Title: Director of Development – Corporations, Foundations, and Individuals (DDCFI)
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Pay Rate: $125,000 – $160,000/year*
*Compensation rates vary based on job-related factors, including experience, job skills, education, and training.
Position Summary
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) tackles the most pressing problems facing Los Angeles with a mission to improve education, health care, homelessness, and social justice for all Angelenos. Bigger than baseball, LADF envisions a city where everyone, regardless of ZIP code, has the opportunity to thrive. To support us in this mission, we seek an experienced Director of Development – Corporations, Foundations, and Individuals. This position is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive development strategy that aligns with LADF’s mission, vision, and strategic plan, including all LADF programs, initiatives, and events, and building an individual giving program leveraging a passionate Dodger fan base and the broader Los Angeles community.
Working in collaboration with the CEO, this position is a member of the LADF Leadership Team and responsible for leading various members of the development team. Corporate, Foundation, and Individual fundraising is projected to be $12+ million in 2024.
Organization Summary
Reimagined in 2013, LADF has since raised over $154 million, including a $50 million pledge in 2024 by its Chairman Mark Walter and Dodgers Ownership, marking the largest contribution ever from an MLB ownership group to the organization’s charitable partner. Under its new strategic plan, “Lasting Impact for Los Angeles,” LADF is amplifying best practices, scaling solutions, growing its capacity, and refining its work with investments exceeding $60 million in its programs and grants to local organizations. To date, LADF has positively impacted over 10 million area youth. LADF is the proud recipient of ESPN's Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year, Robert Wood Johnson Sports Award, Beyond Sport's Sport for Reduced Racial Inequalities Collective Impact Award, and the Aspen Institute Project Play Champion.
Core Responsibilities
Development Department Leadership:
Corporate Giving & Sponsorships:
Foundation Grants:
Individual Giving:
Organizational Leadership and Collaboration:
Qualifications and Experience Needed
LADF is firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified applicants from every background. The Foundation is also firmly committed to complying with all applicable laws and governmental regulations at the federal, state and local levels which prohibit discrimination, and which provide for reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
LADF considers all applicants without regard to national origin, ancestry-ethnicity, race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy or related medical conditions, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal law. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that the Foundation obtain documentation from every individual who is employed which verifies identity and authorizes their right to work in the United States.
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LADF Values
Our core values are the fundamental beliefs upon which our foundation and its people operate.
We look for hardworking team members who share our passion.
Opportunity – We know that talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not.
Access – No recreational, education or health resource should be out of reach for any child.
Equity – We aim to level the playing field and make sure that every kid has a fair shot.
Collaboration – We believe that working well with others is the secret sauce to success.
Impact – The work we do must create meaningful progress that is measurable. We want to support proven programs.
Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standards across all of our work, striving for quality and credibility.
This search is being run by Arianna Haut and Naomi Roth-Gaudette at NRG Consulting Group. We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. The preferred application deadline is 1/6/25. Please reach out to arianna@nrgconsultinggroup.org and jobs@nrgconsultinggroup.org with questions.
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