• Lead the development and execution of a multi-channel fundraising strategy aligned with NSC’s mission, strategic priorities, and revenue goals. • Support the annual development of Business Plans, benchmarks, and performance metrics; regularly assess progress and adapt strategies as needed. • Ensure fundraising practices reflect NSC’s values of integrity, evidence-based decision-making, and donor stewardship. • Serves as key partner to the Chief Development Officer to create/execute a strategic plan for aggressive fundraising growth in the next 3-5 years. • Assist with identifying key fundraising success metrics and set goals according to these metrics. • Manages an active fundraising portfolio of individual, corporate, and foundation donors. • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio which sustains a robust and effective annual fundraising program to expand the donor database and pipeline. • Partner with senior leadership and board members to support high-level donor relationships and solicitations. • Bring a donor-centered, major gift sensibility and best practices approach to all fundraising activities in the pursuit of advancing the Council’s various programs and initiatives. • Champion a donor-centered approach to stewardship, including timely acknowledgements, meaningful impact reporting, and engagement opportunities. • Cultivate and steward donors by connecting them to the mission through various engagement opportunities, including meetings, events, and other hands-on engagement experiences. • Support the Chief Development Officer with updating, creating, and enforcing policies and procedures which guide the fundraising operation.