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Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 per year (based on experience) 
Status: Full-Time, Exempt 
Benefits: 100% healthcare insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 50% dependent coverage, generous PTO, optional retirement saving account available.
Location: Newark, DE (additional office in Milton, DE)
 
About the DSA of DE
 
The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (DSA of DE) supports families, promotes community involvement, and encourages a lifetime of opportunities for people with Down syndrome. Founded in 1979, the DSA of DE currently operates with a million-dollar budget and serves over 600 individuals with Down syndrome across Delaware and the surrounding region. 
 
Position Overview
 
The Development Director focuses on securing new sponsorships, building relationships with individual donors, enhancing donor engagement and retention, and coordinating our annual golf outing and gala. This new role will be responsible for the creation of some new strategic initiatives to increase fundraising such as a monthly giving programs, legacy giving and our annual gala. Our organization has a legacy of strong fundraising efforts and individual donors that we are looking to enhance. 
 
Primary Responsibilities

• Fundraising Strategy & Campaigns: Lead and manage all aspects of fundraising campaigns, including the annual appeal, monthly giving campaign, and legacy giving opportunities.
• Event Management & Coordination: Oversee the planning, execution, and management of our annual gala and golf outing.
• Donor Relations & Retention: Secure new sponsorships, individual donors, and corporate partnerships to support our mission. Steward existing donors and renew support.  
• Community Engagement & Representation: Represent the organization and build strong relationships with community leaders and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in sales, relationship management, fundraising or nonprofits preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience required.  
• Proven track record of achieving targeted goals.  
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Comfortable with modern technology and computer systems.

Join Our Growing Organization

The right candidate will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with Down syndrome and their families. As the Development Director, you will lead the charge in advancing our mission by securing vital funding, building relationships with donors and sponsors, and executing high-impact fundraising events. In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer a flexible work schedule, including the option for remote. 
 
How to Apply

Please submit your resume to Indeed or to our Executive Director, Lauren Camp Gates, at executivedirector@dsadelaware.org.

DSA of DE is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
 

Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000

Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports to: Executive Director
Direct Reports: Events & Outreach Manager, Database & Office Administrator

Job Summary

The Director of Development will be responsible for planning and leading the Rehoboth Art League’s fundraising efforts through a variety of channels, including individual giving, membership and major donor programs, corporate giving, events, grants, foundation and government support, and fundraising for capital projects. This position plays a key function in reinforcing fund development as a core competency of the Rehoboth Art League. 

About the Rehoboth Art League

Founded in 1938, the Rehoboth Art League plays a prominent role in visual arts and culture in southern Delaware. The League is recognized for a rich, year-round schedule of art exhibitions, a robust annual calendar of educational offerings, and remembered for its arts-driven events held both on our historic campus and off. Our 3.5+ acre campus in Henlopen Acres, which is home to five buildings, welcomes more than 25,000 visitors per year and our membership encompasses more than 1,200 community members. The Director of Development will play an important role in helping reach our goals in coming years. 

Key Functions

• Collaborate with the Executive Director to align annual fundraising targets with organizational strategic objectives and budget.
• In partnership with the Board’s Development Committee, establish and execute annual fundraising plan to include membership, annual fund, sponsorship, grants, legacy giving, and, among other things, major gifts.
• Seek opportunities to increase the visibility of the Rehoboth Art League in the community through strategic engagement, event participation, and special initiatives.
• Annually set and routinely assess measurable targets and outcomes as they relate to the Rehoboth Art League’s strategic fundraising goals. 
• On an ongoing basis, identify new individual, foundation, and corporate prospects, as well as emerging opportunities with government funding.
• Manage donors and prospective donors through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• In cooperation with development staff, ensure receipt, acknowledgement, reporting, and stewardship of donations and grants.
• Work with other staff to coordinate small- and large-scale events as needed.
• Prepare fundraising committee activities, reports, and meeting agendas. 
• Oversee development staff to provide quality support for fundraising initiatives including report generation, volunteer recruitment and cultivation, donor recognition, and donor stewardship.
• Cultivate and expand planned giving initiatives.
• In partnership with communications coworkers, create donor-related materials including print and electronic appeals and membership information, stewardship and donor recognition communications, sponsor materials, and capital gift literature.
• Attend RAL events and participate actively in RAL community events to engage donors of all levels.

Key Performance Measures

Performance will be measured by evaluating execution of key functions, particularly as related to advancing the goals of the organization.

