Director of Development

Company Description

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

As a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Covenant Retirement Communities celebrates God's gift of life in Christian community.

We follow the Great Commandment to love and serve God and one another as taught by Jesus Christ. That compels us to affirm the dignity of each person and to pursue excellence and financial integrity in all that we do.

As we provide a broad range of resources, services and programs to enhance individual and community wellness, we collaborate with residents and families to achieve the best possible results.

While seeking to foster independence, we respond to each individual's evolving needs in order to provide the security that assures peace of mind.

Job Description

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The Director of Development (DOD) works with the Executive Director to develop and manage a comprehensive fundraising program on the campus.

This position has the responsibility to secure philanthropic support through annual gifts, major gifts and legacy gifts with an aggressive focus on outright major gifts from non-resident sources to support the campus benevolent care program needs.

The DOD is responsible for the planning, administration and implementation of development goals, objectives and initiatives of the community.

NATURE AND SCOPE

This position respectfully interacts with and maintains positive relationships with residents, resident family members, visitors and employees, practicing honesty and integrity in all aspects of job performance.

In performance of duties, the Director of Development is entrusted with the following responsibilities :

• Develop and execute an annual campus fundraising plan (including specific metrics for funds raised and other goals to be achieved).
• Secure financial support from a portfolio of residents, families, and other individuals as well as vendors, churches and other organizations.
• Develop, maintain, and track ongoing relationships with major donors.
• Create and execute the strategy for growing a sustained base of annual fund individual donors (residents, families and other individuals).
• Monitor and evaluate all fundraising activities to ensure that the fundraising goals are being achieved (including : total dollars raised, total dollars solicited, number of asks made, and number of gifts received).
• Develop and manage timelines for various fundraising activities to ensure strategic plans and critical fundraising processes are carried out in a timely manner.
• Develop and manage the donor recognition program including events, the donor recognition wall and donor lists.
• Oversee the campus fundraising database coordinator to make sure gift entry and acknowledgment is done on a timely basis and ensure that donor / prospect profile information is current and accurate.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

5-7 years of relationship-building fundraising experience with an emphasis on personal solicitation of annual, major and planned gifts.

Demonstrated comfort and experience with identifying, cultivating, closing, and stewarding significant gifts ($20,000+).

Demonstrated experience collaborating with site leadership in developing fundraising strategies and plans / metrics to meet fundraising goals.

Strong relationship management.

A commitment to the mission and values of Covenant Retirement Communities as a faith-based organization.

Additional Information

To apply, please visit www.covenantretirement.org .

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