Development Chair Board Member

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The Development Chair is a volunteer position that assists Haitian Vision Foundation (HVF) in raising funds needed for daily operations and a capital campaign to build a clinic. The Development Chair will also be a major contributor in improving HVF's visibility.

Responsibilities

As development chair, the candidate will lead all fundraising campaigns and management of the social media accounts. The first major campaign outside of raising funds for daily operations will be for our permanent clinic and include creating and publishing posts of major milestones of the clinic’s progress as the building begins. The development chair will also develop, establish and stabilize the donor base.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate must live stateside, preferably in the midwest or east coast, and be passionate about HVF’s mission and vision which empowers the Haitian people to live healthy, self-sustaining lives. Only applicants with the following qualifications will be considered:

• Able to expand and maintain our current funding for daily operations
• Experience expanding a donor base and finds the appropriate grants.
• Experience professionally managing social media accounts to make the organization more visible and keep stakeholders informed
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Committed to attending the monthly board meetings and additional emergency meetings

Preferences

The ideal candidate will also be an experienced grant writer with a proven track record with successful fundraising campaigns of $50,000+ and developing a stable donor base. Graphic design or marketing degree is a plus.