THE ORGANIZATION

Banyan Community is seeking people who support the mission of the organization to develop youth, strengthen families, and create community in the Phillips neighborhood. We have been a community anchor in the neighborhood for nearly twenty-five years. We work together as an inclusive, asset-based community that values diversity and builds trusting relationships to realize our mission. Banyan was originally founded upon a Christian Community Development model, deepening its neighborhood roots and growing into a values based organization that welcomes persons of all spiritual and faith traditions to join its community and contribute to its transformative work.

ROLE DESCRIPTION
Banyan Community seeks an accomplished, driven, strategic fundraising professional to lead its development efforts. Reporting to Banyan Community’s Executive Director, this individual will direct and strengthen the comprehensive fundraising program in support of Banyan Community’s mission and goals. In partnership with the development and communications team, they are responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding key institutional funders as well as individual prospects in concert with strategic priorities and needs while advancing culture of philanthropy within the organization.

The new Development Director is an outstanding listener, quick learner, excellent communicator, and natural relationship builder. They are enthusiastic about and a master at communicating Banyan Community’s vision.

They will promote Banyan Community’s Mission and Core Values and bring those values into the workplace, ensuring high morale, productivity, and efficiency by nurturing an environment supporting accountability and results. Moreover, they demonstrate regard for dignity and respect for others and promote and contribute positively to departmental and organizational relationships, consistent with Banyan Community’s approach to an anti-racist workplace and advancing equity and inclusion values.

Key Accountabilities Include:

Revenue Growth

  1. Take a highly visible and active role in leading all aspects of Banyan Community’s contributed revenue, including donor solicitation, events, annual fund, constituent fundraising, grants, and sponsorships.
  2. Ensure systems for stewardship and donor management are leading edge and strategically leveraged.

Team Leadership

  1. Work to ensure that Banyan Community is a vibrant and open place to work; practices active listening and collaboration; demonstrates a “service-oriented” mentality towards both external stakeholders and Banyan Community colleagues; fosters and encourages an “open-door” policy with all employees; is hungry for new ideas among employees, stakeholders, and clients.
  2. Hold all employees accountable for their performance and always has an eye on the data to inform their intuition.

Strategic Leadership

  1. Articulates strategic vision authentically and compellingly to Banyan Community Executive Director, Board, staff, and stakeholders.
  2. Provide leadership, vision, and framework to develop, revise, improve, and implement strategic goals and inform programs in line with Banyan Community’s mission.
  3. Provide leadership in developing Banyan Community’s short and long-range fundraising plans with the Executive Director, Program Directors, Board, and peers, in line with the organization’s mission.

External Relations

  1. Serve as a “face” of Banyan Community, nurturing relationships with supporters and the broader community as well as public sector, private sector and nonprofit stakeholders.
  2. Work with staff to develop key marketing strategies and activities that increase the awareness and reputation of Banyan Community; tell the incredible story of Banyan Community and how it can serve the needs of a variety of clients and stakeholders.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Driven Leader. Banyan Community’s next Development Director is a servant leader who assembles and expects their team to be superior to them in their area of specialty. They will take full responsibility for their actions and will expect their team to do the same. Moreover, while themselves intelligent and an astute learner, they gladly rely on the expertise around them and desire to listen to the advice of their internal and external stakeholders. They will bring a track record of high standards, accountability, and unimpeachable integrity.

Excellent Communicator. In addition to being an excellent communicator themselves, Banyan Community’s next development leader will foster a culture of open communication with the organization’s stakeholders, their peers, and the community as a whole.

Customer-Focused. Banyan Community employees have a deep passion for what they do and a natural commitment to participants and all stakeholders. The next development leader must reflect this customer-first mentality.

Great Manager. As a leader, the new Development Director will have a proven ability managing complex organizational dynamics and systems. In addition, they will have demonstrated success managing through change, developing talent and instilling an community-centered culture. They are a proven developer of people and organizations. Their team wants to work with them and produce stellar results.

COMPENSATION: $100,000 – $120,000, based on qualifications and experience

QUALIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:  Successful direction of multi-faceted organization fundraising efforts for at least 5 years.

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:  Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE); experience in managing a team to realize goals

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge and experience of fund development strategies and practices

Banyan Community has retained Orion Search Group to help conduct the search for its next Development Director. For more information about the opportunity, please contact Joel Bergstrom with Orion Search Group at (952) 345-1006 or joelb@orionsearchgroup.com.