Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County · 13 hours ago
Vice President, Development
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expBoys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County is committed to supporting at-risk youth in Chicago through various programs. The Vice President of Development will lead the Development team, focusing on strategic fundraising efforts, cultivating donor relationships, and ensuring the operational success of the organization's initiatives.
Non Profit
Responsibilities
Researches and analyzes agency, corporate, individual, and foundation donor base, and recommends solicitation strategies
Cultivates, solicits and stewards gifts from individual, corporate and foundation This position will manage their own portfolio of high-level donors
Responsible for meeting and/or exceeding an annual resource development budget
Oversees the planning of logistics for special events, including obtaining sponsorships and solicitation of gifts, and preparing related printed materials and publications
Supervise and support the continued individual donor outreach. Provides support for various fundraising projects/initiatives assigned by President and CEO, such as endowments, major gifts, and planned giving
Ensures the evaluation of development activities and identifies opportunities to improve results
Provides exceptional management and team building
Identifies, recruits, trains, and assists board members in solicitation and other income development
Encourages and supports board committees responsible for planning and implementing development
Cultivates and secures annual commitments from Trustees
Participates in the development, implementation and monitoring of the Club’s annual budget; controlling expenditures within budget, and maintaining donor and financial records in accordance with standards
Ensures productive and effective performance by all development staff
Develops strategic alliances with community leaders and local Develops collaborative partnerships with other youth-serving organizations, members, parents, families, funders, and community organizations
Increases visibility of Club development activities and maintains good public relations
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college
Proven success of growing and maintaining donor base within a non-profit organization
A minimum of 8 years work experience in non-profit agency operations, specifically in the fundraising field, sales/marketing, or equivalent experience
A metrics driven and proven success in fundraising best practices and sources of funding for non-profit agencies and organizations
Strong oral and written communication skills are essential
Preferred
A Master's degree in the area of Non-Profit fundraising is preferred
CFRE Preferred
Knowledge of accessing and managing a sophisticated donor database is preferred
Company
Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County offers after-school programming for children ages 6 to 18 in Del Rey and Firebaugh five days a week.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.06MKey Investors
Taco Bell FoundationWonderful Community Grants
2024-06-05Grant· $0.06M
2023-11-08Grant
Leadership Team
Diane Carbray
President/CEO
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