Director of Development

Development Director

Home Together provides families of pediatric cancer and heart transplant patients with affordable housing options when they must relocate to Seattle to receive long-term, lifesaving treatment at Seattle Children’s Hospital.  The organization was founded in 2022 to address the severe financial and emotional stress placed on these families as they are faced with finding affordable housing in one of the most expensive zip codes in the state.  Home Together focuses its services on those families who are most at risk for being underserved by current housing options. By filling this void, Home Together enables families, including caregivers, siblings and pets, to stay together during an extremely traumatic and stressful period. 

Working closely with the Executive Director, the Development Director will lead the build out of the development function at Home Together to ensure a sustainable and growing source of funding to support its mission. This is a unique opportunity for a development professional to put their mark on this young organization’s success by optimizing and expanding its fundraising infrastructure, including programs, systems and processes. The successful candidate will be a proven fundraiser and strategist who has experience creating effective fundraising plans and personally securing five and six figure gifts. This person will be extremely detail oriented and able to flex between planning, team leadership and hands-on execution with a commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration and organizational excellence.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

Development strategy and infrastructure

• Develop and direct comprehensive multi-year fundraising plans which align to the organization’s annual revenue goals supporting its strategic growth plans over the next 5 years. 
• Optimize the infrastructure necessary to support a robust development function at the organization, including effective management of the organization’s donor database (Bloomerang), auction and online giving platforms and related processes.
• Optimize and document effective programs/processes for all key development program elements including, welcoming new donors, incentivizing recurring gifts, addressing lapsed donors, inspiring bequests, etc.
• Provide the Executive Director with actionable reports that help optimize fundraising efforts across donor categories.

Major donor planning and stewardship

• Formalize and grow a major donor giving program, including management (in collaboration with E.D.) of a portfolio of approximately 50-75 major donors.
• Establish and execute a 1:1 “moves management” plan for each major donor - working closely with the Executive Director - to ensure effective stewardship that increases their level of support over time.
• Effectively partner with the Executive Director to engage with major donors in meaningful ways that draw them closer to the organization’s mission.

Community-level donor program development & storytelling

• Formalize and grow a  successful “one-to-many” community fundraising program including a communications plan schedule for all outreach and fundraising asks across email and social media.
• Collect and share mission-aligned stories, photographs and videos from our stakeholders which give personal voice and meaning to our mission.
• Work with the Executive Director to ensure consistent messaging and branding across communications platforms.
• Work with the ED to develop marketing materials, write proposals and develop presentations, as well as social media posts, online and email based fundraising and peer-to-peer crowdfunding campaigns.

Event planning

• In coordination with the Executive Director, lead a team of volunteers to plan and successfully execute Home Together’s annual “Family Dinner & Auction” cornerstone event. This includes working with key volunteers on auction procurement, management of all operational logistics and post event follow up and recognition. 
• Optimize a series of smaller community building events throughout the year to introduce new supporters to the organization and draw existing supporters closer to the mission.
• Reconcile and review all event transactions, evaluate areas of success and growth and make recommendations.
• Track trends, update data and manage donor outreach within our CRM Bloomerang. 

Sponsorships & Grants 

• Create a system for identifying and engaging with mission-aligned corporate sponsors, small businesses, affinity groups, etc. to grow in kind, volunteer and revenue support
• Identify and apply for grants, build critical relationships and follow up and report results as needed.

Leadership

• Actively participate in committees as directed by E.D.
• Speak on behalf of the organization along with or in lieu of the E.D.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Six (6) or more years of nonprofit Development experience, demonstrating increasing responsibility and authority.
• Fluency in all aspects of the Development function, including donor programs, development processes and related technology platforms.
• Proven track record of revenue growth and success adhering to budget and timeline expectations.
• Proven success managing a portfolio of donors, including securing five figure gifts.
• Ability to flex between strategic planning and the many daily tasks that add up to successful execution.
• Excellent professional communication skills including the ability to effectively convey compelling messages in writing and verbally.
• Experience in donor database software and user fluency in fundraising databases, research tools, and web-based platforms such as wealth/foundation
• Demonstrated experience working with a variety of stakeholders including volunteers, Board members, donors and executives. 
• Willingness to travel on occasion around the Northwest region and work irregular hours including attending evening or weekend meetings or events as necessary to carry out responsibilities.
• This is a remote position that requires the ability to travel to the 98105 zip code regularly.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a field relative to the responsibilities of this role, or equivalent combination of education and experience at a similar organization.
• Prior experience in a health care or housing related nonprofit.
• CFRE preferred.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance 
• Paid Time Off 
• Paid Holidays 
• Flexible work schedule outside of core working hours (10am-3pm)

Employment

• Full-time, Exempt (40 hours per week) with potential for part-time  for the right candidate
• Remote with ability to meet at housing sites as needed
• Occasional weekend and evening coverage required
• Local travel required
• Salary range $60,000-$90,000; salary depending on experience and hours 
• Application Deadline: April 30, 2025

To Apply:  Please send a cover letter and resume to molly@home-together.org.  We will review applications on a rolling basis. Applications received by April 30 will be given priority.

Home Together is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.