and Qualifications:

·      Passion for A Precious Child’s mission and vision

·      Demonstrated skills in relationship building, gift solicitation, event planning, and public speaking

·      Bachelor's degree in business, nonprofit administration, or a closely related field preferred

·      At least 2-5 years' direct experience in fundraising with a demonstrated ability to increase overall fundraising goals and meet deadlines

·      Self-motivated person with enthusiasm, positivity, tenacity and resilience with the ability to achieve goals and perform a task with little supervision or direction

·      Experience using Raiser’s Edge is preferred, experience with CRM software required 

·      Possesses excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills; the ability to work effectively with donors, corporate leaders, volunteers, and staff

·      Knowledge of fundraising strategies, trends, and best practices

Compensation: $70,000-$80,000/year. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. A generous benefits package includes paid time off, paid holidays, health, dental, and vision insurances, and matching contribution to a 401(k) retirement plan after meeting eligibility requirements.

For more information about A Precious Child visit APreciousChild.org