VP, Resource Development
hace 5 días
New York
Job Description Position: Vice President, Resource Development Reports to: Chief Development Officer (CDO) About United Way of New York City Founded in 1938, United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate barriers and create opportunities that empower and improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers. Part of the United Way Worldwide network, one of the world's most recognized charitable brands, we envision caring communities in which all individuals and families have access to quality education and the opportunity to lead healthy and financially secure lives. We strive to model our values in all our relationships, both internal and external: Collaboration, Compassion, Integrity, Accountability, and Superior Performance. Today, our organization is still creating solutions for our City's toughest challenges, but in a more innovative, efficient, and effective way. Our work is grounded in partnership with community-based organizations, public agencies, and cross-sector stakeholders to address complex challenges facing New Yorkers. All roles contribute to this mission through collaboration, responsiveness to community needs, and alignment with UWNYC’s values and impact goals. Over the past eighty plus years, we've grown from being more than just a fundraising entity, to becoming a leader in collaboration, capacity building, and systems change. While funding is critical to fuel our mission, we measure success not in the dollars we raise, but in the lives we impact. Position Overview: In partnership with the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Vice President, Resource Development (VPRD) is responsible for executing on comprehensive fundraising strategies across individuals, corporations, and foundations. They will oversee the planning, development, and implementation of all aspects of UWNYC’s fundraising process, including communications to donors and prospects; prospect research; solicitation of foundation, corporate and individual donors; gift planning; donor stewardship; and fundraising accounting within the customer relationship management (CRM) software system. The VPRD is tasked with managing the human and operational infrastructure needed to diversify UWNYC’s donor base/pipeline, sustaining and growing our budget by securing funding through corporate partners, major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, affinity groups, and sponsorships. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Fundraising • Oversee the organization’s portfolio of constituents, board members, and external relationships., • Establish and monitor revenue goals and budgets, in line with organizational and community needs. Collaborate with the Community Impact programmatic team to gauge funding gaps., • Individually and as a team collective, procure the targeted funding from individuals, foundations, corporations, board members, events, partnerships, crowdfunding and other sources – manage the full fundraising cycle, from prospecting to collection., • Monitor the economic climate and evolving governmental and/or political landscapes. Adjust fundraising plans and activities in response to opportunities aligned with UWNYC’s mission., • Instill a dynamic, data-driven mindset within the resource development team and internal programmatic colleagues. Drive decisions informed by reliable market-tested data. Operations and Management • Recruit, develop, retain and lead an effective, high-capacity resource development department team. Ensure goal attainment and accountability., • Establish and communicate departmental and organization-wide policies, procedures and expectations related to corporate fundraising programs., • Oversee effective use of the donor CRM system. Serve as its master administrator; assign policies, roles and tasks within the software while ensuring proper internal control and best practices. Communications • Collaborate with the marketing & communications team to create development materials, tools, and other necessary collateral supporting major gifts, grants, planned giving, campaigns, events, and other efforts., • Ensure quality control and consistency over messaging and information exchanges with donors and partners., • Review and contribute to annual reports, newsletters, and online materials., • Leverage digital platforms and the use of social media and technology in fundraising. Candidate Requirements: • Demonstrated passion for UWNYC's mission and core values, strong commitment to racial equity., • Bachelor's degree., • 15+ years of progressively responsible positions in non-profit development and fundraising., • Deep understanding of fundraising strategies, cycles, tasks and techniques: donor research and prospecting, cultivation, moves management, communication, acquisition, solicitation and generation of sequentially increasing charitable gifts., • Track record of securing 6- and 7-figure gifts from individuals, foundations, corporations., • Experience in building, retaining, motivating and managing teams of fundraising specialists., • Skill and tact in cultivating relationships with board members, major donors, corporate executives, and government and community leaders., • Quantitative analysis skills: the ability to understand budgets, financial targets, industry metrics and KPIs., • Event management experience – planning, logistics, budgeting, stakeholder engagement and communications., • Hands-on experience with cloud-based CRM systems (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge preferred)., • Excellent written, spoken, analytical, and presentational skills., • Social-media and technology savvy. Key Competencies: • Drive for Stakeholder Success, • Effective Communication, • Adaptability and Change Management, • Cross-Functional Capability and Collaboration, • Talent Management & People Development, • Business Acumen & Strategic Direction, • Outward Looking, • Effective Fundraising, • Strategic Relationship Management, • Entrepreneurial and Innovative, • Business Development and Sales, • Volunteer Management Salary Range: • $160,000 - $180,000, • The final determination of salary, within this range, will depend on the candidate’s education, skills and experience required for the particular position. Additional Requirements: • Successful completion of background check., • UWNYC is presently on a Hybrid/In-Person work schedule. United Way of NYC Core Competencies for All Staff • Mission Focused: Catalyze others’ commitment to the mission to create real social change that leads to better lives and healthier communities. This drives their performance and professional motivations., • Relationship-Oriented: Understands that people come before processes and is astute in cultivating and managing relationships toward a common goal., • Collaborator: Understands the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources (financial and human) through meaningful engagement, • Results Driven: Dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good: creating, resourcing, scaling, and leveraging strategies and innovations for broad investment and impact., • Brand Steward: Steward of the brand and understands his/her role in growing and protecting the reputation and results of the greater network. United Way of New York City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer