Overview
Development Director Jobs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA at Ann Arbor SPARK
Safe House Center is seeking an experienced nonprofit fund development professional with a solid systems-orientated approach and strong interpersonal skills who will build on our current fundraising plan and lead a multi-year fundraising strategy to generate and expand revenue.
Safe House Center is a long-term community-based service provider in Washtenaw County supporting survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, dating violence and stalking and their children. Our primary focus is to provideadvocacy, emotional and informational support, shelter and resources to survivors facing crisis because of intimate partner and sexual violence.
We are committed to operating with integrity and high ethical standards, we valuediversityandrespect, and we strive to be a welcoming and kind team of people working collaboratively to empower survivors and one another. This is anexcitingopportunity for an inspired, capable, and experienced fundraising professional to join ourleadershipteam, elevate ourmission-drivenwork, and create positive social change in our community.
Job SummarySafe House Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit operated through funding from multiple government and public sources, contributions, and individual, corporate and foundation giving. Together, these sources support ongoing operations, our essential andimpactfuldirect service programs, and oureducation/awareness community programs.
Working as part of theExecutiveLeadershipteam, incollaborationwith the Executive Director, and supported by a Development Associate, the Development Director’s primary responsibility is to strengthen the financial future of Safe House by strategically building the scale and stability of community-based funding.
Key ResponsibilitiesFor Development Strategy, Planning, And Management
Develop and manage an overall strategy and plan to promote stability and encourage increased giving amongst existing donor groups.
Develop and manage an overall strategy and plan to identify and secure new individual, corporate, and foundation donors with the objective to grow annual contributions and meaningfully expand the donor base.
Develop and manage a strategy for the identification, qualification, and evaluation of major, principal, and planned gift prospects.
Lead the development team to plan and execute events that increase community awareness and grow financial contributions.
Organize and manage direct mail, email, and social media campaigns.
Identify and develop grant proposal opportunities to secure funding from corporations, private foundations and some government entities.
Manage and promote in-kind giving programs to obtain needed products and services.
Oversee development operations, create, implement, and monitor internal gift policies and protocols through the full donor cultivation cycle.
Oversee and manage external relations, including marketing and communications, the development of collateral materials, promotional tools, media relations, and advertising.
Required Qualifications
Baccalaureate degree.
Five or more years of progressively responsible development experience at a senior fundraising level in a non-profit setting with aproven track recordin building individual, corporate, foundation, capital, and endowment programs.
Demonstrated success in cultivating and securing six-figure gifts.
Experience working in a multifaceted environment.
Competencies and Attributes
Ability to exercise a high degree of judgment a…
Title: Development Director
Company: Ann Arbor SPARK
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact, Management
