Director of Mission Advancement
$85,000–$95,000 year
On-siteDuluth, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Develop and implement Chum's Board-approved annual mission advancement plan to support organizational sustainability and strategic priorities. Lead comprehensive fundraising efforts including annual giving, major gifts, grants, special events, planned giving, and capital campaigns while cultivating relationships with individual donors, foundations, congregations, and community partners. Provide oversight to the Mission Advancement Team, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and fostering a culture of generosity and accountability. Represent Chum at civic and community events to maintain visibility for donor and partner engagement. This role reports directly to the Executive Director and works closely with the Board of Directors. The position requires a Bachelor's degree and ten years of experience in fund development or mission advancement. Salary is $85,000 - $95,000.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Ten years of experience
- Previous experience in fund development or mission advancement, including major gift cultivation and stewardship
- Demonstrated experience in fundraising activities such as annual giving, special events, grant writing, planned giving, and capital campaigns
- Proven ability to engage community leaders and inspire financial and volunteer support across diverse audiences
- Experience working collaboratively with boards, executive leadership, committees, and volunteers
- Strong commitment to equity, justice, and serving marginalized populations, with an understanding of historic and contemporary forms of marginalization
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional periodicals and governmental regulations
- Ability to write proposals, reports and general business correspondence
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from funders
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs for reports
- Proficiency in Excel
- Ability to construct budgets and financial reports required for institutional fundraising
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Self-motivation
- Flexibility
- Adaptability
- Resourcefulness
- Ability to remain stationary for extended periods
- Ability to move throughout office and program spaces to access materials and engage with staff and community members
- Regular use of a computer and other standard office equipment
- Ability to ascend and descend stairs
- Ability to position oneself to maintain files or obtain supplies
- Ability to lift or move materials weighing up to 25 pounds
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Ability to observe details at close range
- Ability to respond to a variety of practical work-related situations
- Ability to travel to congregational, donor, and community sites
- Ability to work remotely with supervisory approval
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree
- Ten years of experience
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