Vice President - Development

November 27

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Democrats for Education Reform

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Education Policy • Higher Education • K-12 Education • Education Reform

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2007

📚 Education

🏛️ Government

🤝 Non-profit

Description

• Vice President, Development • Presently Remote, ~30% travel required • Exempt, Full-time • Reports to Chief of Staff and Strategy • Start date: ASAP • DFER is seeking a Vice President of Development. • Responsible for devising and implementing a fundraising program for all of DFER’s entities and partner organizations. • Includes planning and executing a comprehensive fundraising plan to secure 501c3 revenue, 501c4 revenue, contributions to a Federal PAC, and bundling contributions for candidates. • Managing a team of two full-time fundraising professionals and external consultants. • Growing revenue year over year. • Collaborating with, and advising, the CEO on organizational vision and strategy. • Co-managing the Board of Directors, including recruiting and selecting new board members. • Maintaining a donor portfolio and meeting with top-level foundation leadership. • Managing special events and representing DFER at external conferences.

Requirements

• 10-15 years of experience and success in managing both 501c3 and political fundraising strategies and growing diverse funder relationships, with a verifiable proven track record of results. • Significant experience in the political fundraising space is a plus. • Direct experience with donor solicitations from both foundations and individuals including initial communications, presentations, proposal development, and relationship management. • Exemplary oral and written communications skills. • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple cross-departmental projects with high-level stakeholder buy-in including department leads, the CEO and Chief of Staff and Strategy, and the Board of Directors. • Strong ability to build and manage a diverse team of fundraising professionals that may include both staff and external consultants. • A professional or volunteer background that includes a strong orientation to issues affecting educational opportunity for children, and/or a passion for social change with the ability to convey enthusiastically the work of the organization. • Entrepreneurial, innovative mindset, high level of integrity, and excellent judgment and discretion. • Expertise in current fundraising techniques and major gifts fundraising, including use of donor and client management databases. • Ability to think strategically and creatively to grow a fundraising base and develop new materials. • Ability to adapt in light of organizational and donor needs. • Must maintain strict confidentiality related to donors, staff, and other organizational information. • Flexibility to travel as required in performance of duties. • Evening and weekend hours required at certain times of the year. • Experience using Salesforce and Asana a plus.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $200,000 - $220,000. • DFER is proud to offer excellent benefits: health, vision, and dental coverage; • flexible spending plan; • life insurance; • short- and long-term disability insurance; • 401K plan with a match plan; • flexible spending/benefits plan; • paid family leave; • paid time off (vacation, sick time, and all National holidays).