Development Director

The Fair Food Program seeks a proactive, creatively minded individual who thrives in a dynamic and diverse work environment and is motivated to advance the human rights of low-wage workers. The Development Director at the Fair Food Program will lead fundraising efforts for an exciting period of growth, while still maintaining and stewarding the ongoing fundraising program. This position reports to CIW co-founders and the FFSC Executive Director.

The Development Director will combine strategic leadership with hands-on fundraising and close collaboration with organizational leadership. This position will work closely with colleagues who are located throughout the US and globally. As the Development Director of FFP, this position is responsible for generating funding for CIW and FFSC, separate non-profit entities that work collaboratively to implement the Fair Food Program.

Location: Naples or comparable Florida location preferable. Remote work possible on the condition of frequent travel and prolonged stays for meetings with donors and potential donors.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the leadership of CIW and FFSC, the Development Director will:

• Design and lead implementation of a broad and cohesive fundraising strategy for the Fair Food Program and support its continued growth and expansion in other industries and geographies
• Lead a team in fundraising efforts of the $125Million Comprehensive 5-Year Capital Campaign
• Develop, strengthen, and expand relationships with foundations and major individual and institutional donors in the United States and internationally, including cultivation and solicitation, while supporting Sustainer donor engagement
• Identify and pursue new funding opportunities aligned with program priorities and geographic expansion.
• Track fundraising activity, maintain donor pipelines, and provide regular updates on progress and priorities.
• Develop foundation grant proposals and comply with reporting requirements for the CIW and FFSC, in collaboration with the Grants Manager
• Represent the Fair Food Program in donor meetings, conferences, and relevant fundraising events.
• Track relevant conferences and events that can further FFP’s fundraising strategies and connect the organization to untapped potential funders.
• Communicate fundraising goals throughout the organization and train FFP staff to reach them.
• Design and build upon existing fundraising materials, including donor presentations and pitch decks.
• Support internal coordination around fundraising goals and donor engagement.
• Manage a small team engaged in fundraising.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of eight years of professional fundraising experience, including foundation and major donor development
• Demonstrated ability to grow philanthropic revenue and advance organizational funding priorities.
• Experience developing and executing fundraising strategies or plans for a program or organization, including supervising and coordinating a team.
• Commitment to the mission of the Fair Food Program and willingness to learn and become conversant in the history, content, and impact of the FFP and the CIW
• Experience identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gifts from individuals and foundations.
• Strong familiarity with, and demonstrable connections to, foundations and philanthropies funding both US-based and international projects focused on workers and human rights.
• Strong interpersonal and writing skills
• Ability to work effectively with and motivate staff, board members, and volunteers to advance fundraising goals
• Willingness to travel and build and sustain donor relationships in major cities
• Self-directed approach with the ability to initiate donor outreach and fundraising conversations
• High level of organization and capacity to follow through on tasks and goals
• Experience using donor management and reporting systems to track activity, pipelines, and progress
• Experience with CRMs, including EveryAction; task-management software such as Asana; and file-sharing platforms such as Google Drive and Dropbox
• Experience with human rights, worker rights, or economic justice organizations

Benefits include employer-paid medical, dental, and life insurance; 20 days of paid vacation and five days of paid sick time; parental leave policies; an employer-matched 401(k) plan; all federal holidays; organization-wide break the week between Christmas and New Years; and an optional two-month unpaid sabbatical once every three years.