Senior Director of Development

🕒 April 29

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $155k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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CalMatters

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2015

🤝 Non-profit

📱 Media

📚 Education

Non-profit • Media • Education

CalMatters is your nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to explaining how state government impacts our lives. Focused on California issues, it provides in-depth reporting on politics, education, health, housing, economy, and environment, aiming to hold those in power accountable and keep the public well-informed. Through various programs and newsletters, CalMatters empowers Californians with fact-based journalism that is free from partisan politics and corporate influence.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement a comprehensive development strategy for foundations, major donors and mid-level giving that aligns with organizational goals • Supervise and mentor development directors and the development manager • Oversee major gift initiatives, cultivate relationships with key donors and funders, and manage donor event strategy • Work closely with the editorial and product departments to align development efforts with organizational programs • Build and monitor an annual revenue budget using Salesforce • Identify, research, cultivate, and solicit prospective donors and foundations • Develop a donor communications plan and lead the creation of compelling fundraising materials • Plan fundraising and engagement events • Manage development processes and systems including recordkeeping and grant reporting • Lead a high-performing development team to achieve organizational revenue goals

🎯 Requirements

• Five or more years in development roles at a senior management level • Proven track record of leading successful development initiatives and creatively engaging donors and funders • Experience leading a high-functioning development team of three or more people • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage a variety of stakeholders and work collaboratively across teams • Familiarity with nonprofit media and journalism fundraising is a plus • Ability to stay focused, highly organized, pay close attention to details and produce reliable results • Adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment • Be based in California with the ability to occasionally travel

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance — we cover 95% of the cost for employees and dependents • paid family leave • 401(k) matching of up to 4% of your salary • life insurance at no cost