Chief Development Officer

Department: Development

Position: Chief Development Officer

Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer

Location: Washington D.C. area (remote considered for continental U.S. residents)

Travel: Up to 25% domestic travel to RAINNs Washington DC headquarters and client visits as needed

Compensation Range: $225000 $250000 (commensurate with experience.)

About RAINN

RAINN (Rape Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nations largest anti-sexual violence organization working to change the way the nation thinks about and responds to sexual violence. For more than 30 years RAINN has helped over 5.5 million survivors and their loved ones through the National Sexual Assault Hotline and a comprehensive suite of victim services.

RAINNs work is driven by three core pillars:

• Changing Minds (Prevention) RAINN shares knowledge and shapes public understanding about prevention and response inspiring a commitment to act.
• Changing Laws (Justice) RAINN believes every survivor deserves justice and works to hold every offender accountable.
• Changing Lives (Healing) RAINN gives survivors hope and provides the support and tools they need to heal.

This life-changing work is made possible through the generosity of individual donors foundations corporations and partners who share RAINNs vision of safer communities free from sexual 2025 alone RAINN served more than 454000 people through its victim service programs helped pass 21 pieces of federal and state legislation and maintained top nonprofit ratings from Charity Navigator Candid and the BBB reflecting RAINNs unwavering commitment to impact transparency and fiscal responsibility.

About the Position

RAINNs Development team is the engine behind this mission cultivating a community of compassionate champions through major gifts digital fundraising campaigns corporate partnerships planned giving and foundation support.

As Chief Development Officer you will serve on RAINNs senior leadership team and partner with passionate professionals and a dedicated board to inspire generosity deepen donor relationships and build the sustainable revenue needed to meet the rising demand for RAINNs services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising Strategy & Revenue Growth

• We are looking for someone to help spark our growth. Success by your team and you will mean that we are able to increase our capacity to meet growing demand and pursue new strategic priorities. This includes:

  • Update implement and manage a comprehensive multi-channel development strategy to grow funding from major donors individual donors corporations foundations and planned giving.

  • Set and meet ambitious annual revenue goals and multi-year fundraising campaign targets.

  • Manage performance measures dashboards and reporting structures to constantly evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising efforts across all channels.

  • Represent RAINN to donors prospects fundraising volunteers and the public serving as a credible and compelling external ambassador for our work.

Major Donor Corporate Foundation and Government

• Manage and grow a robust major gifts program personally cultivating soliciting and stewarding a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects.

• Expand RAINNs prospect pipeline through proactive identification research and qualification of new donor opportunities.

• Identify new potential board members who have fundraising capacity; work closely with existing board members to help them meet give/get goals.

• Identify cultivate and close new corporate partnerships.

• Lead the strategy of RAINNs foundation and federal grants program managing relationships with foundations and government funders and creating high-quality proposals and reports.

• Develop and steward planned giving and legacy gift opportunities to ensure long-term stability.

Digital Fundraising & Online Giving

• RAINN has robust digital fundraising and online giving channels. But with your leadership we expect these to grow significantly. This includes:

  • Manage and grow RAINNs digital and online fundraising programs including monthly recurring donors email campaigns peer-to-peer fundraising advertising and emerging digital channels.

  • Manage our external digital marketing agency and collaborate with internal communications team.

  • Test test and keep testing in order to maximize digital fundraising success. Leverage data and analytics to optimize performance and ROI.

Fundraising Operations

• Develop and manage the Development department budget.

• Provide accurate donation forecasting revenue projections and variance analysis.

• Ensure RAINNs CRM (Virtuous) and other fundraising technology is fully leveraged to meet our needs and to support accurate tracking donor stewardship and strategic decision-making.

• Collaborate with Finance to ensure accurate gift accounting and compliance with donor restrictions and reporting requirements.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead mentor and manage performance expectations for a team of development professionals covering individual gifts digital fundraising grants and philanthropy.

