Hiring a Nonprofit Development Director? Read this first!
Your last fundraiser just gave their two weeks’ notice and you need to fill their position - stat.
Or maybe you finally have the budget to hire someone to get your fundraising in order.
Before you do a quick search or ask your favorite AI chatbot for a job description, let’s take a minute.
Introducing: The FREE Fundraising Hiring Guide: A reflective workbook for nonprofit leaders to clarify priorities, hire thoughtfully, and set their next fundraiser up for long-term success.
WHAT IF YOUR NEXT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ACTUALLY STAYED?
Maybe you’ve been through it before - a long search, finally settling on the “right” candidate, having high hopes for them, and then… a resignation less than two years later. You know you don’t want to go through that again.
Or maybe you’re hiring your very first fundraiser, and you’re wary of the statistics. You know how high fundraising staff turnover is, and you’re determined to do it differently.
This guide is here to change that.
Introducing
The Nonprofit Fundraiser Hiring Guide
This isn’t a job description template. It’s a 17-page framework for hiring fundraising staff thoughtfully, with a focus on longer-term retention.
You’ll work through this and know how to:
Clarify your organization’s fundraising priorities before you write that job description
Assess your team’s readiness to hire (and identify any gaps to address first)
Create a realistic plan to support and retain your next hire long after onboarding.
Hi, I’m Christina – and I can usually tell from your job description whether your next fundraiser will stick around.
I've been the fundraising "team" of one, the burnt-out Development Director, and the consultant brought in after yet another fundraiser left.
I created this guide because I've seen too many organizations rush into hiring without being clear on what they actually need — or hiring for the organization they wish they were instead of the one they are now.
This guide helps you build that clarity before you post the job. Download it for free below. And if you want to talk through your next hire, I'm here for that too.
Fundraising staff turnover shouldn’t be the norm.
With fundraising staff lasting just 16 months on average, too many organizations accept that tenure as the norm. But most organizations aren’t hiring development staff with retention in mind. Your organization can be the exception.