Corporate - Director of Philanthropy, Elder Care Alliance

Location :

1301 Marina Village Pkwy

The Director of Philanthropy is responsible for leading and managing Elder Care Alliance's fundraising initiatives, including the development and execution of strategic, short-term, and long-term fundraising plans. This role supports enterprise-wide philanthropic growth through planned giving, major campaigns, grant development, and donor cultivation. This position works closely with ECA leadership to support macro strategies and advance the organization's mission and values. This is a hybrid role, occasionally working in our Bay Area communities and ECA HQ in Alameda. Candidates must live in the greater SF Bay area to be considered for this role.

The salary for this role is $115,000 to $155,000 DOE, and offers fantastic benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401(k) with match after 1 year, generous PTO, and much more!

Our Director of Philanthropy, ECA

• Develops and executes a comprehensive fundraising plan aligned with ECA's strategic goals.
• Leads initiatives in planned giving, major gifts, grant writing, and foundation funding.
• Identifies, cultivates, stewards, and solicits individual donors, family foundations, corporations, and community partners.
• Leverages volunteer and stakeholder networks to increase donor engagement and fundraising reach.
• Creates a culture of philanthropy across all ECA communities.
• Plans and executes fundraising events, including marketing, ticketing, vendor management, sponsorship, and logistics.
• Represents ECA at community events, donor meetings, and public speaking engagements.
• Partners with internal stakeholders to align event messaging with the our mission and branding.
• Creates engaging print and digital fundraising materials (e.g., brochures, blogs, videos, newsletters).
• Collaborates with the Sales & Marketing team to ensure brand consistency across philanthropic materials.
• Maintains donor database and ensure accurate, timely reporting of all fundraising activities.
• Prepares quarterly reports for ECA leadership and Board of Directors on fundraising performance and KPI's.
• Monitors and manage the annual Development budget.
• Ensures compliance with applicable fundraising laws and internal audit standards.
• Provides an annual Philanthropy Report in alignment with ECA's style guide and branding.
• Coordinates with the Dementia Inclusive Communities Director, Experiential Researcher-In-Residence, Mercy Development Director, and Mercy Brown Bag Executive Director to align efforts.
• Contributes to cross-departmental projects that support mission-aligned development.
• Promotes the Mission, Vision and Values of Transforming Age in all areas of responsibility, and demonstrate commitment to Culture of Excellence and strategic goals
• Performs other duties as assigned

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