Director of Development and Communications

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for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content. We have content: description of role, responsibilities, requirements, compensation & benefits. Also schedule info: hybrid, core time, occasional evenings/weekends, limited local travel. So we can have sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements (must-haves), Qualifications (maybe education?), Skills (CRM, communications, etc.), Benefits (list), Pay (salary range), Schedule (hybrid etc). Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID. Must remove boilerplate (EEO, link to apply repeated, etc). Must preserve all substantive info. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's parse content: Intro: "The kids of Westchester need someone loud and proud on their behalf. Is that you? Since 1914, Westchester Children's Association (WCA) has been the county's independent, non-partisan voice for kids, the ones facing poverty, housing instability, and gaps in the systems meant to protect them. We turn data into policy change, and policy change into better lives. We don't do this quietly, and we can't do it alone. We're looking for a proven fundraiser to lead our development and communications work: someone who can build real donor relationships, run a fundraising strategy that hits its numbers, and make sure Westchester and beyond hears about our work along the way. Communications and advocacy matter deeply here, but fundraising is the priority this role is built around. If you know exactly what YOU did to help hit a fundraising goal, not just that your team hit it, keep reading. The basics: Full-time, exempt. Reports to the Executive Director and supervises the Development & Operations associate. Currently hybrid between our White Plains office and remote, with business-hours core time, occasional evenings and weekends for events, and limited local travel." That's about the role. Responsibilities: The "What success looks like as the Director, Development & Communications" bullet points. List them: - You own the fundraising strategy, you don't just execute it - WCA has a clear fundraising strategy with identified targets, built alongside the Executive Director and Board, and you hold the accountability for hitting it. - New funding opportunities, individual and institutional, are identified and pursued, and they actually move the needle. - Fundraising campaigns and events run on plan and on budget, including our biennial Gala and signature Annual Advocacy Breakfast. - The relationships that fund the mission grow deeper - Donors are cultivated and stewarded across the full arc, from first gift to major gifts, not just asked. - Donor recognition and acknowledgment feel personal enough that people want to give again. - The donor pipeline stays honest and the numbers stay real, in partnership with your Development & Operations associate and using our CRM (EveryAction). - You manage and develop our Development & Operations associate - Your Development & Operations associate has clear priorities, regular feedback, and room to grow, with you as their direct manager. - The day-to-day of development and operations gets done well, from donor pipeline hygiene and CRM upkeep to event logistics, because you set direction and hold the standard. - You delegate with intent, so the associate owns meaningful work and you stay focused on strategy and the relationships only you can carry. - Our story gets told on our own channels and we lead the fight where it counts - WCA's blog, newsletter and social channels share our data and advocacy in a voice people actually want to read. - Our data bulletins and reports become stories and thought leadership that the community shares and acts on. - Online advocacy campaigns land at the right moments, with action alerts, digital mobilization, and supporter calls-to-action tied to real legislative moments (think Child Tax Credit expansion, budget seasons). This runs parallel to media relations, not through it: our PR firm handles press placement, but rallying our own community to act is squarely this role's to own. - Branding and messaging stay consistent across every channel we touch. Our PR firm helps synthesize and draft content for press, our website, email, and social media, but this role owns the strategy, the final word, and making sure messages land and our supporters take action. - You show up for the mission, everywhere it matters - WCA is well represented at community events, coalitions, and civic functions across the county. - The Board stays engaged in resource development. You lead our monthly development committee meetings and bring the Board in to identify, cultivate, and secure giving opportunities alongside you, not just hear about it after the fact. - The Executive Director and Board get regular, detailed reporting on fundraising progress and communications metrics. We can flatten these into a list of responsibilities. Requirements: "What you bring" section with must-haves: - 5+ years of experience in fundraising. - A proven track record of building and executing fundraising strategies and campaigns that hit or surpass their targets. - Experience managing and developing at least one direct report, with the instinct to delegate, coach, and hold a standard. - Experience with EveryAction or a comparable CRM, plus the ability to use donor data to drive strategy, not just report results. - Comfort managing owned communications channels: newsletters, blogs, social content, and consistent branding. - Strong organizational skills. - A genuine investment in Westchester County and its kids. We are committed and you need to be too. - Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, Asana, and a human-centered embrace of AI. - Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience. Qualifications: maybe same as requirements? But we can separate: Qualifications could be education (Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience). But we already have that in requirements. Could treat Qualifications as education and maybe experience? But we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But they ask to use headings for those categories if content exists. We have content for Requirements (must-haves). Qualifications maybe not separate beyond education. Could still have Qualifications heading with Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience. But that's already in requirements. Might be redundant. Better to have Requirements covering all must-haves, and maybe Skills covering specific technical skills (EveryAction, Microsoft Office, Asana, AI, CRM). Benefits: list. Pay: Salary range: $80,000 to $90,000. Schedule: hybrid, core business hours, occasional evenings/weekends for events, limited local travel. We also have "Full-time, exempt." Could be part of About the role or Schedule? Probably include in About the role. We must not include boilerplate: EEO, link to apply repeated, etc. Now craft HTML. Structure:

