Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission:
- OurCalling’s mission is to help neighbors experiencing homelessness walk with Jesus, get off the streets, and into a healthy community.
Vision:
- Our vision is for all neighbors to be in a healthy community, cared for with dignity, and connected intentionally to the body of Christ and the services they need.
Values:
- The heart of OurCalling is found in Ephesians 4:1-6. We strive to embody the ‘one body and one Spirit’ described by Paul, serving as a reflection of God’s love for all.
- Christ-Like Servant Leadership
- Be Humble
- Be Gentle
- Be Loving to All
- Be Patiently Flexible
- Make Every Effort
- United in Mission
- Promote Peace
Staff Culture
- We value God’s holiness. We value Jesus as our Savior. We value the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives. We value God’s Word. We cling to our Living Hope – Jesus Christ.
- We are Christ-followers, striving by the help of the Holy Spirit to be humble and gentle, patiently flexible, loving to all, making every effort in all that we say and do, united as a team to our mission to help our homeless neighbors walk with Jesus and get off the streets into healthy community.
- We work this out by caring with dignity, connecting intentionally, and creating a healthy community with each person the Lord puts in front of us.
- We do what we say we are going to do with excellence.
- We are curious. Curiosity begins with the premise of asking good questions and seeking to understand.
- We do not have all the answers. We recognize that while we may have an abundance of experience, we do not know everything.
- We are learners – never experts. Because we know that we do not have all the answers, we seek to learn and understand. We believe that everyone has something to teach us.
- We take ourselves lightly. We take our work seriously.
Key Responsibilities
- Capital Campaign Leadership: Lead the current multi-year capital campaign strategy, guiding donor outreach, cultivation, and solicitation to secure critical funding for expansion.
- Major Donor Strategy & Executive Portfolio Management: Drive major gifts strategy, managing a personal portfolio of 70-100 key donors while strategically guiding and supporting the CEO’s high-level donor engagement.
- Institutional & Partner Relationships: Direct fundraising initiatives, provides oversight and strategy leadership for foundations, grants, corporations, and church partners to expand mission alignment and financial support.
- Brand Strategy & External Communications: Leverages expertise and marketing experience to architect a cohesive external communications and storytelling strategy across web, PR, video, and social channels, while capturing and crafting compelling narrative content. Provides strategic guidance to marketing and communications staff to align to this storytelling strategy.
- Strategic Vision for Events & Campaigns: Champions the overarching vision for annual giving campaigns and signature events – such as the Annual Gala – collaborating closely with marketing and communications teams for seamless execution. Builds vision for the next campaign, leveraging innovative fundraising approaches and partnerships to deliver growth planned for the next 5-10 years of the ministry.
Key Qualifications
- Foundational Faith & Values Alignment: An authentic, growing relationship with Jesus Christ, demonstrating an evangelical orientation, a relational ministry-first mindset, and full alignment with OurCalling’s Statement of Faith and the core values of Ephesians 4:1–6.
- Founder & C-Suite Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to serve alongside C-suite peers and partner directly with Founders or executive leaders to support strategic growth.
- Proven Executive & Nonprofit Leadership: 15+ years of progressive advancement leadership – ideally within a ministry, human services, or social services sector – with a proven record of managing teams and guiding executive-level strategy.
- High-Net-Worth & Church Relational Network: Demonstrated success cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major individual donors, high-net-worth individuals, and church executive leaders.
- Strategic Marketing & Storytelling: Proven capability leveraging marketing tools, PR, digital media, and compelling content creation to map the donor journey and expand the broader donor base.
- Comprehensive Development Expertise: Strategic leadership across all levels of the “donor pyramid,” including capital campaigns, major gifts, mid-level giving, direct response, corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and donor analytics.
- Education & Professional Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in a related field required; CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) or CAP (Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy) designation preferred.