Director, Development

Job Description
The Director, Development is a core member of our client's development team, responsible for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding a portfolio of major individual donors with the capacity to make gifts of $25,000 and above. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, this role serves as a frontline relationship manager and strategic partner in growing the client's individual giving revenue in support of our 10-year vision.


This is a relationship-intensive role for a development professional who brings both sophistication in donor cultivation and a genuine commitment to centering lived experience and systems change. The ideal candidate brings an understanding of the philanthropic landscape, a track record of closing major gifts, and the ability to translate the client's complex, multi-layered work into compelling donor-facing narratives.


Requirements
•5 or more years of experience in nonprofit development, with at least 3 years in a frontline major gifts role
•Demonstrated track record of personally soliciting and closing major gifts of $25,000 or more
•Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information for diverse audiences
•Strong relationship-building instincts and comfort engaging high-net-worth individuals
•Experience managing a donor portfolio with structured moves management
•Proficiency with a CRM platform (experience with Raiser's Edge NXT a plus)
•High degree of organizational discipline and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
•Commitment to the mission of transforming the child welfare system and centering the lived experience of foster youth


Preferred
•Experience fundraising within or adjacent to child welfare, youth development, or systems change organizations
•Familiarity with the philanthropic landscape around foster care, lived experience leadership, or public systems reform
•Experience supporting or collaborating with organizational leadership in donor engagement
•Background in campaign fundraising or experience contributing to a fundraising campaign launch


Benefits

Our benefits include comprehensive health coverage, a flexible PTO policy, remote work flexibility, and a culture that supports the whole person.