Development Director

Background:

Orange County Coastkeeper is a non-profit environmental organization
dedicated to the protection and preservation of our marine habitats and
watersheds through programs of education, restoration, and enforcement.

Duties:

Responsible for all aspects of fundraising, including developing strategies for
increasing and diversifying the organization's funding sources.

Duties include:

• Foundations: Maintain and enhance foundation grants program, write & submit
  grant proposals and reports.
• Program Grant Writing: Working with Executive Director, develop & write
  program grants to funding agencies
• Individual Donors: Maintain existing & cultivate new relationships with
  individual contributors
• Develop a Major Donor Campaign building new relationships with individual
  major donors
• Corporate Relations: Identify opportunities for corporate partnerships
• Memberships: Develop & oversee strategies to significantly build membership
  base
• Event planning: Assist Associate Director in annual fundraising event &
  oversee all other fundraising events
• Marketing and Public Relations: Identify opportunities for revenue and publicity
  generating partnerships (e.g., licensing agreements, direct mail, web-based
  commerce, promotions, etc.)
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Experience in development and have established relationships with
foundations and donor community. Energetic, creative, well organized,
independent, hard working, and personable. Strong commitment to public
interest work and share Coastkeeper's and Board's commitment to a growing,
dynamic, and financially strong organization. Excellent communication skills,
good sense of humor and will be able to function in a highly-collaborative team
environment.

All staff members are occasionally asked to help with special
events, educational ecology fairs, harbor clean-ups, and greeting visitors.

Computer proficiency a must. Donor Perfect a plus, but will train.

Application Instructions:

Send, email or fax resume, a writing sample a must, cover letter, salary history &
references to:

Development Search,
Orange County Coastkeeper,
441 Old Newport Blvd.
Suite 103,
Newport Beach, CA 92663

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