DignityMoves · 2 months ago
Vice President of Philanthropy, Southern California
DignityMoves is an innovative non-profit organization focused on reimagining scalable solutions to street homelessness. The Vice President of Philanthropy, Southern California will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and securing major individual gifts primarily in Southern California to support the organization’s capacity and project-based philanthropy.
CommunitiesHomeless ShelterNon Profit
Responsibilities
Meet fundraising targets and other key metrics
Prospect portfolio strategy and annual cadence of fundraising activities
Expanded major gift prospect pipeline
Prospect stewardship and engagement plans
Fundraising/stewardship material, collateral and briefings, and highly personalized proposals
Flawlessly executed cultivation and stewardship events
Curated donor stewardship strategies and engagement plans
Raise $2M dollars within a 24 month time-frame
Qualification
Required
7-10 years of professional fundraising experience, with expertise in major gift cultivation and solicitation in the Los Angeles area, San Diego and Southern California generally
Deep understanding of fundraising programs and major giving strategies
Track record of building relationships with prospective and existing major gift level donors, ideally closing gifts of at least $100,000
Demonstrated experience building and growing a successful major gift program in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial start-up nonprofit environment
Possesses a network in Southern California and an entrepreneurial spirit, capable of leveraging their own existing relationships
Experience with strategy creation and execution
Superior oral and written communication and presentation skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and high level emotional intelligence
Demonstrated track record of initiating, developing, growing, and maintaining long-term, authentic relationships with major gift-level donors and prospects
An ability to work with donor data and analytics; accountability to metrics and KPIs
A desire for collaboration, and ability to interact with individuals across the Development Team and broader organization
A sense of humor and perspective
A commitment to ending unsheltered homelessness and being a part of a broader movement in this space
A bachelor's degree is required
Benefits
Merit-based bonus
Company
DignityMoves
DignityMoves is a non-profit organization that reimagine scalable solutions to homelessness.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.57MKey Investors
Elbaz Family FoundationCiti FoundationGoldhirsh Foundation
2024-10-02Grant
2024-09-24Grant· $0.5M
2023-09-28Grant· $0.07M
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