Director of Advancement

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership for Advancement Department initiatives and projects.
• Supervise, coach, and support advancement staff, providing feedback, professional development, and accountability.
• Facilitate fundraising, volunteer engagement, and community outreach initiatives across departments to ensure alignment with priorities and agency goals.
• Cook up private grant efforts, including funding identification, application development, reporting, and funder stewardship.
• Manage the corporate sponsorship program, supporting sponsor cultivation and solicitation while overseeing fulfillment, engagement, and recognition activities.
• Lead the implementation of integrated marketing, communications, and community engagement initiatives to increase awareness of CAPSC's programs, services, and impact.
• Manage the creation and distribution of marketing materials, including website content, social media, newsletters, email communications, and annual report production.
• Develop and implement annual appeal campaigns and donor communications in support of fundraising goals, donor acquisition, and retention.
• Support major gift cultivation and donor engagement in partnership with the Chief Advancement Officer.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of fundraising and community engagement events, partnering with staff, volunteers, and external vendors.
• Build and maintain relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, community partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of advancement data to support reporting, accountability, and informed decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising, development, marketing, communications, external relations, or nonprofit operations.
• Demonstrated success managing fundraising campaigns, donor relations, corporate sponsorships, grants, marketing initiatives, or community engagement.
• Strong working knowledge of fundraising principles, marketing strategies, and industry best practices.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain productive partnerships.
• Ability to supervise, coach, and develop staff while fostering a collaborative and mission-driven work environment.
• Proven project management and organizational skills, with the ability to translate strategic priorities into actionable initiatives with measurable results.
• Experience utilizing CRM systems, Microsoft 365 applications, and digital platforms to manage constituent data, monitor performance metrics, and support advancement activities.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and performance metrics to support continuous improvement and goal achievement.
• Ability to travel and attend meetings, events, and community activities as needed, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to CAPSC's mission and the ability to serve as a positive ambassador for the organization.

Pay & Benefits

CAPSC is an EEO employer. The agency offers a competitive salary, a flexible work schedule, cell phone, 403(b) retirement plan, medical, vision, and dental coverage, earned time off, flexible spending and childcare reimbursement accounts, Work/Life resources, employee and dependent life insurance, disability insurance, and twelve paid holidays. The salary range is $80,000 to $85,000, commensurate with experience.