About Mercy Housing California
Home is where our lives unfold: where we gather, where we learn, and where we grow. However, affordable housing is one of the great crises of our time. In California, where home values and rents are among the most expensive, nearly one-third of renters spend more than half their income on housing. There is not a single city or county where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.
Mercy Housing California (MHC)—the largest regional affiliate of Mercy Housing, Inc., which is the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in the country—works to address this challenge. The organization develops and operates affordable service-enriched housing that becomes the foundation for our residents’ hopes and aspirations. Today, MHC oversees over 160 communities that together serve more than 20,000 residents across the state.
The Opportunity
Mercy Housing California seeks a seasoned and visionary fundraising leader to advance one of the most urgent and important causes of our time: ensuring safe, stable, and affordable housing for all. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the nation’s most respected and impactful nonprofit housing developers and to shape a future in which California’s communities are stronger, healthier, and more resilient.
Mercy Housing California operates with discipline and clarity, guided by a strong business plan and a well-defined pipeline of development projects. Backed by early and extraordinary investments, including a leadership commitment from the Sisters of Mercy and a transformational gift from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving, the organization has launched an ambitious endowment campaign to permanently secure the homes and resources on which neighbors depend. The Vice President, Philanthropy will play a pivotal role in building on this momentum, expanding the donor community, and ensuring that Mercy Housing’s bold vision becomes reality.
Key Position Functions
The incoming Vice President, Philanthropy will lead Mercy Housing California’s efforts to engage stakeholders in raising the funding resources needed to support the organization’s mission and values of respect, justice, and mercy.
The Vice President, Philanthropy will lead a statewide philanthropy team, in collaboration with senior leadership, supporting and expanding fundraising activities and stakeholder relationships.
- Fundraising Strategy Leadership and Management
- Donor Engagement and Stewardship
- Portfolio Management
- Fundraising Operations
- Cross-Departmental Collaboration
- Board Relations