Hybrid Vice President, Advancement

at Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence

• Job title: Vice President, Advancement
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $130,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Philadelphia, United States

About the role

• VP, Advancement at Big Brothers Big Sisters managing fundraising strategies and leadership of advancement team. Focusing on cultivating donor relations and expanding philanthropic support for community youth mentoring programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and inspire a staff toward accountable, goal-oriented outcomes.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising and marketing plan to advance revenue goals, working closely with the CEO, VP Operations & Integration, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• Provide strategic leadership and hands-on oversight of Marketing and Communications functions to execute fundraising campaigns and secure high-level major gifts.
• Partner with the CEO, VP Operations & Integration, and contracted lobbying support, as appropriate, to identify, pursue, and support federal, state, and local grant opportunities.
• Serve as staff liaison to the Board Advancement Committee; partner with the CEO and VP Operations & Integration to keep the Governing Board informed of fundraising progress; support board onboarding, engagement, and fundraising capacity-building.
• Strengthen and ensure dynamic advancement processes across donor identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and pull-through, both within the Advancement team and across the agency.
• Oversee the maintenance and effective use of Indyforce (Salesforce CRM); partner with Finance to ensure strong gift processing, reconciliation, and reporting practices.
• Establish, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for Advancement.
• Ensure compliance with all gift acceptance and fundraising regulations; proactively identify and mitigate compliance risks.
• Maintain and grow a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals, securing major, principal, and planned gifts in support of $6.5M+ in annual fundraising, including at least $1M in new revenue annually through disciplined donor identification, qualification, cultivation, and solicitation strategies.
• Expand major, corporate, and foundation giving in partnership with the Board Advancement Committee and senior leadership.
• Steward relationships with civic, business, corporate, government, and foundation leaders, serving as a visible and effective ambassador for BBBSI.
• Ensure accurate and timely donor data entry and portfolio management in Indyforce (Salesforce). Lead and support execution of the agency’s major signature fundraising events, including sponsorship development, donor cultivation, run-of-show planning, and post-event stewardship.
• Advance BBBSI’s mission and vision through an integrated advancement strategy, donor campaigns, and special events.
• Oversee all advancement channels, including annual giving, major and planned gifts, corporate and foundation relations, special events and sponsorships, alumni and donor relations, stewardship, and advancement services.
• Develop annual advancement plans and budgets; ensure alignment with organizational priorities and best practices.
• Develop and execute an integrated advancement marketing strategy leveraging internal capacity and external vendor support.
• Perform all duties ethically and with integrity; maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all donor, board, and internal interactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible fundraising experience, ideally within a human services or nonprofit environment; minimum of 5 years of people management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor CRMs required (Salesforce preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Collaborate with diverse constituencies
• Build and lead comprehensive advancement programs
• Develop and execute major fundraising events and campaigns
• Develop and maintain government relationships
• Cultivate and solicit major and principal gifts
• Oversee marketing and communications strategy, including brand management and revenue generating events
• Lead cross-functional creative teams focused on storytelling and audience growth