Director of Advancement

DCAC•Mesquite, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Advancement leads Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center’s (DCAC) comprehensive fundraising strategy, with primary responsibility for converting engaged individuals and organizations into donors, deepening existing relationships, and driving sustained revenue growth. This role owns the full donor lifecycle beyond initial engagement including qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship across all revenue streams: major gifts, annual giving, corporate partnerships, foundations, and event funding. Working in close partnership with the Director of Engagement, this leader ensures a seamless transition from engagement to investment, while also independently prospecting, cultivating, and securing new and expanded philanthropic support, including major gifts, annual foundations and grants, federal grants, corporate partnerships, planned giving, and signature fundraising events to increase revenue impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience required
A minimum of six years related experience such as fundraising, sales, strategic development required
A minimum of two years of supervision/leadership experience.
Experience, interest and a proven track record with major gift fundraising.
Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite, including MS Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Proficiency in Raiser’s Edge.
Clear and valid Texas Driver’s License
Extensive knowledge of fundraising strategies and principles.
Excellent management and supervisory skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Skilled at being creative, resourceful, detail-oriented, flexible, possessing a positive attitude, tact, good judgment, cultural sensitivity, and working well as a team member with staff, community professionals, and volunteers.
Ability to bring others together to try and reconcile differences and uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Ability to encourage and promote a work environment and community where everyone, regardless of background, belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or disability, feels welcome, included and supported.
Ability to establish and maintain professionally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks and a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal
Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of employees, board members, partners, and community.

Nice To Haves

CFRE preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with revenue goals
Own performance across all revenue streams: individual giving, corporate partnerships, foundations, federal grants, and event funding
Establish clear revenue targets and pipeline goals across the development team
Partner with the CAO to forecast revenue and monitor performance against goals
Lead strategy to convert engaged audiences into qualified donors in partnership with engagement team
Define qualification criteria and ensure disciplined movement through the donor pipeline
Oversee moves management processes to ensure consistent donor progression
Ensure seamless handoff and follow-up from engagement-generated prospects
Manage a personal portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects ($25,000+)
Conduct regular donor meetings, solicitations, and stewardship touchpoints
Secure multi-year and transformational gifts
Build and execute individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies
Lead strategy for corporate partnerships and sponsorships (event-based and year-round)
Secure high-value corporate investments aligned with set priorities
Oversee foundation and federal grant strategy to ensure consistent funding growth
Partner with board members and leadership to expand corporate and institutional relationships
Own revenue strategy for all fundraising events in partnership with engagement team
Set and achieve sponsorship, underwriting, and fundraising goals
Support recruitment and management of event chairs and fundraising committees
Ensure events drive both immediate revenue and long-term donor engagement
Oversee annual giving strategy in coordination with engagement-led campaigns
Ensure conversion of campaign participants into retained donors
Develop strategies to increase donor retention, upgrade, and lifetime value
Set clear revenue goals and performance expectations for all direct reports
Drive accountability through metrics, reporting, and regular performance reviews
Build a high-performing, donor-focused culture within the development team
Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development
Partner closely with Director of Engagement to align pipeline strategy and audience flow
Collaborate with program staff to strengthen donor messaging and case for support
Support marketing and communications efforts with donor-centric insights and needs
Engage board members in cultivation, solicitation, and corporate introductions
Attend and participate in agency staff meetings, special events, etc.
Attend and participate in department and direct supervisory meetings.
Attend DCAC events as well as third-party events, which may occur in the evening and some weekends.
Maintain professional development in fundraising field and completes agency compliance training.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

100% Paid Employee Health Insurance-PPO
100% Paid Employee Dental Insurance
100% Paid Short Term Disability
100% Paid Long Term Disability
100% Paid Basic Term Life and AD&D Benefits (one times your annual earnings up to $50,000)
Vision Insurance through Superior Vision
Pet Insurance through Nationwide
Legal Services through Freshbenies
Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Spending Account
Six (6) weeks' of paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
Health Advocate
WellVia Teladoc Program
403b Retirement and Contribution Plan with up to a 4% employer contribution
Supplemental Insurance: Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance
Bilingual Stipend (English/Spanish) of $2,700 annually
Cell Phone Stipend
10 Paid Holidays
2 Floating Holidays
14 Wellness Days
10 Vacation Days
DCAC participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)