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Girl Scouts of Central Indiana · 1 month ago

Director of Development, Exempt, Full Time, Annual Salary $60,000-$72,000

Indianapolis, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$60K/yr - $72K/yr

2+ years exp

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving over 16,000 Girl Scouts and thousands of community members. The Director of Development is responsible for identifying and cultivating relationships with corporate and individual prospects, developing funding proposals, and securing philanthropic support for the organization.

ChildrenEventsNon ProfitRecreation

Responsibilities

Build relationships with external stakeholders and constituents through visits, correspondence, and regular communication

Develops individualized strategies for prospects and donors

Conducts research to identify prospects, for both the organization as a whole and for specific programs that align with GSCI’s strategic direction

With the Chief Advancement Officer, defines goals, objectives, and metrics for Development program

Works collaboratively with GSCI colleagues and partners to identify, develop and frame aspects of existing programs and plans that have the potential to attract private support, grants and sponsorship funding

Collaborates with external grant contract writer for the creation and submission of corporate grant proposals, including reviewing drafts, providing supporting narrative when requested, and through the securing of required attachments

Supports sponsorship solicitations of GSCI programs by coordinating prospects, tracking responses, serving as a point of contact, and providing following up

With the contracted grant writer, tracks all corporate grant sponsorship activity in an organized manner, including application and reporting deadlines

Stewards sponsor relationships throughout programming, including but not limited to collecting data, photos, and testimonials of events/programs to send to corporations and community partners to ensure they feel the full impact of the relationship

Maintains regular reporting and financial reports with the Finance team

Ensure that diversity and pluralism is embraced and incorporated into the daily work of the position

Participates, as appropriate, in GSCI events and programs, including those held in the evenings and weekends

Participates in diverse community and cultural events and programs, including those held in the evenings and weekends

Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and amongst the membership

Seek and accept opportunities for professional growth and development

Understands that council priorities are growing membership and cultivating new donors

Develop an annual goal that supports the membership growth priority

Implement an action plan that supports the membership growth priority

Develop and annual goal that supports the cultivation of new donors

Implement an action plan that supports the cultivation of new donors

Qualification

FundraisingProposal DevelopmentRelationship BuildingNetworkingProject ManagementOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeam-BuildingFostering DiversityTechnical Computer SkillsTime ManagementAdaptabilityOrganizational Knowledge