Chief Development Officer Marys Place
CLevelCrossing, Seattle, WA, United States
Position Title: Chief Development Officer
Reports to: The Board of Directors
Position: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: Seattle, Washington
Salary: $165,000 - $180,000
About Mary's Place
Mary's Place is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington that provides shelter and services to homeless women, children, and families. The organization was founded in 1999 by a group of volunteers who saw a need for a safe and secure shelter for homeless women in the Seattle area. Today, Mary's Place has several locations throughout the city, including emergency night shelters, day centers, and family centers, offering a range of services to support homeless families, including shelter, meals, case management, counseling, and job training. In addition to providing basic needs, Mary's Place also works to help families find stable, long-term housing, partnering with local landlords to help families find affordable housing and providing ongoing support to maintain their housing and build a brighter future.
The Opportunity
The Chief Development Officer (CDO) leads the Development team to meet our current annual fundraising goal of $20 million in support of our $30 million annual operating budget. The CDO is a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and provides strategic oversight and direction to a comprehensive development and volunteer program. The CDO partners with the Fund Development Committee Chair to ensure alignment and support from the Board of Directors for our fundraising goals and plan. This role requires a passion for our mission, proven success in meeting ambitious fundraising goals, and a history of building strategic relationships that deepen engagement with our mission. Essential qualities include optimism, persistence, transparency, adaptability, and comfort working in a complex and evolving organization.
The CDO actively engages in Mary's Place racial equity work, striving for equitable outcomes and taking responsibility for creating, maintaining, and affirming communities for people of color, immigrants, refugees, trans and gender-non-conforming people, and other populations who routinely encounter systemic oppression. The CDO reports to the CEO and manages the Development team, currently comprising 20 staff, directly supervising the Corporate Engagement Director, Grants Director, Individual & Major Gifts Director, Events & Campaigns Director, and Volunteer Engagement Director.
This is a full-time, exempt salaried executive position, with the flexibility to work extended hours, including evenings and weekends as needed. The annual salary range is $165K - $180K DOE.
If you have a passion for rewarding work and are deeply committed to social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you about this position.
Requirements
Impact Areas
- Fundraising Leadership and Strategy (35%)
Lead team to meet or exceed current annual organizational fundraising goal of $20 million. Collaborate with the CEO and CFO in setting the annual fundraising goal. Track and report progress toward annual fundraising goals throughout the year. Provide strategic direction and oversight of all lines of fundraising, including corporate, individual, foundation, and government grants. - Fundraising (35%)
Manage a portfolio of 25-40 strategic donors and prospects for significant engagement. Develop a personal annual fundraising plan with targeted solicitations to meet or exceed the annual fundraising goal. - Development Team Leadership (20%)
Motivate and inspire our 20-person Development team to work with persistence, accountability, collaboration, and integrity. Provide opportunities for staff to develop their professional skills and knowledge. - Cross-Functional Leadership (10%)
Play a key role in driving new cross-functional processes that will improve the organization's ability to deliver on commitments to donors.