Trinity Haven
Founding Executive Director of Trinity Haven
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Interested applicants
must
submit a cover letter and resume to be considered. This position reports to the Executive Director, Jenni White. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to tojenni@trinityhavenindy.org by Jan 27th. In the cover letter, please address the following:
Why do you want to work for Trinity Haven?
What about working with/for the LGBTQ+ community is appealing or relevant to you?
Please share 2-3 experiences that highlight why you would be the best candidate for the Director of Development & Outreach position.
No faxes or phone calls please. Applicants will be notified regarding whether or not they have been selected for an interview.
Applications without cover letters will not be considered.
Trinity Haven is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively seeks the candidacy of people of color, non-binary, transgender and female-identifying humans, LGBTQ+ people, and those with lived experience of housing instability. We are committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and among our staff.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development & Outreach (DDO) is a member of Trinity Haven’s Executive Leadership Team and is charged with creating a fundraising model/annual development plan focused on individual donors, corporate giving, major gifts, annual giving, events, and donor communications. The DDO manages and evolves our volunteer and community outreach efforts, while supervising the development team comprised of one staff member and volunteers. The DDO partners closely with the Executive Director to set and achieve Trinity Haven’s fundraising goals and to engage with donors, cultivating new and existing relationships.
Objectives:
Collaborate with the Executive Director to set and drive organizational advancement strategy and integrate our core values into donor relationship development.
Be knowledgeable about fundraising systems, processes, marketing, communications, and best practices.
Build relationships with external stakeholders and constituents through visits, correspondence, and regular communication.
Cultivate, invite, and steward major, individual, and corporate donors.
Demonstrate exceptional leadership and management skills compatible with the culture at Trinity Haven
Build authentic relationships and communicate effectively, with a warm, energetic personality to foster lasting connections.
Connect people's passions with our work and secure philanthropic investments with integrity and reliability.
Project, monitor, and analyze revenue streams to provide actionable insights to ensure financial goals are met. Compare actual revenue to budgeted targets, identify discrepancies, and implement necessary adjustments to ensure financial objectives are met. Utilize data-driven approaches to assess revenue performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement strategies to optimize revenue generation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to the following:
Collaborate with the Executive Director to define organizational fundraising priorities.
Develop and lead strategies to achieve diverse revenue streams to meet operational funding annually.
Manage plans for annual donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to support individual giving goals.
Set, monitor, achieve, and report on measurable goals for revenue sustainability and growth.
Design and execute strategies for annual, mid-level, and major donor pipelines, with clear segmentation and moves management plans.
Design and implement a specific strategy geared toward the retention, renewal, and increase of contributions from existing donors.
Design, implement, and manage annual giving campaigns through multiple channels.
Identify and prioritize individual and major gift prospects, leveraging existing relationships and staff and Board Member networks.
Support and advise the Executive Director and Board of Directors on the cultivation and solicitation of major gift donors and prospects.
Manage cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies for promising and existing corporate prospects, including event sponsorship.
Oversee all fundraising events for the organization, manage event committees, and contracted event vendors.
Partner with the Executive Director and vendors to create marketing plans and case statements for fundraising priorities.
Represent organization at external fundraising events and meetings.
Ensure relevant staff and Board members have tools to communicate organizational information consistently and impactfully to external audiences.
Optimize use and maintenance of donor database (currently Bloomerang) for prospects, gift recording, processing, tracking, acknowledgement, and reporting purposes to ensure accurate record-keeping.
Acknowledge all individual and organization donations (online, by check, direct deposit, in-kind, or other means) in a timely manner.
Work with Executive Director to organize board members to thank donors with additional notes/phone calls.
Maintain records of acknowledgment letters and other acknowledgment activity.
Collaborate with contracted grant writer on the creation and submission of corporate grant proposals.
Provide regular volunteer orientation/training sessions on a rotating schedule with other staff.
Provide supervision, management, and coaching to direct reports and/or volunteers.
