Mount St. Joseph - St. Elizabeth
 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Development Director
 
Organizational Overview
Mount St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth is a multi-service agency with a 150 year history of providing residential and related social services to San Francisco’s troubled families.   We provide high quality, client-centered care to a diverse population of children, adolescent, adult women, and their families who are the most vulnerable in our community.  Our mission is to promote family unity by empowering families through their process of recovery to develop skills for a healthy life.
 
 The programs under the Epiphany Center umbrella include:

• Intensive Outpatient Drug Treatment for women, with and without children, providing life skills training, individual counseling, drug education, support and parenting groups;
• Epiphany House provides a safe and supportive home for women and mothers of children less than 3 years of age with at least one month of sobriety;
• Epiphany Residential Program offers housing for pregnant and postpartum women over 18 and their very young children;
• Parent-Child Center to provide early therapeutic intervention childcare service to very young children;
• In-home Supportive Services to women at risk of losing custody of their children;
• Pediatric Clinic available to all program participants providing immunizations, child and sick child care;
• Family Treatment Program providing mental health services for children up to 18 years of age.

 
These programs help rebuild the lives of women who are addicted to drugs and alcohol, as well as the lives of their children.  The women of Epiphany come from all walks of life and all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
 
General Qualifications:
 
Mount St. Joseph – St. Elizabeth is seeking an experienced fundraiser to lead development efforts in support of our Epiphany Center Programs. We are looking for someone with a strong grounding in fundraising fundamentals and a proven track-record of success, who can help Mount St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth reach its full potential in support of its mission-driven work.  The right person will appreciate the solid history of support that the organization has enjoyed over time, and will see the opportunity to help grow a mature fundraising program. 
 
A strong candidate would need to have:
·        At least 5 years of experience in a diverse fundraising program;

• Established track record in major gift giving, corporate support, foundation grants, annual campaigns and special event planning;
• Ability to identify, cultivate, acquire and steward gifts from individuals and foundations;
• Interest in generating creative solutions balanced by a demonstrated attention to detail;
• Experience supervising other staff and volunteers and facilitating team-work in support of a diverse fund-raising program;
• Superior communication, organization and interpersonal skills that can articulate a compelling case for the mission-driven services provided by the agency;
• Excellent writing skills and knowledge of grant writing and charitable giving in the non-profit arena; 
• Proficiency in using computer software and knowledge of donor base management;
• Ability to mobilize others to fulfill the vision of the organization with a display of passion and optimism.

 
Essential Duties:
 
Individual Major Donors
One important growth opportunity for Mount St. Joseph – St. Elizabeth lies with the development of our individual major donor program.  We have a solid base of long-time, loyal supporters as well as a new generation of leaders and donors.  An essential part of the Development Director’s job responsibities will be to build the major donor program:

• Work with the Executive Director and the Foundation Board to develop a strategic plan for substantially expanding the major donor program.
• Motivate and energize Board members to participate in major donor fundraising activities;
• Develop a planned giving program for fundraising through the St. Louise Society and other avenues.

 
Events
Mount St. Joseph – St. Elizabeth raises a significant portion of its budget from two major events - an annual Christmas Extravaganza hosted by the Auxiliary and a major Benefit and Show at the Great American Music Hall organized by the Foundation Board.   These two very different events provide opportunities to keep past friends and supporters connected while reaching out to new individual and showcasing the organization to potential donors:

• Help the event committees reach their fundraising goals;
• Support the Auxiliary and Foundation Board in planning and carrying out activities;
• Ensure that the events continue to be produced in a way that is fun and meaningful for attendees, creating goodwill for the organization and helping identify potential new donor and supporters;
• Strategize with the host committees how to keep the events fresh over time and growing in their potential as fund and fun raisers.
• Coordinate Christmas gift giving from churches and corporations.

 
 
Foundations
Foundation and corporate grants are a small but important part of the funding base for the programs.  The Development Director will work with the Executive Director and the Foundation Board to significantly develop this aspect of the over-all fundraising program:  
·        Create a process of researching, prioritizing, and producing successful grant proposals;
·        Involve organizational staff and board members in efforts to arrange meetings with foundation staff and to share their enthusiasm for the program;  
·        Assure that grant proposals are being submitted on a regular basis and potential funders cultivated over time.
 
Database Management
Administrative staff has primary responsibility for the organization’s database, currently in eTapestry.  The Development Director will need to become familiar with the current database system, if not already, and help determine if it meets the organization’s diverse marketing and fundraising needs:
·        Evaluate the current database system and make recommendations for how to assure it adequately supports a diverse fundraising program, including one with increased emphasis on donor development;
·        Develop protocols for building the data base and assuring adequate follow-up with donors.
 
Capital Campaign
Mount St. Joseph – St. Elizabeth’s Programs are housed in facilities that need on-going maintenance and eventual seismic and other upgrades.   The Development Director will need to help move the organization closer to launching a capital campaign:

• Develop a long range strategy for when and how to commence a capital campaign:
• Create a plan, with the Executive Director and Foundation Board, for how to lay the groundwork to a capital campaign;
• When appropriate, assemble the capital campaign committee, solicit lead gifts, and launch the campaign.

 
Marketing
Epiphany Center Programs have a solid track-record of success with those they serve and are very well respected by those that know them.  However, the program is not well known in the wider community and its mission and program components not well understood.  Improving the visibility of the programs is a critically important part of strengthening the fund development program:

• Work with the Executive Director and program staff to develop a multifaceted plan to raise the visibility of the program;
• Ensure that the organization’s marketing material – newsletter, website, brochures and other collateral – are meeting the organizations fundraising needs;
• Oversee the quarterly publication of the monthly newsletter;
• Plan and publish periodic newsletters making known the work of the Agency.

 
 
 
Over-all Management

• Create annual fundraising plans, timelines and budgets with clear financial goals and fundraising targets; 
• Prepare and submit an annual Development and Public Relations budget to the Business office;
• Build an effective development partnerships with staff and board members;
• Participate in efforts to expand the Foundation Board to include additional members who can help strengthen the fund development efforts of the organization;
• Reports back to the Executive Director and Foundation Board on progress on a regular basis, using the reports as a management tool to monitor progress and make strategic decisions;
• Supervise fund development assistant;
• Help expand the pool of active volunteers and other resources in support of the fund development plan;  
• Communicate effectively with co-workers, clients and personnel associated outside agencies;
• Effectively presents information to top management, public groups, and the Boards of Directors.

 
Skills and Qualifications
 

• Minimum 5 years working in non-profit fundraising or related field;
• Knowledge of non-profit fundraising fundamentals;
• Excellent all around management skills;
• Ability to get along with all kinds of people;
• Ability to think strategically in a changing social service and funding environment;
• Highly productive worker who can also mobilize others;
• Excellent time management skills;
• Must meet agency conditions for employment.

 
Salary and Benefits
Salary range $80,000 – $90,000, depending on experience
Benefits package includes vacation, sick leave, health and pension benefits.
 
How to Apply
Send a resume with cover letter to:
Sister Eileen Kenny, DC
Mount St. Joseph – St. Elizabeth
Executive Director
100 Masonic Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
 
Please also send an electronic copy to ddhiringcommittee@msjse.org.
 
Applicants will be asked to provide 3 professional references.