About Americans For Fair Treatment
Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) exists to help public sector employees understand their constitutional rights regarding union membership and connects those employees with resources to help defend and execute their rights.
AFFT is a growing organization with ample opportunity for advancement. We look for team members who are driven, self-motivated, and want to learn from others. Our team is passionate about constitutional rights, individual freedom, and personal responsibility.
Position Summary
The Development Director serves as a key member of AFFT’s leadership team, responsible for shaping and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy that aligns with the organization’s vision and long-term goals. Reporting to the Chief of Staff, this role oversees significant revenue targets, cultivates relationships with top donors and philanthropic partners, and ensures robust stewardship and donor engagement at the highest levels. The Development Director will be just as comfortable crafting and overseeing a 30,000 foot strategic plan as they will be willing to get their hands dirty in the daily tactical execution required of this role.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising & Donor Solicitation
- Identify, cultivate, and solicit new donors and funding opportunities.
- Develop and execute major gift strategies, including leading donor visits and creating strategies for others’ donor portfolios.
- Build and maintain relationships with key donors and stakeholders.
- Achieve specific annual and quarterly fundraising goals set by the CEO
- Manage a grants calendar and portfolio, tracking incoming opportunities, deliverables, and foundation reporting needs and overseeing the execution of major grant proposals
Donor Stewardship & Data Management:
- Oversee the timely and accurate processing of donations and gifts.
- Ensure high-quality donor engagement and retention through personalized stewardship efforts, including overseeing a donor communications pipeline
- Oversee donor records, moves management, and stewardship efforts in the organization’s CRM (Salesforce or similar)
Collaboration & Strategic Alignment
- Actively contribute to AFFT’s strategic goals and culture, working closely with organization leadership and staff to develop and execute on goals in a collaborative environment
- Partner with the Chief of Staff to coordinate fundraising moves and efforts that involve the CEO
- Manage vendors such as gifts processors, grant writers, and more as identified and needed
- Lead, manage, and develop any future hires or contracted fundraisers to ensure efficient operations and a robust pipeline of prospective donors.
Key Skills & Qualifications
The ideal candidate is driven, independent, and a self-starter with a proven track record of successful fundraising, business development, or nonprofit development. This role will be given significant autonomy and responsibility, and as such, will require significant accountability. Individuals who thrive at the 30,000 foot strategic level and within the tactical execution will succeed in this role. A commitment to the organization’s mission, buy-in on the strategic vision, and willingness to give 100% to achieve goals is critical.
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant fundraising, business development, or sales certificate.
- 5+ years of experience in fundraising, donor relations, or nonprofit development.
- Proven success in securing major gifts and / or sponsorships, including the development, executing, and tracking of major gift and foundation strategies.
- Experience managing people, vendors, and strategies, particularly in a remote environment.
- Strong communication skills – both verbal and written – are essential.
- Experience and comfort in building and maintaining strong relationships with donors, stakeholders, and internal teams.
- Strong project management skills with a focus on detail and managing complex, high-impact projects.
- Proficiency in Salesforce or similar CRMs.
- Established relationships with investors, foundations, and donors within the freedom movement and/or labor are ideal.
- Passion for the AFFT’s mission and commitment to advancing its strategic goals.
- Experience in grant writing is a plus, but is not required.
Work Environment & Travel
- AFFT operates remotely, with frequent collaboration through video calls and consistent communication via online platforms. You will be provided with all the essential hardware and equipment needed to effectively perform your role.
- This role will be expected to travel as necessary for donor meetings, events, conferences, and general relationship building; approximately 40% travel is expected.
- Though AFFT is an established organization, after significant reshaping of the organization’s focus, it operates as a start-up. Candidates should be excited about the opportunity to build from ground zero as they craft the organization’s fundraising future.
To Apply
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:
- Cover letter including:
- An introductory paragraph(s) describing three distinct reasons you are drawn to AFFT’s mission and how you came to those beliefs.
- Salary requirements
- Resume
Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.
Questions can be directed to Katy Gambella, Director of Outreach at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].
There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.
While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.
Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.
