ABOUT THE POSITION

The Director of Development at CP Unlimited is an extraordinary opportunity, at a pivotal moment in the Agency’s storied history, for an ambitious and entrepreneurial fundraising professional to plan, create and implement a multi-year comprehensive campaign. The Director of Development will be an adept frontline fundraiser and strategic thinker who brings energy and a well-rounded array of fundraising competencies to advance the mission, vision, and values of CP Unlimited. The Director of Development will be a creative leader with an optimistic and positive demeanor, comfortable in taking initiative and challenging preconceptions. A self-directed leader, the Director of Development will exhibit a drive for excellence and be motivated by a desire to learn and implement best practices to achieve ambitious fundraising goals. Reporting to Chief Communications Officer, the Director of Development will:

• Work in partnership with key stakeholders to advance key development strategies and meet or exceed annual fundraising goals
• Create and deliver a comprehensive prospecting effort to identify and engage potential new supporters
• Manage a personal portfolio of significant donors and prospects across multiple constituencies
• Support and guide the efforts of the Development, Campaign, Special Events, and other fundraising or project committees
• Assure donors receive ongoing cultivation and proper stewardship
• Work closely with organizational and community leadership to create contributed income and a donor base by building on the strong foundation of successful patron-centered advancement activities
• Develop and maintain an effective partnership with campaign consultants from CCS Fundraising
• Organize a departmental plan of work to achieve annual operating and campaign goals
• Oversee the production of all development collateral, including copy and design of donor materials, and work closely with the Communication’s team to ensure consistent branding and messaging
• Direct efforts to refine and implement development initiatives in the Agency’s strategic plan and focus on achievable objectives to advance long-range departmental goals

Qualifications:

• Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree preferred, plus a minimum of five to seven years of progressively demonstrated development expertise in the intellectual and developmental disability or related field.
• Experience with a significant capital or endowment campaign is strongly preferred. Candidates should have a well-rounded knowledge and proven track record in major and individual gifts, institutional support, planned giving, and/or special events
• Possess written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated capacity to lead, tempered by adeptness in building consensus among a diverse set of stakeholders
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of products along with development CRM systems and software
• Experience with and knowledge of the New York donor community will be viewed favorably
• Possess keen prospecting skills along with the ability to effectively cultivate and solicit high-level donor prospects