Director of Corporate & Community Engagement
About The Position
The Director of Corporate & Community Engagement is a member of the Resource Development leadership team responsible for growing philanthropic revenue and strengthening corporate and community partnerships in support of Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties’ mission. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, this position develops and executes strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate donors while supporting faith-based giving, major gifts, and other donor engagement initiatives. The role provides leadership and strategic direction for corporate partnerships, volunteer engagement, affinity builds, and related fundraising programs. It supervises the Volunteer Program Manager and Senior Corporate & Community Programs Manager and works with Resource Development colleagues, organizational leadership, board members, volunteers, and community partners to build long-term relationships, expand philanthropic investment, and support campaigns, events, and engagement opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, communications, marketing, public administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible fundraising or development experience, including corporate fundraising, major gifts, sponsorships, or fundraising events.
- Demonstrated success cultivating, soliciting, securing, and stewarding major donors and/or strategic corporate partnerships.
- Experience supervising, coaching, and developing staff.
- Experience partnering with organizational leadership, board members, volunteers, donors, and community stakeholders to advance fundraising goals.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, relationship-building, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong organizational, project management, and strategic planning skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Experience using donor databases or CRM systems and fundraising data to manage donor activity and inform strategy.
- Valid driver license with a good driving record and reliable transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Raiser's Edge NXT.
- Knowledge of the Seattle-area philanthropic and nonprofit landscape.
- Experience developing corporate engagement strategies involving sponsorships, employee giving, volunteerism, and/or corporate grants.
- Experience supporting major fundraising campaigns, events, affinity programs, or volunteer engagement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Manage and grow a portfolio of corporate partners, securing annual renewals and increased philanthropic support while cultivating new prospects to meet fundraising goals.
- Develop strategies to expand the corporate donor base and strengthen long-term partnerships.
- Create and execute tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans for top corporate donors and prospects.
- Lead corporate engagement efforts to recruit companies through sponsorships, grants, employee giving, volunteer engagement, and strategic partnerships.
- Prepare for donor meetings through prospect research, proposals, presentations, tailored solicitation strategies, and meeting logistics.
- Manage, recruit, and support the Corporate Partners Committee.
- Supervise, coach, and manage the performance of the Volunteer Program Manager and Senior Corporate & Community Programs Manager.
- Foster a collaborative, results-oriented team culture and support staff development.
- Develop and execute donor communications, fundraising collateral, and stewardship strategies that communicate the organization’s mission, impact, funding priorities, and volunteer opportunities.
- Evaluate, develop, and implement initiatives to expand donor engagement, volunteer participation, and community investment.
- Tailor engagement strategies to donors’ motivations, interests, and philanthropic goals.
- Collaborate with Resource Development staff, senior leadership, board members, volunteers, and community partners to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors.
- Support the annual luncheon, including sponsorship cultivation and stewardship, table captain engagement, honoree recognition, showcase planning, and donor outreach.
- Support annual appeals and campaigns, including the annual report, year-end campaign, membership and recurring giving programs, and other direct-response fundraising efforts.
- Support signature volunteer engagement programs, including Women Build, Corporate Builds, Interfaith Build, Veterans Build, and other affinity builds.
- Support GiveBIG, committee engagement, donor research, prospect strategy development, and other donor cultivation efforts.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- $75 per month wellness reimbursement.
- 401(k) retirement plan with dollar-for-dollar matching on employee contributions up to 6% of annual salary, with 100% vesting after six months.
- Cell phone reimbursement.
- Verizon Wireless discount.
- 25% Habitat Store discount.
- 15 vacation days per year.
- 11 paid holidays.
- 7 sick days per year.
- Up to 3 days of bereavement leave, or 5 days if out-of-state travel is required.
- Jury duty leave.
- Annual professional reimbursement of $1,500–$3,000 depending on length of service.
- 30 dedicated training hours for skill-building and career advancement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
