Employment Opportunities

These positions will report to Valerie Rippey as Community Development Manager. Please email Valerie at valerie@bcsi.org with your resume and detailed cover letter for all Development Team positions.

Position: Director of Development

• Date: 6/18/24
• SUPERVISOR: Executive Director
• SALARY: $90,000 – $105,000
• LEVEL/STATUS: Full time, salaried, must be in office three days/week
• SUPERVISES: Community and Event Coordinator, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, Donor Relations Manager, contracted Grant Writer

Purpose: Birch Community Services’ mission is to build a financially stable community by providing education, food, and nurturing accountability. The Development Director should be passionate about Birch’s mission and be able to work well with the team to drive growth in fundraising and take appropriate next steps towards our first capital campaign. 

Position Overview: Join the Birch team to help empower families to become financially stable through food, education, and nurturing accountability. Since 2019, the development department has been in an exciting stage of growth going from raising $301,000 in 2019 to over $1,000,000 in 2023. We are seeking an experienced fundraiser to help structure a development program to continue our trajectory. 

The Development Director is a key member of the leadership team who will sustain and grow revenue to support all programs and operations. The Development Director oversees all aspects of development from cultivation and stewardship of donors (individual, foundation, and corporate) to prospecting, grants management, and budget forecasting. The Director will also work closely with the Donor Relations Manager and a consultant to lay the foundation for a capital campaign for a new building. The Director will also oversee marketing and external communications, working closely with the Community and Events Coordinator and the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator. 

Core Responsibilities: 

1. Donor Engagement 
   1. Lead donor engagement in partnership with staff and Board. Develop individual donor engagement plans with Donor Relations Manager.
2. Board Relations
   1. Partner with the Executive Director and leadership team to help build and engage the board
   2. Maintain relationships with board members
   3. Prepare quarterly reports and attend quarterly board meetings 
3. Capital Campaign Work
   1. Work closely with a consultant and Donor Relations Manager to help determine next steps from our recently completed feasibility study 
4. Supervision
   1. Oversee marketing and fundraising staff and encourage their professional growth
   2. Make recommendations for further growth in the department 
5. Grants and Annual Appeal Oversight 
   1. Manage relationship with grant writer and open to finding and pursuing new grant opportunities
   2. Oversee annual appeal newsletter 
6. Events
   1. Oversee the Community and Events Coordinator in planning and execution of events from conception to completion
7. Data and Tracking
   1. Develop and maintain internal systems, including our CRM (SalesForce) for tracking and maintaining relationships with donors
   2. Collaborate with Financial Literacy Team to analyze best impact data for communications 
   3. Continually monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising data processes and systems, and make recommendations for improvements 

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience with development including grants management, donor relations, and having worked on at least one capital campaign
• Analytical ability, good judgment, strong operational focus, and high ethical standards
• Commitment to Birch’s mission
• Well organized and self directed, but also with the ability to work on a team 
• Excellent project management skills
• Highly effective written and verbal communication
• Able to manage priorities and assess highest impact projects 
• Detail oriented and able to see the big picture
• Proficiency in Google Suites and donor management systems (SalesForce preferred) 

Benefits: 

• Paid vacation – Starting at 3 weeks; after 5 years adding one more day per year on your anniversary (with a max of 5 weeks)
• Paid sick time – 5 days per year
• Participation in a Simple IRA Retirement Plan after one year of employment, with 3% matching.
• Participation in an FSA plan after 60 days of employment
• Participation as a shopping employee; each employee pays the monthly service fee ($80) but can access extra groceries as needed.(Valued at over $15,000/year)
• Yearly paid Costco membership
• Kaiser health insurance premium paid in full for employee; up to $1200 monthly family premium paid by BCS
• Yearly bonus
• $1500 Birch Bucks per year to be used in employee auctions