Director, Development
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and its sister organization, the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, are the nation's largest, non-partisan, grassroots organizations leading the fight to prevent gun violence. For additional information and a full job description, please visit www.bradycenter.org. We are searching for a talented Director, Development.
The Director, Development leads the development activities of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The Director is responsible for planning and implementing all fund raising for the organizations, with specific emphasis on direct mail campaigns and online giving. The Director, Development, works with Deputy to the President to set and execute the organizations’ development strategy. The Director manages and develops the development department’s professional staff.
The Director, Development maintains and expands successful existing programs while designing and implementing new initiatives. The Director, Development manages direct mail, membership services, and new member development, with emphasis on member retention, and online giving. The Director, Development is accountable for individual annual fund donor programs, fund raising events, foundation grants, solicitor training, and planned giving and endowment gifts.
In coordination with the Deputy to the President, the Director, Development serves as principal staff to the development/fund raising committee of the Board and provides appropriate budget and income analyses. The Director, Development is responsible for researching, proposing, and executing additional fund raising strategies and opportunities, including but not limited to the use of audio, print and video materials.
Qualifications for this role include:
· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Masters degree desirable.
· At least 7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in a related nonprofit fund raising position, preferably at the Director level, with experience using traditional and online strategies. Experience with specific emphasis on direct mail campaigns and online giving required.
· At least three years of experience managing and developing a development staff.
· Experience planning and implementing all types of fund raising campaigns, including marketing, social networking, foundations and major gifts.
· Ability to plan, execute and evaluate major events.
· Demonstrated skills and experience in budget development and management, strategic thinking and tactical application of an organization's finite resources for successful development programs.
· Demonstrated ability to facilitate relationships and work successfully with other organizational units to achieve common objectives.
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written).
· Demonstrated success in managing a staff to achieve results while developing and motivating employees through positive management techniques.
· Proficiency in fundraising software applications, use of social media and Internet tools.
Please submit your resume and letter of interest to Expand HR Consulting, the organization’s Human Resources Consulting Firm, at jobs@expandhr.com. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
NOTES:
Local Residents Preferred (No Relo)
Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Masters degree desirable.
· At least 7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in a related nonprofit fund raising position, preferably at the Director level, with experience using traditional and online strategies. Experience with specific emphasis on direct mail campaigns and online giving required.
· At least three years of experience managing and developing a development staff.
· Experience planning and implementing all types of fund raising campaigns, including marketing, social networking, foundations and major gifts.
· Ability to plan, execute and evaluate major events.
· Demonstrated skills and experience in budget development and management, strategic thinking and tactical application of an organization's finite resources for successful development programs.
· Demonstrated ability to facilitate relationships and work successfully with other organizational units to achieve common objectives.
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written).
· Demonstrated success in managing a staff to achieve results while developing and motivating employees through positive management techniques.
· Proficiency in fundraising software applications, use of social media and Internet tools
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