Overview

For more than 70 years, the Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC) has worked to inspire a sense of community in San Mateo County, with over 37,000 Jewish residents. Situated between San Francisco and Palo Alto, the PJCC is among the top 10 JCCs in North America. With a 12-acre home in Foster City, the PJCC’s goal is to provide programs and services that reinforce the values and traditions the Jewish community embraces, while serving the broader community as well.

The PJCC seeks a strategic and skilled Chief Development Officer (CDO) to manage and implement all aspects of the PJCC’s comprehensive fundraising program, with the goal of increasing annual philanthropic revenue from $2.5 million to $5 million+ over the next 5 years. Reporting directly to the CEO, this senior managerial position will join a growing, transformational leadership team, meaningfully contributing to the organization’s financial health and sustainability and projecting an inspiring vision of the PJCC’s impact and future direction.

A strong candidate will bring 7+ years of proven success in a nonprofit development or leadership position, strong relationship building skills, and experience managing a comprehensive fundraising department, including major gifts, planned giving, grants and foundation relations, corporate partnerships, legacy and endowment, events, marketing, and staff management.

Compensation Range

$150K-$190K, DOE

To apply

To apply, please submit a resume & cover letter to Evolve Giving Group: jami@evolvegg.com.

Key Responsibilities

Spearhead strategies and activities to deepen PJCC’s culture of philanthropy
Serve as lead staff position in research, development, implementation, and review of data-driven fundraising program
Manage and guide development team through priority setting, time management, execution of tasks, and interdepartmental coordination
Lead expansion of development staff, including hiring, onboarding, and delineation of responsibilities for new team members
Partner with the Development Committee Chair and Sub-Committee Chairs, Board President, and lay leaders to identify, cultivate and steward relationships with current and prospective major donors, foundations, corporations, and volunteers
Partner with the Development Committee Chair and Sub-Committee Chairs, Board President, and lay leaders to identify, cultivate and steward relationships with current and prospective major donors, foundations, corporations, and volunteers
Create 3-5-year development plan in partnership with lay and professional leadership
Participate in major institutional decision-making, especially related to development goals and strategies
In collaboration with the Marketing Team, develop messaging to appeal to various donor constituencies, utilizing multiple channels (print, email, web, social, etc.)
Share the PJCC story with confidence, communicating its unique value proposition to team members, participants, funders, and key stakeholders
Represent the PJCC externally at community events and collaborations
Oversee development budget, operations, and data and workflow systems

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PJCC is an equal-opportunity employer.

Qualifications & Skills

Undergraduate degree required
7+ years of leadership experience
Demonstrated success in soliciting 6 and 7 figure major gifts
Passion for the mission of PJCC; ability to compellingly articulate it
Substantial knowledge of and ability to impart development best practices
Ability to think strategically and exercise sound judgment
Effective and timely executive decision-making skills
Aptitude for identifying innovative and creative approaches to challenges and growth opportunities
Significant supervisory experience; ability to provide timely feedback
Capacity to inform, motivate and inspire colleagues and supporters
Clear and persuasive verbal and written communication skills; sophisticated interpersonal skills
Detail-oriented with the ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks
Experience developing qualitative and quantitative measures to track development impact
Comfort with Microsoft Office Suite; Salesforce experience a plus
Willingness to work in-office five days a week, some nights and weekends

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Chief Development Officer (CDO)

Overview

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications & Skills