Director of Advancement

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $145k - $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Institute of Noetic Sciences

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 1973

🤝 Non-profit

🔬 Science

📚 Education

Non-profit • Science • Education

Institute of Noetic Sciences is a nonprofit scientific research center and experiential lab founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell to investigate the intersection of scientific knowledge and inner, subjective human experience. IONS conducts multidisciplinary research and experiments on consciousness, subtle energy healing, spontaneous remission, meditation, and related frontier topics; it runs an IONS Discovery Lab, research prizes, publications, and collaborates with scientists and fellows. In addition to research, IONS offers experiential programs, online workshops, webinars, conferences, a membership community, and educational resources aimed at deepening understanding of consciousness and human interconnectedness.

📋 Description

• Lead all aspects of fund development to support IONS' long-term financial sustainability • Develop and implement a sophisticated, multi-year major-gifts initiative • Establish practices for annual giving, stewardship, planned giving, and data management • Co-create, manage, and report on departmental budgets, revenue projections, operating expenses, and staffing costs • Support Executive Leadership and the Board with fundraising efforts • Supervise, mentor, and grow advancement department staff • Shape major-donor cultivation events and virtual initiatives • Oversee donor communications, including major gift proposals, acknowledgments, and stewardship reports • Build relationships with IONS scientists, Executive Leadership, donors, and philanthropic partners • Facilitate high-level meetings, communications, and travel opportunities connecting donors with leadership and scientists • Manage a portfolio of major donors and prospects at the $25K–$1M+ tier • Design tracking systems and analyze giving cohorts, Constituent Acquisition Cost, and Lifetime Value • Oversee Planned Giving Program growth and supervise grant administration, research, and applications • Maintain secure and accurate constituent, pipeline, and historical giving records in Salesforce • Align fundraising, programming, education, marketing and communications, and operations across departments

🎯 Requirements

• 3 to 7+ years of direct experience in a director-level position • 10 to 15+ years of total progressive experience in their specific industry • Strong background in relationship-based fundraising strategy • Experience designing annual plans, budget management, financial modeling, and data-tracking • Proven ability to mentor development staff and support board members • Emotional intelligence, integrity, and absolute discretion when handling sensitive donor and constituent data • Exceptional verbal and written presentation skills • Curiosity and enthusiasm for noetic sciences and a desire to advance the intersection of scientific research and inner knowing • Highly collaborative team-player approach and servant-leadership style • Professionalism, accessibility, honesty, and transparency • Flexibility in a dynamic environment where noetic and holistic practices are organizational norms • CFRE strongly preferred

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