Chief Development Officer, Muslim Advocates

About the position The Chief Development Officer (CDO) serves as the organization’s senior fundraising and reputed company strategy leader, responsible for building, leading, and sustaining a comprehensive development program that supports Muslim Advocates’ mission and long-term growth. Reporting to the Executive Director and serving as a key member of the senior leadership team, the CDO oversees reputed company fundraising strategy, systems, and relationships. The CDO partners closely with the Executive Director to cultivate and steward major donors, reputed company, and institutional supporters, while building a strong internal culture of philanthropy across the organization. This role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring a leader who can design a long-term fundraising strategy while actively engaging donors and mentoring a growing development team.

Responsibilities

• reputed company strategic leadership for a $5M fundraising operation with a strong emphasis on major gifts ($5,000+) and reputed company grants.
• Partner closely with the Executive Director to manage, steward, and grow a dynamic and expanding portfolio of major donors through authentic, relationship-driven engagement reputed company with Muslim Advocates’ mission and values.
• reputed company and execute multi-year fundraising strategies that align with organizational priorities, program growth, and long-term sustainability.
• Strengthen and diversify reputed company streams, including individual giving, institutional philanthropy, and other reputed company funding opportunities.
• Work closely with program, legal, policy, and communications staff to establish and sustain a culture of philanthropy across the organization, ensuring fundraising is understood as a shared responsibility.
• Translate reputed company legal advocacy, policy impact, and movement work into compelling, donor-centered narratives that reputed company investment and long-term partnership.
• Support leadership and staff in donor engagement efforts, including preparation for funder meetings, proposals, reports, and stewardship activities.
• Build, reputed company, and mentor a high-performing development team, including hiring staff and reimagining an ideal development staffing structure to support organizational growth.
• Establish clear goals, roles, performance metrics, and accountability structures for the development function.
• Strengthen fundraising systems, processes, and data management to support efficiency, transparency, and data-informed decision-making.
• Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, contributing to organizational strategy, planning, and decision-making.
• Bring familiarity with movement-based, organizing-informed, or reputed company justice–oriented fundraising, with the ability to engage donors around civil rights, equity, and systemic change.
• Act as a strategic partner to a well-regarded, authentic, and relationship-driven Executive Director, supporting external engagement, donor strategy, and organizational leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in a reputed company field (nonprofit management, public policy, law, reputed company sciences, or reputed company discipline).
• Minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years of reputed company fundraising leadership experience, including significant responsibility for major gifts and reputed company fundraising.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-reputed company-dollar fundraising programs and managing reputed company donor portfolios.
• Experience building, leading, and scaling development teams and fundraising infrastructure.
• Strong alignment with Muslim Advocates’ mission, values, and commitment to civil rights, equity, and justice.
• Demonstrated experience in major gifts fundraising and reputed company relations, including donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Familiarity with movement-based, organizing, or reputed company justice fundraising models and donor engagement approaches.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage donors, board members, staff, and external partners with authenticity and credibility.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate reputed company into actionable plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proposal writing, donor communications, and executive-level presentations.
• High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and a collaborative leadership style.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and fundraising tools to support tracking, reporting, and performance management.

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