Nonprofit

Director of Development/Philanthropy and Community Engagement

Hybrid, Work must be performed in Washington, US
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  • Details

    Job Type:Full Time
    Application Deadline:December 31, 2024
    Education:2-Year Degree Required
    Experience Level:Director
    Salary:USD $85,000 - $95,000 / year
    Areas of Focus:Civic Engagement, Community Development, Housing & Homelessness, Human Rights & Civil Liberties, Hunger, Food Security

    Description

    About the Position

    We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated professional to lead our Development team as we take our donor engagement to the next level. New Horizons is looking to increase our annual revenue by 10-15% in two years, and this position will be ideal for a strategic development practitioner with a clear strategy to expand donor relations, grow a major donor program, execute a legacy giving plan, and increase engagement from organizations, corporations, and churches. Applicants with a demonstrated ability to develop and drive strategic fundraising and communications have an opportunity to help address youth and young adult homelessness in powerful ways.

    New Horizons recognizes that Racial Inequity plays a central role in homelessness and seeks to undo the impacts of these inequities within our services and organizational culture. As a part of the New Horizons’ leadership team, the Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement must actively and thoughtfully work alongside leadership, staff, and the youth and young adults we serve towards this end.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Design and execute New Horizons’ development strategy in partnership with Executive Director, outlining income, sources, goals, and strategy for fundraising needs of more than $2.5 million annually
    • In alignment with New Horizons’ next strategic plan, develop a three-year giving strategy with measurable outcomes
    • Supervise development team, including the Volunteer and Food Service Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, and the Development Coordinator
    • Grow monthly giving strategy
    • Develop a thorough Major Donor plan that maintains existing relationships and drives engagement of major donor prospects, including managing a small portfolio of major and planned gift donors
    • Develop and execute a planned giving strategy
    • Strategically build upon grants program; researching, scheduling, and executing grants
    • Work closely with Executive Director to develop the Board of Director’s fundraising capacity
    • Support the Marketing and Communications Manager in the development of a yearly communications and marketing plan, as well as regularly refine organizational messaging to match organization-wide strategy
    • Support Volunteer and Food Service Manager in the expansion, management, and tracking of the volunteer program
    • Expand New Horizon’s corporate, organizational, and church based giving program
    • Develop and execute New Horizons events that include one major fundraiser each year
    • In partnership with the Executive Director and Finance team, create annual budget proposal and funding plan

    Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

    • Minimum 2 years of proven experience directing non-profit development operations
    • Minimum 2 years of demonstrated ability to connect with individual donors and organizations
    • Minimum 1 year of personnel management skills
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor database programs

    Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

    • An ability to think creatively and handle multiple tasks at once
    • At least 5 years of non-profit development experience
    • Two years' experience in marketing and/or communications
    • Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT

    Key skills needed: Fundraising, campaigns, people management, communications, marketing, nonprofit work, communications

    Hybrid Role: This position is not fully remote due to our main community being our client base at New Horizons. The Director of Development will be integral in building and maintaining donor relationships, and may work offsite for projects, meetings, and other outreach efforts.

    Physical Requirements:

    • Frequent computer usage
    • Frequent, continual, intermittent flexing or rotation of the wrist(s), spine and body
    • Regular exchange of verbal and written communication

    New Horizons is an equal opportunity employer and qualified applicants from all cultures and communities are encouraged to apply, especially people of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people with lived experience.

    About the Position

    We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated professional to lead our Development team as we take our donor engagement to the next level. New Horizons is looking to increase our annual revenue by 10-15% in two years, and this position will be ideal for a strategic development practitioner with a clear strategy to expand donor relations, grow a major donor program, execute a legacy giving plan, and increase engagement from organizations, corporations, and churches. Applicants with a demonstrated ability to develop and drive strategic fundraising and communications have an opportunity to help address youth and young adult homelessness in powerful ways.

    New Horizons recognizes that Racial Inequity plays a central role in homelessness and seeks to undo the impacts of these inequities within our services and organizational culture. As a part of the New Horizons’ leadership team, the Director of Philanthropy and Community…

    Benefits

    • 25 Paid Time Off (PTO) days per year – prorated depending on start date
    • Six (6) paid holidays a year (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Thanksgiving/Harvest Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day)
    • Fully employer-paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance for employee-only plans
    • Access to a 403(b)-retirement plan
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • 25 Paid Time Off (PTO) days per year – prorated depending on start date
    • Six (6) paid holidays a year (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Thanksgiving/Harvest Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day)
    • Fully employer-paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance for employee-only plans
    • Access to a 403(b)-retirement plan
    • Employee Assistance Program

    Location

    Hybrid
    Work must be performed in Washington, US
    2709 3rd Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98121, United States

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