Development Director

What We Offer

• $120,000 or more annual compensation potential combining base wage plus a performance-based bonus.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% employer match.
• This position has an operating budget for travel, donor cultivation, CRM software, technology needs, and professional development.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and strengthen CIA’s fundraising strategy, enhancing current efforts while identifying new opportunities for growth and long-term sustainability.
• Manage and grow a portfolio of individual, corporate, and foundation donors and prospects.
• Develop cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and management strategies that deepen engagement and increase giving.
• Partner closely with the Board to identify opportunities and strengthen donor relationships.
• Create compelling donor communications, proposals, impact reports, stewardship materials, and appeals by collaborating across the organization to tell CIA’s story in a donor-centered way.
• Plan, support, and represent CIA at donor meetings, fundraising events, networking opportunities, and other donor engagement activities.
• Oversee donor pipeline activity ensuring accurate gift processing, acknowledgment, and reporting.

We’re Looking For Someone Who…

• Genuinely believes in CIA’s mission and can communicate that belief in a way that inspires support.
• May be a former educator, community connector, local business professional, nonprofit volunteer, or longtime CIA supporter ready to turn passion into impact.
• Builds trust easily with donors, parents, alumni, business leaders, foundations, volunteers, and community partners.
• Tells a compelling story in writing, in conversation, and in front of a room.
• Connects CIA’s mission to the values, interests, and priorities of donors.
• Asks for support with confidence, clarity, and good judgment.
• Follows through, stays organized, and manages donor relationships with care and discretion.
• Is comfortable helping build a development program from the ground up; experience with grant writing is a bonus.
• Is familiar with the Keweenaw Peninsula, or the broader Copper Country region, and brings fundraising, community leadership, sales, education, nonprofit, business development, or other relationship-based experience.
• Is confident working independently with a high level of autonomy, while also collaborating effectively with board members.
• Experience with donor CRM software (eTapestry, Blackbaud, or similar) or comparable relationship-management tools is helpful.
• Has a positive, can-do mindset and the flexibility to adapt in a growing organization.
• Licensed and bonded as a fundraiser, or willing to become licensed and bonded.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness to travel is required.
• The successful candidate must be able to pass a background check and drug screening.