Development Director
La Clinica
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Medford, Oregon
Contract type: Full time
Full-Time | Exempt
La Clinica Center for Learning and Innovation
We’re committed to compassionate care for all. Our patients. Our employees. You.
At La Clinica, we love our patients and enthusiastically treat them with the same care, respect, and dignity that we would our friends, family, and neighbors because that's who they are. If this appeals to you, La Clinica might be the right place to build your career. We’re looking for the right team members to treat our patients with this level of care.
We extend our commitment to compassionate care to our employees as well. We invest in our employees' lives through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, easy access to wellness, personal and professional development workshops, and a focus on healthy work-life harmony. Check out our careers page to learn more about why our employees love working at La Clinica.
The Development Director is responsible for developing, leading, and executing La Clinica’s fundraising strategy to grow contributed income support. This position will oversee all aspects of fundraising, including major gifts, grants, annual giving, corporate sponsorships, planned giving, and special events. The Development Director will work in coordination with the CEO and Chief Partnership Officer to build strong relationships with donors, community partners, and stakeholders while aligning fundraising activities with the organization’s mission and strategic goals. While the intention is to create focus, clarity and specific role outcomes, other duties may be assigned dependent on the needs of the organization.
Accountabilities Include :
Fundraising And Revenue Growth
Must be able to interact with a variety of individuals at various levels under stressful circumstances while exercising sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy; work productively both independently and in a team setting; and communicate with clarity, both verbally and in writing to groups and individuals.
Education and/or Experience
At La Clinica, we commit to engage everyone in a welcoming, respectful, and loving way and to maintain the dignity and value of all people above everything else. These standards align with our organization’s vision of absolute excellence, open-hearted community, and well-being for all.
For more information, please visit our website at: https://laclinicahealth.org/patients/approach/
Applications will be reviewed by the appropriate Department for interview; those selected must be able to provide proof of legal right to work in this country. La Clinica is a drug free work environment. Equal Opportunity Employer. La Clinica complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you consider yourself disabled and desire assistance in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.
La Clinica Center for Learning and Innovation
We’re committed to compassionate care for all. Our patients. Our employees. You.
At La Clinica, we love our patients and enthusiastically treat them with the same care, respect, and dignity that we would our friends, family, and neighbors because that's who they are. If this appeals to you, La Clinica might be the right place to build your career. We’re looking for the right team members to treat our patients with this level of care.
We extend our commitment to compassionate care to our employees as well. We invest in our employees' lives through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, easy access to wellness, personal and professional development workshops, and a focus on healthy work-life harmony. Check out our careers page to learn more about why our employees love working at La Clinica.
The Development Director is responsible for developing, leading, and executing La Clinica’s fundraising strategy to grow contributed income support. This position will oversee all aspects of fundraising, including major gifts, grants, annual giving, corporate sponsorships, planned giving, and special events. The Development Director will work in coordination with the CEO and Chief Partnership Officer to build strong relationships with donors, community partners, and stakeholders while aligning fundraising activities with the organization’s mission and strategic goals. While the intention is to create focus, clarity and specific role outcomes, other duties may be assigned dependent on the needs of the organization.
Accountabilities Include :
Fundraising And Revenue Growth
- Research, design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive fundraising plans to achieve La Clinica’s annual revenue goals and support strategic initiatives.
- Develop strong links between giving opportunities and La Clinica’s programs and services, engaging other staff and community leaders (e.g., board, advisors, service partners, etc.) in these strategies, as needed.
- Ensure that the development team continuously researches federal, state, and local public and private grant opportunities to identify new funding.
- Identify, cultivate, steward, and solicit major donors, corporate sponsors, and grant-making institutions, serving as primary solicitor for key contributed income partners.
- Research, design, implement, and evaluate personalized stewardship plans for major donors to deepen engagement and increase annual giving levels, major gifts, and endowed gifts.
- Research, design, implement, and evaluate donor engagement strategies, including direct mail campaigns, direct solicitation, online giving, and peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives.
- Ensure the growth of La Clinica’s endowment fund by researching, designing, implementing, and evaluating planned giving strategies, including the effectiveness of communication and marketing strategies .
- Plan, execute, and evaluate fundraising events, ensuring maximum engagement and revenue generation.
- Ensure the timely creation and submission of all fundraising proposals and reports.
- Ensure that gift acknowledgment practices inform donors of the impact of their contributions and seed future gifts and meet La Clinica policies and procedures and IRS rules and other regulatory requirements.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners by ensuring effective engagement, cultivation, and recognition.
- Partner with La Clinica staff and community members (e.g., board, advisors, service partners) to leverage their networks for fundraising and donor cultivation.
- Coordinate with communications and community partnership staff to communicate impact and organizational successes through donor reports, newsletters, and community presentations.
- Ensure the on-time submission of all development-related proposals and reports, including progress reports, end-of-year reports, monthly updates, and annual reports to funders.
- Collaborate with the Chief Partnership Officer to align annual fundraising strategies with La Clinica’s strategic plan and growth goals.
- Lead the development team, providing coaching, guidance, and support to staff and volunteers involved in fundraising efforts.
- Work with finance, process improvement, clinical operations, and development staff to ensure clear coordination and successful execution of all development-supported opportunities, including new initiative development, project planning, budget and proposal development, project implementation, operational handoff, and project evaluation and reporting to funders and other key stakeholders.
- Ensure the effective tracking of fundraising metrics to assess progress and effectiveness and routinely provide reports to leadership.
- Utilize outcome data to hold accountability for development goals in new donor identification, donor outreach and engagement, fundraising targets, donor reporting, and other metrics, as needed.
- Stay informed on philanthropic trends and best practices to enhance fundraising efforts, strategically anticipate changes in the philanthropic giving environment, and adapt the development annual work plan to new opportunities or loss of current funding, as needed.
- Partner with the communications team to develop compelling fundraising materials, donor appeals, annual reports, and social media campaigns. Enhance the organization’s brand presence through strategic donor messaging and storytelling.
Must be able to interact with a variety of individuals at various levels under stressful circumstances while exercising sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy; work productively both independently and in a team setting; and communicate with clarity, both verbally and in writing to groups and individuals.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, or a related field.
- Preferred: Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) or Certified Specialist in Planned Giving (CSPG).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in fundraising, development, or nonprofit leadership.
- Preferred: 3 years of experience managing a development office.
- Proven track record of securing major gifts, grants, and corporate sponsorships.
- Strong understanding of donor cultivation, stewardship, and fundraising best practices.
- Strong understanding of donor ethics.
- Experience in budget development and an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while independently driving fundraising initiatives.
- Passion for La Clinica’s mission and commitment to advancing its impact.
- Intermediate level experience using fundraising CRM
- Preferred: Raiser’s Edge
- Intermediate level experience using Microsoft Suite: Word, Excell, PowerPoint
- Preferred: Advanced level experience
- Novice level experience using survey software (e.g. Survey Monkey, Google Forms, Question Pro, Qualtrics)
- Preferred: Intermediate level experience
At La Clinica, we commit to engage everyone in a welcoming, respectful, and loving way and to maintain the dignity and value of all people above everything else. These standards align with our organization’s vision of absolute excellence, open-hearted community, and well-being for all.
For more information, please visit our website at: https://laclinicahealth.org/patients/approach/
Applications will be reviewed by the appropriate Department for interview; those selected must be able to provide proof of legal right to work in this country. La Clinica is a drug free work environment. Equal Opportunity Employer. La Clinica complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you consider yourself disabled and desire assistance in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.
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