Development Director

Are you Street Roots’ Development Director for our next era?
 
Overview
The Development Director will strategize development opportunities and lead a committed development team. We seek an experienced development professional whose knowledge, creativity and mentorship leads sustainable growth to make a strong impact for people experiencing homelessness and poverty — overseeing our annual fund drives, sponsorships, recurring donors, annual events, major donor program, volunteers, as well as the waning months of the capital campaign. A special opportunity at Street Roots is working with the Gratitude Brigade, Street Roots vendors who are paid to write thank-you notes, give donor tours and support phone banks and more. With a current budget of $1.4 million, Street Roots seeks sustainable growth to make a strong impact in the community, keep up with inflation and provide just wages.

Street Roots workplace
The Street Roots workplace is one in which one is faced with a wide spectrum of human experiences, sometimes painful, sometimes inspiring. Housed and unhoused people work side-by-side with respect for each other’s humanity, and to support this, leadership staff are expected to be in-person at least three days a week. Street Roots has been renovating a building on W. Burnside to expand our programs after 25 years. The Development Director will be a key leader in this next era. 
  
Job Duties
Lead strategic planning for development 

Work in leadership team to manage vision and strategic work

Lead with Street Roots values to uphold a healthy workplace culture  
Communicate effectively vision and decisions made by the executive director and leadership team
Contribute to the organizational budget, manage program budget throughout the year, working closely with finance team to track income data

Lead development team

Lead development team on all areas of development -– includng annual fund drive & campaigns, sponsorships, grants, major donor cultivation, ads and community partnerships – by providing vision, clarity and planning. 

Identify funding streams that can be further developed, locate addition funding streams and support the development team to achieve this.

Empower team – development manager, community partnerships assistant and development assistant — to grow and develop with mentoring and stretch assignments based on capacity and career goals, providing coaching, feedback, and performance reviews. 

Manage donor relations 

Oversee and strengthen system for donor cultivation
Work closely with executive director, development staff and board on donor stewardship
​Function as a conductor of donor relations, activating board members, staff and community 

Bolster grants program

Lead grant prospecting, managing a sustainable system that includes on-time grant reports
Work with the executive director to write major grants and manage grant officer relationships
Work with development and program staff to write and manage grants

Communicate Street Roots values externally

Support a culture of belonging for our greater community. Street Roots is a public-facing organization with a great deal of community affection, and the director will help us better embrace that community through a strong ethos of engagement and cultivation.

​Lead communications with the community – working with the executive director and development team – through producing an annual impact report, social media collateral, and other donor materials and events. Support board fundraising.

Leadership requirements, qualities and strengths 
• Minimum three years nonprofit development leadership experience  

• Commitment to ongoing learning about and practicing equity and other organizational values

• Curious and active as a development professional, understanding how the organization can further its use of data and understanding of giving trends.                     

• Mission-focused, with a strong desire to pitch in toward a shared vision for a more just community

• Demonstrated strength in leading staff 

• Relational with a clear sense of boundaries   

• Experience in budget and fiscal management experience

• Demonstrated leadership initiative courage, perseverence, and problem-solving

• Commitment to professional integrity, communication, responsibility and conflict resolution.

 
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Street Roots, we believe we can meet the organization’s mission only with a diverse board and staff who actively cultivate a culture of equity and inclusion across race, ethnicity, culture, gender, housing status, carceral status, family status, ability and sexual identity.

Apply
Email [email protected] with the subject line “development director.” Please include your resume, which should included at least three years experience as a nonprofit development leader; and a letter that responds to this question: why are you Street Roots’ development director for our next era?

Deadline to apply: Friday, April 26, at 5 p.m.; early applications are encouraged.

Compensation 
$70,000, medical, dental, vision, paid sabbatical
​Paid time off (three weeks plus 11 paid holidays throughout the year)