Overview
Director, Development Jobs in Phoenix, Arizona, USA at Teach For America
ROLE
TITLE:Director, Development (Phoenix)
POSITION
REPORTS TO:Senior Managing Director, Development
Final date to receive applications
:
February 17, 2025 at 11:59pm ET
LOCATION:Phoenix, Arizona
WHAT YOU’LL DO
All prospect & donor management roles on Field Fundraising teams are responsible for cultivating, stewarding, and managing a portfolio of donors in our local communities who share our commitment to ensuring that all children have access to an equitable and excellenteducation. As a member of the Field Fundraising team, you will be a part of a team-based effort charged with developing and executing on a long-term vision and strategy to achieve our development goals for both public and private funding.
In your role, you will partner with Executive Directors, regional advisory board members, and other front-line fundraisers to maximize giving, playing a key role in new donor strategy and acquisition over the next 3-5 years.
Reporting to the SMD, Development, you will be charged with raising $1-5 million or more from a portfolio of donors which may include both public and private funding. You will work directly with the Executive Director or other field fundraisers to cultivate and steward your portfolio of donors, and ensure the primary solicitor is well-positioned to engage with donors across fundraising streams and at all stages of the donor life cycle.
We are looking for a true team player who can make a significant contribution across a local fundraising landscape. In partnership with local Executive Directors, the VP, Field Fundraising and other fundraisers in local markets, you will be a key contributor in developing and executing the strategy to acquire, cultivate, retain, and diversify your portfolio of donors.
WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Leverage broader vision set for the local fundraising landscape to build and execute a plan for cultivating a portfolio of donors with the goal of maximizing revenue to the organization as a whole (15%)
Manage, cultivate, and steward a portfolio of donors, ensuring that primary solicitors are well equipped to engage at all stages of the donor life cycle (45%)
Work in close partnership with the Executive Director and other fundraisers to build the relationships necessary to advance fundraising efforts, which may include regional advisory board members (25%)
Consistently maintain donor, prospect, and fundraising activity information in ourcustomer relationshipmanagement system (currently Sales Force) and leverage this information to track progress, monitor gaps, and adjust strategy and approach (10%)
Steward team and organizational initiatives (5%)
YOUR EXPERIENCE
Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role (minimum qualifications):
Relationship Building and Management
Build strong relationships with prospects and donors and/or support the primary relationship holder/solicitor through a comprehensive relationship management plan
Strong written and verbalcommunication skillswith a variety of internal and external constituents
Ability to manage up and laterally to influence development teammates in service of donor stewardship
Fundraising and Development
Have a solid foundation in best practices of development and fundraising
Experience stewarding a portfolio of donors/funders from various funding streams
Contribute to complex fundraising and relationship management initiatives
Portfol…
Title: Director, Development
Company: Teach For America
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Category: Non-Profit, Management
