Development Director
Shovels and Sage, Henderson, CO, United States
Development Director
Animal Rescue Nonprofit – Capital Campaign Leadership (Denver)
Position Overview
The Development Director is a senior leadership role responsible for designing and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy to support the mission and long-term sustainability of this established Colorado-based Non-Profit organization. This position will lead amajor capital campaign to support a $14 million campus improvement project while also building sustainable annual revenue through major gifts, foundations, memberships, and corporate partnerships.
Development Operations
- Assist in establishing the Advisory Board and work closely with the Board to support fundraising initiatives
- Assist board members in donor cultivation and introductions
- Prepare briefing materials and fundraising strategy for board engagement
Qualifications
Required Experience
- 7+ years of nonprofit fundraising or development leadership experience
- Proven success securingmajor gifts ($25k to $1M) and foundation grants
- Experience managingcapital campaignsor major fundraising initiatives
- Strong experience cultivating high-net-worth donors and corporate partners
Preferred Experience
- Background inanimal welfare, conservation, education, or mission-driven nonprofits
- Experience designing donor recognition programs or naming campaigns
- Experience building membership or donor society programs
Skills
- Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills
- Strong grant writing and proposal development ability
- Strategic thinker with the ability to execute fundraising plans
- Comfortable engaging philanthropists, foundations, and corporate leaders
- Organized and able to manage multiple fundraising initiatives simultaneously
- Create, maximize and maintain the Development Company’s Social Media Campaign
Leadership & Personal Attributes
- Passionate aboutanimal welfare and rescue work
- Entrepreneurial and proactive
- Comfortable working with donors and community leaders
- Strategic yet willing to execute day-to-day fundraising tasks
- Skilled at inspiring philanthropic investment in mission-driven work
Compensation
Salary and comprehensive benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. Performance incentives tied to fundraising success may be available.
Applicants
- Provide a current resume/CV. Focus on roles, fundraising responsibility, career trajectory
- Please provide a brief letter describing your experience leading or contributing to major gift fundraising or capital campaigns, including specific outcomes
- Provide salary expectations
- Provide a writing sample of a donor-facing communication (e.g., grant proposal, donor letter, case for support, or campaign materials)
- Email all documents to: