Director of Development

The Director of Development serves as Parks & People’s chief development officer with oversight of the development department. Specifically, the Director of Development is responsible for leading a development team in the strategy and execution of fundraising work that results in raising $3.5M in annual operating income through major giving activities, grants from public and private sector funders, and individual giving appeals. Therefore, this role requires an experienced development professional who can provide the expertise to create dynamic annual plans to realize the needed revenue target, and personally participate in the work required to generate needed income.

The role manages a team, which currently consists of four full time equivalent staff persons (1.5 FTE for communications, 1 FTE for Donor Relations, and 1.5 FTEs for Grants prospecting, writing and reporting). The objective is to maximize P&P fundraising potential and guide all its major functions to the next level of excellence, with the support of the aforementioned staff and CEO. The Director, working with the CEO, would be responsible for launching an endowment campaign, a planned giving process, planning and executing annual giving campaign, ensuring corporate and foundation grants and reports are completed, and developing and executing the strategy for sponsorships and donations at P&P’s special events.

Paid holidays, Birthday off, PTO, health insurance, hybrid work schedule (2-3 days in office, remote other days)

English required; Spanish a bonus