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POSITION OVERVIEW

The Chief Development Officer (CDO) is an entrepreneurial, results-oriented, and seasoned fundraising professional. The incumbent will lead fundraising strategies to develop and grow new individual, corporate, and foundation prospects, including building a broad base of emerging donors through the Brooklyn Org membership program.

The Chief Development Officer is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the President and CEO and serves on the Executive Leadership group, which is comprised of the President and CEO, Chief of Staff, and Chief Operating and Financial Officer.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Rapidly gain a thorough understanding of the scope and diversity of Brooklyn Org’s history, programs, constituents, donors, and special events.
• Quickly establish relationships with our existing donors and donor advised fund holders who are currently supporting Brooklyn Org.
• Establish credibility with the President and CEO, Board of Directors, development leadership, program officers, and staff to gain an understanding of the substantive priorities of the current strategic plan and translate those priorities into successful fundraising initiatives.
• Set and achieve ambitious but attainable fundraising goals for new individual donors, foundations, and corporate prospects with the President and CEO.
• Strategically execute and grow the new membership program to develop a broad base of new lower-level individual donors, families, and small businesses to build connections to the Brooklyn nonprofit community and develop long-term relationships and donor leadership.
• Lead the research, identification, engagement, and cultivation of new individual, corporate, and foundation prospects, completing research profiles and tailored cultivation strategies for each prospect.
• Strategically engage the President and CEO and all key staff in public outreach and fundraising activities, providing meaningful engagement opportunities and effective support.
• Oversee and implement Brooklyn Org’s institutional giving strategy, including research, reporting, underwriting, and management of corporate partnerships.
• Represent Brooklyn Org at donor meetings and events, articulating the organization’s unique value to the borough, community engagement practices, strategies, and successes.
• Ensure the growth of Brooklyn Org’s donor base through list acquisition, direct marketing strategies, and broad-based fundraising campaigns.
• Manage fundraising revenue reporting and reconciliation with Finance team.
• Develop budget projections based on historical and market assessments.
• Ensure documentation of all development activity related to donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship in CRM platform.
• Direct and coordinate the work of relevant consultants and vendors.
• Oversee growth, maintenance, and enhancement of the organization’s development database in collaboration with the Vice President of Donor Engagement and Vice President of Philanthropic Initiatives.
• Manage staff and consultants responsible for all fundraising activities, events, grant writing, and Donor Advised Funds.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree, CFRE, or CAP certification preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in raising a minimum of $2.5 million annually with a track record of growing revenue year over year.
• Passion, commitment, and understanding of Brooklyn Org’s mission and values, with a deep commitment to racial equity, justice, and Brooklyn communities.
• Proven track record of providing strategic direction, leadership, and operational management of fundraising initiatives, resulting in marked improvement and growth.
• Demonstrated ability to provide supportive leadership and effective management.
• Demonstrated ability and skill to enhance the infrastructure of Brooklyn Org’s prospect and grant writing programs, with knowledge of prospect research methods and tools.
• Collaborative and enthusiastic leader with the ability to adapt to changing priorities, refine strategies after feedback, and multi-task to meet deadlines.
• Genuine team player with the ability to build long-term, collaborative relationships based on good judgment, collaboration, mutual trust and confidence, integrity, and discretion.
• Excellent communication (writing, speaking, presentation and listening) skills and keen attention to detail, with the ability to effectively communicate with key internal and external constituencies.
• Affirmative, positive, and motivational style, combined with a strong, results-oriented work ethic.
• Grace, poise, confidence, and history of meticulous follow-through in staffing top leadership.
• Experience with Salesforce preferred.

DIVERSITY

In alignment with its Racial Justice Lens, the Organization is committed to maintaining a staff that diversifies philanthropy, including lifting up the leadership of people from communities historically underrepresented in the field and those directly affected by structural racism, centering them in decision-making. Additionally, BKO does not base any hiring decisions on an applicant’s history of involvement in the criminal justice system.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Brooklyn Org is an equal opportunity employer. The Organization does not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The salary range for this position is $180,000 – $190,000 and is dependent on the successful candidate’s relevant experience.

Brooklyn Org has a competitive and exhaustive benefits and leave package.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter and resume via email to CDOsearch@brooklyn.org.

