Chief Development Officer

The Chief Development Officer (CDO) oversees the evaluation, execution, strategy, and expansion of the William Way LGBT Community Center?s comprehensive development and communications program. Reporting to the Executive Director, the CDO is a key leader and a member of the senior leadership team supporting the development and capital campaign committees of the Board of Directors, and managing a... team of five individuals with the opportunity to grow the team.

The CDO is responsible for leading all fund development, marketing, and communication activities to ensure the successful operations and fulfillment of WWCC?s strategic programmatic goals and initiatives. As part of the strategy, the CDO will set, monitor, evaluate and report on goals for revenue and sustainable growth including capital, planned, and operations gifts of six and seven figures. This CDO guides new relationship cultivation and nurture an existing portfolio and will steward both new and returning government, foundation, and other funding sources including events. The CDO also sets the strategic direction for WWCC?s fundraising and communications.

WWCC is embarking on a daring and visionary project to transform and rebuild our existing community center into a more expansive, inclusive, colorful, and unabashedly queer space for all LGBTQIA+ individuals to gather, celebrate, learn, and find life-giving support. We are undertaking this historic effort by partnering with a diverse cross-section of community leaders, stakeholders, funders, WWCC members and more. Approximately $13.5M has been raised as part of the Build the Way Capital Campaign, with a goal of securing $27M.

To view the full job description and for information on how to apply, visit: https://www.waygay.org/jobs and select 'Chief Development Officer

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