Executive Director of Development
$160,000–$180,000 year
On-site · Arlington, Virginia, United States
Arlington, Virginia, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$160,000–$180,000 yearSenior LevelBachelors DegreeUnknown
Type
Full Time
Level
Senior Level
Education
Bachelors Degree
Company size
Unknown
Job Summary
Executive leadership role for a nationally recognized nonprofit in Arlington, VA, directing development strategy to achieve sustained revenue growth, including planning and executing a $25 million capital campaign over 5 years, managing major gifts and grants, overseeing the development team and donor relations, and coordinating with the Development Board to advance fundraising goals.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 8-10 years of demonstrated experience in development, board management, special event fundraising, project management and event management including large-scale, complex, high-profile events with ability to plan and monitor projects from inception through completion
- Proven track record of managing million-dollar capital campaigns
- Demonstrated experience soliciting and raising major gifts
- Solid knowledge of the Federal, State, Local and Private grants and demonstrated experience with successfully obtaining grants
- Experience cultivating and managing relationships with senior level staff, Board of Directors, and committee volunteers
- Experience in successfully negotiating all vendor contracts in support of development activities
- Experience working with non-profit organizations, volunteers and volunteer committees preferred
- Experience creating campaign marketing materials
- Experience with event budget development
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word and Excel. Proficiency in Outlook applications. Knowledge of Raisere29s Edge, Donor Perfect, or similar donor database software preferred
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in major gifts fundraising
- Proven track record of capital campaigns
- Board management and donor stewardship
- Grant writing and foundation reporting
- Nonprofit leadership and team management
- Proficiency with donor databases (Raiser’s Edge, Donor Perfect or similar) and Microsoft Office
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