Job Posting - Director of Development

                                              JOB POSTING
                                     DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
                         LEGAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK

Legal Services of Central New York (LSCNY) (www.lscny.org) seeks a
Director of Development. The Director will be responsible for planning, organizing,
coordinating, and implementing a fundraising program to support operations,
programs, and purposes of the Justice Alliance of Central New York (JACNY), a
cooperative venture of LSCNY and the Legal Aid Society of Mid New York
(LASMNY)(www.lasmny.org).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Director of Development designs and implements a comprehensive
program to raise funds, including major gifts, annual giving, foundation and
corporate grants, planned gifts, endowments and special events and campaigns,
focused on attracting increasing private support from the community, individuals,
corporations, law firms, and foundations to meet the resource needs of the Justice
Alliance and to build/expand stakeholder constituency. The Director of Development
coordinates development efforts, including necessary external relations activities,
with appropriate committees of the Board of Directors.

                   The Director of Development reports to the LSCNY Executive Director and
                   consults with the LASMNY Executive Director.
                   The Director of Development is responsible for:


-Raising money through the comprehensive planning, organization,
coordination, and implementation of a successful private fundraising program;
- Assessing current fund raising activity and redesign/implement revisions
based on that assessment;
-Identifying, defining and developing objectives for private support and
action plans for increasing resources available, to include grants, annual
membership campaign, direct mail, major gifts, corporate appeals, endowments,
special events and planned giving;
-Establishing and monitoring a system to record and provide regular status
reports on gifts and fundraising activity, including a development database to
facilitate forecasts, prospect analysis, donor research and segmenting donors and
ensure appropriate recognition of all donors and volunteers;

-Developing and maintaining an Office of Development, working
collaboratively with staff and Board to interact with donors, business and
community leaders, private foundation officers and the media;
-Designing and implementing a public relations and marketing plan,
including website improvements, solicitation materials, newsletters, press releases,
and other appropriate activities.
- Recruiting, training, and supervising any development staff, interns
and/or volunteers that work for the Development Department;
- Facilitating Board and committee participation in fundraising activities;
-Researching and identifying new sources of foundation and corporate
support; preparing grant proposals; following up with funding sources on proposal
submissions;
- Producing solicitation materials for fund raising; and
- Conducting such other duties as may be necessary to accomplish the
Development goals.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher.
-A minimum of three years experience in the fundraising field, with
demonstrated success in fundraising, donor cultivation, and solicitation.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, and familiarity with public
relations, marketing, and external relations.
- Skill in motivating others, including volunteers, prospective donors, Board
members, and development leadership.
-Strong organizational and analytical skills, outstanding interpersonal
 skills, and demonstrated experience in managing people and budgets.
- Computer literacy and familiarity with fundraising software.
- Skill in exercising initiative and independent judgment, as well as
handling a large number of activities simultaneously.



CLOSING DATE: Closing date for applications is October 11, 2013 or when filled.SALARY/BENEFITS: D.O.E.; liberal benefits.
TO APPLY: Send or email cover letter, resume, writing sample, and three
professional references to:
Dennis A. Kaufman, Esq.
Executive Director
Legal Services of Central New York, Inc.
472 South Salina Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
dkaufman@lscny.org
Legal Services of Central New York, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.