Chief Development Officer

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🕒 October 12

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Family Promise, Inc

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 1988

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Consulting

Family Promise, Inc. is the leading organization in the United States addressing family homelessness, providing innovative solutions such as prevention, shelter, and stabilization services. With over 30 years of experience, Family Promise has served more than one million family members, helping them achieve sustainable independence through community-based support. The organization addresses the severe shortage of affordable housing and the challenges of rising rents and stagnant wages. Family Promise envisions a nation where every family has a home and the opportunity to build a better future. They have earned distinctions like Charity Navigator's top 4-star rating and Candid's Platinum Seal of Transparency for their commitment to transparency and impactful work.

📋 Description

• Lead Family Promise National’s philanthropic growth strategy as a member of the executive leadership team • Report to the CEO and partner with the Board of Trustees, Affiliates, and organizational leaders • Set fundraising direction and personally cultivate major donors and partners • Direct significant comprehensive, capital, special, and other large-scale fundraising campaigns • Supervise, coach, and develop the six-member Development department, with anticipated team growth • Establish multi-year philanthropic growth strategies, annual and multi-year revenue goals, investment decisions, and fundraising plans • Advise the CEO and Board on philanthropic trends, opportunities, campaign readiness, revenue risks, and required resources • Collaborate with Programs, Finance, Affiliate Services, Policy/Advocacy, and other leaders to connect funding opportunities with program needs and outcomes • Build an organization-wide culture of philanthropy • Represent Family Promise National with donors, corporate and foundation leaders, Affiliates, volunteers, industry leaders, press, and other stakeholders • Lead an integrated revenue portfolio spanning major and individual gifts, corporate partnerships, foundations, planned giving, sponsorships, and other sources • Cultivate, solicit, and steward high-capacity donors and institutional partners, including transformational gifts • Expand the donor pipeline, deepen relationships, improve retention, and develop new markets and funding networks • Partner with the CEO and Board on introductions, donor engagement, solicitations, relationship plans, and follow-up • Ensure donor and partner stewardship demonstrates impact and supports long-term relationships • Establish campaign goals, timelines, leadership structures, budgets, and gift strategies with the CEO and Chief Strategy Officer • Oversee campaign prospect pipelines, gift-range strategy, solicitation plans, progress monitoring, strategic adjustments, and pledge fulfillment • Lead revenue forecasting and monitor results through pipeline reviews, donor data, and performance measures • Oversee CRM use, data quality, gift and pledge processes, reporting, prospect management, and donor stewardship systems • Develop and manage the Development expense budget with the CEO and Finance team • Evaluate fundraising results and practices to improve strategy, accountability, and return on investment • Maintain ethical fundraising practices and compliance with applicable laws, donor restrictions, and organizational policies

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required • 10+ years of progressive fundraising leadership experience, including substantial revenue goals, complex donor portfolios, and professional staff leadership • Demonstrated success personally securing major gifts of $1 million or more and building relationships with individuals, corporations, and foundations • Experience planning and executing a major comprehensive, capital, or other large-scale campaign, including lead-gift strategy and volunteer leadership • Strong understanding of donor acquisition, stewardship, retention, prospect management, forecasting, and fundraising data systems • Ability to develop budgets, exercise sound judgment with incomplete information, manage competing priorities, and follow through with high-quality work • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to make a compelling case to donors, Board members, and diverse stakeholders • Commitment to Family Promise National’s Accessibility, Belonging, and Community priorities • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with colleagues, partners, donors, stakeholders, and volunteers • Strong diagnostic and solution-oriented problem-solving skills • Experience leading development at a national or similarly complex organization preferred • Experience in a federated organization with local Affiliates; comfort working with faith-based organizations and partners is expected • Advanced degree in a relevant field or CFRE credential preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • Full-time exempt position • Travel for donor and partner meetings, Affiliate visits, and team or organizational events • Inclusive environment of belonging and community • Equal employment opportunities • Approximately 40 hours per week, varying with project demands