SCHIZOPHRENIA & PSYCHOSIS ACTION ALLIANCE

The Organization

The Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance (S&PAA) is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating barriers to treatment, survival, and meaningful recovery for individuals living with schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders. This support can mean the difference between isolation and connection and can help individuals live independently to their fullest potential.

Summary

The Director of Development for Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance (S&PAA) will plan and implement a development and fundraising program to provide for the short- and long-term needs of the organization. This includes individual giving, major gifts, planned giving and overseeing grants. This position is designed to support the organization's current and near future, while playing a critical role in expanding our efforts. Must be able to travel a minimum of 20%.

Principal Functional Responsibility

Brief Detail of Responsibility

% Of Time

• Fundraising Strategy: Develop and implement S&PAA's annual fundraising plan, setting and attaining monetary goals aligned with short- and long-term strategic objectives. Plan sponsorship strategy for corporate engagement and organization approved special events.
  
  

15%

• Donor Management: Cultivate and manage relationships with existing and prospective donors (individuals, corporations, and foundations) and secure financial support. Plan and execute corporate sponsorship strategies. Ensure donor acknowledgment compliance and manage gift stewardship.
  
  

50%

• Fundraising Materials & Stewardship: Develop and manage necessary fundraising collateral and assets to support the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of current and prospective donors. Oversee the research and application of potential sources of grant and public funding.
  
  

10%

• Financial Oversight & Reporting: Prepare, maintain, and present financial information, including forecasts, budgets, reports, and updates on fundraising activities.
  
  

5%

• Organizational Representation: Serve as an ambassador for S&PAA and effectively communicate its mission and impact. Act as a liaison between the fundraising committee and the board of directors.
  
  

10%

• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

10%

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in business, nonprofit management, or related field.

Experience

• Minimum of five years' experience in non-profit organization/health related professional experience, nonprofit development, including individual giving, major gifts and planned giving fundraising.
• Proven experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors resulting in financial gifts.
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and donor database experience
  
  

Key Skills, Knowledge, And Personal Characteristics

• High professional standards and integrity
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to prioritize assignments
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to function effectively within a team environment that promotes collaboration
• Ability to work effectively with external constituents
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• A sense of humor
• Passion about S&PAA's mission
  
  

Key Competencies

• Communication: Builds and maintains open, transparent, and effective lines of communication, within and outside the Organization, to better serve others in all interactions; appropriately tailor written and verbal messages to target audiences.
• Teamwork: Builds and maintains positive working relationships, within and across individual work groups, through open communication and collaboration; works with others to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Service Excellence: Maintains focus on service excellence in all relationships with colleagues, collaborators, and those S&PAA serves; views all interactions as a potential opportunity for demonstrating S&PAA's focus on serving those affected by schizophrenia.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/DE&I: Practices inclusion of those unique human qualities that are different from our own and outside the groups to which we belong; respects and values all people, nurtures open dialogue between those of differing perspectives; and empowers people to express themselves and show an appreciation of others. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) at S&PAA includes in addition to the dimensions of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation, it also includes socioeconomic status, physical attributes, and abilities; political, cultural, and intellectual ideologies and practices.
• Civility: Civility at S&PAA involves treating people with dignity, respect, and courtesy which involves efforts to understand differences and a general awareness of the rights, wishes, concerns and feelings of others. It involves speaking in ways that are respectful, responsible, restrained, and principled, and avoiding that which is offensive, rude, demeaning or threatening.
  
  

Physical Requirements

Must be able to utilize a phone, computer and screen and other office equipment. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk; or hear and occasionally stand, walk, reach, stoop, or kneel. Must be able to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.

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