Director of Development, Major Gifts
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Culver City, CA
Anticipated Start Date: Summer 2023
Description
ZRG Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in the search for a Director of Development, Major Gifts.
For the first month, the Director of Development, Major Gifts is expected to be in the office once per week. Afterward, they will be expected to be in the office once a month. The Director of Development is expected to attend occasional evening events and proactively initiate meetings with current and prospective donors. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is committed to the inclusion of all qualified candidates. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the selection process, please contact Nicole Seipel at nicoleseipel@aspenleadershipgroup.com.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, Major Gifts, the Director of Development, Major Gifts will be a key member of the Development team and is responsible for supporting Didi Hirsch’s individual and major gifts strategy. This individual will serve as the lead relationship manager to a portfolio of 50-80 donors, developing and implementing strategies to move these prospects towards established goals, making assignments to other staff and volunteers as appropriate, and ensuring timely follow-through.
This role will also work in close partnership with the Senior Director of Development, to support leadership and to cultivate relationships in order to achieve fundraising goals.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of progressive responsibility and fundraising experience with individual and major gifts is required for this position.
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds. If you are excited about this role and feel that you can contribute to Didi Hirsch, but your experience does not exactly align with every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services and the responsibilities and qualifications specified in the position prospectus.
Salary Range and Employee Benefits
The salary range for this position is $140,000 to $145,000. At Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, they know that caring for their communities begins with caring for their team. That’s why they offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports employees’ total well-being. Their benefits are designed to promote balance, resilience, and the flexibility to care for yourself and your loved ones. A typical package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, professional development opportunities, and generous paid time off.
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About the Organization
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services was the first community-based adult outpatient clinic in Los Angeles and one of the original agencies to be federally designated as a Community Mental Health Center. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is a leading provider of mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services with a mission to save and transform the lives of children, adults, and families through world-class, whole person mental health care and suicide prevention—including where discrimination and injustice limit access.
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services assists over 180,000 individuals and families each year at 11 sites and nearly 100 schools throughout Los Angeles County. The agency participates in many coalitions including the Westside Shelter and Hunger Network; Los Angeles County Suicide Review; LAPD Task Force on Mental Illness; and Westside Domestic Violence Network. Didi Hirsch also collaborates and coordinates with other organizations to provide comprehensive services to the mentally ill, such as Venice Family Clinic, Transitional Living Center, Step Up On Second, the Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Public Social Services, Department of Children and Family Services, among others.
The adoption of the Mental Health Services Act in 2004 has provided for the growth of Didi Hirsch's services to the severely mentally ill and the expansion of prevention and early intervention services. In 2010, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services began providing bereavement services to individuals and families who have lost a loved one to suicide. And in that same year the agency opened its Glendale center, expanding services to a community with diverse cultures and unmet needs. A growing number of services are now accessible and field-based where necessary. Services are innovative and culturally competent; promote recovery and wellness; and involve clients, family members, and the community.
Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention Center, which was founded in 1958, is the nation’s first and a model for suicide prevention centers across the globe. It helped over 135,000 people last year alone. The Survivors of Suicide Attempts Manual for Support Groups curriculum has been shared more than 2,200 times with mental health professionals in 50 states and 42 countries. It is the only suicide prevention center to offer such a comprehensive array of crisis services, therapy, outreach, and training to so many people.
The center also participates in leading edge research that is transforming the field and saving lives. The services provided by Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, local or national, are kind, welcoming, culturally sensitive, and responsive to marginalized and vulnerable populations’ needs. Didi Hirsch honors, respects, and collaborates with diverse clients, families, staff, professionals, communities, and payers to identify and cultivate resources and ensure impact. The organization is committed to pursuing justice in health care access, outcomes, financing, recruitment, and staff development and promotion, rooting out systemic discrimination and stigma in health and human services.
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