Hunger Free America · 1 week ago
Director of Development
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$105K/yr - $115K/yr
5+ years expHunger Free America is a dynamic nonprofit organization seeking a Director of Development to help end U.S. hunger through effective fundraising and public policy initiatives. The role involves managing all fundraising activities, collaborating with senior leadership, and ensuring accurate reporting to funders.
Non ProfitProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Design and implement all development and fundraising activities of the organization to increase donations from both unrestricted and restricted sources
Manage all institutional and individual fundraising, including raising funds from government agencies, foundations, corporations, small and medium donors, major gifts, direct mail and digital donations, and events
Directly manage the work of a full-time Grant Associate, a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA national service participant, and a part-time Administrative Assistant
Work with the Administrative Assistant, the Grants Associate, and the Hunger Free America Data Department to ensure that all data in our grants management system and our donor database are consistently accurate and up-to-date
Coordinate donor acknowledgements and consistent stewardship
Increase direct donations from high-net-worth individuals
Identify, research, write, pitch, and submit foundation, corporate, and government funding proposals
Work collaboratively with Hunger Free America’s program directors and Hunger Free America’s Finance Department to develop financial and programmatic progress reports to funders; this position will have ultimate responsibility for the submission of timely and accurate programmatic and fiscal reports to funders
Collaborate with the Strategic Volunteerism department to integrate strategic volunteerism with fundraising, including designing innovative events that can improve volunteer-donor engagement and increase funding from corporate volunteer programs
Collaborate with Hunger Free America’s Communications team to increase our social marketing partnerships with companies and brands; improve online promotional materials for the organization that relate to fundraising; and increase major gifts and mid- and small-size donations
Guide Board Members and Associate Board members to design and execute fundraising events, and to curate strategic partnership leads with other organizations
Advise the CEO and Board of Directors on how to fully integrate development priorities with the remainder of HFA’s strategic plan
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A minimum of five years of successful, full-time development/fundraising experience and a proven track record of successfully raising funds from both institutions (including foundations and corporations) and individual donors
Direct experience in grant writing, grant management, individual donor solicitation, board management and donor relations is required
Bachelor's degree required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for a variety of audiences required
Experience with CRM/donor management software required
Preferred
A related graduate or professional degree is a plus
Specific knowledge of hunger and/or poverty issues is a plus
Familiarity with Salesforce and/or crowdfunding software is a plus
Experience managing other development staff is a plus
An outgoing, engaging personality
Benefits
A strong health insurance plan which includes fully paid employee premiums and a health reimbursement account.
Matches up to 5 percent of employee salaries in retirement plan.
Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time
Company
Hunger Free America
Hunger Free America is a charity organization that works as an anti-hunger and anti-poverty organization.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Joel Berg
CEO
Julie Tedford
Chief Financial Officer
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