Chief Development Officer

This position supports the work of the Greater Philadelphia YMCA (GPY), a leading nonprofit charitable organization committed to connecting people to healthier lives. The Chief Development Officer serves on the CEO’s senior leadership team and provides strategic leadership in financial development to advance GPY’s mission through annual giving, government and foundation grants, endowment bequests and gifts and capital campaigns. The Chief Development Officer assists the CEO in developing an actively engaged fundraising volunteer board of directors and fosters a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in human services, business, social services or equivalent; Master’s 
  degree preferred.
• 5 - 10 years of progressive development experience with a results-proven track record.
• Experience leading both Annual and Capital campaigns
• Demonstrated knowledge of the fundraising environment and best practices
• Understanding of the nature and purpose of the YMCA and the respective roles of volunteers and staff.
• Demonstrated capacity for managing and leading people
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community; track record of building authentic, constructive relationships with others.

• Develops organizational goals and strategic plans for fundraising, balancing long-term direction and short-term requirements.
• Develops systems and manages resources, including the development budget, needed to carry out the fundraising plans. Develops appropriate fundraising policies and procedures for the association.
• Develops processes and is actively involved in identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gift prospects to support large scale comprehensive campaign(s)
• Lead Annual and Capital campaigns
• Foster an engaged, growing and productive development team
• Prepares and coordinates proposals for grants from government sources and private foundations.
• Actively engages the board in challenging conversations and decision making to advance the Y's impact when serving as the primary staff liaison to the Development Committee and other assigned committees on the Board of Directors.
• Develops strategies to increase volunteer involvement at all levels of financial development.
• Creates and implements effective communication strategies with compelling messages that inspire others to accomplish the mission and cause with maximum impact.
• Develops communication plans to ensure members, participants, and the community understand the case for support.