Trinity Boston Connects (TBC), a respected social justice nonprofit, is seeking a Director of Development and Communications (DoDC) to join this dynamic and fast-growing community change organization. The mission of Trinity Boston Connects is to heal the traumatic impact of systemic racism in Boston, and to create a more equitable Boston in which youth of color can thrive. We work through the integration of racial equity, trauma-informed approaches, and restorative justice practices (our 3 Essential Community Practices) in service of youth, youth workers, and youth-serving organizational leaders and staff. We are looking for an individual who believes passionately in the mission of Trinity Boston Connects, is personally committed to racial equity, and is willing to learn about trauma-informed approaches and restorative justice. If you are interested in becoming part of a team that ‘walks-the-talk” and are looking for a challenging position with growth opportunities, then please consider the following detailed description and apply!

The Organization

TBC was born out of the social justice mission of Trinity Church in the City of Boston. We envision Boston as a fully equitable city, where systemic inequities are eliminated for youth of color, so they can enjoy equal status and access to resources as their white peers, grow up in healing and just communities, and thrive as leaders. Our programs create safe and supportive communities that inspire youth to develop the social-emotional learning (SEL) skills necessary for academic, life and career success. TBC helps to develop these skills through three Youth Development & Leadership (YDL) Pathway programs: Trinity@RuthBatson, Trinity Education for Excellence Program (TEEP) and Sole Train: Boston Runs Together, providing direct services to over 600 youth and families. TBC aims to represent the community it serves – primarily youth and communities of color. TBC is led by a Black woman, Charmane Higgins. TBC currently employs 10 full-time and 2 part-time staff members (67% POC) and a 19-member Board of Directors (50% POC). These statistics represent an intentional shift in TBC’s leadership and organization-wide makeup.

The Position

The DoDC is responsible for setting the Development and Communications strategy to reach annual and multiyear goals and for overseeing all activities to achieve those goals including major gifts, annual fund, special events, and corporate, foundation and government support The DoDC will report to the Executive Director, manage two direct reports and a communications consultant, and serve as a member of TBC’s Leadership Team. The DoDC will provide strategic direction and day-to-day management to the Associate Director, Institutional Giving and the Development Events and Operations Manager. The DoDC will manage an external communications consultant who will provide strategic and project support.

The Moment

TBC’s strategic plan is aimed at achieving deeper and broader impact in the community through clearer focus and increased integration of our offerings. Over the next year, TBC will complete the implementation of this strategy, involving hiring of new staff members and development of new systems and processes, all with the aim of better, more holistic support for the youth that we serve.

Responsibilities

Strategy, Management, and Operations

• Develop department strategy and goals that forward TBC’s mission. Develop inclusive, equitable, and anti-racist fundraising practices. Monitor and report regularly on progress against the plan.

• Effectively communicate goals, outcomes, and successes to staff, the Board, donors, TBC constituents and stakeholders.

• Develop and manage annual Development and Communications revenue and expense budgets, projections, and attainment of goals, working closely with the Executive Director and the Finance Director. Attend BOD Finance Committee meetings.

• Support the Executive Director in engaging the full board in achieving annual and multi-year development and communication goals. Attend BOD meetings. • Manage and build the effectiveness of the Board Development and Communications Committees; Bostonians For Youth Gala Committee(s).

• Manage and support Development and Communications staff including an Associate Director of Individual Giving, Events and Operations Manager, and Communications consultant; assist in development of personal goals, aligned with department goals and deliver constructive weekly supervision meetings, annual performance evaluation and ad hoc training/coaching.

• Promote a positive multicultural work environment by demonstrating a strong commitment to diversity and racial equity. • Strengthen Development operating systems, particularly our use of Raiser’s Edge, other donation databases, and project management systems such as Monday.com.

• Establish polices and processes for department personnel to follow to ensure accurate and timely data entry, record maintenance, donor and prospect information, gift acknowledgements and tax statements, and effective use of reports.

• Work with the team members and the Finance Team to develop effective reporting and tracking mechanisms to plan and track donor outreach and attainment of annual revenue and expense goals.

• Collaborate with the staff, Trinity Church staff, and multiple internal and external stakeholders to develop, refine, implement, and evaluate operational plans and processes.

