Director of Development

Company: Tiny Heartbeat Ministries

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Job Summary

Position Summary

The Director of Development will lead and grow the organization's fundraising efforts to sustain and expand this mission-critical work. This role combines major and mid-level donor cultivation, strategic vision casting for fundraising, and department leadership. The Director reports directly to the President and plays a key role in fueling a ministry that confronts abortion and advances the Gospel where it is most needed.

This position reports to the President of Tiny Heartbeats.

Responsibilities

• Solicit and secure financial support from major donors, mid-level donors, and other supporters.
• Cultivate and steward long-term relationships with donors to ensure sustained and growing support.
• Develop and cast a compelling organizational fundraising strategy aligned with the ministry's mission and vision.
• Organize and manage the Development Department, including team members, donor databases, lists, tracking systems, and operational processes.
• Collaborate with leadership to communicate the ministry's impact and needs effectively to supporters.
• Contribute to overall organizational growth by turning vision into consistent, mission-sustaining funding.
  
  

Qualifications

• Full agreement with Tiny Heartbeat Ministries' Doctrinal Statement (available at tinyheartbeatministries.com/what-we-believe), which affirms fundamentalist Christian beliefs, the inerrancy of Scripture, and the sovereignty of *** (redacted due to LinkedIn job post guidelines) as described in the Bible.
• Recommendation for ministry by the elders of your local church.
• Strong writing skills for crafting donor communications, proposals, and vision-casting materials.
• Humility and willingness to receive direction from executive leadership (including younger executives).
• Resilience, emotional fortitude, and "nerves of steel" to thrive in a high-stakes, mission-driven environment.