Director of Development and Communications

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Position Summary: The Director of Development is a newly configured position and an important and pivotal staff member in HDF’s goal to build a strong and diversified financial base for the organization. Major responsibilities include the formulation and execution of HDF’s fundraising and communications activities. This includes corporate and foundation funding, constituency building programs, public support, donor stewardship activities and a limited number of special events. The Director will have functional reporting to the President and CEO with direct supervision of the Chief Operating Officer, and will work hand in hand with outside Consultants, and HDF program managers to help advance HDF’s mission and goals and raise the level of contributed income. Additionally, the Director will represent the Housing Development Fund to donors and prospects and oversee the department’s staff and interns. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Core Responsibilities include: • Plan and carry-out a fund development program that will ensure effective, coordinated and sustainable fundraising, focused mainly on corporate and foundation funding, public support and an emerging individual donor development program; • Produce and lead the design and delivery of high-quality proposals and reports required to support ongoing private and public fundraising activities; • In partnership with the President, and Chief Operating Officer, develop and manage HDF’s relationships with its current and prospective funders, donors, and friends; • Work closely with, and staff the Board of Directors’ newly created Development Committee with meeting agendas, minutes and assignments; • Manage a pilot annual fund direct mail program and create opportunities for individual donor development; • Develop and lead the public fundraising strategy, and track RFPs, and reporting on state and federal grants; • Work with HDF program staff to help them understand organization priorities, funding and communication opportunities relevant to their projects; and conduct public and private funding prospect research; • Explore and establish web-based fundraising opportunities and donor engagement programs; • Produce funding related collaterals, solicitation, cultivation and marketing materials; • Maintain accurate accounting and tracking of all contributed income; interface with Finance to fulfill information requests and maintain reporting accuracy; • Supervise most development and public affairs matters, particularly the creation of various communications such as the annual report, presentations, government relations, executive correspondences and speeches, and electronic communications and social media. • Oversee the development/acquisition of HDF’s fundraising database.

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