Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer
Director of Development
Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, 20900
About Us
We are a team of passionate, driven, and energetic people working together using innovative strategies to save lives from breast cancer. Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer champions early detection of breast cancer to improve health outcomes for all through innovation, education, equitable access, and targeted advocacy.
About the Role The Director of Development (DOD) leads all fundraising efforts to grow Brem Foundation’s $1.5M revenue portfolio. This role oversees the design and execution of the annual development plan, managing strategies to increase support from individuals, foundations, and corporations. The DOD will also identify, cultivate, and solicit major donors and manage the Foundation’s annual fundraising events.
The ideal candidate brings strong experience in individual and institutional fundraising, with a focus on major gifts, stewardship, and annual giving campaigns (direct mail and digital). The ideal candidate should have solid skills in development operations, including CRM management and budgeting.
The DOD will also supervise the Development Coordinator.
The DOD’s work may include: Leadership and Development Strategy
Foster an intentional and coordinated culture of philanthropy across Brem Foundation
Develop, manage, execute, and update Brem Foundation’s development and stewardship plans to achieve annual revenue goals
Ensure a robust gift pipeline to achieve annual revenue goals
Participate in strategic planning for Brem Foundation to ensure development plans align with and are in service of evolving organizational goals
Collaborate with board members to create individual fundraising goals, based on their unique networks, to support the organization’s mission
Fundraising and Donor Relations
Research, design, and lead the moves management plans for major individual donors and corporate partners
Manage and develop initiatives, appeals, and campaigns focused on targeting new and stewarding existing individual donors, including the annual fund, recurring giving, and planned giving
Manage the CEO and Chief Medical Officer’s fundraising work, directing them where and how best to spend their time and efforts on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
Identify and articulate priorities for new foundation prospect research and review grant proposals and reports
Lead the development and refinement of donor communications to ensure messaging is compelling, consistent, and aligned with Brem Foundation’s mission, values, and fundraising goals
Limited travel throughout the year for donor cultivation and engagement (local and out of state)
Fundraising Event Management
With CEO, determine best combination and structure of revenue generating events to support program and organizational goals, developing new and engaging events as necessary
Collaborate with the Brem Foundation team in the development and implementation of concepts, themes, and formats for the organization’s annual signature fundraising event, to engage supporters and grow revenue
Recruit and manage Host and Honorary Host Committees for annual signature fundraising event to grow event sponsorship and participation
Oversee all aspects of annual signature fundraising event, including budget, program, revenue strategy and solicitations, vendor management, and volunteer coordination prior to, during, and after events to ensure flawless efficiency and optimal attendee and sponsor experience
Collaborate with the Development Coordinator and Director, Operations on relevant event details and communications
Create and execute pre- and post-event constituent plans to recognize key supporters and utilize the event to further relationship building strategy
Evaluate event effectiveness and oversee financial reporting and data entry into Bloomerang
Development Operations and Revenue Tracking
Establish and monitor annual and long-term revenue goals and budgets
Create, design, and update a regular progress-to-goal report and development dashboard for the leadership team
Provide regular financial reports and fundraising advice and guidance to the board
Maintain the quality of development-focused data by ensuring all staff are consistently using Bloomerang and adhering to a common logic as detailed in the SOP manual
Staff Supervision
Manage one full-time staff member, including supervision, training, and coaching
Oversee an event consultant and other consultants as needed
About You To be maximally successful in this role, you need to be:
A born project manager with a knack for working backwards from a deadline to create a plan
A team player with a sense of humor
Accustomed to working on multiple projects with different deadlines simultaneously
A natural people person who appreciates that everyone has an important story to tell
A dynamic, professional, and poised brand ambassador for Brem Foundation
A reliable and friendly communicator who reaches out and follows up
A practiced public speaker who can think on your toes
A stickler for details and quality
A caretaker of sensitive information about donors and others in the organization’s community
A strong self-motivator
A creative thinker willing to test out new ideas
You need to have:
A minimum of 7 years of nonprofit development experience
A minimum of 3 years of nonprofit leadership experience
Demonstrable experience as a fundraising generalist, with hands‑on practice at major gifts, annual giving, special events, online giving campaigns, recurring and planned giving, institutional giving/grant writing, and corporate partnership building
In‑depth experience working in close partnership with senior management and board members on major philanthropic initiatives and campaigns
Enthusiasm to propose fresh ideas without prompting from leadership, openness to feedback on those ideas, and a persistence to bring those ideas to life
An excellent working knowledge of CRM systems for donor and revenue management; Bloomerang experience preferred
Communications experience is a bonus
Benefits
Employer sponsored health insurance for individual and their dependents
Simple IRA retirement plan with eligibility after two years of employment, including up to 3% employer match
Paid time off including fifteen (15) vacation days, two floating holidays, eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five (5) sick days, and four (4) mental health days (to be used one per quarter)
Flexible hybrid schedule
Phone and internet reimbursement
Annual professional development stipend of $500
To Apply Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to hiring@bremfoundation.org with "Brem Foundation Director of Development" in the subject line.
