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Director of Development
Posted: May 12, 2008
Crittenton Women's Union is seeking an individual who will be responsible for overseeing annual fundraising operations during the planning phase of a comprehensive campaign. This position will oversee annual giving, corporate and foundation relations and department events. She/he will work to establish long-term partnerships and strengthen existing relationships with the corporate and foundation sector to support grants as well as sponsorships and other opportunities. The Director of Development will also oversee the annual giving program focused on broadening the constituent base and growing annual gifts from $1,000 - $10,000.
Duties include the following:
• Expands and enhances annual giving, fundraising events and corporate and foundation relationships by directing and coordinating activities related to obtaining financial support.
• Uses statistics to evaluate current Annual Fund programs and to make recommendations for program changes.
• Oversees the acknowledgment and recognition of all annual fund gifts, including the annual report to donors.
• Identifies emerging business leadership and industry trends with a special emphasis on developing high value-exchange corporate alliances. Identify, evaluate, cultivate and solicit five- and particularly six figure (and larger) philanthropic commitments to support the mission and goals of the organization.
• Works closely with VP of Institutional Advancement, the Director of Communications and Marketing and the President and CEO to create opportunities to build awareness among corporate and foundation constituencies in order to build and significantly expand positive fund-raising relationships.
• Initiate opportunities for the CEO to interact with corporate and foundation leaders
• Identify potential major gift prospects for cultivation by the V.P. Advancement and President/CEO.
• Work directly with program staff to develop new approaches to foundations and corporation entities.
• Oversee development, writing and editing of highly competitive proposals for corporate and foundation prospects.
• Maintain a rigorous schedule of contacts with corporate and foundation representatives, creating moves management plans related to them, compelling presentations and comprehensive fundraising proposals.
• Oversee the monitoring of proposal and grant reporting deadlines.
• Manage and direct the growth and impact of annual giving <$10,000 and related donor events.
• Maintain high quality stewardship process for active corporate and foundation prospects and donors. Ensure that stewardship and reporting requirements are met to sustain successful partnerships by maintaining detailed records of solicitation activities.
• Supervise grants writer and part-time Sr. Development Officer.

Persons applying must have as a minimum 5 years demonstrated successful fundraising experience. Bachelor's degree or above preferred. This individual will report to the Vice-President of Institutional Advancement.

Send cover letters and resumes to:

Rich Ackerman
Ten Perthshire Road
Boston, MA. 02135

Fax: 617-254-7966

rackerman@liveworkthrive.org