Position Summary

Raises funds to support Mentors International (MI) from charitable, institutional, foundation and corporate donors. Responsible for developing and implementing the development strategy for Mentors International.

Organizational Relationships

Reports to the President/CEO. Supports and motivates members of the Board of Directors in their networking and fund raising activities. Develops and maintains effective relationships with individual, institutional, foundation, corporate donors and other funding sources. Collaborates with other management and staff in funding related activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and implementing the development strategy for Mentors International.
• Leveraging key relationships and contacts to ensure meeting annual revenue goals.
• Cultivate and nurture relationships with current and potential corporate & foundation sponsors, and individual donors
• Develop and grow Mentors’ individual donor base; manage annual giving campaign; cultivate major gifts.
• Prepare and present funding proposals and follow up to obtain desired responses.
• Prepare and present planned giving requests as assigned.
• Write grant proposals and reports to corporate and foundation funders.
• Identify other financing sources and seeks their investment participation.
• Extraordinary networker!
• Fulfill agreed upon objectives for funding.
• Participate in the execution of special fund raising events such as the annual gala.
• Supervise donor relations activities and donor records, seeking always to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of related systems and procedures.
• Maintain visibility of trends and opportunities and keep CEO abreast of them.
• Provide periodic reports on progress of the development program.

Key Results Desired

• Achieve the agreed upon portion of required funding.
• Continuous “engagement” of donor and corporate base
• Timely and successful execution of new corporate/business fundraising campaigns

• 5-10 years of direct sales or business development experience in a service industry or with a nonprofit; emphasis on corporate sponsorships or corporate sales is a plus
• Proven track record of achieving revenue targets and/or a quota of over $1M annually
• Proven management and leadership capabilities
• Experience working with Senior Level executives in a corporate environment (C-level/VP)
• High energy, positive, “can-do” attitude, flexibility, teamwork, and attention to detail; high degree of initiative.
• Strong verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and thorough understanding of strategic development
• Demonstrated ability to prospect, cultivate, and manage new accounts
• Strong partnership-building and event planning skills
• Thorough understanding of all components of a diversified funding base
• Good computer skills and knowledge of data base programs

Contact: Hiring Manager
Email: employment@mentorsinternational.org

Interested applicants should email cover letter, CV/resume and three letters of recommendation to the email address found in the link below with “Director of Development KSL” in the subject line. Deadline for accepted applications is March 29, 2013. Health, Dental, Flex and 401K.

http://www.mentorsinternational.org/current-job-opportunities.php

emloyment at mentorsinternational dot org