Director of Development

4 days ago


Nashville, Tennessee, United States Cancer Support Community Full time
Director of Development

Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Development to join our team. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of revenue development, enabling us to provide our cancer support program at no charge to Middle Tennesseans.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Foster a Culture of Philanthropy: Develop and implement strategies to cultivate a culture of philanthropy across the organization.
  • Annual Fundraising Plan: Develop and implement an annual fundraising plan, including individual giving, employee giving, monthly sustainers, planned giving, foundation requests, corporate sponsorships, special events, and third-party fundraising.
  • Revenue Budget Management: Oversee the Development revenue budget, special event budgets, cash projections, and all aspects of financial management.
  • Leadership and Collaboration: Lead staff and volunteers in fundraising cycle best practices and relationship development, and lead the Development Committee of the Board of Directors.
  • Grant Writing and Management: Oversee the grants process, including procurement of new grants, grant-writing, and follow-up with public and private entities.
  • Special Events: Plan and execute annual fundraising events, including the Red Door Bash gala and Gilda's Club Golf Classic golf tournament.
  • Major Gift Solicitation: Engage in major gift solicitation and create solicitation opportunities for the President and CEO.
  • Donor Management: Develop and maintain appropriate systems to fund development, including volunteer and donor management, research and cultivation, and gift processing and recognition.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Five+ years of fundraising experience, including major gift solicitations, and demonstrated success securing five-figure gifts.
  • Ability to work nights and weekends, as needed, and spend approximately 40% of time out-of-office meeting with donors/funders.
  • Demonstrated analytical and fundraising skills with the ability to recognize opportunities, identify critical, high-payoff activities, and prioritize them to attain goals.
  • Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively to achieve common organizational goals.
  • Experience managing volunteers, supervising staff, and creating fundraising opportunities and follow-up for the President and CEO.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability in grant writing, grants management, and database management.
  • Proficiency utilizing database, donor management, and event management software.


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