Company: ChildSavers
Date posted: May 8, 2025
Remote Status: On-Site
OUR STORY
At the core of ChildSavers’ mission is a fundamental commitment to the mental well-being of children and the positive bond between adult and child. ChildSavers supports this with clinical treatment and education and training services. These services offer reassurance, healing, and the skills necessary to achieve normal life and development.
ChildSavers was founded in 1924 by Martha Patteson (Mrs. Melville C.) Branch in memory of Dr. McGuire Newton. Dr. Newton was one of Richmond’s first pediatricians. Originally established to serve our region’s children during a worldwide flu epidemic, ChildSavers soon turned to addressing the mental health and developmental needs of children. Today ChildSavers mission specifically focuses on supporting those who have experienced trauma.
SUMMARY
The Vice President of Development & Communications (VPDC) is the senior executive responsible for strategic development and fundraising activities at ChildSavers. The position also oversees marketing strategy and implementation, public and media relations, events and volunteer activities.
The role reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer, is part of the agency’s executive management team, and has a close working relationship with the agency’s Operating Board of Directors and Endowment Board of Trustees. As appropriate, the VPDC serves as lead manager of contracted organizations that support the agency’s development activities. The position oversees the agency’s development staff (currently four – Director, Grants Manager, Marketing and Communications Officer, and Development Coordinator).
The VPDC creates and drives a strategic comprehensive plan that builds ChildSavers’s financial resources for annual operations and for long-term sustainability, as well as enhances the organization’s visibility and public messaging regarding its impact. The plan includes stewardship for major giving, annual fund, planned giving, and giving for endowment and capital needs. This role has oversight and stewardship for the agency brand.
The VPDC stewards and expands philanthropic support for ChildSavers through an effective and efficient fundraising operation focused on intimate relationships with donors in concert with giving level. The VPDC leads efforts to expand ChildSavers annual and long-term revenue through a mixed donor base of individuals, foundations, corporations, civic and faith groups, and public entities, supplemented by earned income from events. The role designs and implements marketing and media plans.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops a multi-year strategy to ensure the energetic pursuit and successful attainment of financial goals for annual, capital and endowment revenue through staff deployment, resource allocation, volunteer mobilization and personal leadership.
- Oversees the work of the Development Office to build and maintain relationships that maximize philanthropic revenue from individuals, corporations/businesses, foundations, public sources, faith and civic institutions, and other organizations.
- Develops and gains approval of an annual departmental budget that includes philanthropic funds to be raised and the resources to support fundraising.
- Engages the Operating and Endowment Boards and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of annual and long-term development goals and results. Regularly reports on progress to CEO and the Boards.
- Establishes volunteer leadership resources, marketing concepts and materials, and policies and procedures grow endowed funds to support ChildSavers long-term growth and sustainability.
- Oversees grants program (pursuit, conceptualization, writing and reporting) from private and government entities.
- Develops and manages a portfolio of major gifts.
- Supports CEO’s fundraising activities.
- Oversees marketing (inclusive of events) and public relations activities to create and disseminate messages and materials to communicate the work and successes of the ChildSavers to diverse audiences using appropriate message channels.
- Directs efforts to develop opportunities for mission-focused volunteer involvement and in-kind resources.
- Provides staff support for the Joint Board Resource Development (fundraising) Committee.
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state, local requirements and industry ethical standards for gift acceptance, depositing and acknowledgment.
- Represents CEO at community-based events and settings.
- Other duties as required to meet philanthropic, communications/media and marketing objectives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of experience in fundraising or related activity with preference for combined experience in annual, capital, and planned (legacy) fundraising for complex multi-million dollar, human service or education organization.
- Development or management of a planned giving program, preferred.
- Leadership of comprehensive fundraising campaign, preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, preferred.
- Certification as a fundraising professional.
- 5+ years’ experience in management role.
- Proficiency in MSOffice 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams), Internet research.
- Valid Virginia driver’s license and excellent driving record.
- Experience with fundraising software.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Strong management skills in planning and goal setting, conceptualization and implementation of effective fundraising strategies and tactics, volunteer recruitment and mobilization, and time and resource management.
- Knowledge of the principles and methods of charitable giving, implications and effects of giving upon donors, cultivation processes, stewardship responsibilities, and commitment to ensuring work conforms to such.
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups and individuals both internal and external to ChildSavers.
- Ability to work productively within a team management model.
Benefits:
ChildSavers offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including options for health, dental, and vision insurance(s), a health savings account, access to employer-paid EAP support services, a public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) assistance support service (free-of-charge), a retirement plan with tenure-based contribution incentives, employer-paid short and long term disability insurances, group term life insurance, paid time off, & 14 paid holidays annually.
ChildSavers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will be treated without regard to age, sex, color, religion, race, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identification, marital or familial status, physical or mental disability, legal source of income, or any other status protected by law.
ChildSavers is a drug-free workplace.
Pay Range: $140,000 - $185,000 per year
Apply at https://www.childsavers.org/about/join-our-team/