Development Director

About the role

Enjoy a rewarding and challenging position with a nonprofit organization that has been helping educate, train, and provide employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities since 1955. We are currently seeking applicants for a full-time Development Director to plan and implement a development and fundraising program to provide for the short- and long-term needs of the organization.

Responsibilities

Oversee, coordinate, and participate in all major areas of development, including research and prospect identification, cultivation and communication strategies, solicitation strategies, donor stewardship, database management, and communications and outreach activities. Provide leadership for the planning, coordination, and execution of fundraising events, sponsorship opportunities, donor engagement activities, and community-based fundraising initiatives that support Eggleston's annual development goals.

• Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and cultivate monetary donations or other gifts for the organization.
• Set annual monetary goals and budgets according to short- and long-term goals.
• Establish fundraising objectives for the organization, setting one-year, five-year, and longer-term goals.
• Maintain a list of potential financial donors, including corporations, foundations, and individuals, to include managing fundraising software and the donor cultivation cycle for the Eggleston and the Eggleston Foundation.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute fundraising events as a key component of Eggleston's annual development strategy, collaborating where appropriate with members of the Marketing and Development team, volunteers, board members, sponsors, and other internal/external stakeholders.
• Produce relevant and informative fundraising literature for distribution to previous donors and the public.
• Research potential sources for financial growth and collaborate with the Grants Administrator to apply for grants and other public funding.
• Travel (approx. 25%) locally for meetings with donors and fundraising purposes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or similar field required.
• Five years of experience in fundraising for a nonprofit organization highly preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of fundraising strategies and principles.
• Excellent management and supervisory skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of tax planning principles and techniques that favor charitable giving.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 and other applicable accounting software systems.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

Physical demands: Performing the duties of this job requires near visual acuity, the ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds, and gross manipulation. Additionally, the employee: Must be free of tuberculosis in a communicable form. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Must be able to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time (up to two hours).

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be in an office or indoor setting, or externally in community settings. Indoor environmental conditions will vary according to the weather conditions prevalent at the time, and exposure to inclement weather and extreme temperature variations can be expected when in community settings. The noise level in the work environment will vary.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8AM to 4:30PM, with occasional events beyond normal operating hours, including weekends, holidays, and evenings.