Chief Development Officer

The Chief Development Officer (CDO) sets the fundraising vision and leads the overall fundraising strategy for Working Families Party and Working Families Power. The CDO is a senior role with both an external mandate: major donor leadership, new revenue, and long-term expansion, and an internal mandate: serving as the connective tissue across development, digital, and state and federal fundraising functions.

Requirements

• 15 or more years of experience leading major donor fundraising in political, movement, or Democratic-aligned organizations
• Demonstrated success building trust with major individual donors, donor advisors, and funding networks
• Strong narrative and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex political strategy into clear, compelling fundraising opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to design, test, and refine new fundraising strategies or models, using data, experimentation, and political judgment to drive growth beyond existing approaches
• Comfort serving as a visible external representative of the organization in donor meetings, funding networks, and political giving spaces
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly and work flexibly in response to fast-moving political moments

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plan options
• Professional development funding
• Remote work support