Chief Development Officer - Common Sense Media
$230,000–$260,000 year
Hybrid · San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
The Chief Development Officer (CDO) leads the development function to sustain a $35M annual budget, overseeing fundraising strategy across foundation grants, major gifts, and individual giving, while cultivating relationships with donors, funders, and stakeholders. Responsibilities include building multi-year revenue plans, expanding donor pipelines, managing a distributed team focused on major gifts, foundations, regional engagement, and planned giving, and partnering with the President and Board to align fundraising with mission and program goals. The role requires driving narrative-driven fundraising across multiple audiences and platforms, delivering analytics and revenue forecasts, ensuring donor communications strategy and donor stewardship, and collaborating with finance for strong pipeline management and fiscal accountability. A Bachelor's degree is required, with 15+ years of progressive nonprofit fundraising experience and a proven track record in securing major gifts and leading fundraising operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- 15+ years of progressive nonprofit fundraising experience
- demonstrated track record managing major gift portfolios of $1M+
- experience leading fundraising teams and operations of similar scope and complexity
- excellent communication and negotiation skills
- experience working with boards and leadership teams
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