DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Position Summary

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

Develop & Implement Fundraising Strategies

• Create and execute a comprehensive fundraising plan aligned with MMYFC’s mission and goals
• Build and execute strategy to raise money necessary to fund annual operating expenses ($2 million in FY2024) as well as all current and future strategic efforts to reach young people with the gospel
• Identify and pursue diverse funding sources including individual donors, foundations, corporations, planned giving, monthly giving, and more
• Maximize fund development impact of all fundraising campaigns, events, and initiatives
  
  

Donor Cultivation and Stewardship

• Build and maintain strong relationships with current and prospective donors, ensuring effective communication and engagement
• Develop personalized cultivation strategies to deepen donor relationships and increase giving levels
• Implement stewardship practices to recognize and appreciate donors, ensuring their continued support and involvement
• Create and oversee the Metro Maryland footprint of donor relationship
• Create and oversee donor experience from beginning to end with the goal of fostering donor trust and donor delight
  
  

Grant Management

• Investigate and assess the grant writing opportunities to expand the funding resources for MMYFC
• If grants are pursued, oversee grant writing and management processes, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements and deadlines
  
  

Team Leadership and Collaboration

• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to the staff team, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented work environment
• Set clear goals and expectations, monitor progress, and provide ongoing support and professional development opportunities
• Collaborate with other staff members and stakeholders to align development efforts with organizational priorities and initiatives
  
  

Financial Planning and Budgeting

• Work closely with the ED and Board Finance Lead to develop and manage the annual development budget
• Monitor revenue projections, track fundraising progress, and provide regular reports to the leadership team and Board of Directors
  
  

Position Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

• Be comfortable in a public facing role
• Be skilled in giving partner recruitment and relationship cultivation
• Have the ability to inspire, assemble, and mobilize staff to participate enthusiastically, meeting their “circle of influence” goals
• Possess the maturity and ability to interact with all types of people
• Enjoy developing relationships with people over time
• Be detail-oriented and committed to tracking every conversation in your database
• Value and appreciate the power of stories
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to follow a prescribed model while working creatively within its parameters
• Excited about learning new things
• Ability to organize and plan events
• Ability to assemble and empower teams
• Enjoy networking in your city
• Work independently and accomplish required tasks
  
  

Must Be Willing To Demonstrate And/or Possesses The Following

• Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility).
• Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust).
• Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie). Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence*, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness)
• Seeks and fosters authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds and an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy of those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity)
  
  

Credentials Required & Preferred Education

• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising or executive sales leadership, with a proven track record of success in securing major gifts, grants, and corporate sponsorships
  
  

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.

We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.

We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.

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