Dream job of the week: Director of Development – Heinzerling Foundation

Each week, we’ll feature a “dream job” of the week.

This week’s “dream job” is the Director of Development for the Heinzerling Foundation.

To submit a job opening for a future “dream job” of the week, email me here.

Director of Development
Heinzerling Foundation
Columbus, Ohio

The mission of the Heinzerling Foundation is to provide a loving and nurturing environment that enriches the development, education and quality of life of individuals with severe or profound developmental disabilities

SUMMARY
The Director of Development and Public Relations provides leadership, direction and coordination of fundraising and stewardship strategies for the Foundation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Develop and manage an integrated, comprehensive and balanced fund raising program that meets annual and long-term fundraising goals.
Develop and manage strategies to increase donations from corporations, small businesses, and individuals through multiple means, including but not limited to planned giving and major gifts.
Develop and manage the annual department budget.
Work in collaboration with other Foundation departments to ensure strategic working relationships to foster a collaborative and creative work environment.
Track and report department expense budgets and revenue figures.
Coordinate gift tracking and acknowledgement systems.
Ensure the collection of meaningful data in the measurement of outcomes.
Represent the Foundation in the community, developing positive relationships with current and prospective individual and corporate donors.
Oversee donor prospect tracking system
Track and report department expense budgets and revenue figures.
Coordinate gift tracking and acknowledgement systems.
Participate in ongoing refinement of development aspects of web site.
Develop and implement comprehensive marketing and public relations strategy.
Write and submit grant requests as needed.
Attend Board of Trustees meetings, Development Board meetings, Department Head meetings
Represent Foundation at public, social, and business gatherings.
Attend external functions, making presentations, etc, on behalf of the Foundation to increase public awareness of the Foundation.
Inform potential contributors of special need of Foundation and encourage individuals, corporations, and foundations to contribute through donations of gifts in kind.
Generate reports of gifts and pledges for use by departmental and other institutional and governing body committees.
Maintain relationships with preferred vendors.
Provide project status updates and management reports.
Coordinate promotional advertising, mailings, and corporate sponsorships.
Serve as editor of external newsletter.
Other duties as requested.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; at least 5 years of nonprofit fundraising/development experience.

Send cover letter and resume to bfilipkowski@heinzerling.org.
EOE

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The original job posting can be found here.