Director of Development

3 months ago

Washington, United States NAFCC Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

WHO WE ARE

The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to promoting high quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care for home-based early learning programs. These programs serve almost 40% of the 6.7 million children who receive care from a nonrelative on a regular basis. We envision a world where all families, especially those from historically under-resourced communities, have access to high-quality home-based early learning programs that meet their child and family needs, and all FCC educators have access to the opportunities, support and resources they need to thrive.

NAFCC's mission is to support and leverage a nationwide network of educational professionals in expanding and promoting the power of family child care. We do this by: engaging and developing a diverse group of FCC educators, increasing the number of FCC educators meeting hgh quality standards including national accredition, and being a national leader elevating the role of home-base child care. Learn more about us.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Development will play a key role on NAFCC's National Team by building and expanding NAFCC's fundraising function. This includes maintaining and growing NAFCC's supporters across all revenue streams - foundations, corporations, and individuals. The Director of Development will report to the Executive Director and will collaborate closely with a cross-functional team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an educational leader to advance the work of a growing organization that has a tremendous impact on family child care providers, children and families.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Director of Development will play a key role in building infrastructure for NAFCC to move supporters through the donor cycle (identify, engage, qualify, solicit, recognize, steward). As a key player in helping NAFCC meet its financial goals, this person will keep a pulse on trends in philanthropy, source funding opportunities aligned with NAFCC, and position NAFCC for support through strong writing and stewardship.

Fundraising

  • Co-lead fundraising planning and strategy development, working in close partnership with the Executive Director, to raise approximately $1.5 million per year
  • Identify prospective donors, funders and corporate sponsors and develop strategies to cultivate those relationships
  • Evolve and execute a comprehensive work plan to engage, grow and build our individual donor community-including regular communication, website engagement, and appeals
  • Project manage all funder deliverables (LOIs, proposals,and reports), working in collaboration with program staff
  • Create conditions for the Executive Director to thrive by actively anticipating their needs and using a donor database to track progress to goal, gift status, pipeline of prospects, etc.
  • Develop messaging and collateral, in collaboration with Strategic Partnerships and Communications team, to engage current and prospective funders
  • Provide operational support to NAFCC stakeholder groups, including NAFCC Board of Director Fund Development Committee and Annual Conference Planning Committee
  • Collaborate with Program and Finance Teams to prepare and submit fundraising documents and communications to donors and prospects
  • Actively participate in the Board's Fundraising Committee and support other committee work as necessary

Organizational Management

    • Serve as a member of the NAFCC Senior Leadership Team
    • Support NAFCC's National Board of Directors, working closely with the Board Secretary to document and store key Board materials and providing tools for Board-led fundraising
    • Maintain and cultivate strategic relationships with organizational partners and event sponsors
    • Represent the organization externally in forging new donor partnerships and building NAFCC's brand reputation and network of support
    • Perform ad hoc projects as needed



WHO WE NEED

The ideal candidate will personally connect with NAFCC's mission and our commitment to supporting and leveraging a nationwide network of educational professionals to expand and promote the power of family child care. This person has deep commitment and experience in centering an equity, inclusion and justice framework in ongoing work and team development. A successful candidate will have experience operating autonomously with the ability to take initiative, recognize opportunities, and develop and implement focused plans with input from staff and other key stakeholders. Specifically, we are searching for candidates who possess the following:

Deep commitment to NAFCC's mission and belief in the value and power of Family Child Care as a vital part of the early care and education profession.

Self-starter, writer and communicator: Self-starter with ability to handle multiple tasks, projects and priorities effectively and professionally. Ability to write high-quality, compelling content that can be tailored for multiple audiences. This includes communications at all stages of the fundraising process (e.g. LOIs, proposals, and reports). Ability to communicate in multiple languages preferred.

Project management and problem solving: Superior project management skills; effective at organizing, planning, managing the work across yourself and stakeholders; able to adapt strategies to meet evolving needs and ensure successful outcomes.

Set and manage expectations: Desire to work in a highly collaborative and collegial environment. Able to effectively set and manage all processes and expectations around revenue generation; able to effectively tag in others and set individuals up for success.

Education and Experience: A minimum of a Bachelor's (BA) degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of fundraising experience. Applicants should have a demonstrated history of successfully implementing fundraising plans with a cross-functional team. Familiarity with family child care setting preferred.


This position is eligible to participate in benefits made generally available to employees on the same terms and under the same conditions of eligibility, including but not limited to generous paid time off, 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance, and professional learning development opportunities.

The National Association for Family Child Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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