VP, Donor Relations

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🕒 September 4

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $160k - $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Vice President

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Covenant House International

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1972

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

⚖️ Legal

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Legal

Covenant House International is a nonprofit organization that provides shelter, love, and support to young people experiencing homelessness. Since its inception in 1972, it has opened its doors to over 1. 5 million youth, offering services that include crisis care, long-term support, and educational assistance. With a focus on the most vulnerable populations, including survivors of human trafficking and LGBTQ+ youth, Covenant House aims to empower young individuals to achieve stability and independence through its comprehensive programs.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute comprehensive strategies to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and prospects capable of making commitments of $1 million or more • Manage a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects, upgrading existing supporters into major and principal giving relationships • Personally secure significant philanthropic commitments for programs, strategic initiatives, capital needs, and other organizational priorities • Lead complex gift discussions involving multi-year commitments, blended gifts, planned gifts, and other sophisticated philanthropic vehicles • Create customized donor engagement and solicitation strategies • Develop compelling funding opportunities and cases for support • Meet and exceed goals for donor visits, proposals submitted, dollars raised, and principal gift commitments secured • Build and maintain relationships with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family office executives, wealth advisors, philanthropic consultants, and donor-advised fund holders • Conduct face-to-face donor meetings and represent Covenant House at donor events, briefings, site visits, and external engagements • Maintain disciplined moves management and accurate donor activity documentation • Collaborate with donor relations, corporate partnerships, foundation relations, marketing and communications, and affiliate organizations • Coordinate engagement strategies for corporate executives who are also individual donors • Work with executive leadership on principal gift prospects and leverage leadership involvement • Coordinate with program leaders and subject matter experts on donor engagement opportunities and funding proposals • Align donor communications with organizational priorities and fundraising strategies • Contribute to overall fundraising strategy and organizational success • Foster collaboration, professionalism, accountability, and donor-centered relationship management • Represent Covenant House's mission with credibility, integrity, and professionalism • Contribute strategic insights on philanthropy trends, donor engagement strategies, and principal gift opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 10-15 years of progressive fundraising experience, with substantial experience focused on major and principal gift fundraising • Demonstrated track record of personally securing multiple gifts and commitments of $1 million or greater • Experience managing a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects through all stages of the donor cycle • Strong experience developing and executing complex donor strategies resulting in transformational philanthropic commitments • Experience working effectively with senior executives, board members, volunteers, and other fundraising leaders • Experience collaborating across corporate partnerships, foundation relations, and major gifts programs • Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and consistently achieve ambitious fundraising goals • Ability and willingness to travel extensively as required • Demonstrated expertise in major gifts and principal gifts fundraising • Deep understanding of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth philanthropists' interests, motivations, and giving behaviors • Proven ability to secure multiple seven-figure commitments from individuals, families, family offices, donor-advised funds, and related philanthropic entities • Strong knowledge of sophisticated charitable giving vehicles, including multi-year commitments, planned gifts, endowment gifts, blended gifts, and DAF giving • Exceptional relationship-building and interpersonal skills • Outstanding solicitation, negotiation, and closing skills • Strong strategic thinking and prospect development capabilities • Ability to navigate complex donor ecosystems involving family members, advisors, family office executives, attorneys, and wealth managers • Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and storytelling skills • Ability to develop compelling donor proposals and complex gift strategies • Strong project management and organizational skills • High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism • Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and organizational levels • Self-directed work style with ability to operate independently, prioritize effectively, and deliver results with minimal supervision • Passion for Covenant House's mission and commitment to mission-centered philanthropy

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity • Work environment free of discrimination and harassment • Reasonable accommodations, including ASL interpretation, alternative interview formats, and physical accessibility support • Opportunities for staff to grow and thrive