Director of Business Development

Annunciation Catholic Church and School is looking for a passionate, mission driven Director of Business Development that will be a part of this thriving and energetic community. This role reporting directly to the parish priest at Annunciation.  You will be responsible for building and executing on impact driven initiatives that represent the goals of the organization. You will actively work to remove barriers, amplify an array of voices, and nourish a vibrant ecosystem that will help identify, solicit and steward gifts in support of Annunciation's Mission. The Director will work closely with other leaders such as our Business Administrative, Head of Marketing and Communications, Principal, Finance and Parish Council.

The responsibilities of the Director include but are not limited to annual appeals, major gift solicitations, writing grants, planned giving, strategic planning, and oversight of the event strategy. An integral and essential role is the development of effective, targeted communications to all stakeholder groups, continually seeking to build relations, inform, and inspire. The Director of Development will also plan and implement public relations and marketing activities in this role, working with the Parish Priest and Council to continually raise the visibility of the organization in the community.

Core Values:

• Faith-focused
• Future oriented
• Empowering
• Diverse
• Innovative
• Connectional

 Leadership Imperatives:

• Learner
• Co-Creator
• Accessible
• Inclusive
• Impact-driven

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Other duties may be assigned. Regular duties include the following:

• Fund Raising– Supports the Council’s short and long-range goals for unrestricted funding sources. Strategizes and orchestrates methods of approach to institutional donors. Researches public and private grant sources (agencies, corporations and foundations) to identify sources of restricted and unrestricted funding. Works to develop funding related projects. Organizes individual donor campaigns (e.g., major donors, matching gifts, and board of trustees). Organizes solicitation drives for pledges of ongoing support from individuals, churches, corporations and foundations.
• Major Gift/Donor Support– Produce major donor, board, and special category solicitations/support materials with the intent to establish a donor base, initially and then retain or upgrade gifts when possible. Cultivates donors by producing specialized correspondences, preparing letters of acknowledgment, scheduling in-person visits with/for the Executive Director, attending these as strategically appropriate.
• Communications & Public Relations– Handles most development and public affairs matters, particularly the creation of various communications such as the annual report, general boilerplate, correspondences, updated collateral, website, bi-monthly newsletters, etc., with approval of the Parish Priest
• Program Support & Impact Measurement: Work alongside the Parish Council to help plan programs for Annunciation leaders. This includes zoom programs, in-person trainings, and bi-annual retreat planning and execution. Program planning also includes identifying ways to measure impact of Annunciation programs through surveys, tracking hours, etc.

• Ideal Experience/Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent prior experience.
  • Strong connection to south Minneapolis and the Catholic community
  • Proven track record of achieving revenue targets
  • Excellent research, organizational and communications skills with demonstrated ability to write clearly, concisely and persuasively
  • Experience and comfort working with a board of trustees
  • High energy, positive, “can-do” attitude, flexibility, teamwork, and attention to detail; high degree of initiative
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically
  • Strong partnership-building and event planning skills
  • Strong computer skills
  • Familiarity with the field of new church development and social enterprise is desirable but not required

To apply, email letter of interest, resume, and three letters of recommendation to:

Jennifer Renstrom at jrenstrom@annunciationmsp.org

Submit applications by May 31, 2024

Position open until filled.