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- Direct and Manage LAE's Fund Development Program
- Design and implement annual and multi-year fundraising plans with concrete goals
- Provide an annual comprehensive analysis of fundraising efforts to the Leadership
- In close collaboration with Executive Director, lead organizational efforts to solicit
- Coordinate annual grants calendar with the grant writing team and review grant
- Design and run our year-end giving campaign, and other individual donor campaigns
- Develop and implement strategies for a planned giving campaign
- Plan and direct our annual fundraising event and other smaller donor cultivation
- Secure financial support in the form of corporate and individual contributions and
- Develop messages, materials, and explanations of our work used in our
- Commitment to justice and dignity for seniors and adults living with disabilities
- Two years leadership experience in nonprofit development or similar fundraising
- Five to eight years of fundraising experience relevant to the responsibilities
- Proven track record of cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding various donor
- Ability to design and lead execution of multi-year fundraising campaigns
- Must have excellent project management skills including organization, attention
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects at the same time
- Demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively
- Excellent verbal communications skills
- Ability to lead and collaborate within a small development team
- Computer proficiency in MS Office and donor management databases
- Willing to work the occasional night and weekends for fundraising events
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including all recommended boosters)
Development Director - San Francisco, United States - LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY INC
Description
Job DescriptionJob Description Salary:
$120,000-130,000
Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE) seeks a Development Director with significant
leadership and fundraising experience to join our team.
About
LAE:
For more than 40 years, LAE has provided free legal advice and representation to seniors and adults with disabilities in San Francisco.
Our mission is to protect and advance the right of San Francisco's seniors and adults living with disabilities to be housed, healthy, financially stable, and safe.
Our organization has experienced, skilled, and determined legal teams working primarily in HousingPreservation/Eviction
Defense, Benefits and Healthcare Advocacy, Physical and Financial Elder Abuse Prevention, Consumer Rights and Protection, Foreclosure Prevention, End of Life Planning and CARE Court representation.
Over the past seven years, our organization has grown significantly. We currently have
a staff of 40 and an annual budget of $5.2 million. We seek a dynamic leader who can
grow our development program in partnership with the Executive Director, the Board of
Directors, and development support staff. This position offers a wonderful opportunity to
design and implement a development program that supports our organization - a lifeline
for seniors and adults living with disabilities in San Francisco.
Position Overview
The Development Director will manage all private (or non-governmental) fundraising
activities for LAE, with a focus on strengthening existing donor relationships and
substantially increasing the number of corporate and individual supporters. The
Development Director will design and lead our annual fundraising plan which includes
fundraising goals and targets for grant proposals, donation appeals, our annual
fundraising event and other campaigns. The Development Director works with our
leadership team and reports directly to the Executive Director
Job Responsibilities
foundations, including duties such as:
o Supporting ongoing donor relationships, including ensuring consistent and
strategic levels of cultivation and stewardship
o Identify, develop, and implement strategies to cultivate new donors, including
law firms and individuals in the legal community
o Identify new foundation and other institutional support
o Meet with donors and potential donors to cultivate and solicit contributions
o Train and prepare Executive Director and Board of Directors for donor
meetings
o Being primary staff liaison with the Development Committee
o Prepare materials for and attend Development Committee meetings
o Work with the Executive Director to cultivate a culture of philanthropy with
board members
o Provide annual training for Board members on fundraising.
with our donors
Qualifications
demonstrated track record of successfully meeting fundraising goals through
diverse funding streams for organizations with operating budgets of at least $2-$5 million operating
vaccinated
Working Conditions
Our office is working on a hybrid schedule that includes both working from home and in
the office. In line with our hybrid policy, this position is expected to work a portion of each
week in our office located in San Francisco. Some evening and weekend work may be
required.
Compensation & Benefits
We offer a family friendly environment, and compensation based on competitive public
interest salaries along with a generous benefits package. The estimated annual salary
range is $120,000 - $130,000, dependent on experience. LAE's benefits package
includes 100% employer covered medical, dental, and life insurance for employees and
dependent children and up 75% for spouses; LAE student debt reimbursement
program; employer paid CA Bar license and/or social work license fees; 401k retirement
plan with annual LAE contribution; and a Staff Wellness Fund. LAE has a generous paid
leave policy which includes:
sick leave; parental leave; compensation time, 19 holidays
each year; and vacation (starting at 15 days and increasing with additional years of
employment).
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MAIL RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
Attention Hiring Committee
Subject line:
Development Director
If you find that you meet many of the qualifications in the job description, we encourage
you to apply and explain in your cover letter why your experience would make you a
good fit for the position. We recognize that organizations may miss out on strong
applicants who screen themselves out of the process because they do not meet every
qualification and that disproportionately impacts people from historically marginalized
backgrounds. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up
our team and a welcoming, inclusive and culturally diverse staff allows us to best serve
our community.
We look forward to your application.
LAE seeks to fill all positions with people who share our values, including our
organizational commitment to diversity. We encourage all interested individuals to
apply—especially people of color; women; people from low-income backgrounds;
people with disabilities; people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender
non-conforming, non-binary; or anyone belonging to any other federal or state protected
category. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity, and
are committed to not discriminating on any basis prohibited by applicable law.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED. THOSE
SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE NOTIFIED.
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