Development Fundraising Director

About A Chance to Change

A Chance to Change is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives through mental health and addiction recovery services. We believe in the power of community, compassion, and sustainable support systems to help individuals and families thrive.

Position Summary

The Development Fundraising Director is responsible for securing the financial sustainability of A Chance to Change through the creation and execution of a comprehensive fundraising strategy. This role will lead efforts to identify new funding sources, cultivate major gifts, increase recurring donations, and steward donor relationships. The Director will work closely with the CEO and leadership team to align fundraising efforts with the organization's mission and strategic goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Serve as an active leader on the management team.

• Participates with the chief executive officer, staff, and Board of Directors to define the organization's mission and direction.

• Provides vital input in short- and long-term strategic and operational planning and positioning within the organization.

• Helps leadership identify and address organizational development issues that challenge and support health and effectiveness.

• Provides development updates to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

• Fundraising committee liaison works with fundraising chair to plan and organize meetings.

1. Responsible for fundraising activities of A Chance to Change.

• Ensures that philanthropy and fund development are carried out in keeping with the organization's values, mission, vision, and plans.

• Participates with the chief executive officer, staff, and board in charting the organization's course in fundraising development.

• Provides developments in philanthropy and fund development as well as the general fields of management and the not-for-profit sector; informs the chief executive officer, fundraising committee(s) and board on current trends, issues, problems, and activities to facilitate policy making if needed.

• Helps develop a balanced funding mix of donor sources and solicitation programs tailored to the needs of the organization that will enable it to attract, retain, and motivate donors and fundraising volunteers.

• Provides general oversight of all the organization's fundraising development activities, manages the day-to-day operations of the development function, and monitors adequacy of activities through

coordination with CEO, fundraising committee and chair, and Board of Directors.

• Solicit individual or corporate donations.

• Develop fundraising streams, such as, major gifts, recurring, and annual giving.

• Develop and implement strategies that retain current constituents and expand the target audience through, but not limited to community relations, speaking engagements, newsletters, community campaigns, direct mail, and events.

• Ensure timely acknowledgments, impact updates and recognition are shared with donors.

3.Serves as Board Liaison

• Responsible for communication, calendar invitations, digital meeting links, and production of minutes for the Board of Directors.

• Maintains electronic Board documents including member files, policies, minutes and other items regarding the Board of Directors.

• Assists the Chief Executive Officer with the organization of physical and digital board documentation for Board meetings.

• Prepare orientation for new Board members.

1. Responsible for stewardship of Employee Assistance Programs:

• Works with the CEO, staff, and community to build sustainable income through EAP Contracts and training opportunities.

• Develops a strategy for appeals, newsletters and stewardship touches in partnership with Marketing. Provides a monthly newsletter to current contracted customers.

• Coordinates with the CEO, Clinical Director, and when seeking new EAP/DPP contracts.

• Develop and implement strategies that retain current EAP clients and expand the target audience.

1. Responsible for Fundraising Revenue budget oversight.

• Attends Board Finance committee providing information regarding fundraising donations.

• Monitors donations in relationship to monthly budget needs.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing or nonprofit leadership and three or more years of fundraising development experience required. CFRE certification or similar preferred.

• 3 or more years of fundraising, management and major gift development experience preferred.

• Exemplary writing, speaking and presentation skills.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

• The ability to speak comfortably in public and /or private setting to engage donors.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

• Knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software; Internet software; Project Management software and Database software

• Knowledge of Donor software