Development Director - Des Plaines, United States - Viator House of Hospitality

Description

Looking for an experienced development leader or mid-level leader with the capacity and interest to grow

Opportunity:
Use your skills to help 18-—to 24-year-old asylum-seekers build healthy, strong, and independent lives.

• Are you an experienced development professional looking to use your gifts to tremendously impact the lives of young migrants while working in a startup culture environment? If so, please keep reading._

Background

Located in Chicago's northwest suburbs and established on January 17, 2017, Viator House of Hospitality (VHH) provides compassionate accompaniment to young adult male immigrants seeking asylum.

VHH is very rare in its long-term, comprehensive program for young asylum-seekers, and as such, its participants are referred through lawyers, advocates, and organizations across the U.S.

VHH provides a supportive living environment where these young men can attend school, learn English, grow spiritually and emotionally, receive medical attention, and work while they await court proceedings that determine whether they can become U.S.

citizens.

Men can remain at VHH until they can move into their own apartments or reunite with family safely and successfully.

Since its founding in 2017, Viator House of Hospitality has provided a home to 114 young men from 27 nations.

Viator House partners with 23 Muslim, Christian, and Jewish faith communities.

Dozens of volunteers spend more than 400 hours a month supporting Viator House, with more than 600 donors offering financial support.

The organization is located in Des Plaines, Illinois.

The development director (DD) reports to the executive director and successfully develops and leads VHH's fundraising and donor management strategy, including grants, major gifts, annual appeals, community partnerships, social media, events, and online activities.

The DD will build, cultivate, and steward strong relationships with donors, staff, and volunteers, as well as manage day-to-day development operations (including maximizing the use of the existing Donor Perfect CRM system).

As a growing organization, VHH needs someone nimble and willing to pitch in.

This role is collaborative, and the person in it will work across teams to secure and grow the revenue necessary for the organization to meet its strategic and organizational goals.

The DD will serve as a fundraising generalist, focusing primarily on increasing grants and individual giving while also leading events, mailed and digital appeal campaigns, and monthly giving in support of that growth.

The DD will ensure social media, communications and community partner engagement are strategic, in sync with VHH priorities/brand, and support increased reach and engagement.

The DD will lead the existing grant writing, event, and community partnership committees and staff the development committee of the board of trustees.

VHH is fortunate to have recruited highly engaged and qualified volunteers to work on these committees. The DD will provide guidance and logístical support and attend meetings of these committees.

VHH strongly believes in the development of its people. This position will have an annual professional development budget to develop skills and secure additional fundraising credentials.


Responsibilities:

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Development Director_
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Strategy (10%): Work with the executive director and development committee of the board to resource a growing $ million budget through a comprehensive development strategy.
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Individual Giving (30%):Cultivate major gifts. Support the board and executive director in their efforts to build and strengthen donor and prospective donor relationships. Oversee mail and digital appeal campaigns in support of growth.
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Grants (25%): Lead the grant writing committee, help identify potential prospects, and write grants for VHH. Execute and report on awarded grants. Steward funder relationships.
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Events (15%):Drive fundraising strategy and planning for two annual events (spring and fall) and the annual Ramadan campaign. Lead the fall dinner/auction event committee.


Community Partners (10%): Work with the executive director and others to steward and strengthen engagement with community partners, with a particular
- focus on fundraising and donor potential, but also in support of volunteer and education priorities.
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Communications/Marketing (5%): Work with the executive director on developing and executing a social media strategy and communications calendar. Help drive website updates/improvements. Sustain and strengthen the VHH brand.
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Development Operations (5%): Work with the operations manager on donor acknowledgments, reporting, and data management.
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Position Requirements_

• Bachelor's degree
• Preference for at least five years of fundraising experience exhibiting the ability to meet deadlines, lead projects, work independently, and have a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with