Development Director

Summary: Help develop an individual giving program by building relationships with key donors to HSNT. Serve as the "face" of HSNT with our most loyal and capable supporters. Help promote a donor-centered culture, where donors are partners and not just sources of cash, and where they are valued and respected. Help identify and fulfill donor passions and interests and as a result, raise needed funds for organizational programs and meet revenue goals for this position.

Essential Functions:

• With the VP of Development, provide leadership for and help direct the execution of major gift fundraising strategy, including individuals and family foundations with the capacity to give at the $10,000 level and above. The purpose is to build relationships with donors and create mutually satisfying transactions. (Practically, you would be away from your desk about 50% of the time connecting with donors.)
• With the VP of Development, identify an initial caseload of 100 to 125 donors and prospects to qualify for cultivation/solicitation.
• Develop individual goals and strategies for each of your donors in your caseload, which include meaningful qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship touches; the latter would include but not be limited to the reporting of measurable results.
• With the VP of Development, develop a system for calling and thanking donors on the weekly gift report.
• Conduct meaningful connections with donors via handwritten notes, phone, in person and virtually to cultivate relationships, identify donor passions and interests, deepen relationships, and ultimately grow giving.
• Help identify opportunities to ask donors to help us host intimate donor events for the purpose of expanding our reach and creating awareness of opportunities for partnership.
• Meet agreed upon metrics that support a successful major gifts program, such a meaningful visits, dollars requested/received, stewardship touches, meeting revenue goals and retention of caseload donors.

Secondary responsibilities:

• With the VP of Development and members of the operations team, help create investment opportunities to present key donors for funding, comprised of specifics of programs, outcomes and costs.
• Collaborate with members of the operations team, identifying opportunities to include them in cultivation and solicitation of donors.
• Attend HSNT-wide adoption (and other) events to support teams across HSNT.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities Needed to Perform the Essential Functions of this Position:

• Deep passion for HSNT's mission.
• A kind, service-oriented person who engenders support among colleagues through knowledge, experience, creativity, vision, and dedication the mission.
• A positive individual, self-motivated to work with excellence and who is comfortable working in teams or as an independent practitioner.
• Exceptional listener with ability to understand the needs and motivations of others, find common ground and build trust with internal and external stakeholders, and synthesize a wide range of information into compelling narratives.
• Experience setting ambitious goals and delivering results.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with a variety of constituents.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent writing and communications skills.
• Comfortable working with and interpreting financial statements, budgets, and spreadsheets, as well as power point presentations.
• Strong organizational and project management skills. Adaptable to growing, fast-paced, diverse, results oriented culture.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications or related field plus 3-5 years of development or sales experience in a professional capacity.