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Job description
The development director is an essential part of the Posse Los Angeles development effort. The development director is responsible for working with the site director and Posse’s national development team to meet annual revenue goals. The development director, in coordination with the national development team, will plan, manage, and coordinate the site’s development efforts including building new strategies for expanded funding, identifying, cultivating and soliciting donors and overseeing and at times collaborating with team members on writing proposals and reports with accompanying budgets, thank you letters and other correspondence, planning events and soliciting corporate donations for events.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Work with development specialist to create and implement annual development plan and strategy to raise an annual budget of approximately $3million.
Develop a pipeline of prospects for cultivation and solicitation and arrange meetings for site director and self with prospects.
Cultivate and steward relationships with corporate & foundation staff, and individual donors.
Maintain portfolios of fundraising prospects and donors.
Plan and help lead advisory board meetings and other related activities.
Work with advisory board members to expand network of Posse supporters in Los Angeles
Work with national development team to plan fundraising events and develop strategy for soliciting corporate donations for events.
We are looking for someone who is collaborative, innovative, hard-working and thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have these qualities/qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
Seven years minimum of work experience as a development professional
Motivated and able to work independently as well as with a team
Willingness to take initiative
Ability to meet deadlines and multi-task, manage concurrent processes/projects, and focus on the small but important details in all projects while keeping the bigger picture in mind
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Excellent Office and computer skills. Proficient in Word, Excel and experience working with a fundraising database
Able to establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with colleagues, donors, volunteers and the public
Strong public speaking and presentation skills
Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values
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Worksite address
los angeles, CA, 90079, US
Who can apply
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