Program Development Director

Job Description

Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. is one of the largest human services providers in California that operates a variety of programs to serve the poor and strives to find permanent solutions to crisis situations by offering clients the tools and resources needed to achieve greater self-reliance and stability in their lives.

This person plans, develops, and administers multiple fundraising and associated activities for a large program or several social service programs in a region. May supervise the work of employees and/or volunteers.

Responsibilities:

• The Program Development Director is responsible for fundraising for the program's annual and capital campaigns.
• Plans, develops, and administers multiple fundraising and associated activities such as the administration of annual giving and capital campaigns, planned giving, and endowment programs.
• Conducts ongoing research for the development of new funding sources.
• Oversees preparation of proposals and budgets for submission to funding sources.
• Meets with individuals and representatives of foundations to cultivate their support of the program.
• Works with volunteers to plan and implement special fundraising events.
• Assists the Program Director, Committee, and Board in developing an overall fundraising strategy.
• Leads the Development Committee and Board in implementing the fundraising strategy.
• Works cooperatively with Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc., following established fundraising policies and processes.
• Works with staff and volunteers to ensure that all are engaged in and supporting fundraising activities.
• Creates and monitors the department expense budget and income goals. Prepares monthly reports to the program director, development committee, and board.
• Directs staff to ensure that all gifts are properly recorded, deposited, and acknowledged in a timely fashion.
• Develops and supervises the production of all program publications and external communications including press releases, brochures, and newsletters.
• Develops and implements strategies for identifying, cultivating, and recognizing individual donors.
• Provides support to the solicitation efforts of board members and trains board members and volunteers to be solicitors.
• Develops and implements strategies for cultivating and securing corporate and foundation relationships.
• Develops relationships with existing and potential government funding agencies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Administration, Fund Development, Communication, or a closely related field required.
• A minimum of five to seven years of related work experience are required.
• Grant writing, including government proposals, applications, and knowledge of federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Administrative principles and their application.
• Fundraising techniques, including donor database and linkages, direct mail appeal, memorial/tribute gift programs, planned giving.
• Foundation executives and personnel, corporate representatives, and individuals, especially those whose guidelines encompass assistance for the poor and the homeless.
• Communications with donors from proposal writing, thorough follow‐up to acknowledgment of gifts, and subsequent contacts.
• Publications: Writing, layout, and printing.
• Knowledge of Database software; Internet software; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software; and Word Processing software.

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