Director of Development
We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced Director of Development to both manage and participate actively in the daily implementation of a comprehensive fundraising program and achieve quarterly goals through expanding on-going programs and initiating new approaches. Candidates should be tune in with cause related marketing strategies and have high energy with 5-7 years of special event, major gift and volunteer/staff management experience at the executive level. You’ll need to contribute to a fast paced environment requiring strategic thinking and a hands-on commitment. This opportunity will be both professionally and personally rewarding.
Major Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Hold Development staff accountable and manage day-to-day department operations.
- Manage Events Manager, staff and consultants, as well as collaborate with Communications Director, to oversee, plan and execute two annual dinners (LA and NY), annual pre-Oscar Party, annual SF party, and other fundraising and cultivation events.
- Responsible for raising the budgeted gross and keeping expenses in line with mutually agreed budget.
- Work with President and CEO/Asst to President to maximize fundraising efforts with the Board of Directors and Council of Advisors
- Manage and/or oversee prospecting and researching new sources of funding, including corporate, foundation, and individual donors.
- Support and oversee capital campaign for Holy Cross Project and other special projects
- Oversee foundation and corporate prospecting, proposal, and existing donor management process with staff with goal to increase general operating support significantly.
- Oversee, coordinate and/or follow-up related to grants, including narrative and financial reporting as well as meeting the budgeted goals for each donor type.
- Ensuring the calendar of grants and gift reporting are managed in a timely basis.
- Oversee and/or lead Major Donor Prospecting/Solicitations/Servicing program and ensuring that the major gifts officer is meeting and beating established goals.
- Manage regional committees in SF, LA, NYC, and New Orleans – with current coordination by assistant to the President – who raise additional unrestricted support through direct giving and/or existing events through regular and frequent communications and quarterly in-person updates (by President, development and/or program staff).
- Maintain direct contact – personally and/or via President, board or key staff - with all donors of $1000 or more at least two to three times a year (including annual ask) and initiate process for contact/relationship management for all donors over $500.
- Strategically grow and maintain a limited but growing on-line and limited direct mail membership program.
- With Director of Communications and other staff, explore how to prospect small gifts and other revenue through the Resource Centers and other avenues.
- Manage the database (Raiser’s Edge and Convio) and ensure it is efficiently managed and maximized as a fundraising, membership, communications and e-activism tool.
- Ensure donor follow up (i.e., acknowledgement letters and emails, database entries) is current and that the database is managed per the Database plan (to be developed).
- Prepare and manage the annual development budgets and work plan.
- Track and manage all Development program budgets and ensuring goals are met.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Foundation and Major Donor Fundraising Experience
- Major Event Planning Experience
- Critical thinking
- Proposal Writing
- Budgeting
- Excellent Communication Skills
- MAC/PC environment
- Database experience required, Raiser’s Edge strongly preferred, as well as Convio
Staff: Major Gifts Officer, Director of Foundation & Corporate Relations, Development Associate, Membership and Campus Outreach Coordinator, Grant Writer, Events Manager
Reports to: President/CEO overall, and COO on budget/operations
Location: Santa Monica, CA
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Heather Mott:
Email: hmott@globalgreen.org
Fax: 310-222-0703
Mail: 2218 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA. 90405