Vice President of Development
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This role leads all philanthropic, mission advancement, and external engagement efforts for the South Shore YMCA, driving sustainable revenue growth and deepening community impact through fundraising strategies and donor relationships. The Vice President of Development will work closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, and leadership team to align fundraising priorities with the organization's strategic plan and community needs.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement an Association-wide Development and Mission Advancement plan aligned with the YMCA strategic plan.
- Establish annual fundraising goals, multi-year targets, timelines, and metrics for annual, capital, endowment, planned giving, and grants.
- Partner with senior leaders to align fundraising priorities with program and community needs and develop compelling cases for support.
- Lead a major gifts strategy, including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of high-capacity donors.
- Oversee the Association’s Annual Campaign, ensuring branch and Association-wide participation, donor retention, and year-over-year growth.
- Provide leadership for all capital campaign strategy, planning, execution, and stewardship.
- Direct and oversee all grant activities, including research, writing, submission, tracking, compliance, and reporting.
- Provide strategic leadership for signature fundraising events and other community campaigns.
- Partner with the President/CEO to strengthen board engagement, volunteer recruitment, and fundraising participation.
- Build, lead, and evaluate a high-performing Development/Mission Advancement team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years progressive fundraising leadership experience
- Experience with major gifts, campaign strategy, and capital campaign experience
- Proven success leading annual campaigns, grant development, events, donor stewardship, and volunteer fundraising
- Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing teams
- Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills
- Strong project management and analytical skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor database/CRM systems
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 10 years of progressive fundraising leadership experience.
Skills
* Required skills