Director of Development and Communications; MHAF

Posted on July 02, 2018

Madison House Autism Foundation (MHAF) is seeking a full-time Director of Development and Communications to join our dedicated staff in Rockville, MD. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about uplifting autistic adults and elevating the unique challenges they face in our public discourse.

ABOUT MADISON HOUSE AUTISM FOUNDATION

Madison House Autism Foundation (MHAF) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating awareness of the lifespan challenges autistic adults and their families face. For the past 10 years, MHAF has been dedicated to finding, developing and promoting the solutions that allow adults with autism to make choices, live as independently as possible, hold jobs, feel connected to their communities and become participating members of our society.

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, MHAF strives to connect the autistic community to society at large through innovative and dynamic programs and to bring the lives of these vibrant citizens to the forefront of our minds and the minds of business leaders and lawmakers everywhere.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This position is both strategic and tactical, as it is responsible for managing and executing Madison House Autism Foundation’s annual development plan while keeping a strategic outlook for ways to grow annual revenue. The ideal candidate has a clear grasp of all core components of development and fundraising, including: individual and major contributions, gold-standard stewardship practices, annual and online giving campaigns, corporate partnerships and funding, special event fundraising and sponsorship, and grant writing.

In addition, this position will oversee external communication and vehicles such as development campaigns, MHAF email updates and newsletters and MHAF social media platforms resulting in greater public awareness and support of MHAF and its mission.

QUALITIES OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

The ideal candidate is eager to grow resources and support for MHAF to achieve the goals of developing various innovative programs to meet the needs of the aging autistic population while pressing for change in laws and funding that affect the entire autism community. This individual is a seasoned development professional adept at supporting the fundraising work of a Board of Directors and Executive officers.

This candidate is also excited to deepen connections with current donors and engage new ones, is eager to implement the development plan, and maintains a high level of flexibility in managing and collaborating with foundation founders, board of directors, staff, consultants, and volunteers. They communicate effectively and professionally across all platforms and accomplish their work with diplomatic finesse.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Organizational Management, Leadership and Development Strategy (ongoing)

• Participate in overall management of the organization as a leadership team member and actively support MHAF programs
• Continually manage and update existing annual development and donor stewardship plans to meet aggressive and long-term fundraising goals

Fundraising and Donor Relations (45%)

• Partner with MHAF Founders and Executive Director to identify, cultivate and solicit individual donors for major gifts
• Manage and develop initiatives and campaigns focused on donor prospecting and stewardship
• Identify and pursue corporate and foundation opportunities and manage external grant writing consultant
• Cultivate relationships with Executives and Board of Directors to support their development efforts

Planning and Tracking (15%)

• Establish and monitor revenue goals and budgets
• Participate in strategic planning for MHAF and provide strategic direction for all fundraising initiatives
• Deftly use Salesforce, MHAF’s CRM system to maintain all donor and prospect information and build reports
• Supervise staff with gift-processing and data entry, and ensure all systems are accurate and up-to-date

Communications (15%)

• Update annual communications plan/calendar to support development goals and elevate MHAF’s presence in the community via both electronic communications and…