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Director of Resource Development

Part-time

Good Samaritan

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Compensation
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Location
Elk Horn, IA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Director of Resource Development builds donor engagement and fundraising opportunities for Salem Lutheran Homes & Rehab. The role develops outreach and donor relationship strategies, pursues major and planned gifts, manages donor information, writes grants, and represents the location at community events. It works with location leadership and National Campus Foundation representatives to support resource development goals and procedures.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Donor Engagement, nice to havePublic Speaking, nice to haveSelf-Motivation, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveAdvanced PC Skills, nice to haveMicrosoft Office Suite, nice to haveDonor Database Experience, nice to have

Qualifications

3-5 Years Resource Development Experience, requiredBachelor's or CFRE, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Create Your Career With Us!

Join our not-for-profit organization that has provided over 100 years of housing and services to seniors with a commitment to quality care and service in a Christian environment.

Location: Salem Lutheran Homes & Rehab Address: 2027 College St, Elk Horn, IA 51531-0000 USA Employment Type: Part-Time Shift: Day

Job Responsibilities

This position employs donor-centered strategies that will help donors deepen their learning, giving and engagement with Society programs/projects/services that reflect their values. This will include developing outreach strategies to attract and serve individual, institutional and foundation funders and create opportunities for achieving their philanthropic goals.

Designs and implements a written strategy with clear goals to cultivate, ask and steward current and future donors to meet program expectations determined by location leader. Regularly reports to location leader about progress toward these goals. Creates and manages an individualized relationship-building plan for prospective donors and current donors with a special emphasis on securing major and planned gifts. Records visit notes and ensures the integrity of donor and prospect information imported in to the Millennium database. Also maintains appropriate confidentiality regarding donor and prospective donor information. Works with National Campus Foundation representatives to follow resource development policies and procedures. Identifies, plans and writes grants in support of center goals, utilizing the internal grant application permission and review process prior to submitting any grant. Speaks and networks at community events and service clubs about the location 's services, mission, and needs.

Qualifications

3-5 years comprehensive resource development program experience. B.A/B.S. and/or CFRE preferred.

Ability and willingness to engage in one-on-one conversations with donors and prospective donors on a regular basis and ask for gifts. Comfortable speaking in front of groups of people. Self-motivated.

Strong communication skills. Advanced PC skills and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Donor database experience desirable.

The Good Samaritan Society offers an attractive, employee-approved benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. The variety of benefits include health benefits, a retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, voluntary benefits and much more! To review all of the great benefits and benefit eligibility, visit https//www.good-sam.com/jobs/benefits

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or other protected status. For more information including state-specific protections, please visit https//www.good-sam.com/lp/careers/eeo-and-affirmative-action

Division: ADMINISTRATIVE Req ID: req55149

How this job compares

Set against the 688 open Fundraising jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$80–103K/yr350 salary ranges
  • US median$17/hr125 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 10 open Fundraising jobs in Iowa and 688 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Fundraising postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (507 postings).
Education
240 of the 688 open Fundraising jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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