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Director of Development
The Director of Development will lead and coordinate all efforts to raise funds through a combination of grants, sponsorships, events, direct mail, and individual donations and will work with the Executive Director, Staff, Board Members and Community volunteers to identify opportunities for support. The Director of Development is fully responsible for developing and implementing a fundraising plan that will be utilized by development staff and board to successfully achieve annual fundraising goals.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
- Strategizes and executes an annual fundraising plan that includes prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship through major gift individual giving, involvement with fundraising efforts through annual giving and special event programs.
- Manages major gift individual giving and support annual giving and special event fundraising efforts.
- Monitors the progress of annual on-going fundraising activities and track performance toward meeting fundraising performance benchmarks as established in the development plan.
- Secures income through investments and donations.
- Forms strategic partnerships with contributors, solicits sponsorships, and manages and strengthens relationships with corporate investors to increase corporate giving.
- Researches donor interests and trends in fundraising and identifies new prospective investors.
- Develops and implements a comprehensive grant strategy aligned with BRBR’s mission, goals, and funding needs.
- Identifies funding priorities and match them with potential grant opportunities.
- Conducts thorough research to identify prospective grant opportunities from foundations, corporations, government agencies, and other funding sources.
- Analyzes grant guidelines and assess the feasibility of applying for specific grants.
- Oversees the development and writing of compelling grant proposals, including crafting narratives, creating budgets, and compiling supporting documentation.
- Collaborates with program staff to gather necessary information and data to support grant proposals.
- Ensures that all proposals meet the specific requirements, guidelines, and deadlines of each grantor.
- Manages post-award grant activities, including tracking grant deliverables, outcomes, and expenditures.
- Develops and directs corporate giving programs and donor engagement opportunities that grow financial support for the Big Red Barn Retreat.
- Creates donor engagement opportunities to increase financial support for Big Red Barn Retreat.
- Provides strategic direction for each signature event and help lead team with plan to achieve event goals.
- Ensures timely mailing of acknowledgements, invoices and other correspondence as needed.
- Ensures accurate and timely recording of contributions, the issuing of receipts and thank you letters.
- Possesses a working knowledge of the gift entry process and work to enhance the use of donor records and reports for Development as needed.
- Reconciliations of expenses and cash flow.
- Oversees ongoing maintenance of donor files.
- Partners with design and marketing teams to create and distribute fundraising communications including social media posts, brochures, and press releases.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Regular and sustained performance.
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