Special Olympics Northern California is in the search for a Chief Development Officer. Please click to view the full position description or to nominate/apply.

Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organizations for athletes with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training to 5,000,000 people in 172 countries. The organization was founded in the 1960s by Eunice Kennedy Shriver and collaborators, and the California chapter grew rapidly. In 2023/24, Special Olympics Northern California served 31,000 participants and 23,000 athletes across 11 sports, with the support of 21,000 volunteers, 9,800 coaches, 8,300 partners, 500 schools and over 100 athlete leaders. Over the last decade, SONC has moved from a $5m budget to a $13m annual budget.

Based on these successes, in 2024 Special Olympics Northern California developed a 3-year plan to scale, further regionalize and accelerate growth. The Regionalization Plan includes hiring a new Chief Development Officer (CDO) who will shape a Central Development Office to directly support the CEO, Board members, the COO and regional leaders in their solicitations. The CDO will report to the CEO and will maximize total funding support from individual donors, foundations, and corporate & businesses entities. They will manage SONC’s donor intelligence platform and all marketing, messaging, and work with Special Olympics International on all online donor engagement platforms, and implement solicitation standards, workflows and accountability systems.

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