Chief Development and Growth Officer

3 days ago

Austin, Texas, United States Homeword Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chief Development and Growth Officer to lead our fundraising and revenue efforts and secure the resources needed to fulfill our mission.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and Execute Revenue Strategy: Collaborate with the CEO and the board to refine and implement a long-term revenue plan, ensuring alignment with the organization's core mission.
  • Cultivate Donor Relationships: Foster a strong and transparent working relationship with the board of directors and ensure open communication about progress toward financial milestones and goals.
  • Lead Revenue Team: Provide inspirational leadership and direction to the senior leadership, and ensure the continued development and management of a professional and efficient revenue team.
  • Oversee Revenue Activities: Oversee all aspects of revenue activities, including major gifts, grants, corporate giving, annual giving programs, special events, advertising, and sponsorships.
  • Develop Funding Strategies: Develop a vision to meet short-term and long-range revenue goals, identifying funding targets and executing plans to secure gifts from individual and institutional donors.
  • Establish Decision-Making Processes: Establish effective decision-making processes that will enable the organization to achieve its long- and short-term revenue goals and objectives.
  • Prospect and Develop Donors: Prospect, develop, and maintain key long-term relationships with major donors, foundations, and corporate partners, ensuring a diversified funding portfolio.
  • Ensure Timely Reporting: Ensure timely reporting to foundations and individuals as needed.
  • Collaborate with Editorial and Finance Teams: Coordinate with editorial staff and the finance team to promote understanding of funding opportunities and commitments made to funders.
  • Participate in Business Leadership Team: Participate as a member of the business leadership team and board development committee, and secure the active participation of the board of directors in fundraising initiatives.
  • Strategize Revenue Solutions: Strategize innovative revenue solutions that meet evolving client and funder needs.
  • Oversee Department Budget: Oversee the development department's budget and ensure efficient use of resources.
  • Develop Donor Engagement System: Develop and implement a robust system for tracking donor engagement and measuring fundraising success.
  • Stay Abreast of Fundraising Trends: Stay abreast of trends in fundraising and identify new opportunities for securing resources.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree: Bachelor's degree in business administration, nonprofit management, or a related field.
  • Leadership Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in a leadership role in development or revenue roles, including 5+ years experience in a nonprofit organization with a $10M+ operating budget.
  • Proven Fundraising Success: Proven success in nonprofit development, including major individual gifts and corporate and foundation grants. Capital campaign experience is a plus.
  • Strong Understanding of Revenue Needs: Strong understanding of long-term revenue needs and an ability to design a vision to meet goals.
  • Experience in Development Projects: Experience planning, leading, and managing development projects, including coordinating with multiple internal staff to achieve desired outcomes, tracking, and reporting.
  • Effective Communication Skills: Effective use of a customer relationship management system to grow and manage prospects and donors.
  • Strong Relationship-Building Skills: Skilled in creating powerful, compelling written and oral communications for fundraising, as well as experience and credibility when presenting to external audiences.
  • Ability to Convey Complex Ideas: Ability to convey complex ideas through brief, simple materials.
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills: Effective at working with others – internal and external – to reach common goals and objectives.
  • Strong Understanding of Fundraising Best Practices: Strong understanding of fundraising best practices and principles.
  • Excellent Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Commitment to Nonpartisan Journalistic Mission: Commitment to the organization's nonpartisan journalistic mission.
Compensation and Benefits

The salary for this position will depend on experience. The minimum is $200,000. This job is full-time and includes the following benefits:

  • Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
  • Cell Phone Stipend
  • 20 Days of Paid Time Off Each Year
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Up to 16 Weeks of Paid Family Leave Plus Four Weeks of Additional Job Protection
  • Annual 401(k) Match of $2,000
  • Remote Working Flexibility
Location

This position is located in Austin, Texas, at our headquarters, just blocks from the Capitol. The CDGO will be expected to have a regular presence in the office, but flexibility to work remotely is a company standard.

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