Director of Development

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<div><strong>Benefits:</strong></div>
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<li>401(k)</li>
<li>401(k) matching</li>
<li>Dental insurance</li>
<li>Health insurance</li>
<li>Vision insurance</li>
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<div>Evergreen Life Services is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected status.<br><br><strong>Title:</strong> Director of Development<br><strong>Reports To:</strong> Chief Business Officer<br><strong>Classification:</strong> Full-Time<br><strong>FLSA Status:</strong> Exempt<br><strong>Created:</strong> March 4, 2017<br><br><strong>JOB SUMMARY</strong>
</div><div><br></div><div>Based in Nashville, this position will have development responsibilities in multiple Evergreen divisions in Tennessee, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Madisonville, Kentucky.  Other responsibilities include gift solicitation, donor stewardship, special events, grant writing, and coordination with program leadership in select locations within Evergreen divisions.  Travel will be required to fulfill responsibilities across these locations.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS</strong></div><div><br></div><ul>
<li>Develop and manage a portfolio of donors and prospects in the assigned ELS Divisions to solicit.</li>
<li>Manage all aspects of the gift cycle.</li>
<li>Compile a prospect list and initiate contact with potential donors.</li>
<li>Develop appropriate cultivation strategies, including working with volunteers.</li>
<li>Move potential donors appropriately and in a timely manner toward solicitation and closure.</li>
<li>Maintain stewardship contacts with donors.</li>
<li>Cultivate and staff a local volunteer Development Committee of four (4) to ten (10) members.</li>
<li>Identify and work with local grantors to secure grant funding for programs and services.</li>
<li>Achieve or exceed monthly target goals for the number of visits, number of new donors, number of solicitations, and revenue raised.</li>
<li>Record all donor cultivation and solicitation activities in the donor database and produce monthly reports summarizing all significant activity.</li>
<li>Work collaboratively with ELS staff and volunteers at the division and corporate offices.</li>
<li>Establish and maintain relationships with federal and state agencies, local governments, private business and industry, nonprofit organizations, and/or academic institutions to identify and develop resources to meet overall and specific needs.</li>
<li>Approach groups, clubs, associations, and churches to seek speaking opportunities and follow up with individuals who express interest.</li>
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<strong>Acting Strategically:</strong> Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving goals, and commits to a course of action to accomplish goals based on known and unknown variables. Develops priorities with the right balance of short and long-term considerations.</li>
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<strong>Championing Customer Needs:</strong> provides timely and professional service to both internal and external customers, is responsive to customer needs and requests, is always courteous to the customer, and considers them when making decisions.</li>
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<strong>Communicating Effectively:</strong> Share information. Listens and involves others. Conveys ideas in a manner that engages others and helps them understand and retain the message. </li>
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<strong>Delivering High-Quality Work:</strong> Makes sure responsibilities central to the role meet all requirements and expectations. Finishes tasks promptly and critically reviews work for accuracy and quality. Consider the impact of work on others.</li>
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<strong>Prioritizing and Organizing Work:</strong> Allocates time and attention based on what is most important to achieve key goals and objectives. Effectively organizes and balances tasks and priorities to keep multiple projects on track.</li>
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