Senior Director of Development

1 day ago

Seattle, Washington, United States Washington Policy Center Full time
Job Overview

Washington Policy Center (WPC) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Director of Development to join our team. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for advancing our mission by strategically orchestrating individual and broad-based fundraising efforts, donor acknowledgement and recognition, and empowering a talented team of development colleagues.

Key Responsibilities
  • Cultivate and steward active, enriching relationships with major prospects and donors, corporations, and foundations.
  • Develop and execute strategies for planned giving, including bequests, trusts, and annuities.
  • Grow WPC's Pillar Society, a loyal cohort of contributors at the $5,000+ level, who make multiyear commitments to provide vital operating dollars.
  • Collaborate with the Development Manager to maximize annual giving efforts by identifying and perfecting new channels to reach across Washington's 5.9 million adults and prospective supporters of WPC's free-market solutions to overcoming our state's most significant economic challenges.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., nonprofit management, business, communications).
  • Minimum of 5 years of successful fundraising experience that demonstrates excellence in moving with donors from identification and engagement through solicitation and realization of mutually rewarding philanthropic investments.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong, sustained external and internal relationships.
  • Proficiency in fundraising CRMs/databases and event management software.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 10+ years of fundraising success that includes broad-based annual campaigns, portfolio management and engagements of individuals and institutions, and development of compelling, relevant cases for support.
  • Expertise in event planning and execution as a vehicle for creating mission awareness and initiating or advancing philanthropic engagement with pride and purpose.
  • Fundraising certification, such as CFRE, or professional memberships that demonstrate a long-term commitment to the field.
  • Familiarity with current planned giving vehicles and success in attaining estate commitments from senior stakeholders.
  • Success in securing sponsorships and/or grants from both public and private organizations.
  • 2+ years of leading people through the motivation and management of engaged teams that embody the institution's values and buy into its mission.
  • Demonstrated strategic planning and execution for development success.
  • Experience in comprehensive, multiyear fundraising campaigns that reach/exceed their resource goals while elevating awareness and reputation.
  • Track record of partnering with researchers to articulate and illustrate real-world impact that changes lives and creates brighter futures.

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