Director of Development and Communications
Company: Diversity Recruiters
Location: Seattle
Posted on: November 13, 2024
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Job Description:
ABOUT TEAMCHILD
TeamChild is a nationally recognized nonprofit legal aid
organization serving youth across Washington State, with office
locations in Seattle, Tacoma, Yakima, and Spokane. TeamChild's
mission is to uphold the rights of youth involved, or at risk of
involvement, in the juvenile legal system to help them secure the
education, healthcare, housing and other support they need to
achieve positive outcomes in their lives. We have three mutually
reinforcing program strategies: legal services, policy advocacy,
and training and community education. Core to all of our work is
our legal services program, which reaches youth 12-24 years old in
four of Washington's largest counties as well as youth incarcerated
in our state's juvenile prisons. Our clients are youth and young
adults who are entangled in juvenile court and the child welfare
system and need civil legal advocacy to prevent homelessness,
access education and employment, and get their basic health and
other needs met. In our work, we also aim to move systems away from
exclusion, punishment, arrest, and incarceration towards more
effective and community-based strategies that address root causes
and provide culturally meaningful and developmentally appropriate
support and opportunities for young people.
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
TeamChild seeks a strategic, innovative, social justice-minded
leader to serve as Director of Development and Communications.
Building on six years of prior revenue development work, the
Director will support TeamChild in a pivotal chapter to advance
justice for youth through legal, policy, and youth/community
organizing efforts. The Director is the lead revenue generator for
the organization, in close partnership with the Executive Director.
Using a combination of private and public (government) fundraising
strategies, they will retain existing funds, steward vital
relationships, and actively seek new funding prospects that align
with TeamChild's work. This role also oversees TeamChild's external
communications work (website, social media, earned media) and
manages a three-person Development team (including a Development &
Communications Manager and an Annual & Institutional Giving
Manager).
This is an important time of growth for TeamChild. The Director is
expected to help grow the revenue base from $4.2 million to $5.5
million over a 5-year period to align with strategic priorities
around programmatic growth. In other words, there is a need for
significant annual year-over-year growth, and a great deal of
potential across all areas of fundraising to deepen strategy and
achieve success.
We are seeking candidates who are committed to anti-racism and
community-centric fundraising. The Director will apply those lenses
to all aspects of the fundraising and communications work - from
messaging, to donor cultivation, to engaging with staff, board and
community to raise awareness and funds. This is an exciting time to
join an organization that has made nearly thirty years of impact
reducing court involvement and incarceration of young people across
Washington state.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
INDIVIDUAL GIVING (30%)
--- Responsible for the strategic oversight of the annual fund
(donations of $1-$999 annually) including 3 annual campaigns
(spring, fall, end of year) and identifying strategies for
improving campaigns, cultivation and growth of the annual fund.
--- Visioner/strategist for the development and storytelling for
annual appeals and campaigns.
--- Oversight of Salesforce database operations and appropriate
donor acknowledgement, cultivation and stewardship with support of
the Annual & Institutional Giving Manager.
GRANTS & INSTITUTIONAL GIVING (25%)
--- With the Executive Director (ED) and in collaboration with
other members of the Executive Team; and supported by the Annual &
Institutional Giving Manager, maintenance and growth of -$1.2
million in private foundation grants.
--- Evaluate new prospects, develop strategy, and pursue private
funding opportunities through use of best practices in grant
writing/proposal development, in consultation with Executive
Director and Executive Team.
--- Oversee all stewardship of foundation and private funding
relationships.
--- Attend prospective and current funder meetings, communicating
important updates about the work and building understanding of
TeamChild's mission, vision, and programs.
--- Prepare and coach ED and program staff to participate in
current and prospective funder meetings as needed.
--- Cultivate a culture of philanthropy in the organization
consistent with TeamChild values.
--- Support the Annual & Institutional Giving Manager in
maintaining existing private foundation funds through reporting,
grant writing and stewardship. Collaborate with Contracts and Data
Manager as needed for grant reporting.
--- Oversee the maintenance of the annual grants calendar in
Salesforce, including new and current funding opportunities.
SPECIAL EVENTS (15%)
--- With the Development team, oversee the execution of an annual
Seattle spring fundraiser (Advancing Justice Town Hall) raising
-$70,000.
--- Lead all corporate sponsorship cultivation and retention.
Identify and solicit new corporate partnership prospects.
--- Support values-aligned programming by identifying keynote
speaker, staff/program speakers, and with the Development &
Communications Manager build out speeches and creative
components.
--- Oversee logistics in partnership with the Annual &
Institutional Giving Manager (outreach, ticketing, catering,
alcohol, venue).
--- Cultivate a group of event ambassadors/table captains
(outreach, toolkits, follow-up, stewardship).
COMMUNICATIONS (10%)
--- With the support of the Development & Communications Manager,
identify key messaging and marketing strategies for TeamChild and
devise plans for execution across platforms (email outreach, social
media, web, etc).
--- With the Development & Communications Manager, re-invigorate
TeamChild values-aligned storytelling practices that highlight
youth leadership and systemic failures and avoid savior narratives.
Support TeamChild staff, Board, youth clients and community
partners in values-aligned storytelling efforts.
--- Write/develop creative content as needed in partnership with
the Development & Communications Manager.
--- Shape strategy for earned media & PR in partnership with
Development & Communications Manager.
--- Ensure TeamChild's brand and reputation are well-stewarded
across stakeholders (legislators, community partners, youth,
funders).
LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION & SUPERVISION (15%)
--- Develop and hone skills and abilities as a leader committed to
non-hierarchical organizational operations and shared
decision-making.
--- Utilize and develop new processes for collaborative fundraising
and communications strategy with staff across the organization.
--- Ensure all TeamChild's fundraising and communications remain
rooted in organizational values, with an emphasis on
community-centric fundraising and social justice praxis. (TeamChild
values are Wholeness, Antiracism, Accountability, and
Youth-Centered).
--- Serve as a member of TeamChild's Executive Team (Executive
Director, Director of Legal Services, Director of Public Policy &
Advocacy, Director of Finance & Administration, Director of
Community Engagement & Antiracism).
--- Supervise Development staff: Development & Communications
Manager, Annual & Institutional Giving Manager. Support
accountability, professional development, and team culture through
effective, equitable management strategies.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (5%)
--- With the Executive Director and Director of Community
Engagement & Antiracism, support Board members in developing
individualized philanthropic and board engagement goals.
--- Connect with Board members to facilitate their own personally
significant gifts.
--- Create and maintain opportunities for Board members to support
fund development and stewardship of existing funders/donors.
--- Attend all Board and committee meetings and provide updates on
strategy and KPIs.
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