Director of Development

Responsibilities

• Oversee each step of the major donor pipeline: identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Manage community, philanthropic, and corporate partnership research, recruitment and relationship cultivation, and retention regionally and nationally.
• Write proposals for funding and manage the efforts of grant writer(s).
• Manage administration and operation of fundraising and development campaigns and programming including crowdfunding, annual appeal communications, acknowledgements, expense reporting, determining budget and progress toward goals, annual report development, etc.
• Keep Show Me Integrity’s leadership up to date on fundraising and development progress by providing regular reports on progress to goal and strategies to reach goals, and how the SMI team can support fundraising initiatives.
• Ensure fundraising efforts align with Show Me Integrity’s cross-partisan mission and theory of change and established organizational and departmental metrics.
• Oversee the fundraising software and data entry procedures.
• Partner with the CEO to implement development of individual donor strategies, renewing and upgrading gifts, deepening relationships.
• Recruit, onboard, and manage fundraising and development fellows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or at least 5 years of related experience in fundraising and development, or non-profit management and leadership, or sales and business. We can provide detailed training for the right candidate who brings the attributes but lacks formal fundraising experience.
• Experience with fundraising, development, and CRM software.
• A record of identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding philanthropic relationships with high-profile individuals, foundations, and corporate leaders.
• Experience in building strategic relationships and partnerships for long-term collaborations.
• Experience in budget management and has experience preparing formal budgets.
• Knowledge of grant identification, research, development, and management, particularly for private foundation grants.
• Demonstrated ability in grant and proposal writing, including budget development.
• Experience working with grant writers or other funding proposal collaboration.
• Skilled in oral and written communication and presentations.
• Ability to work independently, be a self-starter, manage multiple projects, set and manage priorities, make sound decisions, and meet deadlines.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively respond to common inquiries from partners and board members.
• Ability to give and receive direct feedback openly and honestly.
• Experience in political campaigns is a plus.
• Experience using Google Suite products (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides), Bloomerang and Canva as a plus.

Preferred Personal Qualities + Skill

• Ability to work with leaders of diverse backgrounds across the political spectrum.
• Commitment to promoting accountable, representative government and putting public interest over partisan or special interests.
• Results-driven strategic thinking to advance the mission of the organization.
• Strong adaptability, growth mindset, desire for continuous improvement, and understanding of the need for iteration to meet the shifting landscape of government reform and funding.
• Strong enjoyment of a fast-paced and continually evolving environment.
• Willingness to support other team members to achieve organizational goals.
• Experience with creative problem solving, startup, and community organizing methodologies is a plus.
• Knowledge of local and state politics in Missouri preferred.
• Desire to grow with the organization for the long term.

Additional Requirements

• Flexible and reliable transportation.
• Willingness to work some weekend and evening hours.

Compensation and benefits

• $70,000-$90,000 annually, commensurate with experience, including performance pay, plus room for growth long-term.
• $400 monthly healthcare reimbursement (QSEHRA).
• Flexible PTO
• Reimbursements for work travel and some work-from-home expenses including partial reimbursement for phone and internet
• Work computer (property of organization)
• Professional development opportunities