Director of Philanthropy

About Us

The Just One Project's mission is to increase access to food, resources, and supportive services to build a stronger, healthier, and more connected community. The organization has a culture of attracting passionate and talented people by reinforcing strong values, work-life balance, and diversity. Every program is designed with clients in mind; we are "client-centric."

What You'll Do

• Lead and execute strategies that grow philanthropic revenue and strengthen long-term donor relationships.
• Lead the organization's fundraising strategy and achieve annual philanthropic revenue goals.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of individual donors, major gift prospects, corporate partners, and sponsors.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts while expanding unrestricted funding.
• Develop new donor acquisition strategies while strengthening engagement with existing supporters.
• Plan and oversee fundraising events that generate revenue and deepen donor relationships.
• Partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership to execute strategic fundraising initiatives.
• Track fundraising performance through CRM reporting, revenue forecasting, and pipeline management.
• Collaborate with marketing to create compelling donor communications, campaigns, and storytelling.
• Build systems and processes that support accountability, sustainability, and long-term fundraising success.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is an experienced fundraising professional who combines strategic thinking with disciplined execution and exceptional relationship building.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Nonprofit Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven or more years of progressive nonprofit fundraising, development, donor relations, or partnership management experience.
• Demonstrated success securing major gifts of $25,000 or more.
• Proven experience managing fundraising events, corporate partnerships, and major donor portfolios.
• Demonstrated history of generating at least $500,000 in annual fundraising revenue.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership on fundraising strategy.
• Strong relationship building, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Experience using donor CRM systems to manage fundraising pipelines and reporting.
• Financial acumen with the ability to forecast revenue, monitor budgets, and measure fundraising performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates with experience generating more than $1 million annually in philanthropic revenue and securing six-figure gifts are strongly encouraged to apply.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Shape the future of philanthropy at a growing nonprofit.
• Build meaningful relationships that directly impact thousands of individuals and families.
• Work alongside a collaborative and mission-driven executive leadership team.
• Develop innovative fundraising strategies that create lasting community impact.
• Help expand programs that address food insecurity, housing stability, workforce development, and supportive services throughout Southern Nevada.

Our Commitment

The Just One Project is more than a workplace. We are a team united by compassion, innovation, accountability, and service. All team members support organization-wide initiatives that strengthen our mission, including participation in up to six Pop-Up and Give community events each year. These events are typically held on the third Saturday of the month and provide opportunities for our entire team to serve the community together.

Schedule

This is a full-time exempt position. Evening and weekend work is required as needed to support donor meetings, fundraising events, and organizational initiatives. Local travel throughout Southern Nevada is required. A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and the ability to meet the organization's insurability requirements are required.