Director of Development

Wingspan Care Group is a nonprofit administrative and management organization that provides a united, community-based network of services so member agencies can focus on mission-related goals. Our innovative model is designed to promote sustainability and advancement among its partner agencies by streamlining operations and eliminating redundancies – resulting in improvements to the delivery of direct service operation.

Position Summary: Wingspan Care Group is seeking an experienced development professional to join a dynamic team in a mission driven environment. The Development Director will provide support for all activities of the Wingspan Development Division and its agencies while serving as the primary development officer for Wingspan’s partner agency, Applewood Centers.

Responsibilities Include:

• The planning and implementation of development activities to support and enhance charitable giving and engender a culture of philanthropy among constituents that support the mission of the Agencies.

• Management and growth of the following donor development activities

  • Annual and personal solicitation campaigns

  • Special events

  • Major gifts program

  • Stewardship and estate planning program

• Travel as necessary

• Some weekend and evening availability as necessary

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree

• Minimum of 5 years experience in fundraising or institutional advancement

• Experience working with volunteers preferred

Why Work for Us: We value our employees and their commitment to our mission and offer competitive total rewards (benefits and compensation) options to our valued employees and their families, including domestic partners. Our rich options include:

• Dental, vision and medical insurance

• Defined benefit pension plan

• 403(b) plan

• Life insurance

• Paid long-term disability

• Generous paid time off and holidays
  
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Wingspan Care Group (“Wingspan”) is the not-for-profit parent company of Applewood Centers, Inc., Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau, Bluestone Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, and Lifeworks. The mission of Wingspan is to provide organizational efficiencies at the operational, administrative, and fiscal levels for its subsidiary agencies so that they may focus on their respective missions. Wingspan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Wingspan’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Wingspan also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.