Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the senior leadership team and contribute to organizational planning, budgeting, goal setting, and strategic decision-making.
• Develop and execute comprehensive fundraising, communications, and marketing strategies that support the organization's mission, strategic priorities, and financial sustainability.
• Lead all philanthropic revenue-generating activities, including annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, corporate partnerships, grants, special events, digital fundraising, and donor stewardship programs.
• Build, cultivate, solicit, and steward relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and community stakeholders to achieve fundraising goals.
• Develop strategies to diversify revenue streams, increase donor retention, expand donor acquisition, and strengthen long-term philanthropic support.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of grant proposals and ensure compliance with grant reporting requirements.
• Establish and monitor fundraising performance metrics, donor engagement benchmarks, and communications analytics to evaluate effectiveness and inform decision-making.
• Develop and manage departmental operating budgets and ensure the effective use of resources to maximize organizational impact.
• Lead the development and implementation of integrated communications and marketing plans that increase awareness, engagement, volunteer participation, and financial support.
• Ensure consistent brand identity, messaging, and storytelling across all internal and external communications platforms.