Chief Development and Growth Officer

YR Media – Oakland, CA, USA 

YR Media Seeks a passionate, innovative, and strategic Chief Development and Growth Officer. As the Chief Development and Growth Officer, the successful candidate will lead a dedicated team to spearhead a comprehensive development program focused on growth. They will provide strategic development leadership to advance YR Media’s mission and will be responsible for actively engaging fundraising volunteers. The Chief Development and Growth Officer will position the organization as a nonprofit of choice for the investments of individual and institutional donors. The position is responsible for strategic and tactical planning for YR Media’s development efforts, supervision of development staff, execution of annual giving plans, and regular program assessments.  

Qualifications include but are not limited to:

• Progressive promotion through development positions in a nonprofit institution.​
• Documented success in cultivating, soliciting, closing, and stewarding individual gifts of $10,000+ and institutional gifts of $100,000+.​
• Experience planning, leading and managing development projects with success in fundraising from multiple donor channels, including setting and implementing major gift solicitation strategies and institutional application processes.​
• Experience working for an organization with a  budget of $7 million+.​
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage budgets.​
• Working knowledge of fundraising standards for nonprofits, with CFRE or CASE certifications preferred. 

Location:​

This position’s job location is hybrid to Oakland, CA, or Chicago, IL. This position may transition to a regular on-site presence at a YR Media Hub.

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DRiWaterstone Human Capital is proud to lead this search on behalf of YR Media. For more information on how to apply, please visit: https://driwaterstonehc.com/position/chief-development-and-growth-officer-yr-media/.