This position is a perfect fit for an experienced fundraising professional with experience in obtaining 6-figure gifts. Is this you? Your expertise will enable you to work 3 days a week with an annual compensation from $120,000 to $160,000.

About You: As our experienced, dynamic and entrepreneurial Director of Development , you would apply your strong leadership and relationship-building skills to create and implement funding campaigns. In this role, you will work closely with the Chair, Sr. Director of Research & Operations, and Board in developing partnerships that will increase our resources as well as the visibility of the Foundation.

About Us: Building upon more than 25 years of world class clinical excellence and pioneering research, the Stone Research Foundation is developing new orthopaedic treatments to accelerate healing and help people stay active. As a non-profit, the Foundation accomplishes this through research, development, innovation and education. Learn more about us at: https://www.stoneresearch.org

Responsibilities:

Fundraising

• Creates and implements the development plans and programs
• Ensures philanthropic potential is optimized through the development of cultivation and solicitation strategies; Leads prospect strategy sessions to drive gift closures
• Collaborates with the Founder and Chairman, the Senior Director of Research & Operations, as well as the Board of Directors, with fundraising engagement; provides strategic briefings prior to donor visits; arranges follow ups from visits and events
• Lead, educate, engage and coordinate our fundraising efforts and activities with the Development and Communications Coordinator
• Liaison with our Board members to recruit, cultivate and improve relations with donors and prospective donors; engage and solicit major gift prospects
• Coordinate with partners and stakeholders on donor prospect/recruitment and marketing efforts
• Set and meet fundraising objectives and goals; evaluate ongoing results and guide new initiatives
• Establish and monitor key metrics for development activities; create reports and data analysis to track programs

Management

• Reports to and works with the Founder and Chairman, the Senior Director of Research & Operations, as well as the Board of Directors with annual planning, budgeting, goal setting for activities and providing reports with fundraising progress
• Responsible for the success to reach quarterly and annual revenue goals; ensures the program is highly efficient and effective
• Lead, inspire, and mentor the Development and Communications Coordinator to achieve relationship-building and funding objectives

Qualifications:

• Personal passion for the mission, principles, and values of The Stone Research Foundation
• Minimum of five years non-profit/business leadership experience working with major donors
• Knowledge of creating and managing a budget
• Experience cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donors with a proven history of working with major donors and foundations
• Experience building a successful fundraising platform including investment in people and systems
• Excellent user of office technology and information systems (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and donor databases, preferably e-Tapestry
• Responsible for carrying out policies, strategies, and modeling best practices in fundraising
• Experience with project management, event planning, and gift planning
• Superior interpersonal, oral and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to represent the Foundation’s mission and interests to a diverse population

To Apply:

Please submit a cover letter and resume to: stoneresearchfoundationcareers@gmail.com; please put “Director of Development” in the subject line.

The Stone Research Foundation is committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants

will receive full consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender,

sexual orientation, health status or national origin.