Playworks96

Playworks96

Development Director

San Francisco Bay Area · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
SalesforceResearchLeadershipCommunicationOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • This role is an in-person role responsible for conducting in-person meetings and site visits across the Bay Area, based primarily in our Oakland offices.
  • External Relations & Communication - Demonstrate advanced experience in external relations, corporate alignment, board management and communication, and strategic stewardship and cultivation of donors.
  • Quickly establish credibility when promoting Playworks to external audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain high renewal rates
  • Maintain donor relationships and build new ones
  • Identify strategies to generate prospects to support impact goals through 2027
  • Own, develop, and implement innovative strategies to increase individual and institutional funding streams and identify prospective government funding opportunities.
  • Deliver on a comprehensive development plan for FY26 with a private revenue goal of $1 million and support current local government fundraising sources $1.3M
  • Personally manages a high-level portfolio of major individual donors, corporate partners, and foundations (existing and prospective), driving cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to secure six- and seven-figure gifts and achieve personal fundraising targets.
  • Can demonstrate the ability to maintain strong long-term donor relationships
  • Create, lead, and drive overarching fundraising strategy, operational plans, and all revenue activities to meet or exceed fundraising goals for the region.
  • Drive regional external relations and local brand:
  • Develop a comprehensive communications and public relations plan to help elevate the Playworks brand

Requirements

  • Serve as an ambassador of Playworks. Quickly establish credibility when promoting Playworks to external audiences. Demonstrate a high degree of comfort and poise with donors, corporations, and prospects. Develop strategic corporate partnerships.

Nice to have

  • Have experience working in launch or growth phases of organizations
  • Have a bachelor's or master's degree in business, public administration, or a comparable field
  • Have a high degree of comfort with Salesforce or other fundraising database

Skills

  • Oversee all external communications, ensuring persuasive and compelling messaging, campaigns, and alignment
  • Ensure systems and operations of the development department, optimizing efficiencies and skills
  • Provide strategic advice and direction to the Executive Director to ensure the region's success against goals and benchmarks
  • Playworks evaluates all candidates for employment, volunteering opportunities, or board service on a merit basis.

Compensation

  • Lead the strategy, development, and execution of innovative fundraising events that generate new revenue, deepen community engagement, expand Playworks' network of supporters, and achieve annual fundraising goals.
  • In close partnership with the Executive Director, recruit, cultivate, and co-lead our 14-member Regional Advisory Board and 8-10 member Associate Board, ensuring achievement of annual give-get goals averaging $15,000 per member/board annually, while providing strategic support to Fundraising & Engagement and Corporate committees.
  • The hiring salary for this position is $122,600.

Benefits

  • Playworks offers the full package - great benefits, a fun place to work, and an opportunity to grow professionally.
  • At Playworks, our starting salary takes into consideration internal pay equity, geographic pay differential, and robust external market data.
  • We highly value transparency and equity within compensation and, therefore, are committed to adhering to established compensation pay points.
  • A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) plans with employer match of up to 3% of salary, life insurance, employee-funded pre-tax health, and child care spending accounts.
  • Generous Flexible PTO policy with paid sick and holiday leave.
  • So if you're ready to immerse yourself in the education sector, working on a rewarding set of challenges and if you've got the skills, experience, passion, and a team spirit, apply today!

Company info

  • ABOUT PLAYWORKS: At Playworks, we believe in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid.
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