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CACF: Coalition for Asian American Children and Families

Director of Development and Communications

Fairfield, CT (Hybrid)

$140K/yr – $150K/yrDirector/Executive6+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own the CACF fundraising strategy end-to-end, leading major gifts, grants, events, and communications, while building systems and dashboards to drive donor engagement.

  • Oversee annual gala fundraising and donor cultivation events
  • Develop fundraising strategy and dashboards to track progress
  • Lead communications and marketing efforts to support fundraising goals

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy spanning foundations, major gifts, annual giving, corporations, events, planned giving, and digital fundraising.
  • Equip and partner with the Co-Executive Directors and Board to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, including preparing leaders to make effective fundraising asks.
  • Lead institutional fundraising, grant proposal and reports drafting, and stewardship.
  • Lead the fundraising strategy and execution for CACF's annual gala—the organization's largest unrestricted fundraising opportunity—as well as other donor cultivation and stewardship events.
  • Build systems and standard operating procedures for the Development and Communications Departments.
  • Develop fundraising dashboards, KPIs, forecasts, and pipeline reports.
  • Lead CACF’s communications and marketing strategy, using storytelling, thought leadership, and audience engagement to strengthen visibility and support fundraising goals.
  • Develop and manage special organizational campaigns (for example, CACF’s current 40th Anniversary fundraising and marketing campaign)
  • Manage communications staff, consultants, and future development hires.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of progressively responsible nonprofit fundraising leadership.
  • Demonstrated success securing major institutional and philanthropic support.
  • Experience supervising staff and partnering with nonprofit boards.
  • Track record of creativity and strategic thinking in designing and pitching fundraising requests of individual and institutional constituents.
  • Experience in building new systems and standard operating procedures.
  • Experience creating multi-year fundraising strategies and budgets.
  • Excellent writing, speaking, relationship-building, and project management skills.
  • Experience with donor CRM systems, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office.
  • Commitment to equity, inclusion, and CACF's mission.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with New York's philanthropic landscape.
  • Experience managing communications or marketing in a mission-driven organization.

Benefits

  • CACF offers excellent benefits, including four weeks of vacation plus paid holidays, 403(b) plan, and medical, dental, and vision insurance.
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CACF: Coalition for Asian American Children and Families

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The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is the nation's only pan-Asian children's advocacy organization.CACF's mission is to improve the health and well-being of Asian Pacific American children and families in New York City.CACF believes that children of all backgrounds should have an equal opportunity to grow up healthy and safe and should live in a society free from discrimination and prejudice. CACF challenges stereotypes of Asian Pacific Americans as a "model minority" and advocates on behalf of underserved families in our community, especially immigrants struggling with poverty and limited English skills. CACF promotes better policies, funding, and services for East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander children, youth, and families.CACF's work in the areas of Child Welfare, Education, Health, and Youth Services empowers:• Youth to become the next generation of neighborhood leaders.• Parents to take a more active role in their children's education.• Service providers to implement quality children's programs.• Policymakers to invest in services for children and families.CACF promotes equity and access through:• Policy Advocacy: We advocate for improved policies, funding, and services for Asian Pacific American children and families by targeting elected and appointed officials.• Youth Leadership: We empower Asian Pacific American youth to be their own advocates.• Parent Education: We educate Asian Pacific American parents on their rights and responsibilities.• Research: We conduct original, landmark research to identify needs facing Asian Pacific American families and to provide recommendations to address these needs.• Capacity Building: We build the capacity of organizations to better serve Asian Pacific American children and families.• Coalition Building: We bring together organizations to build a stronger pan-Asian voice in New York City policymaking.

Founded in 1986
New York, New York, USA
74 employees (2 in marketing)
www.cacf.org
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Salaries

Posted range

$140K/yr – $150K/yr

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$93K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.9%
Direct
28.9%
Referral
6.9%
Social
4.8%
Paid
4.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~74
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Director of Development and Communications

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