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The Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition is Hiring a Director of Development!

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Director of Development

Position Summary:  Full time position to direct and implement a comprehensive development program that raises funds to enable the mission by aggressively developing and nurturing current and prospective donors including individuals, foundations, faith communities and like-minded businesses.

Duties

Donor Relations

  • Leads and implements strategies, programs, activities and research to identify, prioritize, cultivate, solicit, recognize, expand the number of, and steward donors and prospects.
  • Create and implement an ongoing road map for donor relationships to ensure retention, increase of current donor contributions as well as recapture from previous donors.
  • Maintain and expand the Coalition’s fundraising and development efforts on social media outlets and organizational websites to reach existing supporters and reach new supporters.

Planned Giving

  • Develop and implement a planned giving program, and identify and solicit potential planned giving prospects among donors.

Leadership

  • In consultation with Executive Director, lead staff, and Board Development Committee in fundraising and development initiatives.
  • Represent the Coalition and its programs in meetings, phone conversations and at events with individual and prospective donors

Membership

  • Operate the Coalition’s annual membership drive to retain current members and bring in new organizations and individuals as dues-paying Members.
  • Ensure quality opportunities for Members to connect personally with each other and Coalition staff.

Fundraising Events

  • Recruit and lead staff, volunteer committees, and day of the event volunteers.
  • Directs and implements all fundraising events including large annual event.
  • Identify, solicit and obtain sponsorships.

Grants

  • Research opportunities and write grant proposals to private foundations and other appropriate entities.
  • Manage all aspects of grant funding requests, research, submissions, and reporting

Database and Record Keeping

  • Develop and implement systems and processes to manage a portfolio of donors and prospects as well as a donor database, including the creation of donor and prospect profiles, and tracking contributions, communication and engagement.

Goals and Reporting

  • With the Executive Director, for all aspects of development and fundraising, set trackable goals that align and contribute to the broader goals of the organization and achieve these goals.
  • Effectively utilize the data collected from donors and constituents to report on fundraising efforts and outcomes.
  • Provide regular reports and analysis to the Executive Director, Staff and Board Development Committee on fundraising activities, progress towards fundraising goals, and donor engagement.

Attributes

  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Great team collaborator
  • Reliable
  • Well organized
  • Responsive
  • Self-motivated
  • Punctual
  • Ability to plan strategically and implement efficiently and effectively
  • Honest and empathetic
  • Ability to multitask

Qualifications

  • Must understand, align with and be passionate about the mission of the organization.
  • At least three years experience working in non-profit development and fundraising, including marketing of organizational outcomes..
  • Must understand, communicate and enforce the Homeless Coalition’s values, policies, guidelines and practices.
  • Understanding of systemic causes of homelessness and housing instability.
  • Understanding of systems focused advocacy, community organizing and public education.
  • Comfortable with controversial issues and stances
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Proficiency in Google Apps, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, GMail
  • Experience in Quickbooks
  • Proficiency in using a nonprofit CRM and donor database
  • Experience in Adobe InDesign is preferred, but not required
  • Proficiency in using “email blast” systems.
  • Experience with text-to-give and mass text programs preferred.
  • Proficient in fundraising and development work through the use of various social media platforms.
  • Ability to design digital and physical media to promote development and fundraising.

Working Conditions

  • Supervised by Executive Director
  • Will work out of our office, with some flexibility for occasional remote work
  • Some required work on nights and weekends
  • Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds

Annual Salary:  $50,000 to $55,000 depending on experience and qualifications

Benefits

  • Employer-paid health, vision, dental and life insurance for employee offered.  Employer pays the full premium for the employee.  Coverage for dependents can be added at the cost of the employee.
  • Group Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement:  Annual reimbursement of up to $4,000 for qualified health costs
  • Option for employee to contribute to a 403b retirement account
  • Workers Compensation Insurance Provided
  • Paid vacation time

Send Resume, Cover Letter and 3 References to:

Josh Spring, LSW
Executive Director
joshspring@cincihomeless.org

               117 E. 12th, Cincinnati, OH 45202

No phone calls please

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We Showed Up!

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

We showed up on August 2nd at City Hall!  Our rally was packed, the energy was high and the art display was stunning.  Approximately 50 different organizations were represented.

Dozens of people addressed City Council.  People told story after story of their personal struggle to find housing they can afford, the struggle to live without a home, the struggle to care for your children without an affordable home, the constant, often nearly impossible fight to assist people in finding affordable housing, the uphill battle to keep ownership of homes people worked years to own, and on and on and on.  We spoke to council for two-and-a-half hours straight.  We filled the first floor of council chambers to standing room only.  We covered much of the rarely used balcony.  And despite all of the pain emotionally described by person after person, everyone spoke with strong hope for the future because of what the funding outlined in our charter amendment  would accomplish.

Once our amendment passes this November, we will have to vote a second time in November 2024 to pass an ordinance implementing the restored earned income tax named in the amendment for truly affordable housing. Because action from City Council could put both our amendment and the implementation of the funding on this November’s ballot, avoiding the need for a second vote in 2024, and allowing us to vote to start funding truly affordable housing an entire year earlier, everyone called on City Council to pass a motion committing themselves to put funding for truly affordable housing on the ballot this November because we need housing NOW!  Council instead, opted to go about business as usual.

Unphased, we walked two doors down the hall and turned in our nearly 12,000 signatures to put our amendment on the November 7, 2023 ballot.  We have the strength, resolve and conviction to get it all done ourselves, even if we have to vote twice!

We are taking the keys to unlock truly affordable housing for all in Cincinnati!

PLEDGE YOUR VOTE!

Sign on to let us know you’re with us! Join the movement and pledge to vote yes in November to put funding for truly affordable housing on the ballot!