Director of Development

Job Description
The Director of Development will serve as a critical leader on the development team. The main areas of focus will be stewardship and collaboration in our: mid-major donor program, faith community program, and local and national events. He/she will be tasked with prospecting, cultivating, and growing relationships and resources with local and national household donors, business leaders, and faith communities. This candidate must be highly relational and have a proven track record in nonprofit fundraising or direct sales. Strategically overseeing a portfolio of relationships, the candidate will raise funding to fuel the programmatic work of The Exodus Road globally and in the United States. In addition to engaging in fundraising activities, this position will represent TER’s mission publicly in a variety of venues. Working in collaboration in a team environment, he/she will significantly grow the organization’s resources and influence with measurable impact.
Job Responsibilities:
Leverage and engage current key household relationships while focusing on the research, development and execution of new/improved key donor opportunities and stewardship processes
Build and sustain relationships that energize and motivate funders and community partners to become sustainable givers, while following a strategic stewardship and moves management plan
Engage often in fundraising calls and meetings for the purpose of making direct asks to increase revenue pipelines, support campaigns, and fund the mission 
Lead proposal development and creation of pitch decks, marketing collateral, and strategy documents for prospective philanthropic partners
Utilize a donor management system (Virtuous) to gather research on prospective partners, track activity, and generate revenue and donor reporting 
Collaborate, implement, and manage a comprehensive strategic development plan for organizational charitable giving to TER with a strong sense of value-add and longevity to the partnering organization, including those in the faith community
Retain, grow, and manage relationships with sponsors for events, driving deepened engagement with TER
Represent TER publicly and professionally in networking, fundraising, or donor events 
Work alongside our events team for strategic real-life connection to our donor community
Develop and engage with faith-based organizations that support TER, growing financial giving, engagement and awareness in the faith community 
Provide consistent feedback to leadership on ways to strengthen our development of partners and key households for long-term sustainability and quality relationships that promote partnership and generosity
Serve on and steward a segmented list of household donors in support of the Major Gifts Team, following a strategic engagement plan 
Occasionally travel for in-person meetings or events in other states, with a weekly schedule full of out-of-office meetings locally 
Innovate new ways to increase revenue while working with the TER fundraising and leadership team to implement