Development Director

Legal Aid Bureau•Baltimore, MD

5h•$100,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Maryland Legal Aid is seeking a talented and passionate individual to build a Major Gifts program that will grow fundraising over the next 3 to 5 years. The Director is responsible for leading fundraising efforts across both individual and corporate fundraising. The Development Director will manage annual fund campaigns via email and direct mail, work with our vendor to promote planned giving, cultivate mid-level donors, and work with the Chief Development and Communications Officer to prospect and solicit corporate partners. This role contributes to expanding digital reach, strengthening donor relationships, and executing data-driven campaigns while collaborating within a specialized team structure to advance the organization’s mission and secure vital support to advance social justice and connect communities with critical legal services.

Requirements

4+ years of nonprofit fundraising experience, with a focus on major gifts; corporate fundraising experience a plus
Strong writing and communication skills
Experience with donor databases, moves management, reporting (Bloomerang a plus)
Experience planning and executing annual fundraising campaigns and sponsorship programs
Experience planning and executing fundraising and public-facing events.
Organized, proactive, and data-driven
Commitment to equity and justice; ability to communicate with empathy and cultural competence

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a portfolio of 50-75 major and mid-level donors and prospects
Maintain and execute thoughtful moves management strategies, tracking in the CRM, to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors in assigned portfolio
Ensure a high level of donor satisfaction and engagement by creating an executing a effective donor stewardship program with the support of the team
Oversee two community facing events hosted in conjunction with our volunteer Equal Justice Council and Equal Justice Associates for audiences between 250-100 guests, and strategize 3-4 new smaller cultivation events with donors and prospects
Lead planned giving marketing with vendor support
Identify and cultivate corporate partners and work with Chief Development and Communications Officer to cultivate and pitch corporate prospects
Work with Chief Development and Communications Officer in stewarding our volunteer groups such as our Equal Justice Council, Equal Justice Associates, and others
Contribute to event strategy and lead sponsor engagement for key fundraising events
Support the success of annual fund campaigns by advising on best practices and creative tactics and offers
Manage fundraising related vendors such as Bloomerang CRM, Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly QGive), and planned giving vendor
Supervise and support the professional growth of the Development Coordinator