Development Director

• Lead SLJ's individual donor solicitations and stewardship through direct mail, email appeals, and other methods to cultivate small gift donors; manage stewardship of individual donors including new donor welcome packets, timely thank you messages, and identification of engagement activities; expand SLJ's monthly sustainer and planned giving program.
• Maintain donor information, such as accurate record of donor interactions; process online/offline donations; manage SLJ online giving platform; create fundraising reports for organization leadership.
• Support cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major donors by assisting the Executive Director, including following up on information requests, arranging one-on-one meetings, recording donor interactions, and helping to identify engagement activities for donors.
• Manage foundation, government, and corporate partners; manage grant calendar for new and renewal applications; conduct research on institutional prospects; work with staff to thoughtfully describe SLJ's programmatic goals and plans, identify opportunities to expand and elevate SLJ's work and role as a statewide leader for women's economic security; work with staff on submission of proposals and reports.

This role creates positive change by securing funding that enables She Leads Justice to close the civil legal justice gap, advocate for policy that improves economic security, and organize for statewide systemic change, serving women and communities most impacted by systemic injustice and oppression.

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience with nonprofit fund development strategies and a track record of success in donor cultivation and stewardship, especially major donors
• Experience with donor database management
• Experience and success with grant writing, research and reporting
• Know how to turn knowledge into exciting and useful messages and distribute them to the right audiences
• Can lead volunteers, staff and board members with energy and vision
• Collaborating with diverse teams excites you, and you can manage multiple initiatives at once
• Know how to make timely, effective, and ethical decisions
• Confidence with the Microsoft Office suite, email marketing, and social media networks

The salary range is $65,000 to $70,000 and comes with a benefits package that includes generous paid time off, medical, and dental insurance, retirement contributions.

She Leads Justice is an antiracist, intersectional feminist nonprofit in Connecticut that uses institutional power to serve and center women and communities most impacted by systemic injustice and oppression, working to close the civil legal justice gap, advocate for policy that improves economic security, and organize for statewide systemic change.