Chief Development Officer - Long Beach Public Library Foundation

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1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Long Beach Public Library Foundation seeks an accomplished, highly relational, and entrepreneurial Chief Development Officer to lead an ambitious new era of philanthropy in support of the Long Beach Public Library. This is an opportunity for a seasoned development executive who understands that transformational philanthropy is fundamentally about relationships, trust, vision, and the ability to connect a donor's aspirations with an institution's potential. As it prepares a new strategic plan in 2027, LBPLF intends to substantially increase philanthropic support for the library, deepen relationships with the community's most generous donors, and create a stronger culture of major and transformational giving. The next CDO will help shape that plan and lead the Foundation's fundraising program to achieve it. The CDO joins at a moment when the strategy, the team, and the giving programs are all open to new leadership. The Long Beach Public Library Foundation (LBPLF) is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to strengthening and expanding the impact of the Long Beach Public Library. Working in partnership with the Library, the Foundation mobilizes philanthropic resources that complement public funding and enable the Library to provide programs, services, collections, technology, and experiences that enrich the lives of residents throughout Long Beach.

Requirements

• Accomplished senior development professional with a demonstrated record of personally building relationships and securing significant philanthropic commitments.
• Ability to build authentic, long-term relationships with high-net-worth individuals and families, particularly focusing on the growing and younger donor cohort of the Long Beach region.
• Ability to personally secure major and transformational gifts.
• Ability to develop and manage a sophisticated major-gift pipeline.
• Ability to translate an organization's mission and aspirations into a compelling philanthropic proposition.
• Ability to operate comfortably in strategic, electronic and highly hands-on environments.
• Intellectual curiosity, emotional intelligence, persistence, optimism, excellent listening skills, and the confidence to ask for significant gifts.

Responsibilities

• Personally cultivate a portfolio of the Foundation's highest-potential donors and prospects.
• Identify individuals, families, and family offices with the capacity and inclination to make transformational investments.
• Develop individualized cultivation strategies based on each donor's interests, values, history, and capacity, including DAFs and IRA direct donations.
• Work individually with Board members to map personal networks and philanthropic relationships, and to identify prospective donors and influential community leaders.
• Supervise, coach, and evaluate the Annual Giving Manager.
• Develop and implement an integrated, multi-year development plan across individual, institutional, and annual giving.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• SIMPLE IRA with a 3% employer match
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• Team bonuses at the discretion of the Executive Director/CEO (within board-approved budget)
• Cell phone stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed