Director of Resource Development

Oversees: Annual Giving, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Grants, Marketing, Communication, Volunteers, and Alumni

This position is hybrid - approximately 80% remote and 20% in the office.

This person needs to live in or near the St. Louis area.

The Director of Resource Development leads and oversees a comprehensive fundraising program that supports Sherwood Forest’s mission, programs, and long-term sustainability. This role is responsible for strategy, execution, and performance across all fundraising channels, including major gifts, annual giving, special events, corporate and foundation relations, planned giving, stewardship, and grants management.

The Director manages a three-person Resource Development team (Development & Communications Manager, Grants Manager, and Events & Volunteer Relations Manager) and plays a key leadership role in board engagement. The position serves as the primary staff liaison to the Resource Development Committee and Board Development Committee and partners closely with the Executive Director.

• Develop and implement strategic, long-range, and annual development plans to meet revenue goals for programs, operations, facilities, capital, and endowment funds and ensure goals are met
• Collaborate with Program and Facilities teams to identify funding priorities and opportunities

• Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of major gift donors (individual, corporate and foundation) and event sponsors
• Support the Executive Director in managing their major donor portfolio
• Oversee stewardship activities, donor recognition, and pledge fulfillment
• Oversee marketing and communication activities
• Develop and grow a comprehensive planned giving program
• Provide leadership and oversight of grants strategy including tax credit projects, corporate and foundation donors and United Way

• Recruit, hire, train, develop, and supervise Resource Development staff; oversee consultants and contract staff
• Partner with the Executive Director to support an active and engaged Board of Directors; foster a culture of philanthropy with both staff and board and increase board participation in fundraising efforts by providing fundraising training and guidance to board members as needed
• Serve as primary staff liaison to the Resource Development and Board Development Committees
• Other duties as assigned
• Items listed are just a sample of work performed and not intended to be all inclusive

• Master’s degree and/or CFRE preferred
• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive development experience
• Demonstrated success leading a comprehensive fundraising program
• Prior organizational leadership and staff management experience strongly preferred

• Exceptional relationship-building and interpersonal skills; ability to build and maintain positive constituent and colleague relationships through constructive communication skills and professionalism
• Strong financial and analytical acumen
• Strategic thinker with the ability to design and implement effective systems and processes
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Results-oriented and able to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization

· Ability to work with people from a variety of culturally diverse backgrounds.

• Sitting/Mobility:
  Approximately 70% of time is spent working at a desk, and 30% is spent moving around work areas and being out in the community and meeting with donors in homes or places of business
• Reaching/Handling:
  Ability to input and pull information from computer systems and retrieve and work with appropriate paperwork, equipment and supplies. Ability to reach and handle items from high and low places on occasion.
• Communication:
  Ability to effectively communicate with coworkers, volunteers, parents, and the community in writing and in person. Must be able to remain calm and pleasant when interacting with others in stressful and/or deadline situations. Must be willing and able to…