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Director of Development

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Aug 2026

About the role

Asian Health Services, founded in 1974, provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services to more than 50,000 patients. Our approach to well-being focuses on “whole patient health” for all. We go beyond our clinic walls and invest in our community’s overall health. We know that income, housing, and environmental struggles lie at the heart of poor health. That’s why we also address food insecurity, youth leadership, and culturally competent care while working towards supporting safer streets and vibrant communities.

JOB SUMMARY:

Asian Health Services Foundation is entering an exciting period of philanthropic growth and investment. As AHS expands its ability to meet the evolving health and wellness needs of the communities it serves, the Foundation is building a stronger, more sophisticated fundraising program to deepen donor relationships, grow philanthropic investment, and create sustainable resources for the future.

The Director of Development (DD) will play a key leadership role in this growth. Reporting to the Executive Director of the AHS Foundation, the DD will lead the day-to-day development program, manage and develop the fundraising team, strengthen development operations, and help translate the Foundation's long-term strategy into measurable fundraising results.

This is both a leadership and fundraising role. The DD will oversee an integrated development program encompassing major gifts, individual giving, events, campaigns, corporate engagement, donor operations, and other philanthropic initiatives. The DD will also personally manage a portfolio of major donors and prospects and cultivate, solicit, close, and steward significant philanthropic gifts.

The DD will work closely with the Director of Major Gifts and other development staff and will partner with the Executive Director, CEO, Foundation Board, AHS leadership, and community partners to build a strong culture of philanthropy and increase philanthropic investment in the mission of Asian Health Services.

The ideal candidate is a strategic and collaborative leader who enjoys both building strong fundraising programs and building meaningful relationships with people. This is an opportunity for an experienced development professional to help shape the next stage of a growing Foundation while advancing health and well-being in the communities AHS serves.

Essential Job Functions

Develop and implement a near, mid and long-range strategic plans for expanding AHS revenue from major gifts, individual giving, events, campaigns, corporate engagement, planned giving, and other philanthropic initiatives.
Partner with the Executive Director to execute annual and multi-year fundraising strategies that advance the Foundation's philanthropic growth and organizational goals.
Translate the Foundation's strategic priorities into annual revenue goals, fundraising plans, staff workplans, budgets, and measurable performance objectives.
Monitor fundraising performance, revenue projections, key performance indicators, and return on investment and use data to identify opportunities, address challenges, and strengthen results.
Identify emerging fundraising opportunities and recommend new strategies, programs, partnerships, and investments that can expand the Foundation's philanthropic reach and impact.

Major Gifts and Donor Engagement

Maintain and actively manage a portfolio of major donors and prospects, with personal responsibility for cultivating, soliciting, closing, and stewarding significant philanthropic gifts.
Build authentic, long-term donor relationships by connecting donor interests and philanthropic priorities with the mission, programs, and impact of Asian Health Services.
Develop individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies for assigned donors and prospects, including engagement opportunities, gift strategies, next steps, and appropriate ask amounts.
Partner closely with the Director of Major Gifts to strengthen the Foundation's major gift pipeline, moves management, donor upgrades, stewardship, and planned giving opportunities.
Work closely with the Executive Director, CEO, and Director of Major Gifts to develop strategies for the Foundation's highest-priority donors and prospects, including cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and transformational giving opportunities.
Identify opportunities to move annual and mid-level donors into major giving and deepen the engagement and investment of existing major donors.

Team Leadership and Development

Build a high-performing and donor-centered development culture.
Oversee fundraising activities across development functions to ensure donors experience thoughtful and consistent engagement across events, campaigns, communications, major gifts, and ste