Chapter Job Board

Temple Emanu-El seeks a dynamic, relationship-focused Director or Associate Director of Philanthropy to grow a vibrant culture of giving. This role partners with clergy, staff, and lay leaders, reporting to the Executive Director. Responsibilities include leading fundraising initiatives, managing and cultivating donor relationships, overseeing development operations, and leveraging data to guide strategy. The ideal candidate brings strategic thinking, energy, warmth, and joy, and engages actively in community life, events, and volunteer coordination. Title is based on experience.

EDGE New Jersey (EDGE NJ) is seeking a strategic, relationship‑driven fundraising leader to serve as its first Director of Development. This is a rare opportunity to build a modern development program and lead a multiyear capital campaign to create New Jersey’s first permanent Pride & Wellness Center. The Director will shape EDGE NJ’s philanthropic identity, grow individual and major giving, cultivate corporate partnerships, and build the systems needed for long‑term fundraising success in close collaboration with organizational leadership.

The ideal candidate brings demonstrated success in major gift fundraising, experience leading or supporting capital campaigns, and strong donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship skills. They excel at building systems, processes, and development infrastructure, and are highly organized, relational, and strategic. Cultural humility and a deep commitment to LGBTQ+ health equity are essential, along with experience working with marginalized or underserved communities. Familiarity with donor databases—preferably DonorPerfect or Givecloud—is strongly preferred, as is compassion, empathy, and alignment with EDGE NJ’s mission.

Reporting to the Chief Philanthropy Officer, the Senior Director of Philanthropy will manage donor and prospect relationships, cultivate major and planned gifts, support new and existing funds, lead annual fund and special initiative fundraising, oversee stewardship efforts, support advisory committees, partner on donor communications and campaigns, help lead events and outreach, develop proposals and strategies that advance the Community Foundation’s asset-building and philanthropic goals, and serve as a trusted philanthropic partner to donors and colleagues.

Minimum seven years of development experience in a community foundation, nonprofit, hospital, or university setting. Demonstrated success in major gifts, annual appeals, planned giving, events, and volunteer engagement. Strong written and verbal communication, sound judgment, and relationship-building skills. Ability to work effectively with donors, advisors, boards, committees, and colleagues. Experience engaging high-net-worth individuals and discussing complex philanthropic vehicles. Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, email, internet research, and relational databases.

A Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of frontline fundraising experience are required, including a proven track record of securing $10,000+ gifts. Candidates must possess exceptional relationship-building, solicitation, and communication skills to manage a diverse donor portfolio. Proficiency in donor databases (Bloomerang preferred) and Microsoft Office is essential. We seek a proactive, collaborative professional with an entrepreneurial mindset and a deep commitment to BVMI’s mission, capable of meeting ambitious goals and cultivating legacy donors in a fast-paced environment.

• REQUIRED:
   
  Bachelor’s degree
   
  A minimum of 4 years experience in the areas of major gift fundraising, campaign fundraising, prospect management.
   
  Demonstrated track record of soliciting, documenting, closing, stewarding major gifts of $50,000+.
   
  Demonstrated success in one-on-one communications, sustained relationship building.
   
  Ability to creatively manage development activities & identify fundraising opportunities.
   
  Demonstrated understanding of donor-centric, customer service-oriented, collaborative fundraising.
   
  Extensive working knowledge of identified “best practices” and leading-edge principles.
   
  Proven ability in leading, managing, and organizing multiple projects.

4-8 years of experience in events or project management. Demonstrated excellence in in-person, virtual, and hybrid event production. Strong written communication skills for interdisciplinary audiences. Experience with digital community platforms and engagement tools. Comfort with tools including Airtable, ClickUp, Mailchimp, Canva, Zoom, Salesforce, and WordPress. Experience in philanthropic, academic, nonprofit, or public-interest spaces preferred. Bachelor's degree or equivalent lived and professional experience. Awareness of philanthropy, equity, and science strongly desired.

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in database management, with
• 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Extensive expertise with database administration, as well as ensuring data integrity, developing data governance policies, and implementing quality control measures.
• Experience in a higher education or complex non-profit environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven leadership and team-building skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Raiser's Edge and NXT, and MS Suite.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles.

Candidates should have 4+ years of nonprofit development or fundraising operations experience, with proficiency in donor CRM platforms and email marketing tools. Background in membership or sustainer program development is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate is data-fluent, a strong writer, entrepreneurial, and passionate about local journalism's role in a healthy democracy. Experience in journalism, civic organizations, or mission-driven nonprofits is a plus. Implementation experience with CRM platforms is also valued.

• 7+ years of fundraising experience with increasing responsibilities, including managing staff.
• Proven success closing five- to six-figure gifts and building toward larger opportunities.
• Systems and strategic mindset: skilled in CRMs, moves-management, and driving organizational growth.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, research, and preparation skills.
• Comfortable operating in externally facing environments, with ability to network extensively in Mercer County.
• Collaborative, disciplined, outcomes-oriented, with an ownership mindset and a desire to shape an organization’s future trajectory.
• Energized by turning new relationships into long-term partnerships.

The Community Service Society of New York (CSS) has worked with and for New Yorkers since 1843 to promote economic opportunity and champion an equitable city and state. CSS powers change through a strategic combination of research, direct services, and advocacy to make New York more livable for people facing economic insecurity. By expanding access to health care, affordable housing, employment, debt assistance, and more, CSS makes a tangible difference in the lives of millions.

The successful candidate will understand that philanthropy is partnership, cultivating relationships with major and planned giving prospects with a shared vision for a more equitable New York. The Director will engage potential donors not just as funders, but as co-stakeholders in social change. The ideal candidate will steward major, principal, and planned giving commitments that fuel CSS’s work for generations to come.