Community Development Director

Job Description

About the Role: ADC seeks a senior-level Director of Development to lead and strengthen the organization’s fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and contributed revenue growth.
The Director of Development will be responsible for building ADC’s donor pipeline, managing funder relationships, writing proposals and reports, and creating the systems needed to grow reliable contributed revenue. This role will work closely with the President to develop and execute an annual fundraising plan tied to ADC’s civil rights, legal, advocacy, and community priorities.
The ideal candidate is a strong relationship-builder, strategic fundraiser, and excellent writer who can identify new funding opportunities, manage high-capacity donors and prospects, and help position ADC for long-term financial sustainability.

Develop and execute an annual fundraising plan aligned with ADC’s civil rights and legal priorities.
Set annual revenue goals and donor engagement plans in partnership with the President.
Build and manage a strong donor pipeline, including individuals, foundations, corporate supporters, and aligned institutional funders.
Prepare the President for donor meetings, including briefing materials, talking points, donor history, and strategy.
Identify, write, and submit grant proposals to foundations and other grantmaking organizations.
Prepare letters of inquiry, concept papers, grant proposals, funder reports, and supporting materials.
Work with Legal, Accounting, Operations, and Communications to develop grant narratives, proposal budgets, funder reports, and compliance materials.
Track proposal deadlines, reporting requirements, donor communications, and grant deliverables.
Create and maintain development systems that support consistent fundraising activity, donor stewardship, and revenue tracking.
Provide clear development updates to the President and Board, as needed.
Help strengthen ADC’s long-term fundraising infrastructure and contributed revenue strategy.

Significant experience in nonprofit fundraising, development, donor relations, or institutional giving.
Demonstrated success securing major gifts, foundation grants, or other contributed revenue.
Excellent writing skills, including experience drafting proposals, reports, letters of inquiry, concept papers, and donor communications.
Strong relationship-building skills and comfort working directly with donors, funders, executives, and board members.
Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines at once.
Experience creating or improving development systems, donor tracking processes, and funder pipelines.
Ability to work collaboratively across departments, including Legal, Accounting, Operations, and Communications.
Experience fundraising for civil rights, legal advocacy, public interest, social justice, or community-based organizations.
Familiarity with donor databases, CRM systems, grant tracking systems, or fundraising platforms.
Experience developing proposal budgets and grant compliance materials.