Senior Advancement Director

Background: CYC empowers young people to overcome obstacles and excel by providing a range of services designed to keep young people in school, prepared for college and career.

Position Title:  Senior Advancement Director

Department: Advancement

Reports to:   Chief Advancement Officer 

Position Summary:  

The Senior Advancement Director is a strategic, relationship-driven fundraising leader responsible for shaping, leading, and expanding Cincinnati Youth Collaborative’s development efforts. This role establishes and executes comprehensive fundraising strategies, cultivates and stewards key donor and funder relationships to achieve revenue goals. 

Key Priorities: 

• Achieve Annual Fundraising & Revenue Growth by developing and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy that increases annual revenue through major gifts, individual giving, corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and diversified funding opportunities. 
• Strengthen Donor & Corporate Relationships by
  cultivating, soliciting, stewarding, and expanding relationships with individual donors, corporate partners, board members, alumni, and community stakeholders.
• Provide Strategic Advancement Leadership by leading and developing a culture of philanthropy across CYC, fostering collaboration, and aligning fundraising efforts.
• Expand Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships by
  increasing CYC's visibility and impact by developing meaningful corporate, alumni, and community partnerships that support fundraising initiatives.
• Drive Data-Informed Fundraising Operations by ensuring effective fundraising operations through accurate CRM management, donor tracking, performance reporting, forecasting, and data analysis to support strategic decision-making. 
• Drive fundraising strategy & revenue growth and develop and execute data-informed fundraising strategies that diversify and grow philanthropic revenue.

Required Qualification: 

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, business administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of true progressively responsible fundraising, development, or advancement experience with demonstrated responsibility for donor cultivation and solicitation.  
• Experience building and managing donor portfolios and fundraising pipelines, including identifying prospects, developing cultivation strategies, and forecasting revenue.
• Demonstrated ability to secure individual gifts, sponsorships, grants, or other philanthropic revenue.
• Experience managing fundraising budgets, developing revenue projections, and using performance metrics to inform decisions.
• Demonstrated success securing major gifts, developing donor relationships, and achieving fundraising goals.
• Experience developing and implementing fundraising strategies across multiple revenue sources.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, managing projects, and overseeing fundraising budgets.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills to engage donors, corporate partners, Board members, and executive leadership.
• Proficiency with donor CRM systems and the ability to use fundraising data to monitor progress, guide decisions, and report results.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree and/or Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential. 
• 7-10 years of progressively responsible fundraising experience, including major gifts, corporate sponsorships, and donor relationship management. 
• Demonstrated success in securing major gifts and building or expanding donor portfolios.
   
• Proven experience cultivating corporate partnerships and securing sponsorship revenue.
   
• Knowledge of the Greater Cincinnati philanthropic and corporate community. 
• Proficiency with CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and fundraising technology.
   

Work Environment & Schedule: 

This is a full-time, exempt position, working Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Flexibility is required to attend occasional early morning, evening, and weekend fundraising events, and community engagements. Local travel is expected.