Identify and coordinate opportunities for community engagement and outreach to bring Trinity Haven’s work and mission to wider audiences.
Collaborate with the team to identify meaningful volunteer experiences for interested individual and corporate donors.
Leadership & Oversight
Serve on the Executive Leadership Team as an advocate for advancing our organization's mission, promoting the growth and healthy development of the organization.
Provide leadership to assigned committees of the Board of Directors, preparing reports to assist in decisions and actions; attend board meetings as needed.
Recruit, hire, coach, and supervise development, volunteer, and outreach team members and manage related budgets.
Maintain trust and confidentiality when dealing with sensitive matters.
Attend scheduled staff and committee meetings.
Serve as a positive representative of and ambassador for Trinity Haven in the community.
As a member of the leadership team, may need to serve on call if/when others are on vacation.
Qualifications:
You have strong relational, leadership, and organizational skills, along with a deep commitment to Trinity Haven’s mission, vision, and values. You must be willing to work independently as well as in collaborative teams. You must have the capacity to work remotely with little supervision. You may need to work non-traditional hours and will need to have access to reliable transportation. A sense of humor, innovative spirit, and willingness to adapt to the change inherent in a small organization committed to learning are essential.
You will enjoy leading with a strong team approach, have excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong problem-solving and team-building abilities, a keen focus on the interests of the young people we support, strong conflict resolution de-escalation skills, attention to detail, willingness and ability to complete required documentation, and the desire and ability to take initiative and to follow-through with all assigned tasks.
High school diploma/equivalency required. A degree or certification in fundraising is desired. Training courses and/or work experience in fundraising, development, marketing, or related fields are preferred. Previous development, marketing, and leadership experience in a not-for-profit environment is preferred. Experience with and commitment to radical hospitality , community building, and restorative practices desired. Understanding of power, privilege, and systems of oppression desired. Lived experiences and cross-transferable skills are welcomed and will be considered.
Full description here: https://www.trinityhavenindy.org/careers/
Position Details
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Other
Industries: Non-profit Organizations
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Interested applicants
must
submit a cover letter and resume to be considered. This position reports to the Executive Director, Jenni White. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to tojenni@trinityhavenindy.org by Jan 27th. In the cover letter, please address the following:
Why do you want to work for Trinity Haven?
What about working with/for the LGBTQ+ community is appealing or relevant to you?
Please share 2-3 experiences that highlight why you would be the best candidate for the Director of Development & Outreach position.
No faxes or phone calls please. Applicants will be notified regarding whether or not they have been selected for an interview.
Applications without cover letters will not be considered.
Trinity Haven is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively seeks the candidacy of people of color, non-binary, transgender and female-identifying humans, LGBTQ+ people, and those with lived experience of housing instability. We are committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and among our staff.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development & Outreach (DDO) is a member of Trinity Haven’s Executive Leadership Team and is charged with creating a fundraising model/annual development plan focused on individual donors, corporate giving, major gifts, annual giving, events, and donor communications. The DDO manages and evolves our volunteer and community outreach efforts, while supervising the development team comprised of one staff member and volunteers. The DDO partners closely with the Executive Director to set and achieve Trinity Haven’s fundraising goals and to engage with donors, cultivating new and existing relationships.
Objectives:
Collaborate with the Executive Director to set and drive organizational advancement strategy and integrate our core values into donor relationship development.
Be knowledgeable about fundraising systems, processes, marketing, communications, and best practices.
Build relationships with external stakeholders and constituents through visits, correspondence, and regular communication.
Cultivate, invite, and steward major, individual, and corporate donors.
Demonstrate exceptional leadership and management skills compatible with the culture at Trinity Haven
Build authentic relationships and communicate effectively, with a warm, energetic personality to foster lasting connections.
Connect people's passions with our work and secure philanthropic investments with integrity and reliability.
