CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
il y a 8 jours
Carrollton
Job DescriptionDescription: Transformational Opportunity - Chief Development Officer This is more than a fundraising role - it is an opportunity to help shape the future of community impact. Metrocrest Services is seeking an experienced and passionate Chief Development Officer to join our leadership team and lead a dynamic development program that fuels transformational work across North Texas. The ideal candidate will bring strategic vision, strong relationship-building skills, and a deep belief in the power of philanthropy to change lives. As Metrocrest Services continues to expand innovative programs and deepen its reach, the Chief Development Officer will play a central role in connecting donors, partners, and the community to a mission that creates pathways to stability, dignity, and opportunity. OUR VISION: To Build a Thriving Community for ALL Metrocrest Services is a team of volunteers, nonprofit partners, donors, and employees who exist to carry out our Mission To Empower individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and foster independence. Our Core Values are principle-based tenets that guide our actions, behaviors, and decisions and are necessary in our effort to achieve our Mission and drive our Vision. Our Core Values are: • Start with a “YES” Attitude: Working together to find solutions, • Celebrate Differences: Show others dignity, respect, and inclusion while honoring everyone’s experiences and unique contributions, • Be Kind: Make a choice to be kind to ALL through empathy and understanding, • Choose Joy: Joy is an attitude; Pursue it every day You’ll Love Working Here Because We… • Have a warm, caring work environment and culture, • Communicate and collaborate as a team, • Are passionate about our team members and those we serve As part of Metrocrest Services executive team, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) is a strategic executive leader responsible for designing and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy that generates multi-million-dollar annual revenue growth. Reporting directly to the CEO and serving as a member of the executive leadership team, the CDO will build, lead, and scale a high-performing development department with a strong emphasis on: • Major Gifts, • Planned Giving, • Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), • Corporate & Foundation Partnerships, • Bachelor’s degree, • Minimum of 10+ years of progressive fundraising experience, with at least 5 years in senior leadership, • Demonstrated success leading teams that have raised multiple millions of dollars annually, • Proven personal track record of securing six- and seven-figure major gifts, • Deep experience in major gifts, planned giving, and Donor Advised Fund strategy, • Experience building and managing development teams with measurable performance outcomes, • Strong knowledge of CRM systems, donor analytics, and moves management, • Master’s degree, • Active membership in the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) strongly preferred, • CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) credential Within the first 12–24 months, the CDO will: • Increase overall philanthropic revenue through a diversified fundraising strategy., • Expand the major gifts pipeline and increase average gift size., • Launch or significantly strengthen a formal planned giving program., • Activate volunteers and board members as fundraising partners. Strategic Fundraising Leadership • Develop and implement a multi-year comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with organizational growth goals, • Build and manage a diversified revenue portfolio including major gifts, planned giving, DAFs, corporate sponsorships, foundations, and individual donors, • Establish clear annual revenue targets and performance benchmarks that drive measurable results, • Manage a personal portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects (six- and seven-figure potential), • Lead strategy for identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major donors, • Develop and execute strategies to secure gifts through Donor Advised Funds, • Design and scale a robust planned giving program, including bequests, charitable trusts, and other legacy gifts, • Create marketing and donor education strategies to promote legacy giving, • Design and implement a volunteer engagement strategy that directly supports fundraising growth, • Equip board members and key volunteers with tools, training, and accountability structures to actively participate in cultivation and solicitation, • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing development team, • Build a culture of accountability, data-driven performance, and revenue results, • Oversee CRM strategy, donor pipeline management, and performance reporting, • Serve as a key ambassador for the organization in the community, • Represent the organization at donor meetings, events, and partnership engagements, • Strategic thinker with strong revenue orientation, • Confident solicitor comfortable asking for transformational gifts, • Builder of teams and culture., • Data-informed and performance-driven., • High emotional intelligence and relationship depth Commensurate with experience Work Environment • The activity for this position requires the employee to work onsite and in the community, • Ability to move, transport, position, and lift up to 15 pounds as needed, • Ability to remain in a stationary position, such as standing or sitting, for up to 8 hours per day, • The CDO leads and directs the Director of Development, Director of Gants and City Contracts, and Director of Marketing and Communications Metrocrest Services provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In accordance with the ADA, Metrocrest Services is willing to consider any reasonable accommodation.