Senior Director of Development

About the role

The Senior Director of Development is a senior leader responsible for leading and executing Neighborhood’s fundraising strategy in close partnership with the CEO. This role focuses on building and scaling a major donor centered revenue engine while strengthening foundation and corporate philanthropic partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Expand the major donor base from a small core group into a resilient portfolio of committed partners
• Secure multi-year commitments that significantly increase financial predictability
• Increase donor retention and average gift size
• Establish disciplined forecasting and reporting systems
• Activate the board as engaged partners in revenue strategy
• Help institutionalize fundraising so revenue strength is embedded in the organization, not concentrated in one individual
• Help build a capital strategy capable of supporting growth toward 3 to 5 million dollars in annual revenue
• Lead execution of a multi-year fundraising strategy aligned with organizational expansion
• Build annual fundraising plans with clear growth targets
• Lead revenue forecasting and dashboard reporting
• Align fundraising pacing with organizational growth priorities
• Identify capital gaps and help develop strategies to address them

Requirements

• 7 or more years of senior-level fundraising leadership experience within nonprofit or mission-driven organizations
• Demonstrated success securing five and six figure gifts
• Experience managing a major donor portfolio
• Strong strategic planning and forecasting capability
• Comfort operating without a large internal development team
• Experience in growth-stage or entrepreneurial organizations preferred
• Alignment with dignity-centered, systems-aware approaches to economic mobility
• You think in scale, not survival
• You believe capital can accelerate systems change
• You are disciplined, metrics-driven, and relational
• You are comfortable building in motion
• You are energized by ambitious growth
• You are ready to help institutionalize what a founder has built

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field (e.g., nonprofit management, public administration, etc.)
• Proven track record of successful fundraising results
• Experience in strategic planning and forecasting
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with CRM software and fundraising tools

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Financial analysis and budgeting
• Grant writing and proposal development
• Donor stewardship and relationship management
• Board engagement and committee management
• Capital campaigns and major gift programs
• Event planning and coordination

Benefits

• Structured annual compensation increases, including performance-based step increases and cost-of-living adjustments
• 160 hours of PTO (20 days)
• The office is closed during the full week of Thanksgiving and two full weeks at Christmas

Pay

$105,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time