Chief Philanthropy Officer

About the Role

The Chief Philanthropy Officer provides leadership to the organization’s efforts to obtain financial and other support to sustain its work immediately and for the long term, in cooperation with our active, fundraising board and CEO.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive goal-oriented fundraising program to further develop philanthropic opportunities at JFS, including annual giving, major gifts (including endowments), sponsorships, family funds, and testamentary giving.
• Engage and assist selected committees or representatives of the JFS Board of Trustees in fundraising and marketing initiatives.
• Promote and foster a culture of philanthropy within JFS (staff and board) and in the community.
• Identify prospective individual, corporate, and foundation donors.
• Work with selected staff to implement and maintain appropriate fundraising software and oversee donor stewardship.
• Oversee the Volunteer Services Department, providing strategic direction and leadership for volunteer programs, including engagement, recruitment, community outreach, and cross-departmental collaboration to support agency-wide initiatives.
• Organize and create donor communications, solicitation, and recognition programs, and maintain relationships with donors.
• Collaborate with the communications manager and volunteer staff to create and promote fundraising and philanthropic opportunities within all volunteer programs and communication materials.
• Make presentations as appropriate on behalf of the organization.
• Maintain currency on ethics and new trends impacting development issues, review best practice standards, and implement new practices and procedures as needed.
• Adhere to agency and client protection policies by regularly reviewing JFS privacy, safety, and security policies.
• Participate annually in agency and partner-related philanthropic activities and campaigns.
• Embody the mission and values of JFS in all work done on behalf of the agency, utilizing JFS key strategies to ensure success.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in development with a human service agency.
• Master’s Degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• CFRE certification preferred.

Skills

Technology

• Able to navigate e-Tapestry fund development software.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to effectively communicate with staff, funders, and other professionals.

Analytics

• Able to conduct data analysis to discover, communicate, and generalize meaningful patterns and trends for fund evaluation and strategic planning.

Interpersonal

• Committed to quality donor service and able to utilize intuition and creativity to assess and connect donors' interests to opportunities.

Knowledge

• Maintains knowledge of current public policy trends related to health and human services to progressively seek resources for future agency needs.
• Recognizes specialized service needs of unique sub-populations within the Jewish community (such as Eastern European immigrants, religiously observant, LGBT, Holocaust Survivors, etc.).

Behaviors

• Able to build and maintain a professional network for purposes of strategic collaboration.
• Communicates a clear vision and creates an environment in which employees are fully engaged in contributing to that vision.
• Able to establish accountability, communicating clear expectations and feedback about progress toward priorities.
• Embraces continuous improvement on both personal and organizational levels.