Catholic Charities -Diocese of Palm Beach is seeking a Development Director to lead the charge in securing philanthropic giving for operating, program and endowment funds. The Development Director provides leadership, management and coordination for fundraising and outreach efforts.
The Ideal Candidate Must
- Develop and implement an annual Development Plan with measurable goals and objectives, in collaboration with the CEO-Executive Director.
- Lead the effort to establish, cultivate and steward strong relationships with donors, develop a donor recognition program, and timely, appropriate communications with donors to increase their loyalty to Catholic Charities mission.
- Lead coordination of donor stewardship and cultivation events.
- Create individual donor/prospect cultivation plans and cultivate and solicit major gifts.
- Supervise grant writing and administration in collaboration with other members of the management staff, identifying needs of each program.
- Research and cultivate donors for estate planning purposes, including bequests, annuities, legacy campaign, and other planned giving tools.
- Oversee the prospect identification, cultivation, and solicitation of gifts and sponsorships from businesses.
- Provide overall direction for the Marketing and Development Assistant in marketing efforts and solicitation of sponsorships of special fundraising events.
- Support, provide information, and encourage fundraising event committees.
- Meet monthly and yearly metrics with respect to prospect and donor visits, solicitations and dollars raised.
- Solicit in-kind gifts, matching gifts, and other funding sources.
- In partnership with the CEO-Executive Director and the Board, determine an overall strategy and oversee the execution of any board-approved Capital Campaigns.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field and a minimum five years of fundraising experience, tied to the primary work required, including major gifts and planned giving programs.
- Preferred: Experience with Capital and Endowment Campaigns; Certification specializing in fundraising credentials from the Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) International.
- Knowledge of donor management systems, preferably 'Salsa". Experience in creating queries and reports, to report on established annual fundraising goals and metrics by fundraising campaigns/initiatives.
- Out-of-the-box strategic thinking, self-motivated, committed, and ability to implement plans that support moving the organization forward.
- Knowledge and support of Catholic Social Teachings and a willingness to adhere to all Catholic Charities Policies and Procedures.
- Superior project/time management skills - including planning/prioritizing, analysis, attention to detail, and advanced problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills.
- Positive, energetic, and outgoing attitude with a strong work ethic, team-player mentality, and willingness and ability to adapt to changing scenarios.
- Compensation Commensurate with experience.
The preceding has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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