POSITION OVERVIEW
The Chief Development Officer is a results-oriented leader responsible for the strategic oversight of A Better Chicago’s development functions including individual giving, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, donor recognition and stewardship, and special philanthropic initiatives. They bring a proactive approach to designing and implementing both strategies and infrastructure to set A Better Chicago’s Development team up for success in reaching its ambitious goals. The Chief Development Officer directly manages and collaborates with the Director of Development to grow the amount of available funding for the organization’s mission. This position reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and oversees a team of four.
The Chief Development Officer is responsible for achieving the following key results:
- Drive the execution of the recently launched Capital Raise, with a goal of raising $50 million over the next five years.
- Develop and oversee implementation of an effective fundraising plan to be executed by A Better Chicago’s Board, Leadership Council, and staff.
- Drive strong performance of the Development team, especially relating to Board meeting preparation, fundraising analysis, and gifts management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Development Strategy
- Lead the Development team in meeting specific targets by analyzing and utilizing systems, strategy, and staffing required in order to meet ambitious fundraising objectives. Cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals, institutional prospects, and donors.
- Lead the design and continuous refinement of both annual and long-term strategic development plans, comprised of diverse revenue sources including foundation grants, major gifts, corporate sponsorship, and annual and multi-year donations.
- Drive the exploration of new fundraising approaches and initiatives.
- Partner with and advise the CEO on all matters related to fundraising.
- Analyze A Better Chicago’s fundraising history and current development landscape in order to develop fundraising strategies that include ambitious revenue targets, quantitative metrics of success, and qualitative goals.
Development Execution
- Provide accurate projections for budgetary and financial reports, and monitor/report on performance against plan and budget.
- Oversee the Development team in implementing ambitious fundraising plans; develop and maintain a culture of results-orientation, accountability, and motivation.
- Continually evaluate, refine and/or redesign fundraising systems, practices and policies in order to support fundraising efforts; maintain high functioning infrastructure for pipeline development and tracking, grant reporting, list management, and overall donor outreach and engagement.
- Direct and oversee development of processes in Salesforce related to Development.
Relationship Management
- Maintain strong relationships with A Better Chicago’s Board, Leadership Council, donors, and other partners.
- Work collaboratively across the organization to solicit input and coordinate the participation of the development, program, finance, and Executive Team (ET) in designing and implementing fundraising strategies.
- Collaborate with the CEO, Board, Leadership Council, Development team, and other key stakeholders to share best practices and fundraising strategies.
Management + Leadership
- Provide organizational leadership by serving on A Better Chicago’s Executive Team.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing development team, providing ongoing coaching, support, and professional development opportunities.
- Establish and hold the team accountable for annual performance goals and support identification of professional development opportunities to expand skills and competencies.
- Serve as a liaison to the board and work with the CEO and COO to create Board meeting content related to development.
- Oversee coordination and alignment within the team as well as across teams, including management of annual development calendars and budgets.
All other duties as assigned.
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