PowerLines is hiring its first full-time fundraising professional, a Director of Development. In this foundational role, you will design and lead a major donor fundraising program from the ground up, focusing on major gifts, family foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. You will serve as a strategic partner to the Founder and Executive Director.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy focused on family foundations, family offices, donor-advised funds, and high-net-worth/ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to integrate fundraising goals with organizational planning and budgeting.
- Identify and research new potential donors with capacity and affinity to support PowerLines.
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of prospective donors through thoughtful cultivation plans.
- Research and vet new prospective donors identified through PowerLines' participation in conferences and events.
- Support Founder and Executive Director in funder meetings, pitches, and other fundraising opportunities, including development of briefing materials.
- Convert PowerLines' policy and media wins into actionable fundraising opportunities.
- Lead planning and execution of PowerLines dinners, small gatherings, and other events to support fundraising.
- Attend conferences and events with the objective of meeting new prospective donors.
- Manage stewardship and renewal of existing foundation, family office, and individual donor support, ensuring timely and meaningful engagement.
- Make direct asks for potential funder contributions.
- Build authentic, long-term relationships with funders through regular communication, thank-you notes, follow-ups, events, and personalized outreach.
- Oversee development-related communications including donor updates, briefings, memos, newsletters, and impact reports.
- Develop databases, CRM, and processes to ensure efficient and accurate tracking of donor relationships.
- Lead development of grant proposals for family foundations, family offices, donor-advised funds, and high-net-worth individuals in collaboration with Founder and Executive Director.
- Oversee grant lifecycle after initial development, tracking reporting requirements, amendments, and renewals as needed.
- Collaborate with other PowerLines team members to prepare compelling materials—presentations, concept papers, proposals, budgets, and reports—that reflect PowerLines’ mission and strategic priorities.
- Design and implement systems that can scale as the development team grows.
- Support onboarding and mentoring of additional fundraising staff as hired.
Team & Environment
You will be the first full-time fundraising professional at the organization, reporting directly to the Founder and Executive Director.
Work Mode
This is a remote position.
