Role: Executive Director

Location: Onsite 

Category: Full-Time/Exempt

On behalf of our client, we are seeking applicants for an Executive Director position. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to improving lives through community engagement, fundraising, and strategic leadership. The Executive Director will provide overall organizational leadership, oversee revenue development and donor stewardship, guide board and staff development, and ensure the successful execution of programs that create meaningful impact throughout the community.

Establish effective Community Leadership Board (CLB) to achieve organizational goals and objectives: 

Enable and support effective volunteer leadership recruitment, stewardship and engagement
Create a shared vision and sense of ownership and accountability with volunteers and staff
Support the development of a high-performing CLB by applying the Association’s Targeted Recruitment Process, an ongoing process of identifying, recruiting and activating an influential, financially strong and diverse volunteer leadership base to champion the success of the Association
In partnership with the CLB, establish business plan to achieve organizational strategic priorities, drive aggressive revenue growth and execute the mission in the community
Maintain effective communication with the CLB to inform of progress, opportunities, issues, and challenges and establish gap plans to course-correct and achieve financial targets
Provide and guide staff support for all CLB committees to enable committee success

Demonstrate Leadership and Effective Management:

Model Association leadership competencies to staff. Set high goals for personal and team accomplishments; tenaciously work to meet or exceed goals while seeking continuous improvement
Align staff resources to maximize performance
Develop annual performance expectations with staff that includes goals, objectives, inputs and outcomes
Communicate effectively and inspire others to high performance; promote accountability; remove
barriers; support others to be creative and action-oriented; anticipate needs before they appear
Manage staff in a manner that supports a productive, professionally competent work force in an
environment respectful of personal well-being and cultural diversity
Proactively inform and assure understanding of Area activities and outcomes with the Regional Director
and others as appropriate
Continuously work to assure Area alignment with the Region, Division, and National strategic direction and established policies and procedures

Increase Area Revenue:

Develop and drive a focus for exponential revenue growth
 Establish strategies and tactics to achieve and exceed revenue targets
 Manage personal portfolio of high priority corporate and major gift prospects
Apply best practices and innovative ideas to optimize special events fundraising
Build diversified revenue streams beyond special events including corporate partnerships, foundations, retail campaigns, individual/major gifts and clubs and organizations funding
 Collaborate with colleagues across the Region and organization to identify and maximize opportunities across the organization
Identify and steward community foundations and state grants to fund the work of the Association
Ensure effective stewardship strategies are deployed to maintain and further engage donors
Develop annual budget, monitor expenditures and income and forecast financial performance accurately
Provide periodic financial summary statements to the CLB

Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of non-profit management 
 Established success in fundraising and non-profit leadership 
Proven record of success management and revenue growth 
Knowledge of product marketing/sales concepts 
Outcome-driven with ability to respond to changing circumstances and priorities 
Ability to manage and motivate groups and individuals 
Excellent oral and written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills 
Strong market, community and constituent perspective 
Proficient in computer-based information systems 
Ability to work some nights and weekends