Job Details
Position Purpose: The Director of Strategic Giving will lead a team of effective fundraisers and be responsible for developing and implementing collaborative and effective strategies to help fund Vermont Foodbank's mission and strategic direction. They will articulate the Vermont Foodbank's values, needs and vision to key stakeholders, cultivating support for the organization's mission and impact through significant financial support. They will be an effective frontline fundraiser. The position requires that candidate has personal transportation and is able to conduct travel state-wide to meet with donors and Vermont Foodbank staff. It is a full time, hybrid position based out of one of our 3 Vermont Foodbank offices (will be required to attend in-person meetings in Barre and Rutland as-needed). This position, in collaboration with the CPO and other departmental leaders, will synthesize and translate VF activities and goals into fundable projects. They will facilitate and execute the packaging and messaging of major giving opportunities in various formats, including solicitation of individuals, corporate partners, and private foundations and through multi-year campaigns as-required. Conversely, the Director of Strategic Giving will also keep the organization appraised of donor trends, concerns, and available potential interest and capacity. They will lead a state-wide team in creating strategies for transformative fundraising, developing authentic relationships with donors, and growing philanthropic resources for VF. That team works to: sustain and increase the number of $2,500 donors (individuals, corporate partners, government and private foundations); grow the size, frequency and impact of donations; and deepen donor engagement. The Director of Strategic Giving will maintain a portfolio of key donors and prospects as well as have equal focus on leading and resourcing a team and building and sustaining fundraising strategy. They will work with the team to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward supporters, fulfilling donor interest and facilitating the retention and upgrade of donors in their giving and engagement. With the CPO, they will support the grant manager/s in the fiscal management and reporting of private and government grants; coordinating with finance and program staff to ensure proper tracking, utilization and reporting for grants. This position reports to the Chief Philanthropy Officer and supervises the Major Gift Manager, the Corporate Philanthropy Manager, and the Grants Manager/s. This position works closely with the entire philanthropy team and other staff to inspire and engage people to take action against hunger and poverty. They work closely with the donors services and the marketing and communications teams to develop and coordinate fundraising and stewardship activity. The Director of Strategic Giving will be a skilled relationship builder, compelling communicator and a strategic thinker, with proven success developing major gifts fundraising plans and closing major gifts. They will engage with supporters with authenticity, trust, confidence, and professionalism. Their approach to fundraising will center equity and they will seek to learn about, identify and address systems of inequity and oppression embedded in non-profit funding models and/or organizational fundraising practices. Building equity, inclusion and racial justice work into Vermont Foodbank's organizational practices is everyone's responsibility, and it requires the commitment and collaboration of every employee and team. Therefore, everyone is expected to honor diversity, contribute to an inclusive organizational culture, and leverage their own personal agency and scope of influence to center equity. Supervisors are expected to be unequivocally committed to enabling equity work throughout the organization by practicing inclusive and transparent management and by helping to reshape positions, priorities and goals, and budgets to better center equity. Compensation details: 39.23-39.23 Hourly Wage PI144773432b54-25448-#######5