Director of Philanthropy

Summary

Join the Center for Humane Technology (CHT) as their Director of Philanthropy! Reporting to the Executive Director, you will develop and execute fundraising strategies, cultivate donor relationships, and manage development functions. This is a crucial time for CHT, with a focus on shaping AI and social media for the better. You'll be responsible for leading fundraising efforts, aiming to increase the annual budget significantly. The role is full-time, permanent, and remote, with some travel required. CHT offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and the opportunity to make a real impact.

Requirements

• 10+ years of frontline fundraising experience, with at least 5 years cultivating  6 and 7 figure gifts from individuals,  ideally in a mission-aligned or adjacent field
• Ability to effectively staff executives in the relationships they hold and in leveraging their significant public presence to bring in new donors
• Outstanding communicator who is savvy, confident, and comfortable operating at the upper echelons of the donor ecosystem
• Proven ability to translate organizational strategies and plans into compelling funding opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to establish a comprehensive fundraising strategy and build and manage the tactical operations and team to execute the strategy
• Highly adaptable,​ adjusting effectively to complexity and changing conditions
• High EQ, collaborative spirit, high integrity

Responsibilities

• Lead fundraising strategy
• Partner with the Executive Director and co-founders to set ambitious yet achievable fundraising goals
• Design and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies that will raise funding for both short term needs as well as the longer term build out of CHT as an institution
• Determine focus of and approach to fundraising and build the accompanying staffing model, systems and structure
• Collaborate with staff to effectively communicate and translate CHT’s strategies and program outcomes into fundraising materials, proposals, reports, talking points, learning sessions, and other philanthropic communications
• Lead fundraising
• Oversee and drive forward all current and prospective funding relationships
• Cultivate direct 1:1 relationships with 5, 6 and 7 figure donors and prospects
• Coach, guide and staff executive director and co-founders on the donor relationships they lead
• Activate CHT allies who are well-poised to support CHT fundraising efforts
• Re-energize existing portfolio of $5K+ donors, identifying those who are ready to deepen their involvement with CHT
• Determine the strategy for annual giving campaigns and partner with the Project Manager to execute them
• Develop and manage the complete grant cycle, including proposals and reports
• Determine strategy to leverage CHT’s presence on world stages and in rooms of influence
• Identify new aligned donors through prospect research, networking, etc
• Build a culture of philanthropy
• Serve as CHT’s in-house philanthropic expert, fostering a culture of philanthropy among senior leadership and key stakeholders
• Collaborate with 50% staff person dedicated to development, development contractors, and the executive support team
• Cultivate and support meaningful engagement from staff and board in supporting CHT fundraising
• Work closely with the Leadership Team and  Program Directors on fundraising priorities and leverage. staff expertise to effectively convey the mission and impact of CHT with existing and prospective donors
• Create the donor experience and partner with our Content Team to develop compelling reporting to donors on the impact of their support
• Oversee all operations of Fundraising Function
• Collaborate closely with the Executive Director and Operations Director on revenue forecasting and producing reports on goal projections and achievements
• Optimize and oversee all fundraising systems and processes working in coordination with Operations Manager
• Create, track, and execute against annual and quarterly fundraising goals
• Oversee donor database through Hubspot, working with our Project Manager
• Oversee the timely, accurate, and relational execution of our grant strategy
• Coordinate closely with our Operations manager on gift processing and monthly finances

Benefits

• $200,000- $220,000 annual salary depending on experience
• Generous PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K with 4% matching
• Remote work