Skills and Competencies

• 3+ years of experience in fundraising, nonprofit or foundation development required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, arts or nonprofit management, or a related field or commensurate professional work experience. 
• Outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills, with an attention to detail.
• Personal track record of success in achieving annual fundraising goals over $1,000,000.
• Capacity to establish objectives, set performance standards, and to achieve goals.
• Strong event planning and management skills that integrate community engagement.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work well with a diverse group of staff, volunteers, donors, vendors, and community members.
• Skilled in necessary computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite, with knowledge of Blackbaud CRM software a plus.
• Ability to effectively manage a wide array of tasks, projects, and responsibilities.
• Donor solicitation and stewardship.
• Grant research and writing.

Physical Abilities and Requirements

• Sitting throughout the day, working with a computer.
• Repetitive movement on computer keyboard throughout the workday.
• This position will be expected to work nights and weekends, when necessary.
• Lifting and moving files, boxes, etc. up to 30 pounds.

Other

• This is a full-time, 40 hour/week position, with offices generally open 9am-5pm, Monday through Friday.
• Driver’s license, current vehicle insurance and satisfactory driving record.
• Background checks are conducted on employees.

This job description includes, but is not limited to, the duties and responsibilities as noted above. The essential functions of this job description are not exhaustive and may be supplemented.

The Director of Development will be a salaried, full-time employee of the Rehoboth Art League. Full-time employees are offered paid holidays and leave time, health insurance, as well as participation in a 401(k). Salary and benefits will be competitive with similar regional positions and nonprofit sectors. 

How to Apply

Please email a cover letter and resume to hr@rehobothartleague.org. Please use Director of Development in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

The Rehoboth Art League is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Accordingly, RAL provides employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, national origin or ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, genetic status or information, military or veteran status or any status protected by federal, state, or local law. The Rehoboth Art League is committed to building an inclusive working environment that supports a diverse community of staff and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. 

Position Category: Full-time employee (multi-year, grant-funded position)
 
Organization Overview
 
Founded in 1946, Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc. (CCAC), Delaware’s premier community school of the arts embraces a mission to empower underserved communities through arts education. Located in Wilmington, Delaware’s central business and cultural district, CCAC is a non-profit 501c3 organization governed by a board of directors, operating two facilities with an excess of 34,000 square feet supported by an annual fiscal budget of $1.9 million and growing. Multi-generational programs include early learning arts pre-school academy, public school arts education partnerships, private and group leveled instruction, career pathways workforce development, gallery exhibitions, and performance seasons. Learn more at www.ccacde.org.
 
Job Overview
 
Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc. (CCAC) seeks a Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to join our growing executive team. This position requires a deep understanding of the national, regional and local philanthropic landscape. Knowledge of philanthropy trends and fluidity to respond to the shifting cultural arts, public education and US economic trends is critical.
 
The CSO plays a critical role in strengthening and preparing the organization for anticipated and unanticipated changes over a two-three-year time horizon, including, but not limited to relationship cultivation and management on the national/regional/local fundraising landscape. Preparing the organization for changing market conditions, political shifts, and economic barometers is key.
 
Reporting to the Executive Director, as a member of the executive team, the Chief Strategy Officer will lead CCAC’s resource advancement initiatives. The CSO will sharpen the organization’s strategic vision and plan collaboratively with the board of directors and executive staff. By facilitating updates to the current strategic plan as a framework and guide, the CSO will be charged with understanding, communicating and responding to evolving opportunities in the philanthropic sector.
 
The capacity to forecast opportunities and respond to shifts in philanthropic trends is essential. In addition, the CSO will play an active role in shaping new revenue producing projects, and initiatives. The CSO will lead the team in securing resources for new and ongoing capital and operational needs.
 
To ensure evidence-backed approaches, the CSO should be well poised to share knowledge of best practices and lead the development of impact evaluation efforts.
 
The CSO will provide oversight and facilitation of CCAC’s strategic planning process, the development of shared organizational values and norms, monitor implementation and evaluation. The CSO will also assist with other functions in key strategic areas. The role is collaborative with board and administrative leaders across various functional areas to deliver best-in-class strategic support for CCAC’s short and longer-term objectives. By partnering with leaders across the organization, the CSO looks to maximize the company's core competencies and helps create strategies that align with those competencies to maximize the organization’s sustainability.
 
