Development Director

• A minimum of 7 years of nonprofit development experience, including direct staff supervision
• Hands-on fundraising generalist experience: institutional giving/grant writing, major gifts, donor-advised funds (DAFs), annual giving, corporate partnerships, special events, and online giving
• Deep, hands-on fluency with a major donor CRM — Raiser's Edge preferred — including how campaigns, funds, and appeals should be structured; candidates from other CRMs (e.g., Salesforce) are welcome if they understand sound database architecture
• Experience building or improving fundraising systems and processes, including grant tracking and close coordination with finance and program staff on budgets
• Experience partnering closely with senior leadership and board members on major philanthropic initiatives and campaigns
• Comfort negotiating vendor and event contracts
• Prospect research experience, including wealth-screening tools (e.g., DonorSearch, iWave, Foundation/corporate research tools)
• Enough digital fundraising fluency (email, paid social, analytics) to direct and approve strategy from an outside marketing partner
• Enthusiasm for proposing fresh ideas, openness to feedback on them, and persistence in bringing them to life
• A genuine, hands-on enthusiasm for using AI to work smarter
• Experience building onboarding or training programs for a small team, preferred
• Working knowledge of the Washington, DC funder community, preferred
• Experience in a unionized workplace, and enthusiasm for fostering positive labor-management relations, preferred
• Experience working alongside attorneys or in a legal/litigation environment, preferred

This search is being led by English Hudson. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter (not more than 2-pages in length) describing your interest in and experience relevant to the position to apply-WLC@english-hudson.com. Please use the subject line: WLC Development Director Search. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.