• Provide strategic oversight and day-to-day direction for all development activities.

• Serve as a senior organizational leader collaborating across departments to effectively fulfill RAINNs broader mission and strategic priorities.

• Always act ethically and honestly. Internally and externally you are known to be reliable accountable and trustworthy.

• Ensure full compliance with fundraising regulations laws donor accountability standards and ethical codes of conduct.

Requirements

What it Takes

We are looking for an individual to lead the charge and successfully and impactfully champion our critical fundraising work.

• 12 years of progressive leadership experience in a senior nonprofit development role overseeing a multi-channel revenue program.
• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree a plus.
• Robust strategic thinking skills with experience scaling programs.
• Proven ability to develop implement and manage successful long-term strategic fundraising plans with demonstrated success in major gifts institutional partnerships and digital fundraising.
• Track record of personally cultivating and closing major gifts from individual donors foundations and/or corporate partners.
• Sound and fiscally responsible approach to financial forecasting budgeting and achieving revenue goals.
• Superior management skills with demonstrated success leading mentoring and developing high-performing development teams.
• Comfort and fluency in a technologically sophisticated fundraising environment including CRM platforms online giving tools and data analytics.

CORE ATTRIBUTES

Core Competencies You Bring to The Table

Following are the attributes that will lead to your success in this role.

R- Results-Driven Leader

• Effectively identifies emerging opportunities and develops strategies to maximize organizational impact.
• Successfully translates vision into actionable strategies and implementation plans.
• Adept at using data to identify ways we can improve and create fundraising opportunities to bring those ideas to fruition.

A- Action-Oriented with Subject Matter Expertise

• Be a mission-driven entrepreneurial leader who brings deep fundraising expertise a builders mindset and a genuine commitment to ending sexual violence.

I-Ingenuity Innovation and Integrity

• Thrives in a fast-paced entrepreneurial and rapidly growing environment; navigates organizational growth and change with creativity and flexibility.
• Embraces technology and is excited to find new ways to use it to serve survivors.
• Strives for a high standard of excellence and integrity; brings an empathic and collaborative approach to working with others.

N- Nurturing Leadership

• Proven track record of hiring and managing large diverse high-performing teams.
• Serves as a strong mentor and coach investing in team members professional growth and supporting them through change.
• Builds an inclusive culture and holds team members to a high standard of excellence and accountability.

N- Naturally Drawn to RAINNs Work

• Demonstrates a passion for RAINNs mission to prevent sexual violence help survivors and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.
• Has a successful history of leading a trauma-informed program.
• Able to articulate a clear and inspiring vision for the team build consensus and motivate team members to achieve ambitious results.

RAINNs headquarters are based in Washington DC. This position may be based regionally for someone whose residence is within the continental USA. Although this may be a remote role it may require some periodic business travel throughout the continental US and to our DC offices for onsite meetings and workshops.

Remote Work Requirements

RAINN employees are required to have a home office setup with a dependable high-speed internet connection. This must be sufficient to support all job-related tasks including accessing systems communicating with teams and providing uninterrupted hotline services or administrative support.

Work Requirements

• Be willing and able to travel to RAINNs Washington DC headquarters and visit clients as needed (up to 25% domestic travel).
• Possess or be willing to secure valid identification for domestic travel.
• Successfully complete a criminal background check administered by RAINN.
• Be willing to at times work a non-traditional schedule which may include evenings and/or weekends.

RAINN offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package that includes medical dental and vision insurance life insurance employee assistance a 403(b) retirement savings plan paid vacation sick leave paid holidays including a bonus week and free access to the buildings fitness center. RAINN is based in Washington D.C.

When you work at RAINN youre joining a team of experts and professionals who stand up for survivors of sexual violence every day. Your job is important and so are you! RAINN will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color creed religion national origin sex age individual identity genetic information disability or protected veteran status. RAINN encourages all qualified candidates to apply.

EOE/M/F/D/V

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the essential functions responsibilities and/or requirements.

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