Director of Advancement

About

Rainbow Acres is a Christian community with heart that empowers persons with developmental disabilities to live to their fullest potential with dignity and purpose. We provide exceptional housing, life-enriching programs, and loving, holistic care in a safe, vibrant, inclusive ranch-style community. Our residents are neurodivergent individuals—all with unique abilities.

Our residents, called Ranchers, are valued as individuals. Each is important, personally known by caregivers and staff, and nurtured to live a happy and full life. Ranchers live, work, and socialize with their peers on the ranch, and are also important members of the local community, where many Ranchers work, volunteer, take classes, and participate in activities.

Rainbow Acres is anchored in the core values of faith, hope, love, and compassion, and the principles of the Golden Rule deliver all care. These values become part of each Rancher, caregiver, and employee and manifest in a friendly community filled with remarkable and authentic joy and growth. The Ranchers’ new milestones, miracles, and expanded capabilities are witnessed daily. It’s a place where friends become family, and Rainbow Acres becomes home.

Rainbow Acres offers a private-pay assisted living community with various programs for developmentally disabled adults.

Opportunity

Rainbow Acres is a faith-based community where adults with developmental disabilities lead active lives surrounded by energetic and caring staff members that are dedicated to helping the residents thrive. Working at Rainbow Acres involves “making a difference” in the lives of the resident Ranchers – which, in turn, provides an incredible sense of purpose and meaning for staff and volunteers.

Position Summary

Reporting to the President/CEO the Director of Advancement will oversee the strategy, day-to-day management, and implementation of Rainbow Acres’ multifaceted advancement efforts, comprised of ongoing initiatives that seek to achieve the organization’s fundraising goals along with campaigns that seek to secure targeted financial support from church partners, individuals, foundations, corporations, and grants, while ensuring an excellent donor experience.

This position also oversees development operations and services, including team management, prospect and donor tracking, donor stewardship, and admissions oversight. In addition to overseeing and managing the development function, the Director of Advancement oversees Rainbow Acres’ external marketing (print/web/social) and maintains his/her own portfolio of high-potential individual and institutional prospects and donors, directly engaging them in the organization and supports and partners with the CEO in his/her fundraising activity.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, he/she participates in the strategic planning process and the achievement of organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the oversight of all fundraising activities
• Develops an annual fundraising plan and budget supported by strategies and initiatives to drive attainment
• Establishes goals for all categories of fundraising: Church partners, foundations, individual giving, corporate, grants, planned giving, etc.
• Develops and implement strategies to support the attainment of goals
• Monitors progress and adjust as needed to drive attainment of goals
• Maintains accurate records regarding all donors and fundraising activities
• Effectively analyzes and utilizes data to target specific donor populations; with a focus on building long term beneficial relationships
• Oversees a variety of events including Family & Friends, in addition to dinners and other fundraising activities and campaigns
• Collaborates with the Director of Admissions and the President/CEO in the establishment of admissions goals with supporting strategies and initiatives to drive attainment
• Works with the Advancement Team to develop and implement a marketing plan that supports the generation of admissions inquiries
• Ensures the appropriate level of admin support for the Admissions area
• Builds bench strength in the Admissions area, ensuring coverage when the Director of Admissions is out of the office with timely response to inquiries
• Upholds the personnel policies, the mission and vision of Rainbow Acres to facilitate a quality Christian community on Rainbow Acres for the benefit of the residents
• Provides leadership in all areas of Advancement
• Serves as the primary contact with supporting and prospective churches in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Search for foundations outside Arizona that seem to have an interest in supporting ministries like Rainbow Acres that provide services to developmentally disabled adults.
• Sunday morning messages, 5 to 10-minute presentation during worship
• Communication with pastors, mission committees/teams/boards
• Provide materials that may be used by churches without Rainbow Acres presence
• Attends regional denominational conferences, annual meetings, church mission events
• Solicit new or increased financial support as appropriate
• Weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and meetings to outline progress, challenges and to communicate needs
• Presents clear and detailed advancement reports to the President/CEO and Board of Trustees
• Manages a personal portfolio of donors to strategically sustain and increase their support and assist the President/CEO and board members to do the same
• Assists staff speakers, Board members, Residents, and parents or volunteers to equip them to share stories on behalf of Rainbow Acres as prescribed by the Benevon model
• Be an ambassador for Rainbow Acres in the community through the Verde Valley Tax Coalition, Leap of Faith Learning events, and any events where community donors are involved so that they know that Rainbow Acres values the relationship with them.
• Other tasks as assigned by the President/CEO

Qualifications

• Experienced professional with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related field along with a strong demonstrated track record in fundraising and revenue generation.
• Well versed in planning and executing strategies that drive the attainment of annual and long-range revenue generation goals.
• Must have a well-developed understanding of nonprofit fundraising and its rationale which can be clearly articulated.
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing demands, a high degree of self-initiative, and a willingness to travel domestically (25-30%).
• Evidence of strong Christian commitment is preferred.
• Evidence of strong ethical standards and moral character is essential along with sensitivity to the needs of the Ranchers.
• This is a safety sensitive position. Must be able to meet all clearance requirements including obtaining a level one fingerprint clearance card, passing a pre-employment physical and drug screen, online background check, and compliance with vaccination requirements.

Salary & Benefits

Compensation for the Director of Advancement includes a competitive salary commensurate with experience and an excellent package of employee benefits which includes medical, dental, vision, professional development, leave and holidays.

To Apply

Interested applicants should send a resume and a statement of interest to Ryan Rasmussen, Partner & Recruiter at rrasmussen@thinkingahead.com.

Rainbow Acres is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, creed, sex, age, disability or medical condition, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. Rainbow Acres focuses on ability, training, and performance when taking employment actions. This commitment to providing equal opportunity encompasses all employment phases, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment except as provided by law. Similarly, salaries, wages, further compensation, insurance programs, retirement programs, and other benefits and privileges of employment are administered in conformity with this policy. Rainbow Acres objective is to hire individuals qualified for employment positions by job-related standards of education, training, and experience. As a faith-based organization, Rainbow Acres also requires staff members to adhere to the Christian Code of Conduct located within our Employee Manual. This policy's spirit also applies to persons served by Rainbow Acres, membership on the governing board, and all committees and other volunteers. In compliance with federal, state, and local statutes, Rainbow Acres posts all current state and federal notifications required by state and federal law which contain information for employees about their workplace rights in a place accessible to all employees. protected characteristic. This applies to every aspect of employment including hiring, training, advancement and termination.