Head of Development (Remote)

Development Director
Resources Legacy Fund builds the architecture behind lasting environmental progress. From climate resilience to land and water conservation to community well-being, we help visionary ideas take shape—offering the steady support and strategic know-how to turn complex challenges into collective victories.
We deliver transformative outcomes for our planet and its people through trusted partnerships and creative campaigns. We also host fiscally sponsored projects that reach across the globe, reinforcing the efforts of change makers worldwide.
Addressing three interconnected crises — climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental injustice — requires creativity, collaboration, and fast reflexes. The Development Director drives and coordinates fundraising activities across the organization. They provide direction and leadership to RLF's development team, supporting RLF's principal fundraisers (staff and board) in improving and expanding our partnerships with foundations and family offices. This position is full-time, exempt, and reports to the Executive Vice President.
This is a remote position, within the U.that requires regular travel for meetings, conferences, and staff retreats.
Lead RLF's overall team strategy for development and fundraising with the goal of building and managing an effective philanthropic program.
Support the organizations' fundraisers in their external relationships and communications with foundations, family offices, and other donors.
Provide research, materials, talking points and other support to best "set the table" for successful donor prospecting, cultivation and asks by RLF board and leadership staff.
Maintain organizational knowledge of key donors and prospects to ensure an effective and coordinated program of communications, stewardship, development, and leveraging of opportunities.
Directly supervise development team (currently a team of one development coordinator)
Design and Manage Fundraising Operations

Develop internal systems, policies and processes for effective philanthropy with a focus on incoming grants, contracts, and gifts, as well as on coordinating fundraising activities.
In collaboration with the Operations and Grants Management Teams, build and manage the technology infrastructure and related processes to support donor engagement, including expanding the usage of our CRM/database (Salesforce) to better track donor prospecting and incoming funds.
ensure that efficient processes and data guides decisions.
Partner with Operations, Grants Management, and other teams involved with donor and financial systems.
Develop systems and processes for coordinating development activities across teams including stewardship and prospecting.
Strengthen RLF's fundraising performance with current donors and partner with RLF's fundraisers to expand the diversity of RLF's donor pool.
strengthen the fundraising performance of donors, including size and number of gifts.
Model effective development strategy, approaches, and techniques.
Provide coaching and training opportunities to staff and board.
Collaborate with colleagues to understand the breadth of RLF's work and seek opportunities for synergy of programs and/or projects.
Perform other duties and special projects as needed.
Experience can include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work and lived experiences that helped you to build the competencies, knowledge, and skills needed for this position. 10+ years of progressive experience in nonprofit fundraising with increasing responsibility for the creation and execution of development strategy, planning, management, systems, and coordination.

• Broad knowledge of fundraising approaches for multiple donor audiences, with specific experience with philanthropic foundations and family offices.
• Experience designing fundraising operations, systems, and teams.
• Experience leveraging modern data management practices and technology for relationship management, prospecting, and streamlining development processes. Previous experience in climate and environmental organizations
• Exceptional composition, editing, and spoken communication skills.
• Capacity to manage and coordinate simultaneous projects, and to respond rapidly and appropriately to changing priorities and situations; Ability to perform tasks with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as anticipate informational needs as situations and projects develop.
• Commitment to building and supporting a positive and inclusive work environment.

We believe that a welcoming culture expands our creative capacity to do our work and achieve greater outcomes for people and the natural world.
The Development Director starting salary range is $175,000-$215,000. Salary commensurate with related work experience and qualifications.
We have an alternate Fridays off work schedule and offer a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan with a 5% match, and generous paid time off. RLF also offers a technology allowance, student loan repayment assistance, the Calm app, mental health benefits and approximately 16 paid holidays per year.
June 22 – Application deadline (applications received after this date may still be considered)