Director of Development

September 27, 2024

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Alpha USA

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Alpha USA is an organization dedicated to exploring and teaching Christian faith through programs, resources, and experiences like the Alpha course. It aims to equip churches, individuals, and groups with tools and trainings to facilitate conversations about faith and spirituality in a welcoming environment. Alpha offers free resources, trainings, and series tailored for various contexts, including youth, prisons, and different faith communities. The organization supports communities through in-person and online activities, promoting Christian beliefs and practices.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1979

🤲 Charity

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

📋 Description

• To raise philanthropic support for Alpha USA focusing on major donors. • Identifies, qualifies, solicits, cultivates and stewards a portfolio of major gift donors. • Builds connections and discovers donor values, capacity, interests and passions. • Develops and implements strategic gift solicitations. • Speaks to individuals, companies and organizations about the work of the AlphaUSA. • Assists with special event logistics for events. • Records appropriate donor data in CRM in a timely, professional manner. • Meets and tracks fundraising plans and activities toward annual metric goals. • Manage role-specific budget. • Manage portfolio of new and prospective donors.

🎯 Requirements

• Commit to organization’s vision/mission and articulate well. • Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution. • Exhibit strong organizational and interpersonal skills. • Exemplify qualities of faith, honesty, trustworthiness, initiative, creativity, tenacity, teachable, diligence, and dependability. • Sign and adhere to organization confidentiality requirements. • Possess a working knowledge of fund-raising methods and understand planned giving tools and strategies. • Maintain a flexible work schedule with irregular work hours and be able and willing to travel 40-50% of the time. • Demonstrate a desire to achieve personal and organizational goals as a motivated self-starter. • 3 years minimum of major gift fundraising experience, directly soliciting individuals.