LA LUZ CENTER
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
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THIS POSITION IS BASED IN SONOMA, CA.
ABOUT LA LUZ CENTER
The mission of La Luz Center is to strengthen community through family services, economic advancement and community engagement.
Family Services - Ensure residents in Sonoma Valley can improve their lives and strengthen their families by providing easily accessible family services, effective child-parent development programs, and culturally relevant mental health services.
Economic Advancement - Build a pathway to a strong middle class through skill building programs that level the economic playing field for low income families and through financing small business and entrepreneurial ventures in Sonoma Valley.
Community Engagement - Engage Sonoma Valley residents in building a resilient and more inclusive community through community-civic activities that strengthen communications and connections between the Latino and non-Latino community.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Director of Development (DOD) is a vital member of the leadership team at La Luz Center, who drives strategy and resources organization-wide with the goal of achieving social justice and community advocacy. The DOD leads, manages, and executes the strategic and operational responsibilities for the achievement of La Luz Center's annual development goals in the following areas: Individual Major Giving, Foundation/Government Grants, Legacy Gifts/Endowments, and Annual Appeal.
Moreover, the Director of Development is a key contributor and provides direct support to other members of the leadership team in the delivering of programs and services to families and children of all economic and social backgrounds.
For more information, please visit https://www.laluzcenter.org/.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
This position reports to the Executive Director and has one direct report (Manager of Development Operations).
OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
Salary range is $120,000-$135,000
Benefits include:
o Medical insurance
o PTO: 15 days of vacation
o 401(k)
o Year-end bonus (performance-based)
The opportunity to provide crucial resources for working families with unmet needs, including access to basic resources, language skills, and assistance with legal and financial issues.
YOU ARE
An outstanding, hands-on development professional who has knowledge and skill in the major areas of fund development.
A grant writer capable of managing a complex grant portfolio of foundation and state and federal grants.
A fearless and flexible manager who is comfortable managing tactical details, while simultaneously holding strategic conversations with members of senior staff, donors, and other key stakeholders.
Passionate about advocating for social justice for Latinos in Sonoma County.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy + Leadership
Design and implement ongoing comprehensive development strategies and plans for individual donors, foundations, and government grants.
Work closely with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, Development team and the Center's staff on development strategies, programs, plans to achieve the most optimal results.
Manage, supervise, and provide hands-on support the Development staff, contractors, and volunteers.
Collaboratively work with team members to identify paths of economic support for Center programs and projects.
Bring to the organization learnings, best practices and tools offered by grantors in the implementation of the organization’s strategic framework.
Closely collaborate in the development and implementation of the organization’s overall strategic framework to fulfill its mission and attain its vision. For the right candidate, also be one of the leads in the development and implementation of the overall strategic framework of the organization.
Closely collaborate in the design and implementation of new programs for the community.
Fundraising
Design, implement and maintain a broad range of highly visible, structured, and successful fundraising programs and partnerships for the Center’s sustainable economic resource development and funding.
Create and manage a portfolio of prospect donors and grantors, developing and maintaining a prospect management analysis and reporting system.
Identify, define, and acquire initial and sustainable funding resources available to the organization.
Develop and implement campaigns for planned giving, charitable trusts, endowments, and related development programs.
Develop calendars and plans for fundraising events and requests.
Actively build relationships with new, existing, and past donors and seek new funding from a variety of sources and represent the Center in meetings with potential funding sources.
Grant research, writing, managing, financial reporting and tracking
Fundraising Operations
Develop, oversee, and manage the fundraising budget consisting of Corporate Giving, Grants, Events, Foundations.
Develop and manage annual budget for all development and fundraising initiatives.
Manage and ongoing database input for accurate and timely reporting of all fund development objectives.
Enhance the current donor management system (with Salesforce.com tools) to create a CRM database to further record, track and manage all cultivation and development activities, contractual responsibilities, and results.
Ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local laws and requirements and regulations, compliance with charitable giving rules and grant obligations, and contracts, donor restrictions and external reporting requirements.
COMPETENCIES
Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience
Leadership abilities with a collaborative spirit and strong management skills
Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate staff, board, donors, and potential partners and take a stand for that which s/he believes to be the correct course of action
Strong strategic and implementation skills; ability to grasp emerging opportunities and challenges of the organization and the role; adept at creating and implementing strategic fundraising plans
Ability and disposition to perform, all types of development activities, from strategic visualization and leadership to hands-on, everyday tasks
Excellent knowledge of and demonstrated success in building mutually beneficial relationships with individual, family, community, public, private, corporate funding sources, and related sources
Possess knowledge and experience in fund raising techniques, grant writing and CMS platforms, including fundraising within corporations and foundations
Record of proactive, hands-on budgeting and budget analysis and reporting; a strong track record of meeting and exceeding goals, objectives, targets, and commitments; a demonstrated track record of leading, building and sustaining a legally compliant organization
Command of team process and the discipline to prioritize tasks and focus on results in an organization deriving funding from program fees, community donors, sponsors and other sources
Proven communications skills, both written and verbal, particularly the ability to educate and persuade through verbal communication – both formally and informally
High ethics, integrity, sound professional judgment, and ability to maintain confidentiality with tact and discretion
Embrace, support, and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Bilingual Spanish speaking skills is highly desirable
EQUITY STATEMENT
La Luz Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender transition, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or pregnancy in its programs, activities, or employment
TO APPLY
To apply for this position, or for additional information on the opportunity, please click this link or send a copy of your resume with a cover letter to Victoria Silverman at apply@cooksilverman.com.
All applications and inquiries will receive a response and be kept strictly confidential.
La Luz Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.