Director of Community Fundraising
Houston, TX | On-Site
Our highly regarded client is seeking a strategic fundraising leader to drive and grow annual revenue exceeding $6M through signature events, gameday initiatives, grants, donor engagement, and corporate partnerships. This role will oversee fundraising strategy, revenue operations, donor stewardship, and event execution while leading a high-performing fundraising team.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the Foundation's fundraising strategy, generating $6M+ annually through events, auctions, grants, donor programs, and gameday initiatives.
Oversee major fundraising events including the Season Premiere Gala, Charity Golf Classic, donor cultivation events, and auctions.
Manage all aspects of the Foundation budget, revenue forecasting, and fundraising P&L performance.
Develop grant funding opportunities and cultivate relationships with donors, sponsors, and community partners.
Lead in-venue fundraising initiatives, overseeing revenue-generating campaigns and donor engagement programs during live events and oversee a 3040 person sales team.
Build and optimize donor engagement strategies, stewardship programs, and database management efforts.
Supervise and mentor fundraising staff while identifying innovative revenue-generating opportunities.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree preferred.
5+ years of nonprofit or sports fundraising experience with direct responsibility for multi-million-dollar revenue goals.
Proven success generating revenue through events, donor development, grants, sponsorships, and fundraising campaigns.
Strong leadership, budgeting, project management, and relationship-building skills.
Professional sports industry experience strongly preferred.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Houston, TX
Skills
Budgetingunmatched
Campaignsunmatched
Corporate Fundingunmatched
Database Administrationunmatched
Donor Developmentunmatched
Donor Programunmatched
Fundingunmatched
Fundraisingunmatched
Fundraising Campaignunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Nonprofitunmatched
Profit & Lossunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Revenue Forecastingunmatched
Revenue Growthunmatched
Revenue Managementunmatched
Salesunmatched
Sportsunmatched
Stewardshipunmatched
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