Vice President of Community and Development

10+ years of nonprofit fundraising experience with organizations of a comparable size. Deep expertise in major gifts and donor acquisition and retention strategies. Proven track record successfully cultivating, soliciting, and closing multi-tier donors, including six and seven figure gifts. Exceptional communication skills with the ability to speak plainly, directly, and with emotional intelligence across multiracial, multigenerational audiences and donor communities. Proficiency with fundraising CRMs (Salesforce is preferred), as well as, Google Workspace, Zoom, Slack, and MacOS. Experience in social-justice-aligned 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) organizations and/or membership networks is strongly preferred. Demonstrated success and comfort with remote work.

Lead a comprehensive fundraising strategy covering annual giving, multi-year pledges, major gifts, legacy giving, and rapid response. Cultivate, solicit, steward, and personally close major gifts, maintaining a personal portfolio of members. Lead WDN/A’s member community growth strategy with strategic efforts to double our growth of individual and institutional members. Serve as primary staff lead on our two Boards’ Fundraising Committees. Lead WDN/A’s membership strategy across the membership lifecycle for both individual and institutional members. Develop and refine strategies to source, attract, and steward new values-aligned members to WDN/A. Strengthen regional engagement and activation through regional gatherings, leadership pathways, and community structures. Lead, coach, and manage a Community & Development team of four. Partner with the President & CEO and Management Team on organizational planning, budgeting, fundraising strategy, and membership strategy.