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About the Role The Director of Development (DOD) leads all fundraising efforts to grow Brem Foundation’s $1.5M revenue portfolio. This role oversees the design and execution of the annual development plan, managing strategies to increase support from individuals, foundations, and corporations. The DOD will also identify, cultivate, and solicit major donors and manage the Foundation’s annual fundraising events.
The ideal candidate brings strong experience in individual and institutional fundraising, with a focus on major gifts, stewardship, and annual giving campaigns (direct mail and digital). The ideal candidate should have solid skills in development operations, including CRM management and budgeting.
The DOD will also supervise the Development Coordinator.
The DOD’s work may include: Leadership and Development Strategy
Foster an intentional and coordinated culture of philanthropy across Brem Foundation
Develop, manage, execute, and update Brem Foundation’s development and stewardship plans to achieve annual revenue goals
Ensure a robust gift pipeline to achieve annual revenue goals
Participate in strategic planning for Brem Foundation to ensure development plans align with and are in service of evolving organizational goals
Collaborate with board members to create individual fundraising goals, based on their unique networks, to support the organization’s mission
Fundraising and Donor Relations
Research, design, and lead the moves management plans for major individual donors and corporate partners
Manage and develop initiatives, appeals, and campaigns focused on targeting new and stewarding existing individual donors, including the annual fund, recurring giving, and planned giving
Manage the CEO and Chief Medical Officer’s fundraising work, directing them where and how best to spend their time and efforts on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
Identify and articulate priorities for new foundation prospect research and review grant proposals and reports
Lead the development and refinement of donor communications to ensure messaging is compelling, consistent, and aligned with Brem Foundation’s mission, values, and fundraising goals
Limited travel throughout the year for donor cultivation and engagement (local and out of state)
Fundraising Event Management
With CEO, determine best combination and structure of revenue generating events to support program and organizational goals, developing new and engaging events as necessary
Collaborate with the Brem Foundation team in the development and implementation of concepts, themes, and formats for the organization’s annual signature fundraising event, to engage supporters and grow revenue
Recruit and manage Host and Honorary Host Committees for annual signature fundraising event to grow event sponsorship and participation
Oversee all aspects of annual signature fundraising event, including budget, program, revenue strategy and solicitations, vendor management, and volunteer coordination prior to, during, and after events to ensure flawless efficiency and optimal attendee and sponsor experience
Collaborate with the Development Coordinator and Director, Operations on relevant event details and communications
Create and execute pre- and post-event constituent plans to recognize key supporters and utilize the event to further relationship building strategy
Evaluate event effectiveness and oversee financial reporting and data entry into Bloomerang
Development Operations and Revenue Tracking
Establish and monitor annual and long-term revenue goals and budgets
Create, design, and update a regular progress-to-goal report and development dashboard for the leadership team
Provide regular financial reports and fundraising advice and guidance to the board
Maintain the quality of development-focused data by ensuring all staff are consistently using Bloomerang and adhering to a common logic as detailed in the SOP manual
Staff Supervision
Manage one full-time staff member, including supervision, training, and coaching
Oversee an event consultant and other consultants as needed
About You To be maximally successful in this role, you need to be:
A born project manager with a knack for working backwards from a deadline to create a plan
A team player with a sense of humor
Accustomed to working on multiple projects with different deadlines simultaneously
A natural people person who appreciates that everyone has an important story to tell
A dynamic, professional, and poised brand ambassador for Brem Foundation
A reliable and friendly communicator who reaches out and follows up
A practiced public speaker who can think on your toes
A stickler for details and quality
A caretaker of sensitive information about donors and others in the organization’s community
A strong self-motivator
A creative thinker willing to test out new ideas
You need to have:
A minimum of 7 years of nonprofit development experience
A minimum of 3 years of nonprofit leadership experience
Demonstrable experience as a fundraising generalist, with hands‑on practice at major gifts, annual giving, special events, online giving campaigns, recurring and planned giving, institutional giving/grant writing, and corporate partnership building
In‑depth experience working in close partnership with senior management and board members on major philanthropic initiatives and campaigns
Enthusiasm to propose fresh ideas without prompting from leadership, openness to feedback on those ideas, and a persistence to bring those ideas to life
An excellent working knowledge of CRM systems for donor and revenue management; Bloomerang experience preferred
Communications experience is a bonus
Benefits
Employer sponsored health insurance for individual and their dependents
Simple IRA retirement plan with eligibility after two years of employment, including up to 3% employer match
Paid time off including fifteen (15) vacation days, two floating holidays, eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five (5) sick days, and four (4) mental health days (to be used one per quarter)
Flexible hybrid schedule
Phone and internet reimbursement
Annual professional development stipend of $500
To Apply Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to hiring@bremfoundation.org with "Brem Foundation Director of Development" in the subject line.
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