Director of Development, Mid-South Market

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mississippi, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Secure essential financial resources and enhance community awareness and engagement with Palmer Home’s mission.

• Achieve objectives for general operating and capital revenue.

• Identify, engage, and obtain support from individual donors, churches, businesses, foundations, and community partners.

• Create tailored strategies for major-gift donor portfolios, concentrating on cultivation, solicitation, retention, and stewardship.

• Identify, research, and evaluate new donor prospects.

• Generate revenue from corporate and foundation sources through corporate giving, employee engagement, grants, foundation support, and endowments.

• Request major gifts through donor-focused proposals and presentations.

• Promote transformational and principal-gift opportunities in collaboration with development leadership.

• Develop and implement annual fundraising strategies.

• Secure sponsorships for internal fundraising events.

• Address donor inquiries and ensure timely completion of proposals, follow-up communications, and reports.

• Monitor fundraising progress and modify strategies as necessary.

• Maintain donor records, portfolio plans, solicitation forecasts, and relationship-management activities in the donor database.

• Involve board members, the President/CEO, and staff in major-gift solicitation efforts.

• Represent Palmer Home at civic organizations, chamber events, community groups, and gatherings.

• Stay informed about best practices in major-gift fundraising and donor engagement.

• Support strategies for donor acknowledgment and recognition.

• Act as the primary contact for third-party fundraising initiatives within the market.

• Manage donor appointments, inquiries, follow-ups, prospect research, expense reports, and related administrative tasks.

• Engage in special projects and additional assigned responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or a related discipline.

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in development, marketing, sales, communications, or public relations.

• Proven track record of meeting or surpassing fundraising targets, including securing major gifts and fostering long-term relationships.

• Experience managing a donor portfolio and nurturing, soliciting, and maintaining relationships with individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners.

• Proficiency in using donor databases and generating fundraising reports.

• Exceptional writing/editing and verbal communication skills.

• Strong time management, interpersonal, decision-making, presentation/public speaking, and organizational abilities.

• Robust planning and project management capabilities.

• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively and meet deadlines.

• Capacity to collaborate with staff, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other stakeholders.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, creating and implementing innovative initiatives.

• Strategic mindset to anticipate and address the needs of internal and external audiences.

• Ability to align expectations with organizational strategies and goals.

• Must align with the Palmer Home for Children Statement of Christian Beliefs.

• Must exhibit a strong commitment to Christ, consistent with Palmer Home’s mission as a nonprofit religious organization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401(k) with employer match.

• Vacation and sick leave.

• Company vehicle.

• Option for remote work from home.

• Full-time salaried/exempt position.