Breathe Southern California seeks a Director of Development.  Please click to view the full position description or to nominate/apply. We can be reached directly at the numbers below, and we appreciate your support.

Reporting to the President & CEO and working closely with members of the senior staff and Board members, the Director of Development will provide day-to-day leadership, management and coordination of all fundraising activities including all major individual and institutional fundraising efforts; planned giving and endowment campaigns; designated giving campaigns; mass outreach and solicitation efforts; event-based fundraising; and donor recognition, retention and stewardship.

The Director of Development will be a hands-on and deeply involved fundraiser. They will leverage Breathe SoCal’s brand and outcomes for institutional advancement; spend time in the community developing strategically important relationships; and will personally meet with and solicit donors. As the development function scales up, the Director of Development will hire a team and deepen the organization’s culture of philanthropy. The overarching objective of the Director of Development is to have all staff and Board members view all activities, programs, events, contacts and relationships as opportunities to market the organization and solicit donations.

Breathe SoCal is an environmental health organization that serves as an advocate for clean air and healthy lungs in Southern California through research, education, advocacy and technology. Founded in 1903, the organization runs an array of health and environment-related programs that seek to address the two major causes of lung disease: tobacco and air pollution. Breathe SoCal has an annual operating budget of $3.36 million, 22 staff and a 17-member Board of Directors. The President & CEO is himself a deeply committed fundraiser, and all staff and Board expect to be involved in helping the organization achieve its fundraising objectives.

We appreciate you sharing the position description with your network, and also any nominations you might have.

For additional information or to apply, please contact Oscar Quiros and Mark Oppenheim at info[at]moppenheim[dot]com.