Chief Advancement Officer

ABOUT BROAD STREET LOVE:

Broad Street Love (BSL) is an organization that helps Philadelphians living in deep poverty stabilize their lives through a unique offering of meals and social services that is welcoming to everyone. Our long term vision is not only to meaningfully reduce the trauma and suffering caused by scarcity for Philadelphia's most vulnerable populations, but, along with best-of-class social services and government partners, to break the cycle of poverty, homelessness and hunger in Philadelphia.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Chief Advancement Officer provides overall strategic and operational leadership for all public-facing aspects of BSL’s work, including development, marketing/communications, volunteerism, and public engagement. As such, the CAO is a key member of BSL’s senior leadership team, working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial and Administration Officer, the Chief Program Officer and Board of Directors. As lead strategist for BSL’s advancement efforts, the CAO will create and execute a multi-year plan for raising sufficient revenue to ensure organizational sustainability and will have ultimate responsibility in managing all departmental staff.

The CAO will also be responsible for developing and implementing communications and marketing strategies and partnerships to advance BSL’s mission, enhance its visibility with key constituencies, and provide a voice for BSL’s guests. This will include developing a strategy and implementation plan for BSL’s social media activities; development of appropriate materials, both printed and online, to advance the organization’s mission and work and educate the public about its issues; and oversight over all BSL communications to donors, the press or other constituents, including all e-newsletters, annual reports, websites, etc.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and implement a multi-year fundraising strategy that is inclusive of diverse revenue streams including foundations, corporations and individuals
• Set, monitor and report on measurable goals for revenue sustainability and growth.
• Provide leadership and direction to development, marketing, volunteer engagement staff and contractors, including providing direct supervision to the Director of Development and Communications Manager, creating a collaborative, supportive and high functioning team.
• Work closely with the CFO and CEO on the development and monitoring of the annual budget.
• Partner with the CEO and Board of Directors to define fundraising priorities as related to the organization’s strategic priorities and strategic plan.
• Set strategy for increasing visibility of the organization and its leadership team.
• Build and cultivate a robust pipeline of potential donors through effective research and networking.
• Oversee the strategy for cultivation of grants with an eye toward growing the grants schedule.
• Oversees the development, execution, and oversight of a comprehensive targeted major gifts and other campaigns as approved by the Board of Directors.
• Foster a culture of philanthropy within the organization that ensures fund development is executed in keeping with the organization’s values, vision and mission.
• Partner with the CEO in managing fundraising related activities of the Board of Directors, including the creation of annual engagement plans for Directors and management of the Development Committee.Identify opportunities to enhance board confidence and impact in fundraising conversations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Highly strategic and goal-driven leader who maintains a productive work environment and confidently motivates, mobilizes and coaches team members to exceed the highest standards.
• Entrepreneurial, outgoing, self-motivated person.
• Adaptability to changing priorities and ability to perform under compressed time pressures.
• Knowledge of health and human service organizations is preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Ability to successfully manage multi-functional and diverse areas of fundraising.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated record of achieving goals and outcomes.
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential information.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Information Technology systems/donor databases and using data to inform strategy and process.
• A Bachelor’s degree is required. CFRE or master’s degree in a relevant discipline is preferred.
• Seven to ten years of major gifts fundraising experience (cultivation through solicitation and stewardship), marketing and communications leadership, and knowledge of how to implement a multi-source development plan for a nonprofit organization, or transferable skills that directly relate to the role.
• Capital campaign experience is a plus.

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Broad Street Love does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, criminal record, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Broad Street Love believes that diversity and inclusion among our staff is critical to our success as a community services organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

This is a hybrid position, with a combination of on-site and remote work. All orientations will occur on-site. Work must be performed in or near the Greater Philadelphia region.

To apply for this position, please send your resume, salary requirements, and cover letter to: employment@broadstreetministry.org. Indicate “Chief Advancement Officer” in the subject line of your email.