Consultant or Fractional Development Director

Whole Womans Health Alliance (WWHA)
Remote Contract Fractional (1525 hours/week anticipated)

Proposal Requirements

Serious candidates must submit:

• Resume/CV
• Cover letter
• Proposed consulting structure (hourly retainer or project-based)
• Relevant fundraising outcomes

Organization

Whole Womans Health Alliance (WWHA) is a 501(c)(3) organization providing abortion care that puts patients first. We stand in the light to revolutionize the conversation around abortion in this country.

Independent abortion providers like WWHA provide over 60% of abortions in the United States and are committed to ensuring abortion care remains accessible despite increasing barriers. We do this because we believe safe affordable quality abortion care should be accessible to all.

Opportunity

Whole Womans Health Alliance seeks an experienced Fractional Development Director to provide strategic and hands-on fundraising leadership during a critical phase of organizational growth and transition.

This contract role is designed for an experienced fundraising professional who can immediately step into both strategy and execution helping stabilize and strengthen WWHAs fundraising function while building sustainable systems for long-term success.

WWHA operates with an annual budget of approximately $5.5 million and supports programming and abortion care access across multiple states. The ideal consultant will bring a strong track record in nonprofit fundraising and a practical roll-up-your-sleeves approach.

Scope of Work

The Fractional Development Director will:

Fundraising Strategy & Revenue Growth

• Assess and refine WWHAs current fundraising strategy
• Develop and implement a 612 month fundraising roadmap
• Identify immediate revenue opportunities across all funding streams
• Create realistic fundraising projections and benchmarks

Major Gifts & Donor Development

• Build and strengthen major donor cultivation and stewardship strategies
• Support donor identification prospecting and solicitation planning
• Partner with leadership on major donor engagement and asks

Foundation & Grant Strategy

• Review and strengthen grant pipeline strategy
• Support grant prospecting proposal development and reporting systems
• Help optimize internal grant processes and systems

Annual Giving & Campaigns

• Strengthen annual giving strategy and donor retention efforts
• Evaluate direct mail and digital fundraising opportunities
• Develop fundraising messaging and donor appeals

Development Infrastructure

• Assess current systems workflows and donor management practices
• Improve development operations tracking and reporting
• Support CRM optimization (Bloomerang preferred)

Board & Leadership Partnership

• Support fundraising strategy with executive leadership and Board Development Committee
• Strengthen board engagement in fundraising
• Provide regular fundraising reporting and strategic recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Minimum 5 years of progressive nonprofit fundraising experience
• Proven success securing major gifts and foundation funding
• Strong experience in donor cultivation stewardship and campaign strategy
• Excellent grant writing and fundraising communication skills
• Experience building or rebuilding development systems and infrastructure
• Ability to work across multiple fundraising streams (major gifts grants annual fund events digital)
• Strong strategic planning and execution skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced resource-conscious environment
• Commitment to abortion access and reproductive justice
• Experience in healthcare reproductive health or movement-based nonprofits strongly preferred

Contract Structure

• Contracted fractional engagement (1525 hours/week anticipated; flexible based on proposal)
• Initial engagement: 36 months
• Potential for extension or long-term partnership
• Remote work environment
• Travel as needed (estimated 1020%)

Deliverables

The selected consultant will be expected to deliver:

• 30-day fundraising assessment
• 90-day action plan
• Active donor pipeline strategy
• Strengthened grants pipeline
• Annual fundraising roadmap
• Monthly progress reports and fundraising metrics

Compensation

Competitive and commensurate with experience.

Applicants should submit their preferred consulting model (hourly or retainer) and proposed fee structure.

Please note that this is a working job description that may evolve as the needs of the company change.

Whole Womans Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we welcome applications from women people of color and members of the LBGTQIA community. We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race creed color alienage or national origin ancestry citizenship status religion or belief age marital or partnership status family status pregnancy and maternity disability or handicap sexual orientation gender gender identity gender reassignment predisposing genetic characteristic military or veteran status arrest record or any other legally protected characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws.