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Director of Development - HELP of Southern Nevada

HELP of Southern Nevada Career Page · East Las Vegas, NV · 6 days ago
OTHRFull-time

About the role

The Community Relations team at HELP of Southern Nevada leads the organization's fundraising, marketing, events, communications, and volunteer engagement efforts. They connect the community to HELP's mission by building strong donor and partner relationships, elevating the organization's visibility, and coordinating a robust volunteer platform. Their work ensures that resources, awareness, and community support flow to the programs serving individuals and families across Southern Nevada.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive annual fundraising plan to meet or exceed private revenue goals.

  • Lead corporate, foundation, and individual giving strategies, ensuring a balanced and diversified funding portfolio.

  • Manage a team of two development staff, including those responsible for donor relations, events, and database management, providing mentorship, performance management, and professional development.

  • Lead weekly development meetings and monthly strategic gifts meetings, ensuring coordinated cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts.

  • Partner with the Chief Community Relations Officer and executive leadership to align fundraising strategy with organizational priorities.

  • Cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of major donors and prospects.

  • Oversee corporate partnership development, including sponsorships, employee engagement, and workplace giving.

  • Provide strategic guidance and partnership to executive leadership, including preparing strategies, briefing materials, and stewardship plans for leadership-managed donor portfolios.

  • Provide strategic oversight for foundation relations, including proposal development, reporting, and funder stewardship.

  • Represent HELP at donor meetings, community events, and partner engagements.

  • Oversee the donor relations functions, ensuring timely acknowledgments, personalized stewardship, and meaningful donor experiences.

  • Maintain and refine HELP's stewardship matrix to ensure consistent, mission-aligned engagement across donor segments.

  • Ensure accurate, timely, and ethical donor recordkeeping in the CRM (DonorPerfect).

  • Pull, analyze, and compile donor and fundraising reports to support data-driven fundraising; create and update a monthly development dashboard to track progress toward goals and inform strategy.

  • Maintain the organization's communications calendar and ensure coordinated messaging across platforms.

  • Led the creation and production of fundraising communications, including the Annual Report, Impact Report, newsletters, donor spotlights, and campaign materials.

  • Collaborate with Communications and PR partners to elevate HELP's visibility and brand presence.

  • Oversee Constant Contact email communications and ensure consistent, high-quality content.

  • Use data to inform strategy, track progress toward goals, and support forecasting and budgeting.

  • Ensure compliance with donor confidentiality, ethical fundraising standards, and HELP's internal policies.

  • Work closely with Programs, Finance, and Operations teams to gather stories, data, budgets, and outcomes for fundraising and communications.

  • Serve as a thought partner in organization-wide planning and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree preferred.

  • 5+ years of progressive nonprofit fundraising or related experience, including supervisory responsibilities.

  • Demonstrated success in major gifts, corporate partnerships, and foundation fundraising.

  • Exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills.

  • Strong organizational and project management abilities.

  • Experience with CRM platforms (DonorPerfect preferred), Canva, Constant Contact, and Microsoft Office Suite.

  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines, work independently, and collaborate across departments.

  • Comfort representing HELP at community events and speaking with donors.

Skills

  • Collaborative leadership
  • Strong relationship-building skills
  • Exceptional writing and communication abilities
  • Deep understanding of nonprofit fundraising
  • Fast-paced environment adaptability
  • Strategic thinking and hands-on execution balance
  • Professionalism and integrity representation

Benefits

  • Flexible schedule: Monday - Thursday 7:00am - 5:00pm (or as needed/required)
  • Exempt status

Pay

  • Commensurate with experience

Schedule

  • Full-time

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