Director of Development

JOB TITLE: Director of Development

REPORTS TO: President & CEO

REQUIREMENTS:

The Development Director should have the following experiences and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MPA, or related field) preferred.
• 5 years of attracting financial support from individuals, foundations businesses, and/or government sources; demonstrated results in personally cultivating and sustaining donors.
• Broad-based understanding of various development activities including web, social media, direct mail, proposal development, major donor research, event planning and management, direct solicitations, leveraging fundraising databases and support systems for donor segmentation.
• Demonstrated skills in motivating, directing, and managing staff, and in coordinating and supporting the fundraising activities of others; a good listener and strategist; comfortable receiving input from many sources; able to analyze and formulate disparate information into a sound, well-organized plan.
• Exceptional organizational skills with a keen ability to manage and juggle competing priorities; excellent follow-through and attention to detail.
• A resourceful individual with a high energy level and can-do attitude; a self-starter, problem solver, strategic and big-picture thinker.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills; a confident public speaker and presenter; the ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds; The successful candidate will be a collaborative and roll-up-your-sleeves partner.
• Lead and direct a solicitation environment that requires a commitment to Bloom's mission and vision; and
• Overall, there will be an intense focus on direct solicitation and leveraging others to solicit directly. Planning is fine; asking is better.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Development Director is responsible for all fundraising and development activities and will forge new relationships to build Bloom's visibility, impact, and financial resources. The Development Director will also design and implement a comprehensive, three-year fundraising plan to develop critical external alliances by cultivating individual, corporate, foundation, and other various philanthropic opportunities. She or he will have primary responsibility for establishing and implementing the infrastructure needed to grow revenue from special events, corporations, foundations, churches and community organizations, and by soliciting annual and major gifts and grants.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and implement a comprehensive annual fundraising plan which meets the financial goals of the organization and provides future financial resources for growth and expansion.
• Provide leadership, direction, and management for the development team and cultivate new and grow existing relationships with major donors. Fundraising initiatives include but are not limited to grant writing and management, corporate major giving, annual appeal development and management, monthly giving donor cultivation, and special fundraising event management.
• Work collaboratively with special event staff and event chairs to ensure that Bloom fundraising events run smoothly and meet goals. Develop and manage a robust event sponsorship/patronage program.
• Develop strong relationships within the community to foster a positive image such that companies, schools, civic organizations, churches, and individuals will make Bloom the local charity of choice for funding.
• Develop and implement a capital campaign in partnership with CEO and outside consulting firm.
• Develop prospect lists for major gift development, corporate and foundation giving, individual giving, and grants.

• Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure consistency of brand awareness; ensure that overall marketing strategy is implemented across all communications of the Development Department.
• Ensure that an accurate database of donors is collected, organized and maintained to track donations and outcomes. Monitor all donor information and implement a donor stewardship program to honor contributors and cultivate deeper ties with donors.
• Assure transparency; measure the success and report regularly on the progress of the development program; provide and present statistical analysis to the CEO and the Board of Directors on the success of various fundraising initiatives. Oversee and grow special tax incentive program.