Director of Development
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Position Overview:
Since its founding City Year has relied on corporate foundation and individual partners to create meaningful social change. As the leader of the Development Team this position is responsible for designing and executing the Development strategy that will allow City Year to leverage the resources talents and skills of the philanthropic sector to build City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley and create change in communities across the city.
Responsibilities:
- External Relations: Working closely with the Executive Director plan the strategy of donor engagement across sectors: private government and education (state policy district funding). Serve as a representative of City Year in the external community attending events on a frequent basis. Build meaningful relationships that result in securing both monetary and in-kind multi-year support for City Year.
- Implement Growth Campaign: Work with the Executive Director to develop plan and implement a campaign to allow for City Years continued growth throughout San Jose/ Silicon Valley. Additionally add development capacities to execute against City Years Long Term Impact goals.
- Individual Giving Program Development: Develop innovative strategies to promote individual giving to City Year. Identify cultivate solicit and steward a portfolio of current and future major donors. Refine City Year Giving Circles initiatives and increase participation with individual donor gifts of $10000. Work directly with the Executive Director to ensure annual Advisory Board giving is 100%.
- Board Management and Engagement: Work with the Executive Director to manage the Board throughout the year and during quarterly Board meetings. Maintain engagement both financially and otherwise to ensure Board retention and satisfaction.
- Corporate and Foundation Management: Establish corporate and foundation strategy and support the Development Associate with the management of relationships and communication with City Years corporate and foundation funders. Work to increase foundation and multi-year gifts.
- Manage a Team of Development Professionals: Directly manage and lead team of 3 staff members. As resources grow hire manage and retain additional development professionals.
- Fundraising Events: Lead the Development Team in special events to raise the awareness of City Year; fundraise and engage individuals foundations and corporations as champions and donors. Events include but are not limited to: City Year San Joses 20th Anniversary Gala Specialty Market Events and Private Receptions.
- City Year Culture: Represent respect and model City Years organizational culture and values on a daily basis internally as a member of the site Senior Leadership Team and externally as a representative of the organization.
- Organizational Management: Help shape organizational strategy and play a leadership role in implementing the sites local operating plan as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Work collaboratively with other site departments on a frequent basis and with City Years national headquarters in Boston. Manage Development Operations Manager in ensuring accurate maintenance of records and donor information in the SalesForce database and in local network and paper files.
Qualifications:
- 5-8 years of progressive fundraising/development experience with proven fundraising track record that includes multi-year giving. Comparable experience will be considered.
- BA/BS required. Preference given to MBAs MPPs and/or other relevant advanced degrees.
- Supervision experience required.
- Solid persuasive writing skills required.
- Experience serving on diverse teams required.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills required.
- Knowledge of the Silicon Valley donor community preferred.
- Strong and efficient use of Microsoft Office required knowledge of Salesforce platform a plus.
- Ability to work with diverse groups of young adults in a fast-paced entrepreneurial team environment.
- Schedule will occasionally require nights and weekends and will involve periods of travel outside the Bay Area 3-4 times annually.
Compensation commensurate with experience. Great benefits including health insurance with Flexible Spending Account paid vacation holidays parental leave 401K and more.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
