Overview
Director of Development/FA Jobs in San Francisco, California, USA at EPIP
Position: Â Director of Development (FA)
Imagine if we could bring the same innovations that pervade every other part of our lives to child welfare. This is Foster America’s vision. Foster America recruitsdiversetalented professionals who have the skills needed to address old, persistent problems in our child welfare system in new ways: skills in data and technology, design and marketing, strategy and planning, and finance.
We prepare these professionals to serve as full-time fellows at public agencies across the country, where they lead major child welfare reform projects. For example, our fellows with marketing and human-centered design backgrounds help agencies improve the recruitment of foster parents and our fellows with technology and data analytics backgrounds help agencies leverage data to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Since launching three years ago, Foster America has supported four cohorts of fellows, who have served in 30 agencies across 14 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. In the long-term, we aim to scale the reforms of our fellows, build a pipeline of transformative leaders for our field, and develop new experiments to change the outcomes of our country’s most vulnerable children and families.
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OPPORTUNITY
At a time of rapid growth and experimentation, Foster America is seeking a Director of Development to drive efforts to secure major, multi-year support, primarily from institutional funders. This hire will own all aspects of fundraising and communications, with an emphasis on crafting compelling grant proposals and other written materials that clearly articulate Foster America’s unique approach to systems change. Building upon early support from partners like the Annie
E. Casey Foundation and Kellogg Foundation, this hire will cultivate relationships with adiverseset of national and regional funders. Reporting to the Executive Director and joining a passionate 10-member team that is committed to social justice and racial equity, this hire will have the opportunity to help evolve and scale innovations that are transforming child welfare outcomes nationwide.
Specifically, the Director of Development will:
In partnership with the Executive Director andleadershipteam, design and implement a bold fundraising strategy to
1) raise $5M+ annually,
2) increase engagement of current supporters and
3) generate new relationships with institutional and individual funders.
Initiate and cultivate relationships with funder prospects with the potential to make 5 and 6+ figure gifts. Conduct research and develop strategies to pursue new prospects.
Partner with and leverage the Executive Director, Chief Program Officer, board of directors, program staff and fellows to cultivate donors and create funding opportunities that are tailored to programmatic priorities and a variety of funder interests e.g. systems change, child welfare reform, governmentinnovation, social justice, and racial equity.
Lead the crafting of proposals, letters of intent, briefing materials for meetings, funder presentations, stewardship communications, and other materials. Tightly manage a grants calendar to ensure that proposals, renewals, and reports are submitted on time. Lead regular meetings with team to ensure accountability and progress to fundraising goals.
Develop templates for use in development and communications materials. Leverage data, impact stories, and knowledge of the child welfare landscap…
Title: Director of Development/FA
Company: EPIP
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Category: Non-Profit, Management
