Staff Culture
Scarlet Hope’s culture is shaped by its calling to go where others often will not. The organization values obedience over comfort, presence over performance, and relationships over transactions. Staff are united by a shared commitment to the Gospel and to reaching women with dignity, compassion, and truth.
Healthy urgency is a defining characteristic. The mission demands responsiveness and courage, balanced with wisdom and stewardship. Excellence is expected, but perfectionism is not. Leaders model humility, adaptability, and accountability, recognizing the emotional and spiritual weight of the work.
Scarlet Hope partners closely with churches and community organizations while maintaining clear boundaries. It is not a church, and staff leadership focuses on equipping, connecting, and supporting without replacing discipleship or pastoral care.
The work requires humility, adaptability, and a willingness to learn quickly.
Transformation at Scarlet Hope happens through trust, consistency, and long-term presence. Leaders model collaboration, emotional intelligence, and accountability, recognizing that this ministry is both spiritually significant and operationally complex.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Comprehensive Development Strategy: Provide strategic leadership for Scarlet Hope’s fundraising and advancement efforts, shaping and executing a comprehensive development strategy that supports annual, multi-year, and long-term revenue goals across individuals and churches.
- Partner with Founder and Leadership on Donor Engagement: Collaborate closely with the Founder and Vice President to maximize relational opportunities with high-capacity donors, providing structure, preparation, and follow-through that strengthens donor confidence and long-term commitment.
- Own and Grow Annual Fundraising Revenue
Provide leadership and accountability for annual fundraising results, with an expected revenue range of approximately $2M to $2.5M, building beyond Scarlet Hope’s current $1.8M operating budget through a balanced portfolio of household and church giving. - Strengthen Development Systems and Accountability: Partner with the Operations/Communications teams to ensure effective use of CRM systems, donor communications, reporting, and performance metrics that support clarity, accountability, and sustainable growth.
- Manage Donor Pipeline and Moves Management: Oversee donor segmentation, pipeline assessment, and disciplined moves management to ensure clear next steps, consistent follow-up, and healthy progression of donors toward deeper engagement and generosity.
- Carry and Steward a Portfolio of Key Donors: Personally manage a portfolio of mid-major and major donors, including households and churches, leading cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts that reflect trust, pastoral care, and strategic partnership.
- Lead and Manage Development Staff and Contractors: Provide leadership, coaching, and accountability for development staff and external contractors, ensuring alignment, clarity of roles, and effective execution of fundraising priorities.
Key Qualifications
- Spiritual Maturity and Gospel Alignment: A committed follower of Jesus Christ who affirms Scarlet Hope’s Statement of Faith, actively participates in a local church, and lives out Christ-centered character and stewardship.
- Proven Nonprofit Fundraising Experience: 5+ years of experience in nonprofit development or advancement, with a strong emphasis on mid-major and major gifts, preferably in faith-based or mission-driven organizations.
- Major Gifts, Pipeline, and Moves Management Expertise: Demonstrated ability to manage a personal portfolio of donors while assessing donor pipelines, applying disciplined moves management, and using data to drive sustainable giving growth.
- Relational Intelligence and Donor-Facing Presence: A trusted, effective relationship builder who can engage high-capacity donors and church partners with clarity, humility, and conviction around Scarlet Hope’s mission.
- Strategic and Collaborative Leadership Capacity: Ability to partner closely with the Founder, Vice President, and Operations team to bring structure, accountability, and follow-through to Scarlet Hope’s fundraising efforts.
- Experience Leading Development Teams and External Partners: Demonstrated experience managing development staff and contractors, with the ability to align people, priorities, and workflows toward shared fundraising goals.
- Educational Background: A bachelor’s degree is required; advanced education or equivalent professional experience in fundraising, nonprofit leadership, or a related field is preferred.
Challenges You’ll Face
- Balancing hands-on donor work with the need to continually strengthen systems and processes.
- Bringing greater discipline and consistency to move management across a growing donor base.
- Navigating a donor landscape that includes both deeply relational partners and newer, less-engaged supporters.
Opportunities Ahead
- Expanding annual revenue beyond Scarlet Hope’s current $1.8M budget, helping shape and sustain the next phase of growth through disciplined strategy, deepened donor relationships, and scalable systems.
- Expanding giving among existing donors through clear pathways and intentional engagement.
- Building strong, repeatable systems that allow Scarlet Hope’s fundraising efforts to scale sustainably.
First Year Wins
- A clearly defined and actively managed mid-major and major donor pipeline.
- Strong, trust-based relationships established with founder, key donors, and church partners.
- Improved visibility and confidence in fundraising forecasts, moves management, and donor engagement strategy.