Job Description

Social Justice non-profit with offices in Brooklyn, NY, is currently seeking a Director of Development to join their organization. This organization brings together community organizers and donor activists to identify, fund and nurture grassroots organizations that engage communities in transforming the justice system. The Director of Development will have significant fundraising responsibilities as part of the Development Team to meet annual budgetary revenue goals. If you have six or more years of professional experience in individual donor solicitation, stewardship, and prospecting, along with a deep passion for social justice, then we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual giving and major gifts.
• Develop and implement data-driven strategies to increase yearly individual giving revenue
• Manage annual fundraising campaigns.
• Monitor and improve donor thanking to ensure all individual donors are thanked promptly, effectively, and consistently.
• Design and implement donor stewardship events, with initial focus on Sustainers Circle major donors.
• Write individual donor fundraising proposals and reports.
• Increase planned giving, including legacy gifts (bequests).
• Participate in other Development Team activities, such as corporate funder solicitation and foundation grant reporting.
• Work with Finance to budget and oversee revenue goals.

Qualifications:

• At least 6-8 years of successful experience in major gifts, annual giving, donor stewardship, and/or planned-giving.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including ability to communicate effectively and work with individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, religions, and political beliefs.
• Excellent analytical and project management skills.
• Strong collaboration skills
• Experience with donor database and CRM systems. (Experience with Bloomerang, Givebutter, Network for Good.)
• Excellent skills in standard business computer applications.
• Passion for social justice and protecting the marginalized.

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