cultivateinitiatives
Director of Development & Relationships
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Significant fundraising leadership experience, including demonstrated success in developing and executing strategies that generate substantial philanthropic revenue.
- Proven success cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors and/or other high-level philanthropic partners, with the ability to personally build relationships and make significant asks.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy across multiple revenue streams, including individual giving, major gifts, institutional funding, corporate partnership
- Strong understanding of the principles and practices of major-gift fundraising, donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and relationship management.
- Demonstrated success growing revenue, diversifying funding sources, and strengthening long-term financial sustainability.
- Executive-level presence and the ability to inspire confidence, build relationships, influence others, and serve as a compelling ambassador for an organization and its mission.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex organizational work into compelling stories, cases for support, proposals, presentations, and funding re
- Strong financial acumen, including the ability to understand budgets, revenue projections, fundraising performance, and the financial implications of development strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and manage meaningful fundraising metrics, analyze data and trends, assess performance, and translate strategy into measurable results.
- Strong strategic and organizational skills, with the ability to balance long-term revenue strategy with the hands-on work required to cultivate relationships and secure funding.
- Proven ability to identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, develop creative solutions, and effectively lead through change and complex situations.
- Highly effective collaborator with strong judgment, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build trust and accountability with donors, Board members, staff, community partners, and organizational
- Ability to effectively engage and activate Board members, volunteers, and organizational leaders in fundraising and relationship-building.
- Demonstrated ability to build authentic relationships across differences and communicate effectively with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Commitment to equity and inclusion, with the ability to lead fundraising and relationship-building practices that honor the dignity, voice, and lived experiences of the people and communities Cultivat
- Commitment to Cultivate Initiatives’ mission and the ability to authentically communicate the organization’s impact, vision, and value to current and prospective supporters.
Full description
About Cultivate Initiatives:
Cultivate Initiatives is a group of people who work alongside those on the margins to empower individuals and communities through an inclusive range of initiatives and support. We build communities from the inside out through workforce development, housing and homemaking, and supportive sheltering.
Compensation/Benefits:
- $80,000 - 88,000 annually depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and retirement plans.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact by contributing to the success of a non-profit organization.
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment that values diversity and professional growth.
Primary Duties:
Executive Leadership & Revenue Strategy
- Partner with the Executive Director and director team to develop and implement organizational strategy, priorities, and plans for sustainable revenue growth.
- Lead a comprehensive development strategy aligned with Cultivate Initiatives’ mission, strategic priorities, and long-term financial goals with particular emphasis on growing major-gifts, individual-giving, and unrestricted, flexible funding.
- Establish fundraising goals, revenue targets, performance metrics, and accountability structures; regularly assess progress and adjust strategies to maximize results.
- Diversify and strengthen revenue through individual giving, major gifts, institutional funding, corporate and community partnerships, events, and other philanthropic opportunities.
- Keep the organization’s mission, impact, and the needs of the people it serves at the center of fundraising strategy and donor engagement.
- Identify emerging opportunities, risks, and challenges affecting the organization’s fundraising and financial sustainability and develop creative, strategic responses.
- Develop and manage a robust portfolio of current and prospective major donors, funders, corporate partners, and other key supporters.
- Personally cultivate, solicit, and steward high-level donors and funders, including identifying prospects, developing relationships, making compelling asks, and securing significant financial commitments.
- Partner with the Executive Director to engage the Board to advance fundraising goals.
- Develop compelling cases for support that clearly communicate Cultivate Initiatives’ mission, impact, needs, and vision for the future, inviting in staff & neighbors to center their stories.
- Envision and oversee fundraising activities across individual giving, major gifts, grants, corporate partnerships, events, and other development efforts.