Director of Philanthropy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Wisconsin.

📋 Description

• Cultivate long-term relationships with individual donors, private foundations, and corporate philanthropy partners.

• Collaborate with executive leadership, staff, and volunteer relationship managers on multi-year engagement strategies.

• Organize donor visits, farm tours, presentations, and other opportunities for relationship building.

• Formulate funding strategies for unrestricted, capacity-building, and strategic initiatives.

• Draft proposals, concept papers, letters of inquiry, and stewardship reports.

• Identify and nurture new philanthropic opportunities that align with organizational priorities.

• Monitor fundraising activities, proposal pipelines, and donor engagement using Bloomerang.

• Evaluate portfolio performance and suggest adjustments to fundraising strategies.

• Engage in staff and team planning meetings.

• Complete administrative tasks and other responsibilities assigned by the Advancement Team.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, demonstrating a successful record of developing new relationships and securing major gifts.

• Proven experience in writing successful grant proposals and creating impact reports for post-award grant management.

• Outstanding interpersonal and networking abilities.

• Capability to establish and maintain relationships with a diverse range of donors and key stakeholders.

• Strong, clear, and persuasive communication skills.

• Familiarity with donor databases and fundraising software.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a dynamic, growing organization.

• Willingness and capacity to travel up to 15% of the time.

• Access to personal transportation for occasional work-related travel to car-accessible locations.

• Demonstrated success in securing planned gifts through various giving vehicles (preferred).

• Experience with capital campaign feasibility studies, strategy, and messaging (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• 160 hours (20 days) of paid time off each year.

• 11 civic holidays.

• 480 hours (12 weeks) of parental/disability leave annually.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Monthly home office stipend.

• Monthly healthcare-cost reimbursement stipend, including ACA marketplace premiums, via an HRA plan.

• Dependent care pre-tax account.

• Flexible spending account.

• Health savings account.