Project, monitor, and analyze revenue streams to provide actionable insights to ensure financial goals are met. Compare actual revenue to budgeted targets, identify discrepancies, and implement necessary adjustments to ensure financial objectives are met. Utilize data-driven approaches to assess revenue performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement strategies to optimize revenue generation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to the following:
Collaborate with the Executive Director to define organizational fundraising priorities.
Develop and lead strategies to achieve diverse revenue streams to meet operational funding annually.
Manage plans for annual donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to support individual giving goals.
Set, monitor, achieve, and report on measurable goals for revenue sustainability and growth.
Design and execute strategies for annual, mid-level, and major donor pipelines, with clear segmentation and moves management plans.
Design and implement a specific strategy geared toward the retention, renewal, and increase of contributions from existing donors.
Design, implement, and manage annual giving campaigns through multiple channels.
Identify and prioritize individual and major gift prospects, leveraging existing relationships and staff and Board Member networks.
Support and advise the Executive Director and Board of Directors on the cultivation and solicitation of major gift donors and prospects.
Manage cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies for promising and existing corporate prospects, including event sponsorship.
Oversee all fundraising events for the organization, manage event committees, and contracted event vendors.
Partner with the Executive Director and vendors to create marketing plans and case statements for fundraising priorities.
Represent organization at external fundraising events and meetings.
Ensure relevant staff and Board members have tools to communicate organizational information consistently and impactfully to external audiences.
Optimize use and maintenance of donor database (currently Bloomerang) for prospects, gift recording, processing, tracking, acknowledgement, and reporting purposes to ensure accurate record-keeping.
Acknowledge all individual and organization donations (online, by check, direct deposit, in-kind, or other means) in a timely manner.
Work with Executive Director to organize board members to thank donors with additional notes/phone calls.
Maintain records of acknowledgment letters and other acknowledgment activity.
Collaborate with contracted grant writer on the creation and submission of corporate grant proposals.
Provide regular volunteer orientation/training sessions on a rotating schedule with other staff.
Provide supervision, management, and coaching to direct reports and/or volunteers.
Identify and coordinate opportunities for community engagement and outreach to bring Trinity Haven’s work and mission to wider audiences.
Collaborate with the team to identify meaningful volunteer experiences for interested individual and corporate donors.
Leadership & Oversight
Serve on the Executive Leadership Team as an advocate for advancing our organization's mission, promoting the growth and healthy development of the organization.
Provide leadership to assigned committees of the Board of Directors, preparing reports to assist in decisions and actions; attend board meetings as needed.
Recruit, hire, coach, and supervise development, volunteer, and outreach team members and manage related budgets.
Maintain trust and confidentiality when dealing with sensitive matters.
Attend scheduled staff and committee meetings.
Serve as a positive representative of and ambassador for Trinity Haven in the community.
As a member of the leadership team, may need to serve on call if/when others are on vacation.
Qualifications:
You have strong relational, leadership, and organizational skills, along with a deep commitment to Trinity Haven’s mission, vision, and values. You must be willing to work independently as well as in collaborative teams. You must have the capacity to work remotely with little supervision. You may need to work non-traditional hours and will need to have access to reliable transportation. A sense of humor, innovative spirit, and willingness to adapt to the change inherent in a small organization committed to learning are essential.
You will enjoy leading with a strong team approach, have excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong problem-solving and team-building abilities, a keen focus on the interests of the young people we support, strong conflict resolution de-escalation skills, attention to detail, willingness and ability to complete required documentation, and the desire and ability to take initiative and to follow-through with all assigned tasks.
High school diploma/equivalency required. A degree or certification in fundraising is desired. Training courses and/or work experience in fundraising, development, marketing, or related fields are preferred. Previous development, marketing, and leadership experience in a not-for-profit environment is preferred. Experience with and commitment to radical hospitality , community building, and restorative practices desired. Understanding of power, privilege, and systems of oppression desired. Lived experiences and cross-transferable skills are welcomed and will be considered.
Full description here: https://www.trinityhavenindy.org/careers/
Position Details
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Other
Industries: Non-profit Organizations
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