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Job Overview
Common Cents, a national not-for-profit educational organization, seeks a Director of Development, for immediate hire, to facilitate the creation and production of all fundraising campaigns, including design and implementation of the corporate and foundation giving strategy, coordinate special events, and major gift campaigns. The Director of Development will be responsible for building a diverse funding base and a national constituency of committed supporters. S/he will report to the Executive Director and work closely with the Board of Trustees to create and execute the organization’s development strategies.
Organization Overview
Common Cents creates and implements educational programs to nurture a new generation of caring and capable young people through philanthropy and service-learning. Our most popular program, the Penny Harvest, grew from one child’s desire to feed a homeless man, and for the past 19 years, children between the ages of four and 14 have been converting their natural compassion for others into action by collecting pennies and turning those pennies into grants for community organizations and service projects- $8.1 million in grants and service donated by children since 1991. As children help others, they develop their generosity and moral character, and learn through practice the skills and responsibilities of democratic participation. All the pennies collected by students are distributed by the students to non-profits that they choose -- the small operating budget of $1.5 million is 100% funded by donations from corporations, foundations, individuals, and government sources. As Common Cents prepares for its twentieth year, it seeks a Director of Development who can support our sustainability moving forward.
Job Responsibilities
Fundraising
• Spearhead, coordinate and oversee all aspects of the organization’s operational fundraising programs
• Manage all aspects of proposal submissions, budgets and reports; oversee the writing, editing and tracking of grant proposals
• Work closely with Benefit Committee and Board Members for special event planning, strategy and implementation
• Develop and implement strategies for sustaining, increasing and expanding institutional giving from foundations and corporations, including securing new corporate support for program initiatives through expanded signature programs.
• Develop and implement strategies to increase support from individuals with a focus on designing and implementing a major donor program.
• Identify federal funding opportunities and oversee application process.
• Work closely with Trustees and the Executive Director to identify, solicit and steward individual major donors.
Management
• Build a development team with the capacity to generate and sustain diversified funding.
• Manage daily workflow of the department, and ensure effectiveness of systems that support fundraising activities.
Additional Qualifications:
• Commitment to and passionate for the mission and values of Common Cents.
• Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters Degree preferred.
• Five to seven years of professional fundraising experience, preferably in education.
• Demonstrated record of accomplishment in development, including major corporate and foundation giving, prospect research, stewardship, event management and success in personal solicitation of gifts.
• Extensive knowledge of NYC funding community.
• Staff supervisory experience, including setting performance goals and standards and evaluating results.
• Excellent communications skills, including writing, editing and oral presentation.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple projects, with attention to detail; flexibility, creativity, a sense of humor, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Proficient in DonorPerfect database system
• A strong work ethic
How to Apply:
Inquiries, nominations, and applications may be directed in confidence to jobs@commoncents.org. Please put “Development Director” in the title of the email.
Please include your resume and a thoughtful cover letter.
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