Development Director

Application Instructions

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Since its founding, City Year has relied on corporate, foundation, and individual partners to create meaningful social change. As the leader of the Development Team, this position is responsible for designing and executing the Development strategy that will allow City Year to leverage the resources, talents, and skills of the philanthropic sector in building San Antonio and creating change in communities across the city.

The Development Director will focus on establishing multi‑year relationships with donors, identifying new funding sources, and managing existing donor relationships. The Development Director will be responsible for achieving the site’s fundraising goals, including major gift solicitation, grant writing, event planning, as well as the site’s external communications and marketing efforts. The Development Director will serve on the site leadership team, helping to drive and support site‑wide initiatives and projects.

City Year is an education‑focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. City Year Ameri Corps members commit to a year of full‑time service in schools, where they work as tutors, mentors, and role models. Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year works in 25 cities across the United States and has international affiliates in London and Birmingham, England, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Partner with public schools. We work in partnership with school districts to support their goals and provide the additional support – human capital – required to make a difference for students at risk of dropping out. City Year corps members (CMs) serve full‑time in grades 3 through 9.
• Target high‑need schools and students. Research indicates that students at the highest risk of dropping out can be identified as early as sixth grade. Corps members receive more than 300 hours of professional training to intervene based on three early warning indicators, the ABCs – poor attendance, behavior, and course failure in math and English.
• Harness the power of young people. City Year hires and trains diverse teams of young adults, 18‑to‑24‑year‑olds, to give a year of full‑time service in schools. Younger than the teachers but older than the pupils, corps members are uniquely positioned to form a strong bond with students and help them succeed. Corps members provide at least 1,700 hours of service each year.

• External Relations:
  Working closely with the Executive Director, planning the strategy of donor engagement across sectors: private, government, and education (state policy, district funding). Serve as a representative of City Year in the external community, attending events frequently. Build meaningful relationships that result in securing both monetary and in‑kind multi‑year support for City Year.
• Implement Growth Campaign:
  Work with the Executive Director to develop, plan, and implement a campaign to allow for City Year’s continued growth throughout San Antonio.
• Individual Giving Program Development:
  Develop innovative strategies to promote individual giving to City Year. Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of current and future major donors. Refine City Year Giving Circles initiatives and increase participation with individual donor gifts of $10,000+. Work directly with the Executive Director to ensure the annual Advisory Board giving is 100%.
• Board Management and Engagement:
  Work with the Executive Director to manage the Board throughout the year and during quarterly Board meetings. Maintain engagement both financially and otherwise to ensure Board retention and satisfaction.
• Corporate and Foundation Management:
  Establish corporate and foundation strategy and support the regional grant writer with the management of relationships and communication with City Year’s corporate…