Director of Development

The Samaritans Cape Cod and the Islands • Mashpee, MA

14d • Remote

About The Position

The Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands (SCCI) is hiring its first Director of Development to build a disciplined, sustainable fundraising program in support of its suicide prevention and bereavement support mission. In partnership with the Executive Director, Board, staff, donors, and community, the Director will lead fundraising strategy and increase private philanthropic support through individual giving, major gifts, grants, corporate partnerships, donor stewardship, and Board engagement.

This fully remote role requires the Director to reside full-time on Cape Cod, maintain a professional home office with reliable internet, participate in regular virtual meetings, and attend in-person staff gatherings, donor meetings, events, and community activities on Cape Cod and the Islands as needed. The Director must independently manage time and reliably follow through on agreed goals, deadlines, and reports. The role is expected to establish measurable progress toward becoming self-sustaining through increased philanthropic revenue by the end of year two.

The starting annual salary is $120,000. Compensation also includes a $5,000 annual health stipend, paid vacation, sick time, and holidays. A performance bonus may be considered at each annual performance review if mutually established goals and objectives have been met. A $5,000 retention bonus is offered after three years of continuous, achievement-oriented service. Applications are due December 1, 2026.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in nonprofit fundraising, development leadership, donor cultivation, and revenue growth.
• Experience securing major gifts, grants, sponsorships, annual gifts, or comparable philanthropic support.
• Strong writing and speaking skills, including donor proposals, appeals, and impact messages.
• Ability to work effectively with executive leadership, Boards, committees, volunteers, donors, and community partners.
• Comfort with donor databases, fundraising reports, prospect tracking, and data-informed decisions.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting with strong communication, organization, and accountability.
• Discretion, integrity, emotional intelligence, and sensitivity to suicide prevention and bereavement support.
• Must reside full-time on Cape Cod.
• Must maintain a professional home office with reliable internet.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Cape Cod and the Islands’ philanthropic, civic, nonprofit, or community networks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive annual development plan with clear goals, timelines, revenue targets, and performance measures.
• Build and manage a qualified portfolio of individual, foundation, corporate, planned-giving, current, lapsed, and prospective donors.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors and major gift prospects; strengthen retention, recurring giving, annual giving, and unrestricted support.
• Research funding opportunities and oversee grant proposals, sponsorship materials, reports, and supporting documentation in coordination with program and finance staff.
• Develop corporate sponsorships, community partnerships, and fundraising opportunities; assess events for mission alignment, revenue potential, and donor engagement.
• Equip Board members and volunteers to identify, cultivate, steward, and solicit donors through practical tools, training, talking points, and follow-up.
• Maintain effective donor data, gift processing, acknowledgement, pledge tracking, segmentation, reporting, prospect management, and ethical fundraising practices.
• Provide regular written fundraising reports to the Executive Director, Development Committee, and Board of Directors.
• Establish measurable progress toward the position becoming self-sustaining through increased philanthropic revenue by the end of year two.

Benefits

• $5,000 annual health stipend.
• A performance bonus may be considered at each annual performance review if mutually established goals and objectives have been met.
• $5,000 retention bonus after three years of continuous, achievement-oriented service.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.

What This Job Offers

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