Regional Director of Development - Northern California

The Opportunity

Reach Out and Read Northern California seeks a strategic missiondriven Director of Development (DOD) to partner with our Executive Director in driving philanthropic growth and advancing early childhood literacy and health equity across the region. We support 160 clinical sites across 12 counties with a growing team that includes an Executive Director 2.5 Program Managers and an Affiliate Medical Director. Our current operating budget is $750000 and were poised for significant growth.

The Director of Development plays a critical leadership role in developing and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy to sustain and expand Reach Out and Reads regional impact. The ideal candidate is an experienced development professional who is both strategic and handson able to build relationships across sectors craft compelling cases for support and successfully secure funding from individual donors foundations corporations and government sources.

If youre energized by the opportunity to create lasting change for children and families thrive in a collaborative and remote environment and are excited to colead a growing affiliate alongside a committed Executive Director we encourage you to apply.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:

Individual Donors and Major Gifts (50%):

• Lead a comprehensive individual giving strategy in collaboration with the Executive Director and National Development team.
• Identify cultivate and steward individual donors and prospects managing a portfolio of major donors ($5000).
• Design and implement moves management plans aligned with donors philanthropic goals.
• Analyze giving trends to inform segmentation personalized outreach and donor retention strategies.
• Partner with the Executive Director on donor meetings and stewardship activities.
• Develop donor communications appeals and engagement materials.
• Track donor activity and engagement in Salesforce or other CRM systems.

Corporate and Foundation Funding (30%):

• Lead the development and management of a multiyear grants pipeline and calendar.
• Draft and submit grant proposals and reports
• Help identify and pursue new foundation and corporate funding opportunities.
• Maintain relationships with current funders and partners.
• Represent the organization in meetings and presentations with institutional funders.
• Oversee workplace giving and combined campaign efforts.

Partnership Development (10%):

• Partners with Program staff on funder site visits and impact storytelling.
• Support clinics in developing local fundraising efforts.
• Assist in public funding and health system partnership strategies.

Communications and Publications (10%):

• Develop donorfacing communications and collateral.
• Manage or support social media newsletters and fundraising campaigns
• Align regional messaging with Reach Out and Reads national brand and voice.

Qualifications and Experience

There are innumerable ways to learn grow and excel professionally. We respect this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and learn about the unique strengths you will bring to the work. Well honor your lived and professional experience as critical aspects of your candidacy for the role and prioritize applicants with experience dismantling the structural inequities that disproportionately impact children and families with traditionally marginalized identities. We are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate the majority of the qualifications and experiences listed below:

• Commitment to increasing equity in opportunity and outcomes for children and recognizing factors that significantly impact differential outcomes for children including race ethnicity language and socioeconomic status.
• 57 years of nonprofit fundraising experience with increasing levels of responsibility including a strong track record in donor campaigns and annual giving.
• Broad familiarity with multiple fundraising areas beyond grant writing such as corporate sponsorships individual giving major gifts and public funding.
• Experience developing effective communications for external partners and supporters.
• Proficiency in using technology platforms including Microsoft Office Salesforce Classy donor management software online design tools (e.g. Canva Piktochart) and email marketing services (e.g. Mailchimp Robly or similar).
• Ability and enthusiasm to learn new software and systems.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with experience speaking effectively in small group settings.
• Selfmotivated and able to work independently in a virtual environment while also contributing as a collaborative teamoriented colleague.
• Demonstrated success in cultivating and maintaining partnerships and donor relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including strong editing abilities.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Position Specifications

Fulltime (40 hours) remote exempt position. This person requires to be located in Northern California. 2530% locallybased travel throughout the Sacramento and Bay area plus availability to attend team retreats and one to two Affiliate or national meetings per year. Some overnight travel may be required to accommodate meetings.

How to Apply

Please submit a resume and a thoughtfullywritten cover letter using the application portal. Successful candidates can expect an initial screening call with the Search/Recruitment team followed by a series of virtual interviews with the Hiring team. The expected start date is August 2025.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $105000 $115000 commensurate with experience. ROR offers a robust benefits package including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) retirement plan with match paid time off and more.

Commitment to Diversity

Reach Out and Read is committed to building an organization that embraces diversity pursues equity and fosters an environment of inclusion. ROR sits at the intersection of health and education uniquely positioned to play a critical role in addressing systemic disparities and inequities in the public health framework. ROR strives to be an antiracist organization using its influence to fight against social injustice by supporting a culture of learning empowerment equity and a deep appreciation for the unique experiences that we each bring to our communities. We believe that changing the world begins with holding ourselves and our workplace to that same standard.

About Reach Out and Read

Founded in 1989 Reach Out and Read is a national nonprofit organization working to ensure all families have the opportunity to create meaningful everyday moments through shared reading aloud and building relationships. By leveraging pediatric care to champion the positive effects of reading daily and distributing books Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success and reaches 4.4 million children across the countyhalf of whom identify as BIPOC and twothirds of whom come from lowincome families.

Reach Out and Reads tens of thousands of trained pediatric providers use books as a diagnostic tool during regular checkups. They teach parents how to engage their children with a book to promote positive parentchild interactions during the rapid brain growth between birth and age five. The daily practice of reading aloud with a parent supports childrens literacy and math skills and socialemotional development and prepares them for future success in school. Working with our sites and providers we leverage our three decades of expertise build on our literacy foundations and engage our shared networks as a catalyst for change focusing on equitably strengthening and deepening our impact on the children families and communities we serve.

The Impact:

• Reach Out and Read program sites are in 6200 clinics safety net hospitals medical systems and other healthcare settings in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
• Reach Out and Read serves 4.4 million children and their families annually.
• More than 7.1 million new developmentally appropriate books are integrated into wellchild visits with families annually.
• 36000 clinicians currently participate in Reach Out and Read
• Our peerreviewed body of evidence demonstrates that Reach Out and Read parents are twoandahalf times more likely to read regularly to their children and that children experiencing Reach Out and Read show enhanced language development.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Reach Out and Read is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex race color religion sexual orientation national origin cultural heritage ancestry political belief age marital status pregnancy physical or mental disability or veteran status. Reach Out and Read is compliant with the American with Disabilities Act and we are committed to making special accommodations for your interview or work as a member of our team. If specific accommodations are needed please notify hr @ and we will work to accommodate your needs.