Director of Fundraising and Marketing

Job Title : Director of Fundraising and Marketing

Hours: Full-time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reporting Relationship : Executive Director

General Job Description:

The Director of Fundraising and Marketing provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the agency’s fundraising, donor engagement, marketing, and communications efforts. This role is responsible for designing and implementing infrastructure, workflows, and strategies that advance the organization’s mission, strengthen its public presence, and support sustainable growth. Working collaboratively with senior leadership, staff, and the Board of Directors, the Director drives comprehensive development and marketing initiatives, cultivates key relationships, ensures consistent messaging and branding, and aligns cross-departmental efforts to effectively tell the organization’s story and maximize funding opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum 3 years of experience managing staff and leading a team.

• Proven success in fundraising, marketing, and strategic planning within a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.

• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative and optimistic approach to leadership.

• Demonstrated ability to build infrastructure and systems from the ground up.

• Experience working with donor databases, CRM systems, and marketing analytics tools.

• Existing relationships with donors, foundations, consultants, and public/private sector colleagues.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Commitment to the mission of ending homelessness and improving lives in Detroit.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Leadership & Strategy

• Design, recommend, and implement Agency and departmental infrastructure such as communication flow, policies, procedures, etc. that are conducive to telling our story, acquiring funds, and in accordance with best practices.
• Develop and implement workflows, processes, and timelines for all development and marketing activities.
• Evaluate and identify the agency’s development and marketing assets and needs (staffing, technology, etc.).
• Provide leadership, consultation, design, and execution of comprehensive fundraising and marketing strategic plans.

Fundraising & Donor Engagement

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporate partners, and consultants.
• Bring an existing network of philanthropic and professional contacts to support organizational growth.
• Leading and supporting in grant writing efforts.
• Analyze and optimize fundraising software, tracking systems, and reporting tools.

Marketing & Communications

• Oversee the development of marketing campaigns, digital content, and public relations strategies.
• Ensure consistent messaging and branding across all platforms and materials.
• Collaborate with internal departments to highlight program impact and community engagement.

Organizational Engagement

• Coordinate fundraising efforts with Finance, Homeless Services, Permanent Housing, and the Board of Directors.
• Serve as a key liaison to the Fundraising and Marketing Committee and attend quarterly Board meetings.
• Report regularly to the Executive Director on progress, challenges, and opportunities.
• Foster a positive, communicative, and inclusive culture across departments.

Working Conditions:

Environmental conditions:

• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to work in a confined area.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.

Physical requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, reach, stoop, kneel to install computer equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting in required.

Accommodation(s):

As appropriate and fiscally reasonable.

The above job description is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be all inclusive or limiting as to specific duties. The Agency reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the Agency desires and in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying the position. The described job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability.

This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise and any employment relationship remains “at-will.”

Community & Home Supports is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran or disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Contact:

Send current résumé, cover letter, and references as attachments by email or US Post to:

ATTN: Human Resources

Community & Home Supports, Inc.

3031 West Grand Blvd. Suite 470

Detroit, Michigan 48202

EMAIL: [email protected]

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