There With Care is seeking a Director of Development who will oversee There With Care’s fundraising and development initiatives. This role is crucial in securing the financial sustainability of our organization and advancing There With Care’s mission. This person will be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all fundraising activities, including major gifts, annual fund, planned giving, special events, corporations and foundation giving. This is a Leadership role and will manage and mentor the Development team.

About Us

Founded in Colorado in 2005, There With Care’s mission is to provide a wide range of meaningful and fundamental services for families and children during the critical phase of a medical crisis. We serve families referred by hospital social workers and build support around them through a community of individuals, volunteers, services, and businesses, who ease their burden of life’s day-to-day obligations with compassion and care. Our current service locations are Colorado and the Bay Area of California.

The Important Work You'll Do

Create, and execute annual stewardship and development plans to prospect, cultivate and grow strong relationships with financial supporters, in-kind donors, volunteers, corporate partners, event sponsors, and community leaders to achieve annual goals and long-term financial sustainability.
Establish corporate partnerships to support There With Care through cash donations, endowments, and in-kind programs goods and services.
Deliver a community engagement plan to increase donor base, awareness, and in-kind donations.
Work with grant writer to identify grants, make introductions, and deliver timely submission of grants.
Develop and execute fiscal year Fundraising Plan, to include donor acquisition, prospect research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to increase revenues in support of There With Care.
Create annual giving programs to support all revenue streams: Major Gifts (Individual, Corporate Partnerships, and Foundation Giving); Mid-level; Monthly Donors
Maintain cultivation, communications, solicitations, and follow up strategies for all events, outreach, and connections.
Manage portfolio of 50 key donors, raising $750,000 annually for There With Care.
Lead efforts and work closely with Leadership to meet, and exceed, organization’s annual fundraising goals.
Collaborate with Leadership in any development and fundraising activities and donor follow up.
Develop and manage timelines for various fundraising activities to ensure plans and critical fundraising processes are carried out in a timely manner.
Monitor development expenses and analyze budget reports on fundraising; recommend changes and adapt as necessary. Prepare regular reports on progress, budgets, receipts, and expenditure related to fundraising and the management of the fund development activities.
Assist with additional projects as assigned.

Qualities That Will Make You Successful In This Role

You want to be part of something bigger. Our mission inspires you.
You are an experienced development and marketing professional. You have a track record of meeting and exceeding fundraising objectives. You have demonstrated success in creating and implementing fundraising and marketing strategies tailored to key audiences.
You are a Leader. You have experience leading and developing teams. You have a style that drives success and personal development.
You are a collaborator. You thrive in building and being part of teams that collaborate and push one another to think in new ways, respectfully considering all viewpoints while helping to drive consensus and hold one another accountable to plans and organization values.
You are a skilled leader and confident manager. You engender high performance by motivating others to achieve objectives and demonstrate accountability. You support and guide your team to cultivate the necessary skills to grow and develop professionally.
You are open to learning. You know what you do not know and seek to learn from others.
You are a communicator. You have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You can effectively articulate the organization’s mission to a variety of audiences.

The Important Skills You’ll Need To Have

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in a professional role responsible for fundraising development and community engagement (preferably in the nonprofit sector).
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (such as nonprofit management, marketing, or other BA).
Management experience, including talent acquisition and development, development tools, and building a diverse and inclusive high performing team.
Proven track record of successful fundraising campaigns
Experience with budgets and budget management
Experience enhancing the reputation of an organization through conversations, presentations, publications, research, and media inquiries by serving as a spokesperson and thought leader.
Experience working with senior leadership and board of directors.
Must have computer proficiency and knowledge of MS Office, including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
CRM experience required

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Vacation / Sick
STD/LTD Insurance
401(k)
Work-life Balance / Flexible Schedule according to business needs

There With Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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