Senior Director, Development
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Intro
The Senior Director, Development position at Conservation International involves managing a portfolio of potential donors, cultivating relationships with major giving prospects, and achieving fundraising goals to support the organization's mission of protecting nature for the benefit of humanity. The role requires extensive experience in soliciting major gifts, building donor relationships, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to secure financial support for conservation initiatives. The Senior Director will work in a major metropolitan area in the Eastern United States and engage in local and regional travel.
Tasks
- Identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding new prospects and individual donors with Major Giving potential
- Achieving specific multi-figure short-term and long-term fundraising goals
- Growing the portfolio to meet yearly and multi-year revenue targets
- Collaborating on fundraising opportunities and strategies with Development leadership staff, Program leads, and organizational leadership
- Representing the organization externally and building strong relationships with prospects
- Developing and executing cultivation strategies for prospective high-net-worth donors
- Preparing detailed progress reports of all fundraising activities
- Planning and executing strategic events for donor solicitation
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ten or more years of related work experience in directly soliciting major gifts
- Demonstrated track record of successfully cultivating and securing significant gifts of $100K or more from assigned prospects
- Experience working with volunteer leadership in identifying and cultivating major gift prospects
- Self-starter with impeccable professional integrity and confidence
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within a diverse multicultural environment
- Deep interest in the environment and high motivation for teamwork and individual achievement
- Professionalism, knowledge of protocol, and discretion
- Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Proficient in fundraising software and systems
Benefits
- Hybrid remote work structure
- Opportunity to work with a global organization
- Competitive salary and benefits package
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