Director of Advancement

Build a donor community that helps bring Scripture to life through video games.

IMD Interactive is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity and Christian publisher. Through The Anointed video games and related resources, we help people engage with Scripture and support families and churches in discipleship.

We are seeking our first full-time Advancement Director to build a broad, repeatable donor-development program and establish the systems that support sustainable growth. After nearly two years of CEO-led fundraising, IMD is investing in a dedicated advancement function. First-year funding for this position and its operating budget is secured.

The Opportunity

This role centers on growing IMD’s donor base across individual giving, recurring giving, churches, foundations, digital fundraising, and strategic corporate partnerships.

The Director will lead the broader advancement program rather than carry a traditional major-gifts portfolio.

What You’ll Do

• Grow the donor base. Develop and execute a coordinated fundraising plan across individual and recurring giving, church support, digital campaigns and crowdfunding, foundations, corporate partnerships, and other scalable channels.
• Lead donor development and stewardship. Qualify prospects, cultivate relationships, prepare proposals and asks, manage acknowledgments and renewals, and communicate the impact of donor support.
• Build a disciplined advancement pipeline. Track relationship ownership, estimated capacity, mission interests, target asks, next steps, and anticipated decision timelines for priority opportunities.
• Partner with the CEO on major relationships. Prepare donor research, briefings, proposals, meeting strategies, follow-up, and stewardship for CEO-led relationships and selected asks.
• Develop campaigns and donor communications. Create a compelling Case for Support and coordinate donor materials, cultivation gatherings, church engagement, recurring-giving campaigns, and digital fundraising.
• Establish reliable advancement operations. Oversee CRM use, donor records, reporting, research, and data processes. Manage outside contractors or specialist partners as needed for database administration, prospect research, automation, and campaign support while maintaining an externally focused role.
• Measure results and strengthen accountability. Track revenue, commitments, pipeline quality, donor retention, channel performance, and donor concentration risk. Coordinate with finance on gift processing, restrictions, grant reporting, and public-support monitoring.

First-Year Scope and Goals

• Build a program that develops 100 priority prospects.
• Partner with the CEO on approximately 25–40 highest-capacity major-gift prospects, which will remain closely CEO-led.
• Lead the Advancement Department toward a $750,000 Year One fundraising goal.
• Establish repeatable systems for donor cultivation, stewardship, reporting, and growth.

What You Bring

• Seven or more years of experience in fundraising, advancement, development, nonprofit leadership, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated success growing a donor base and moving prospects from initial engagement to giving, renewal, and increased commitment.
• Experience across several fundraising channels, such as annual or recurring giving, churches, grants, campaigns, digital fundraising, or corporate partnerships.
• Strong relationship-building, writing, presentation, organization, and follow-through skills.
• Practical experience with CRM systems, pipeline management, and fundraising forecasting.
• The ability to work independently, prioritize competing needs, build systems, and manage contractors or specialist partners.
• Strong alignment with IMD’s Christian mission.
• Availability for donor travel and occasional evening or weekend events.

Compensation and Support

• Salary and benefits: $120,000 combined annual allocation. The final salary and benefits breakdown will be established during hiring.
• Advancement operating budget: $30,000 for travel, cultivation, fundraising tools, research, donor materials, and outside support.
• Resources and collaboration: A company-provided computer, direct access to the CEO, and support from the Board, finance, communications, and ministry partnerships.

Help build the relationships and resources that bring Scripture into more lives through The Anointed.