Date Posted:
08/20/2025
Director of Philanthropy
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Location
Manchester, NH
Job Type
Full-time
Salary Type
Annually
Salary Range
$85,000 - $100,000
About the Organization
Mission: To prevent and break the cycle of homelessness.
Our Aspiration:
To be the most effective and respected resource in the region preventing and breaking the cycle of homelessness.
Our Values:
- Treating others with dignity;
- Building collaborative relationships;
- Empowering people
Our Core Strategy:
- Pursuing evidence-based approaches to address the root causes of homelessness.
- Meeting people where they are by providing essential needs while engaging clients in a transformative process to reach their fullest potential
- Providing all the resources and support someone needs to prevent and break the cycle of homelessness; an
- Building strong, collaborative relationships with our clients and partners to provide the best support possible.
*Families in Transition is an Equal Opportunity Employer*
About the Job
Description
Job Summary:
The Director of Philanthropy is responsible for planning and implementing the annual fundraising and donor development program for Families in Transition. This role will work with senior leaders to create long-term objectives that meet private revenue goals while also giving day-to-day guidance to the philanthropy officers and donor database individual contributor.
Essential Functions:
- Implement and execute annual fundraising plans to meet Families in Transition’s short-term and long-term development goals.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the on-going fundraising campaign(s), including fundraising efficiency (cost vs expense), community engagement and overall success of the campaign(s).
- Collaborate with senior leadership to cultivate, solicit, and secure major gifts and support the advancement of the planned giving program.
- Develop, oversee, and implement processes and procedures for the Philanthropy team.
- Manage a portfolio of top-level donors including Foundations, Corporations, and Major Donors.
- Oversee the administration, maintenance, and accuracy of the donor database system.
- Coordinate with staff to prepare timely reports, dashboards, and briefings to track progress toward fundraising goals and inform strategic decision-making.
- Oversee the planning and execution of fundraising events.
- Manage grant writing, grant proposals and identification of new grant opportunities.
- Partner with finance to ensure smooth integration and accurate gift accounting.
- Direct the development and implementation of annual direct mail appeals and donor communications.
- Identify, research, and qualify prospects, including re-qualifying lapsed donors to determine their current philanthropic interests and giving potential.
- Other duties and responsibilities as required.
Minimum Requirements (Education/Experience/Certificates/Licenses):
- Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Finance, or other related field
- Minimum of 5 years experience in fundraising for a nonprofit organization
- Previous people management experience
- Proven success in designing and managing a variety of fundraising campaigns, including solicitation of major gifts
- Excellent program management skills and the ability to manage complex timelines and multiple projects
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication
- Must be well organized, detail oriented, and possess strong time management skills
- Proficiency in Salesforce CRM
- Strong experience with Microsoft 365 Suite (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)