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Director
of Development & Outreach
needed to implement and grow a sustainable fundraising
plan with a particular focus on cultivating individual major
donors and relationships with key foundations.
The
Director of Development & Outreach reports to the Executive
Director and leads organizational fundraising and outreach efforts.
He/she has primary responsibility for developing and implementing
the annual fundraising plan.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement a plan that includes fundraising
strategies, priorities, and timelines in collaboration with
Executive Director and Development & Outreach Committee
of the Board of Directors.
• Lead efforts to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward
foundations and individual major donors in collaboration with
Executive Director.
• Conduct research to identify potential new foundation,
church, civic, corporate and individual donors.
• Write letters of inquiry, proposals and reports to funders
and maintain a schedule of deadlines for the submission of proposals
and reports.
• Oversee the Development & Outreach Assistant
• Plan, develop and oversee outreach activities that will
raise awareness of L’Arche, build community and effectively
communicate the organization’s mission, goals and programs.
• Work with staff and consultant to redesign the web site
and expand online fundraising and direct response fundraising.
• Liaison with the business manager to ensure that proper
systems are in place regarding the proper recording and accounting
of all contributions.
Skills/Qualifications:
• Bachelors Degree required, advanced degree or CFRE preferred.
• Three to five years of experience with nonprofit fund
development, preferably with experience in community-based and/or
faith-based organizations. Knowledge of and experience with
L’Arche is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel. Experience
with a donor database, particularly, eTapestry, is a plus.
• Commitment to mission of L’Arche to create community
with and quality services for people with developmental disabilities.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work independently
with minimal supervision.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including
fluency in English.
• Highly organized, dedicated, responsible, and team-oriented.
• Must be able to develop and sustain good working relationships
with community members.
To Apply:
Send cover letter and resume to John M. Cook, Executive
Director, L’Arche Greater Washington, DC, P.O. Box 21471,
Washington, DC 20009 or jcook@larchewashingtondc.org.
Deadline: December
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“People with cognitive disabilities
have transformed my life and the lives of many others. God
seems to use them to awaken our hearts, to lead us to greater
wholeness and to give us back our humanity.”
– Jean Vanier,
founder of L'Arche
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L'Arche Greater Washington, DC is looking for assistants.
Assistants are community members who live and work in L'Arche homes
in Washington, DC and Arlington, Virginia. Each assistant helps
to create a family-like community in the homes. For more information
about being assistant, go to Work &
Live in L'Arche Greater Washington, DC.
Benefits of joining L'Arche Greater Washington, DC include
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- Friendship with people who have intellectual disabilities and
people who share life with them.
- Spiritual growth and support from a diverse, inter-generational
community that celebrates the gifts of each community member.
- Americorps education grant (if you meet Americorps eligibility
criteria).
- Life in Adams Morgan, an ethnically diverse area of Washington,
DC that is known for its many restaurants and busy nightlife.
- Life in south Arlington, a relaxed neighborhood, but just moments
away from the heart of DC.
Go to Work & Live in L'Arche Greater
DC for more information about becoming an assistant.
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