• Maintain compliance with all applicable laws and regulation

Development

• Develop a clear and compelling development strategy that can be shared across the TBC community of stakeholders for growing philanthropic support. Develop specific annual goals and strategies to support individual, institutional and event multi-year philanthropic goals.

• Annual Fund: With the Executive Director, build the Individual Giving pipeline, with a particular focus on developing a portfolio of Major Gifts. Oversee a major donor program to cultivate deeper ties with donors at all levels and to identify and secure new prospects.

o Build and implement effective individual fundraising strategies to engage, renew and acquire individual funders at all levels through customized engagement and strategic relationship building.

o Propose, plan, and execute effective fundraising strategies for the annual giving and the major gifts programs to develop a well-balanced, sustainable donor portfolio.

o Refresh stewardship and solicitation approaches to support donor retention.

• Events: Working primarily with the Events and Operations Manager and Communications Consultant, with support from the Executive Director, Leadership Team and Associate Director, Institutional Giving, execute a successful annual gala which educates, friend- and fund-raises, and achieves revenue and attendance goals. Provide support and coaching to the Development Operations and Events Manager for Team Trinity and the Sole Train 5K events. Collaborate closely with the Executive Director, the Events and Operations Manager, and Program Directors to develop and execute an inspiring Bostonians For Youth Gala program. Work closely with the Executive Director in engaging the BOD, BFY Planning Committee and Host Committee.

• Grants: With the Associate Director, Institutional Giving, grow support from foundations, corporations and government agencies, including stewarding existing relationships, building new sources of support, and providing strategic support for grant proposals and reports. Corporate partnership engagement will be a key strategy in 2025.

• Actively engage and energize staff, volunteers, event committees, partner organizations, and donors in achieving the fundraising goals. • In partnership with the Executive Director, deepen and strengthen the relationship and connection with Trinity Church.

• Develop equitable fundraising practices that can serve as a model for other nonprofit organizations.

Communications

• With the Executive Director and Communications consultant, develop and implement an annual strategic communications plan that further develops TBC’s organizational voice and articulates TBC’s mission and unique value proposition in an authentic and meaningful way to a diverse community.

• Manage the implementation of all TBC media including the website, print and electronic communications, social media, videography, photography, podcasts, and donor requests and event speaking remarks.

• Measure and monitor TBC’s visibility and reach through the various media channels to meet expansion goals.

• Manage the development of TBC’s Annual Reports, effectively engaging consultants and organizational staff as needed. Oversee the content to ensure accurate and compelling presentation of TBC’s organizational impact and financial performance. Leverage the use of the Annual Report to bolster all development fundraising efforts.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of professional fundraising management experience in a nonprofit organization.

• Outstanding interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence to bridge the different constituencies that a TBC leader may engage with over the course of a day or week.

• Bachelor’s degree required. Masters preferred, MBA or nonprofit fundraising degree a plus

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated success in a development and communications role with managerial and organizational responsibilities, including the ability to construct, articulate, and implement an annual strategic development and communications plan.

• Strong strategic and systems thinking, alongside creativity to adapt to changing circumstances and available resources.

• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

• Demonstrated success in individual and institutional fundraising, donor relations, event management, and communications.

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice with the ability to talk about systemic racism especially within the context of our mission and openness to ongoing learning; especially regarding Trinity Boston Connects’ essential community practices: racial equity, restorative justice, and trauma-informed approaches.

• High digital literacy across all TBC social media platforms including Constant Contact, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Mail Chimp, Twitter, WordPress.

• Experience working with an organization that serves communities of color.

• Humble, self-directed, professional, and resourceful style with the ability to work independently and as a collaborator.

• Ability to work well under pressure, embrace ambiguity, take initiative, and concurrently manage a wide range of responsibilities. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and prioritize among competing needs.

• Willingness and ability to occasionally work outside of traditional work hours, and travel across greater Boston.

TO APPLY:

Please email a resume and cover letter to Charmane Higgins (chiggins@trinityconnects.org). Please use the position title in the subject line. Applications that are missing a resume or cover letter will not be considered.

TBC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse team and strongly encourages applications from a wide range of backgrounds.