Capital Campaign Director

Job Description

Job Description
Full and part-time directors are needed in various regions throughout the United States to coordinate and conduct feasibility studies and implement successful capital campaigns for our church clients.

We're seeking someone who:
• Is a self-motivated and passionate professional with experience in fundraising or related fields such as consulting, communications, or strategic planning.
• Has a strong and active faith life with a deep desire for God's work,
• Has excellent communication and computer skills,
• And is willing to travel regularly.

Responsibilities
• Organizes and directs fundraising feasibility and planning studies for our church clients, traveling to the church to coordinate the study, develop study materials, and conduct personal, confidential interviews; compiles survey responses, prepares, and ultimately returns to the church to present a written report detailing our study findings and recommendations.

• Organizes and implements capital campaigns for our church clients traveling to the church approximately every other week over a six or more month period to coordinate and oversee all aspects of the campaign operations including setting up a campaign office, hiring a campaign assistant, developing campaign organization/orientation materials, preparing all printed and promotional materials, coordinating the recruitment and training of campaign leadership and volunteers, overseeing the gathering of gifts in various phases and preparing and presenting a final report of campaign results and follow-up recommendations.

• Assists in sales and marketing activities as needed.

Qualifications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to motivate and engage staff, volunteers, and donors for a meaningful campaign experience, guided by a personal connection to the mission and ministry
• Strong leadership, organizational, and project management skills
• High level of professionalism and integrity
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a broader team
• Strong computer knowledge. Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Publisher, and Outlook).
• A demonstrated personal commitment to faith and alignment with the organization's mission
• Bachelor's Degree and CFRE certification a plus
• Bilingual and/or previous work experience with churches a plus.

About the Employer

Walsh & Associates, Church Capital Campaign Specialists, only works with churches, predominantly Catholic churches, and only does church capital campaigns. We're committed to great stewardship, to bringing out the best in those we serve and to leaving the churches we work with stronger - financially, spiritually, and socially - as communities of Christ.

For over 30 years we've been helping churches prepare for and implement highly successful capital campaigns. That's all we do, which is one of the reasons we're really good at it!