Full Position Description: https://greenbeltlandtrust.org/jobs/

POSITION SUMMARY

The Development Director of Greenbelt Land Trust (Greenbelt) is a leader in the organization’s philanthropy program, helping to fuel and accelerate Greenbelt’s work.

The Director will thrive by providing strong, supportive leadership for the Development staff; directing overall membership growth; securing major gifts; nurturing foundation and agency grant support; and giving voice to the work of the Land Trust within the community. The Director will create, execute and evaluate comprehensive fundraising strategies and tactics that ensure diverse, growing, and sustainable revenue sources to support the Land Trust’s mission.

With an operating budget of $1.3M and 1,500-2,000 members, the Director is coming into an organization that has a dedicated and growing base of donors. The organization recently wrapped up a $7M Comprehensive Campaign and we are excited to be at a point of accelerated conservation and public engagement. The Director is joining a financially stable organization with opportunities to help define the next era of the Land Trust.

As a member of Greenbelt’s Leadership Team, the Development Director is integral to the development and implementation of the organization’s Conservation, Strategic, and Business Plans. The Development Director provides strategic direction and helps to align the Executive Director, Board of Directors and other staff and volunteers in donor retention and solicitation.

The Director will play an instrumental role in helping GLT attend to its growing commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice in its communications, fundraising and leadership.

WHO YOU ARE

The successful candidate will be one who brings a deep commitment to conservation, a passion for fundraising on behalf of mission-driven nonprofits, a strategic mind for philanthropy and emerging development topics, and a gift for nurturing authentic relationships.

The ideal candidate would reflect:

• Optimistic self-starter who can utilize their knowledge of fundraising and development best practices in alignment with Greenbelt’s mission and direction to further the organization’s goals
• A ‘horizon scanner’ with an eagerness to stay abreast of evolving best practices in fundraising and nonprofit leadership, including community-centered fundraising (CCF) models
• A feeling of being personally fulfilled and energized by being in contact with people, from large to small groups
• Personal accountability to goals and detailed workplans
• Ability to have honest and direct communication with colleagues and working to build trusted relationships
• A genuine passion for land conservation