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KaBOOM! is a national non-profit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Celebrating twelve years of service, KaBOOM! facilitates the planning and construction of playspaces and provides resources, including trainings, challenge grants, and publications for communities that wish to plan a new playspace on their own and bring together children, business and community interests. In addition, KaBOOM! rallies communities to achieve better public policy, funding and public awareness for increased play opportunities nationwide. Today, KaBOOM! and Founder/CEO Darell Hammond are recognized as national leaders and have won numerous awards for national service, innovation and leadership. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! also has offices in Chicago, Atlanta and San Mateo.

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KaBOOM! is seeking an entrepreneurial, results-oriented, and mission-driven development professional to lead the philanthropic fundraising efforts with foundations, individual donors, and government funding sources. Working closely with the senior management team and Board of Directors, the Director of Foundations and Major Gifts will serve as a strategic leader and relationship manager, leading KaBOOM! to achieve aggressive goals for diversified revenue streams from non-corporate donors in order to support a major organizational scaling initiative.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Vice President of Development to define an annual and multi-year strategic fundraising plan that will support the KaBOOM! Going to Scale plan
• Work to expand the KaBOOM! donor base of foundation, individual, and government funding sources by developing comprehensive and effective prospecting, cultivation, and stewardship processes
• In partnership with the CEO and Board of Directors, cultivate, solicit, and steward private foundation gifts of at least $1 million and major individual gifts of at least $50,000
• Manage a staff of two and ensure that annual fundraising goals are met in the areas of foundation, individual, and government funding
• Develop and implement systematic approaches to tracking fundraising lifecyles, including prospecting, cultivation, communication, monitoring, follow-up, and outcomes-based reporting

Qualifications:

• Significant fundraising experience in a high-growth and entrepreneurial setting; experience raising at least $1 million annually through diverse funding streams highly preferred
• Established progression of increased responsibility in fundraising with demonstrated success in prospecting, cultivating, asking and closing, for various donor constituents on a national level
• Proven success building and maintaining relationships with foundations and high net worth individuals
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and deliver compelling and comprehensive pitches to potential donors
• Ability to act as a motivational leader while directly supervising two development staff members
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred

To Apply:

Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format and addressed to Kerryn Kent, at http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1246. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

KaBOOM! is an equal opportunity employer.