Director, Development

3 weeks ago

Milpitas, United States Raising a Reader Full time

**Director, Development**
- Remote, full-time**About Raising a Reader**
- Raising a Reader (RAR) is a national nonprofit that partners with parents and educators to create brighter futures for children by strengthening family bonds. Family engagement is at the core of what we do. Our evidence-based programs help caring adults set their children up for success by creating shared reading routines, fostering social-emotional learning, healthy family relationships and learning skills needed to thrive in school and beyond. Through easy-to-use, multilingual materials and diverse stories, we meet families where they are and make shared reading more engaging and accessible for all children.We believe that all children deserve the opportunity to realize their potential. We believe that the best way to support children is by engaging and strengthening families, and that the lessons that last are those learned with love. We believe that reading helps children develop not just literacy skills, but also empathy, understanding, emotional intelligence and critical thinking. We believe that literacy and education are key to closing persistent gaps and creating a more equitable future for our children and our communities - regardless of race, culture, language, income or ability.-
**Position Overview**:

- Raising a Reader seeks an accomplished and strategic Director of Development to lead our fundraising efforts and propel us toward ambitious contributed revenue goals. This is an incredible opportunity to build a high-performing team and double the organization's fundraising revenue within three years, ensuring we empower even more children and families with the gift of literacy.**In this role, you will have the opportunity to**:

- ** Co-create and drive the fundraising strategy**
- In partnership with the VP of Strategic Growth and Revenue, develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising (contributed revenue) strategy encompassing government, individual giving, major gifts, foundation grants, and corporate partnerships to ensure that annual philanthropic revenue goals are achieved.
- Currently, the majority of the contributed revenue comes from institutional donors. It is the intention that this revenue will be diversified to incorporate broader revenue streams by 2027.
- Drive revenue growth by securing significant funding increases and spearheading initiatives that double our revenue over a three-year period. This would mean growing the contributed revenue from ~$3M now to $6M by 2027.
- Spearhead grant success by crafting compelling proposals that resonate with major early childhood education funders, securing critical funding for our mission. Manage the grant reporting process, ensuring timely and impactful narratives that showcase program progress and exceed funder expectations.
- Manage prospect research process and build a pipeline of funders that are capable of making transformative investments in scale and impact. Manage preparation for successful donor meetings and track all appropriate data in Salesforce.
- Cultivate strong relationships by building strong connections with individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners, fostering long-term partnerships.
- Forge strategic cross-functional collaborations by working closely with both the Programs and Partnerships team to ensure grant deliverables are met and maximize program impact and the Finance team to ensure records, contributions, and grants are captured correctly.
- Continuously learn and refine your fundraising expertise, expanding your leadership capabilities within a supportive environment.
- Report directly to the Vice President of Strategic Growth and Revenue, providing regular updates on fundraising performance, forecasting, and overall progress toward achieving contributed revenue goals.
- ** Provide team management and leadership**
- Serve as a member of the Director’s Team within the organization; leading by example and demonstrating a commitment to results.
- As a member of this team, this role will contribute to annual planning and strategic plan, support the development and management of the organizational budget, and actively use organizational management tools
- Build a winning team by hiring, coaching, and managing a talented development team over the next three years. Deliver effective and insightful team management and guidance. Develop the skills and monitor progress to goals.
- Ensure the team is resourced appropriately and has the tools, systems, and processes to ensure successful achievement of all goals and objectives.
- Provide strategic thought partnership to the VP of Strategic Growth and Revenue on fundraising efforts.
- Support building community and team. Be a culture carrier committed to DEI values.
- Collaborate with every member of the team, including the CEO and Board. Build and maintain strong relationships across the organization.
- ** Other duties as needed.**

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