Vice President of Development

Responsibilities

• Strategic Fundraising Leadership (35%): Design and execute a multi-year, multi-million dollar development strategy aligned with Digital NEST’s growth goals
• Design and launch and scale a comprehensive individual giving program to build a sustainable grassroots donor base
• Mentor and coach development staff to foster a culture of fundraising excellence
• Build a reliable pipeline that transitions mid-level individual donors into major gift prospects
• Manage a portfolio of major donors, prospects, corporate partners, and institutional funders through cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and ongoing relationship management
• Partner with the CEO, Development team, Executive team, and Board of Directors to develop philanthropic networks, co-lead donor strategy, and expand giving at all levels
• Launch and grow new revenue channels, including planned giving, government contracts, and corporate investments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience or at least 15 years of progressive fundraising and development experience with a demonstrated track record of securing significant philanthropic investments
• At least 7 years of leadership experience overseeing development functions, fundraising teams, or organizational revenue growth strategies
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing fundraising strategies that have resulted in measurable revenue growth
• Experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors, foundations, corporations, and institutional funders
• Experience managing donor pipelines, fundraising forecasts, and development performance metrics
• Strong knowledge of fundraising best practices, donor stewardship, moves management, prospect development, and relationship-based fundraising
• Experience utilizing Salesforce or similar donor management and CRM platforms to support fundraising operations, reporting, and decision making
• Experience developing and improving fundraising systems, processes, and operational infrastructure
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with donors, board members, staff, and community stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and build strong relationships with internal and external partners

Requirements

• Passion for the mission of Digital NEST and belief in upholding organization’s core values
• Understanding of and sensitivity to issues of culture/ethnicity/race, gender, sexual identity, class/socioeconomic status and immigration status
• Ability to be an ally to people of color, women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, questioning and intersex individuals and their allies (LGBTQIA)
• Participate in NEST evening and weekend programs and events on an occasional basis; facilitate youth involvement in these programs and events

Benefits

We take a holistic approach to wellness, physical, emotional, and financial. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 100% Agency Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance for the employee
• Paid Parental Leave
• SIMPLE IRA Retirement Benefit with up to 3% employer match
• Accrual of up to 15 Paid Vacation Days for Full-time Employees
• 13 Paid Holidays Annually Plus Business closure/holiday the week between Christmas Day and New Years Day
• Paid Sick Time Off Accrual
• Annual Parking Permit
• Flexible Work Schedule