Director of Development

11 hours ago

Brooklyn, New York, United States Jeremiah Program Full time
About Jeremiah Program

Jeremiah Program is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering single mothers to achieve economic mobility through education, affordable childcare, housing, and career development.

Our mission is to create a world where poverty is no longer feminized, and women who experience poverty have a seat at the table and hold the mic.

Job Summary

The Director of Development will be responsible for cultivating, navigating, and maintaining external relationships to meet the fundraising and development needs of Jeremiah Program.

This role is critical in achieving ambitious stewardship and new donor goals through best-in-class cultivation and targeted donor stewardship across a diverse portfolio of events, meetings, and campus tours.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Lead the overall management and implementation of the Annual Giving program to meet annual fund goals, supporting the general operating budget.
  2. Implement comprehensive fundraising and stewardship activities, including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of potential donors from individual, corporate, and foundation sources.
  3. Partner with the National Advancement Team to plan and execute market research, appeals, donor follow-ups, and other individual donor-related activities.
  4. Coordinate the production and distribution of appeals and stewardship initiatives, including electronic and print communications, in collaboration with the Executive Director, National Advancement Team, and Communications Team.
  5. Develop and oversee a matching gift program and volunteer stewardship plan.
  6. Engage in direct donor solicitation across multiple channels, including social media, and manage key major gifts functions such as high-level portfolio management, cultivation, solicitation, acknowledgment, and stewardship processes.
  7. Execute the local individual giving strategy to meet fundraising targets, fostering long-term donor engagement and investment.
  8. Cultivate active participation and effective roles for community board members, collaborating with the development committee to meet annual fundraising goals.
  9. Ensure that 100% of the community board meets give/get expectations, working closely with the Executive Director to facilitate commitments and engage their networks.
Requirements
  • BA/BS in relevant field required
  • At least five years of fundraising related professional experience
  • Two plus years' experience working in or collaborating with social service programs or support services
  • Strong familiarity with the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors in New York City
  • Ability to execute on fundraising plans and strategies that generate significant results and proven track record initiating, stewarding, and moving individual gifts to higher levels of support
  • Experience personally managing portfolio $750k or more
  • Strong prospect research skills and a solid understanding of moves management
  • Genuine relationship-building skills with the ability to inspire generosity and make prospects and donors feel valued
  • Ability to utilize data to drive decision-making and reflect on rigorous and donor-centered plans for sustaining and growing donor base and revenue
  • Ability to initiate, organize, and manage projects, and to collaborate successfully with peers and other key stakeholders in person and remotely across local and national teams

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