Director of Development

PowerLines is a national nonprofit organization that aims to modernize the utility regulatory system for American energy consumers to lower utility bills and grow the economy. The Director of Development will lead strategy and execution for major philanthropic support, with a focus on major gifts, family foundations, family offices, donor advised funds (DAFs), and high-net-worth (HNW) individuals.

Requirements

• 8+ years of fundraising experience with a demonstrated record of securing six- and seven-figure gifts from family foundations, family offices, DAFs, and HNW individual donors
• Strong relationships with family foundations, family offices, DAFs, and HNW individual donors
• Experience managing significant donor portfolios
• Strong degree of comfort in making direct asks
• Proven skills in donor stewardship and cultivation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong strategic thinker with the ability to connect the dots between PowerLines’ programmatic objectives and donor interests, motivations, and priorities
• Experience crafting compelling pitch decks, concept notes, and proposals for family foundations, family offices, DAFs, and HNW individual donors
• Strong emotional intelligence skills, including the ability to understand what motivates prospective donors
• Capacity to thrive in an early-stage, fast-paced, dynamic, and uncertain startup environment, including an ability to identify priorities, function independently, and operate with tight timelines
• A passion for advancing PowerLines’ mission of modernizing the utility regulatory system to lower utility bills and grow the economy through a consumer-centered lens

Benefits

• unlimited PTO
• paid holidays
• health insurance
• 401k employer match
• sick leave
• health and wellness benefits