About the role

... intro paragraph(s) ...

Responsibilities

• ... each responsibility ... maybe combine subpoints into single li? Could break into multiple li for clarity. We'll keep each bullet as li. We need to preserve all substantive info; we can keep sub-bullets as separate li. We'll produce a flat list.

  Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in fundraising.
  • A proven track record of building and executing fundraising strategies and campaigns that hit or surpass their targets.
  • Experience managing and developing at least one direct report, with the instinct to delegate, coach, and hold a standard.
  • Experience with EveryAction or a comparable CRM, plus the ability to use donor data to drive strategy, not just report results.
  • Comfort managing owned communications channels: newsletters, blogs, social content, and consistent branding.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • A genuine investment in Westchester County and its kids.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, Asana, and a human-centered embrace of AI.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

  Skills

  Maybe we can list specific skills: fundraising strategy, donor stewardship, CRM (EveryAction), communications management, data-driven strategy, organizational, Microsoft Office, Asana, AI, etc. But that duplicates requirements. Could combine Skills with Requirements? But they ask to use headings if content exists. We have content for Skills: maybe we can list "Fundraising strategy development, donor cultivation, CRM management (EveryAction), communications channel management, data analysis, team leadership, etc." However to avoid duplication, we could treat Skills as a subset of Requirements but still include. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we skip Skills section and incorporate those into Requirements. But they said use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't say we must include all; only include when posting has real specific content. We have content for Skills (specific skills). We could include Skills with bullet list of skills: Fundraising strategy, donor stewardship, CRM (EveryAction), communications management (newsletters, blogs, social media), data-driven decision making, organizational proficiency (Microsoft Office, Asana), AI literacy, etc. That is not duplicate of Requirements but overlaps. Might be okay. Qualifications: we could include Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience. But that's already in Requirements. Could still include Qualifications with that line. But to avoid duplication, maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section called Requirements (includes education). The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can have Requirements covering all must-haves including education. Then we can skip Qualifications. Skills: we could also skip if we think it's thin. But we have specific skills: EveryAction, Microsoft Office, Asana, AI, communications channels. Could be considered part of Requirements. Might be okay to omit Skills. Benefits: we have list. Pay: salary range. Schedule: hybrid etc. Let's decide sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's 6 sections. Now craft HTML. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info: include mention of Full-time, exempt, reports to ED, supervises associate, hybrid, core hours, occasional evenings/weekends, limited local travel. That's in About the role. Also mention "The basics: Full-time, exempt. Reports to the Executive Director and supervises the Development & Operations associate. Currently hybrid between our White Plains office and remote, with business-hours core time, occasional evenings and weekends for events, and limited local travel." We'll embed that. Now responsibilities: we need to include all bullet points. We'll create a list. We'll need to be careful not to lose any detail. Let's write responsibilities list items: - You own the fundraising strategy, you don't just execute it - WCA has a clear fundraising strategy with identified targets, built alongside the Executive Director and Board, and you hold the accountability for hitting it. - New funding opportunities, individual and institutional, are identified and pursued, and they actually move the needle. - Fundraising campaigns and events run on plan and on budget, including our biennial Gala and signature Annual Advocacy Breakfast. We could flatten each bullet as separate li, but we need to keep hierarchy? Not required. We'll just list each point as li. Thus li items: - Own the fundraising strategy: ensure clear strategy with targets set with ED and Board, accountability for hitting it. - Identify and pursue new funding opportunities (individual and institutional) that move the needle. - Ensure fundraising campaigns and events run on plan and on budget, including biennial Gala and Annual Advocacy Breakfast. - Cultivate and steward donors across the full arc from first gift to major gifts. - Provide donor recognition and acknowledgment that feels personal to encourage repeat giving. - Maintain honest donor pipeline and real numbers in partnership with Development & Operations associate using