Chief Development Officer

New Story

22h•Remote

About The Position

New Story is seeking a Chief Development Officer (CDO) to lead fundraising strategies that will greatly enhance their capacity to innovate and scale new solutions. This role sits on the Executive Team and will drive the strategy and growth of their two primary revenue streams: philanthropy and impact investment. This is a unique opportunity for an exceptional leader to build upon their strong foundation of donors and make a meaningful contribution to New Story's vision of tackling the housing crisis. The CDO can help New Story raise $50m+ in philanthropy and hundreds of millions in impact investment in the next eight years.

Requirements

15+ years of experience, including 5+ in a senior leadership role, with a track record of securing significant support from individuals, institutional funders, and impact investors.
Experience fundraising for international nonprofits doing systems-driven work is a plus.
A personal connection and/or business experience with the Latin American countries where New Story operates is a plus.
Approach fundraising through an analytical and data-driven lens and are hands-on in translating strategy into tangible activities and goals.
Financial acumen and a keen understanding of strategies that include philanthropic and impact investments.
Experience in hiring, supervising, and coaching staff for high performance and accountability.
Expertise in best practices for donor data and move management and utilize technology to track data for the full donor lifecycle.
Salesforce experience is a plus.

Nice To Haves

A personal connection and/or business experience with the Latin American countries where New Story operates.
Experience fundraising for international nonprofits doing systems-driven work.
Salesforce experience.

Responsibilities

In partnership with the CEO, create a multi-year fundraising plan inclusive of a blended revenue mix of philanthropic support (high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and foundations) and impact investments.
Build and manage a pipeline of new donors and partners; set and pursue short- and long-term objectives and key results (OKRs) for each fundraising channel.
Supervise, grow, mentor, and develop a team that is responsible for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding relationships with major individual donors, institutional funders, and impact investors.
Work alongside the Impact Team, which shapes, strategizes, and executes our programming on the ground; develop a deep understanding of program strategy in order to find mutual alignment and set achievable outcomes and metrics for grants and partnerships.
Partner with the Creative team to design a cohesive experience for donor engagement and loyalty; oversee the creation of compelling portfolios, pitch decks, and other donor-facing materials that leverage data, results, and stories.
Oversee smooth back-office operations, inclusive of high Salesforce utilization and consistent processes for donor data and moves management tracking, pipeline management, and reporting. Ensure that donor recognition and stewardship is conducted in a timely manner.
Advise on and support CEO's and other key staff's portfolios of primarily individual donors with the capacity to give 7-figure gifts.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive team and Board of Directors and keep abreast of trends and innovations in the philanthropy field.
As a member of the Executive team, contribute to guiding overall organizational strategic direction, decision-making, prioritization, and goals, as well as setting and modeling a culture that reflects New Story's mission and values.