Director of Development

The El Comité Development Director is a new position created to lead and implement fundraising in a

growing organization. This dynamic and creative leader will work alongside the Executive Director, who

sets the fundraising tone and character, to collaboratively develop and implement strategies that drive

revenue generation, donor management, and capacity building.

The successful candidate will be a strategic, fun, and authentic fundraiser who supports the overall

organizational mission by securing new financial resources, cultivating and stewarding donors, planning

and managing events, supporting communications and raising community awareness.

Strategy & Planning

● Develop and execute comprehensive fundraising plans to support goals including major gifts,

annual campaigns and events.

● Plan, organize and manage 2-3 events and 6-12 community-hosted house parties per year.

● Interact with, present to and guide fundraising activities with the board of directors.

Donor Relations

● Identify and manage a portfolio of key donors, working to steward and build relationships.

● Lead efforts to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major donors, and corporate partners.

● Identify prospective and existing donors for the ED to contact.

● Maintain accurate donor records in the CRM system and track fundraising progress.

Communications and Engagement

● Deliver clear, compelling, and culturally appropriate content to donors, current and potential

supporters.

● Support the Executive Director in developing content for newsletters and digital campaigns.

● Ensure externally facing branding and marketing is consistent.

● Work closely with programs to support web strategy and website updates.

● Use data to drive decisions for marketing strategies including donor engagement.

● Cultivate stories and images to help reinforce the mission and impact.

● Identify opportunities for community awareness marketing.

Organizational Leadership

● Work closely with programs to support web strategy and website updates.

● Build strong cross-departmental relationships to facilitate collaboration and engagement.

● Promote a positive culture, build relationships across the organization, initiate organizational.

improvements when appropriate, and actively promote the mission.

Who You Are

● You are a purpose-driven leader committed to immigrant justice and social justice.

● You enjoy seamlessly moving between strategy development and tactical execution.

● You are a multifaceted, self-starter able to pivot between competing priorities like a pro.

● You thrive in growth-stage moments where your vision and innovation are critical to success.

● You are a strong communicator with demonstrated success crafting compelling donor messages.

● Building strong relationships that span diverse motivations, cultures and sectors is your specialty.

● You excel at working both collaboratively and independently to get the job done.

● You uphold a high level of organization and attention to detail.

Required Qualifications

● Minimum of 3 years experience in development/fundraising leadership or related roles.

● Experience developing and implementing fundraising strategies that meet or exceed targets.

● Experience in event planning and management.

● Knowledge of donor communications, storytelling and campaign strategy.

● Great interpersonal skills and excellent verbal and written communication.

● Bilingual in Spanish and English verbal and written is strongly preferred.

● Comfort level working in a bilingual and bicultural workplace.

● Experience with with fundraising specific CRM databases, preferably Bloomerang

● Proven capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

● Driver’s license and insurance.

What We Can Offer You

● Hiring range of: $70,000-$85,000

● Onsite with a 9/80 schedule, every other Friday off

● Employee contributed Health Insurance plus HRA benefit of $1500 per year

● Employer Paid vision and dental insurance

● 12 days of Vacation Leave, 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave per year