Responsibilities
 
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead strategic planning and processes with CCAC’s Board of Directors, Executive Administrative Team, and Key Stakeholders.
• Lead development of a framework and process for strategic decision-making at the executive level.
• Provide professional staff support to Board Officers, Strategic and Board Development Committees.
• Oversee the establishment of financial goals, develop and execute partnership driven fundraising strategies.
• Manage day-to-day functions of the development team.
• Partner with leadership to ensure alignment of strategy with plans for each strategic priority area.
• Expand CCAC’s fundraising efforts in line with strategic priorities.
• Partner with the Executive Director and Board Leaders to maximize funding relationships.
• Drive the evolving Foundation, Corporate and Individual Donor Strategies spanning process support and analysis to analytics and strategic insights (getting to what the data tells us, what it means, and recommend what to do).
• Manage a complex and tight set of processes centered around the analysis of the resources needed to deliver on strategic priorities, and generate budgets aligned to those investment horizons.
• Collaborate with the Finance team on forecasts and resource planning, and set clear metrics for evaluating success over the short and long term to drive accountability.
• Play a key role in the formation of the organizational annual budget, investment portfolio oversight and maintain a high level of fiscal responsibility.
• Drive financial, sustainable growth through the identification, assessment and acquisition of new opportunities, while maintaining current funder/donor relationships.
• Support fund development efforts through appeal-based institutional advancement efforts to include annual fundraising events, grant writing, planned giving, etc.
• Successfully support individual professional growth of employees in intersectional, functional areas (i.e., Communications, Program/Services).

Preferred Qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate a professional track record of extensive fund development and institutional advancement experience working effectively in a collaborative team environment across a matrixed organization. Applicants should possess a unique blend of process and strategic capability with business and financial acumen.
 
CCAC seeks a Candidate who combines results with integrity, intelligence, experience, confidence, resilience, humility, compassion and a proven work ethic to build on the organization’s 80-year foundation.
 
Preferred Credentials and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or related graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7-10+ years’ experience in nonprofit fundraising, institutional advancement, strategic planning and related business experience.
• Understanding of national, regional and local fundraising strategies.
• Highly skilled in case-making for nonprofits.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with nonprofit development duties including foundation strategy, grant writing, major gifts, planned giving, capital campaigns, and development operations.
• Able to build and cultivate a team of strategic thought partners to interface with and support key leaders and functions across the organization and in the external landscape.
• Track record of effectively planning and tightly managing the scope and life cycle of a project while balancing multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and financial models.
• Ability to inspire leaders and key stakeholders through excellent interpersonal skills, and persuasion.
• Able to build and sustain mutually rewarding relationships with key stakeholders.

How to Apply
 
Submit cover letter, resume and professional credentials to humanresources@ccacde.org. Telephone inquiries are strongly discouraged. losing date is January 20, 2025.

Posted: 11/19/2024

• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures.
• Lead month-end close process, including journal entries, revenue recognition and inter-organization transfers.
• Analyze and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes to keep the leadership team abreast of the organizations’ financial status. 
• Coordinate the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance committee of the board of trustees. 
• Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting. 
• Identify and mitigate financial risks by updating and implementing all business and accounting policies, internal controls, and best practices.
• Assist leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process; administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.
• Oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grant/fund period; collate financial reporting materials for government, corporate, and foundation grants.
• Manage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with policies and investment guidelines.
• Maintain inventory of physical assets and depreciation schedules.

Specific Requirements

• Minimum of a BA and 5+ years of progressive finance experience. CPA preferred.
• Experience with nonprofit fund accounting and financial operations in a nonprofit of similar size (Budget $4.0 million) with multiple channels of mission delivery. 
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment to the mission of Children’s Beach House. 
• High professional standards.
• Impeccable attention to detail and commitment to establishing and adhering to internal control policies.
• Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting for investments.
• Technology savvy with experience overseeing software installations and managing relationships with software vendors; advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software. Strong working knowledge of Excel, QuickBooks, and Financial Edge NXT(FENXT).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, board, or other outside partners.
• Ability and desire to translate financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance staff.
• Successful experience working effectively with a culturally diverse staff, program participants, and volunteers. 

How to Apply
 
Please apply on our website at cbhinc.org/employment-opportunities/. Please include cover letter and resume.
 
Note: The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification.  It is not designed to contain, nor is it to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.
 
Children’s Beach House is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Children’s Beach House does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.