Laurel Hill, two of America’s most historic cemeteries and funeral home, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Director of Development.

Reporting to the President & CEO, the Director of Development is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring Laurel Hill’s annual fundraising plan. This includes identifying and analyzing constituencies, cultivating and stewarding prospective and existing donors; ascertaining sponsorship and naming opportunities; conducting annual fund and membership drives, seeking and managing grant funding, overseeing the development and execution of revenue producing public programs and fundraising events, and bolstering relationships with community stakeholders. The Director of Development is a member of Laurel Hill’s executive team and supervises a team of four full-time employees and additional part-time/seasonal/volunteer workers whose efforts focus on the expansion and long-term growth of the Friends of Laurel Hill.

Essential Functions:

• Establish and oversee the implementation of an annual comprehensive fundraising plan to address the needs of the entire Laurel Hill organization, with specific goals to help drive revenue growth for the Friends of Laurel Hill. This involves amplifying revenue streams through grant writing, annual donor and membership development, corporate and sponsorship acquisition, planned giving, capital campaign development, events, and programs.
• Evaluate the success and identify the potential of existing fundraising initiatives and their effectiveness in reaching the goals established in the comprehensive fundraising plan.
• Monitor national, regional and local trends in giving and fundraising across all sectors.
• Work collaboratively with internal departments and external sources in undertaking prospect research, outreach and cultivation across all source fields (public, private foundations, corporate, individual, etc.).
• Across the Laurel Hill organization, work collaboratively to design, produce and track annual giving campaigns and solicitations for support.
• Produce content for grants; oversee grant budgets, report compliance, and evaluation; communicate progress internally and externally (to grantor).
• Build networks of support through community engagement activities.
• Effectively oversee donor and Friends’ membership services (one full-time Manager of Donor and Membership Services), including annual fund and membership drives; planned giving; donor cultivation/retention strategies; member events.
• Effectively oversee public revenue producing programs and provide leadership presence at key events.
• Attend senior management meetings, Board of Directors’ meetings and other meetings and events as necessary, some of which may be during evenings and weekends.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s or CFRE preferred with a minimum of ten years fundraising experience.
• This position requires strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and solid organizational, time management and management skills to include experience in managing full-time staff.
• Expertise is required in research, developing and translating information into actionable recommendations, and expertise in identifying, tracking and reporting on measurable outcomes.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills are a must as is a focus on influencing and motivating others to act.
• Must be resourceful, possess initiative, and be eager to work collaboratively. The successful candidate must have the ability to plan and manage at both strategic and operational levels.
• Familiarity with ACT and Altru data bases and fluency with wealth management systems is strongly desired.
• Examples of written work are required.
• Driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle is required.

We offer an excellent compensation package, including full benefits. Submit your resume to:
Laurel Hill, Human Resources
215 Belmont Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

or anatalone@laurelhillphl.com

Laurel Hill is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, lactation, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military service, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.