Responsibilities

• Establish strategic annual fundraising plan to set forth fundraising goals in major areas, including government, private funds and major donor cultivation and engagement.
• Provide direct daily oversight, supervision, and guidance to all key Development and Communications staff (currently 10 members) and activities to foster a highly collaborative and effective team, to achieve annual fundraising goals and objectives.
• Develop reporting systems and tools to monitor the effectiveness of all fundraising and Communications activities.
• Serve as the primary staff liaison to the Board’s Development & Communications Committee and work with all Board Members and senior staff to cultivate relationships with donors and to plan fundraising events, including the annual Benefit and NYC Marathon.
• Develop a major giving and strategy to raise Fortune’s profile and attract new donors. Measure the effectiveness of major giving activities, including engagement, funds raised, and identification of potential donors. Ensure the timely response and engagement to potential and existing donors.
• Supervise and provide direction to Individual Giving staff to increase funds raised from individual donors through events, cultivation, stewardship, fundraising appeals, etc. Maximize the utilization of the Raiser’s Edge database for the purposes of tracking donations, generating acknowledgement letters, cultivating donors, and managing all donor relationships including those generated by Executive team and Board contacts.
• Supervise and provide direction to the Grant Writing team to maximize the success of funds raised through government RFPs, appropriations, and private and corporate foundations.
• Establish an annual strategic communications plan that sets forth organizational messaging and communications goals across major focus areas, including social media, media relations, stakeholder engagement, brand awareness, advocacy campaigns, digital communications, and community outreach.
• Supervise and provide direction to staff and consultants on all aspects of communications, including website, Fortune Weekly email, Fortune News, Annual Report, policy publications, social media platforms (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn), and graphic design for all publications, events, and agency-wide marketing materials (flyers, signage, etc.).
• Conduct extensive outreach and cultivation to build and sustain strong relationships with private foundation and corporation staff to support direct services, policy/advocacy, and general operating funding needs for the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s degree level of expertise preferred, although degree not necessary.
• Seven to ten years of senior management and fundraising experience in a large organization.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of strategies for cultivation and solicitation of institutional and individual funders, including government contracts, major gift and/or capital campaign experience.
• Travel and Scheduling Requirements: Requires some travel for events and meetings, along with travel to our Harlem and Bronx locations, and ability to attend key events and meetings periodically held on evenings or weekends.

Preferred

• Master’s degree level of expertise preferred, although degree not necessary.
• relevant personal experience is a plus.