ABOUT BROOKLYN ORG

Brooklyn Org is a champion for Brooklyn. We celebrate Brooklyn’s brilliance and resilience, its incomparable culture and uncompromising grit – and we demand more for our communities.

Over our 15-year history, we have reimagined the role of philanthropy and provided immeasurable support to communities and nonprofit partners that are leading transformational change for Brooklyn. With a new model for community philanthropy, we are bringing together Brooklynites, Brooklyn backers, businesses, and broader believers in equity and justice to make Brooklyn a beacon for the world.

We are a platform for galvanizing giving. We are here to ensure that ideas are met with resources, challenges are met with solutions, and inequity is met with justice.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director of Events will be a creative visionary who is entrepreneurial and focused on fundraising. They will be responsible for strategic direction, administration, development and execution of all events for Brooklyn Org. The incumbent works collaboratively with the leadership and Development teams to ensure that events meet BKO’s standards and maximizes outcomes across the organization that create impactful programs and events for the Brooklyn community. The director will work to identify new and emerging areas of learning technology related to event management and takes a lead role to incorporate and institute collaborative objectives. This position includes accountability for logistical planning, budgeting, and complex contract negotiations and vendor management.

The Director of Events is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Chief Development Officer as a member of the Donor Engagement Team and wider Development department. They will also work closely with the CEO and other executive team members.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides leadership for BKO’s events to ensure they support the strategic and operational goals of the organization.
• Develops and monitors the events revenue and expense budget.
• Manages all logistical needs for two main annual events in the spring and fall.
• Manages the proposal review process, notifying accepted/rejected presenters and instituting speaker compliance requirements.
• Reviews all billing and payments for audio visual services, hotel and/or event sites, decorating and security vendor invoices that includes staffing and registration services, and resolves discrepancies and assigns accounting codes.
• Negotiates third-party registration contract, reviews, establishes and implements policies, procedures and guidelines for registration services.
• Contracts housing company, monitors hotel room block and develops website.
• Directs and manages event planning and logistics including space and site selections, food requirements, meeting room set-up, audio visual, registration and housing.
• Provides oversight of staff and Board of Directors travel arrangements and related logistics.
• Works collaboratively with the Communications team on the BKO website, mobile applications and print materials related to all events, including events registration.
• Supervises, mentors, and serves as a leading authority to staff involved in the events management functions.
• Approaches all events through a fundraising lens and ensures that all events are aligned with our Brand and Mission
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or an advanced business degree or CMP highly preferred.
• Fundraising acumen
• Minimum 5 years of experience specifically in events and/or meeting planning required. This may include project management, business planning, and integration of technology on both a strategic and tactical level; experience leading events for a social justice nonprofit or community organization strongly preferred.
• Experience managing large vendor contracts concurrently.
• Supervisory and staff development experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a broad range of constituents and keen attention to detail.
• Strong, proven leadership skills amongst staff and management; ability to engage effectively with senior professionals (internal and external business partners).
• Ability to work both independently and as a part of a collaborative team; to take both initiative and direction.
• Strong budget management skills.
• Ability to apply creative problem solving and troubleshoot challenges as they arise.
• Ability to efficiently manage time, meet schedules/deadlines and handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Familiarity with nonprofits, including grant-making organizations, charitable giving funds, and/or fiscal sponsorships.
• Passionate about creating opportunities for Brooklyn’s residents; knowledge of Brooklyn nonprofits preferred.
• Commitment to the Foundation’s racial equity focus and core values.
• Interest in community philanthropy and community engagement.
• High level of personal and professional integrity; discretion in working with confidential information.

DIVERSITY

In alignment with its Racial Justice Lens, the Organization is committed to maintaining a staff that diversifies philanthropy, including lifting up the leadership of people from communities historically underrepresented in the field and those directly affected by structural racism, centering them in decision-making. Additionally, BKO does not base any hiring decisions on an applicant’s history of involvement in the criminal justice system.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Brooklyn Org is an equal opportunity employer. The Organization does not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The salary range for this position is $90,000 – $100,000 per year and is dependent on the successful candidate’s relevant experience.

Brooklyn Org has a competitive and exhaustive benefits and leave package.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter and resume via email to search@brooklyn.org.

Write “Director of Events” in the Subject Line of your email and share where you found this vacancy posted in the body of your email.