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When a family is hungry, tired and has no place to go, it is hard for them to help themselves. For more than 35 years, Christian
Community Action (CCA) has been working to stabilize and transform families in need of support. While crisis intervention is often the first step towards healthy change, CCA focuses on identifying and partnering with individuals and families for lasting change.
Through feeding, sheltering, health services, education and training, families in need within 42 communities and 10 key school districts throughout Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties know that CCA represents a “hand-up” and not just a “hand-out.
With an annual operating expense budget of nearly $12M, CCA is a unique assistance organization because of the dynamic variety of services it offers. No other organization in the DFW Metroplex manages the integrated scope of services that CCA has available. CCA is also on the leading-edge of non-profit operating models, partly because it is supported financially by a vibrant and sustainable directto-consumer and business-to-business reselling enterprise.
Each year CCA assists more than 12,000 individuals through a staff of 150 and a volunteer team of 2500 local community heroes.
Together they help CCA distribute more than $1.4 million of food and provide more than 4,000 low-income patients health clinic services each year. In addition, more than 1,660 people receive educational and vocational training through CCA programs on an annual basis. CCA also provides more than 57,000 lunches to kids during the summers away from school and provides 2,900 children with Christmas toys each holiday season. With the support of volunteers, families, churches and local businesses, CCA is truly making a difference in their community and “Bringing Hope!”
"In the spirit of Jesus Christ, Christian Community Action ministers to the poor by providing comprehensive services that alleviate suffering, bring hope and change lives."
-CCA Mission Statement

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The Chief Development Officer will be responsible for creating and maintaining relationships with high-net-worth individuals and families, effectively sharing the on-going story of God’s blessings on Christian Community Action. This role will be responsible for the overall leadership and accountability for all Donor initiatives including the responsibility for championing the formulation, execution and implementation of the donor development strategy.
She/he will be responsible for the overall success of our donation initiatives and for implementing new and effective strategies to increase and enhance our donor development results. The ideal candidate will be expected to be current on innovative trends and opportunities in the donor development/ business funding space and will bring a history of proven executive leadership in the investment banking or the business funding field and a solid background in entrepreneurship.
The incoming Vice President will also have a proven track record of strategic leadership effectiveness.

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 Lead and facilitate the identification, development and management of ongoing relationships with: o Individuals, families, corporations and foundations with potential to invest in the CCA mission. o Financial advisors who serve individuals, families and companies who are prospective resource partners for
CCA. o Ministry and church leaders who would choose to increase their ministry to the donors God has sent to them by introducing and highlighting the CCA mission.
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Serve as a skilled and trusted advisor able to provide guidance to and develop a network of sophisticated, highcapacity financial partners interested in the mission and ministry of CCA.
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Ensure the highest standards of integrity, transparency, communication clarity and responsiveness in service to all resource partners.
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Leverage previous experiences and relationships to serve as a humble yet effective and energetic individual producer, inspired to achieve challenging goals by engaging generous givers with the amazing story of how
God is using CCA to impact the DFW community.

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Create, plan and execute an effective and robust fundraising program specifically focusing on a major gifts program, which includes multi-year commitments and longer-range planned giving.
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Through targeted prospecting efforts, build and manage a portfolio of select major and principal gift donors, including qualifying and disqualifying high capacity prospects.
 Oversee the design and execution of the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies for all managed donors and key prospects, identifying and orchestrating engagement of partners within and outside of the organization.
 Collaborate with the Executive team and Advisory Boards to design and execute a meaningful and dynamic donor stewardship program.
 In collaboration with the Executive team, maximize volunteer and Board engagement in all aspects of fundraising.
 Collaborate to ensure the development and use of systems and processes that maximize resources and meet team support needs.
 With the Executive team and other stakeholders develop annual and long range philanthropy planning, including establishing multi-year fundraising goals for statewide, regional and global initiatives, and be held accountable for the same.
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Educate others about and institute best philanthropic practices.
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Develop strategies, evaluate new avenues and initiatives, and recommend changes to encourage maximum constituent engagement of existing donors and to find, develop new donors.
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Establish, maintain and grow external donors from mid to major partnerships.
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Demonstrated proven ability to drive projects forward in a rapidly changing cross-functional environment with a strong emphasis on team work.
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Must have proven experience in engaging and developing collaborative relationships with internal cross-functional teams and external media partners and media/advertising agencies.
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Readily take on additional responsibilities as this Development/Giving program evolves.

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Leadership/Management skills and exposure to project-based work structures.
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Keep Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer advised of results, both negative and positive, regarding donations and trending making sure they are current on status of ministry financial donations.
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Be a key player on the Senior Leadership Team helping to develop and initiate ministry strategy and budget initiatives.
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Provide vision, leadership, and overall management of the Development team.
 Maintain an effective and spiritually mature team that can engage with donors by establishing relationships and keeping donors apprised of Christian Community Action activities, new initiatives and share the vision and successes of the ministry.
 Consistently monitor and develop Development team by making sure performance evaluations, healthy staff account balances, compensation, succession planning, and other team building platforms are adhered to in a timely and effective way in order to enhance skills of each individual team member.

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 An advanced degree in business, marketing, communications or a related field.
 10-15 years of marketplace experience in progressively responsible leadership roles in the areas of fund raising and/or investment banking.
 Sales/marketing success as a significant individual producer with the demonstrated ability to set objectives and manage performance to successful outcomes.
 Experience in partnering with an executive team, as well as nonprofit governance.
 Management competency and interpersonal skills to work effectively with peers and subordinates in a cooperative team environment; history of retaining and developing staff members and developing strong internal and external relationships.
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Excellent speaking and listening skills to exchange information in a clear, persuasive and concise manner (at all levels of the organization and in large and small groups) with a positive approach that fosters a team environment and conveys our mission.
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Facilitation skills for strategic planning sessions.
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Creative thinking skills, combined with strong business acumen.
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Strong analytical/financial analysis skills as well as sales/promotional skills.
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Highly relational leader, with broad community awareness and interaction.
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Strong customer-service orientation.
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Advanced technical knowledge of network and PC operating systems.
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Excellent understanding of CCA's goals and objectives.
 Preference will be given to candidates with retail experience.

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An entrepreneurial self-starter with strong interpersonal and analytical skills, high ethical standards and proven ability to work effectively with the Chief Executive Officer as a strategic partner is required.
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Strong interpersonal, organizational, people management, process and project management, communication, and analytical skills.
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The ability to inspire confidence and influence varied audiences, as well as the ability to inspire, motivate and marshal resources.
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Strong planning and execution track record, contributing to significant increases in funding
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Ability to develop highly productive relationships and teams, initiate change, and balance revenue and growth in mature and growth categories/programs/initiatives.
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Knowledge of current trends in professional financial services for high net-worth individuals/ families -additional knowledge of charitable giving trends, particularly in the areas of capital campaigns, major gifts and planned giving will be extremely beneficial.
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Appreciation for current social media environment of change and innovation and the ability to leverage relevant internal technology to achieve desired results.
 Successful experience in managing a portfolio of investors/funding sources/major gift donors with a specific emphasis on prospecting, networking and relationship development that results in committed investment
 Working knowledge of or ability to quickly learn basics of charitable gift planning.
 Successful experience in “making the ask” and closing on commitments of $100,000 or more - building and maintaining long-term relationships with fundraising constituents such as Developments and corporations.
 Significant tenure of high-profile, enterprise-level account sales or high-end customer service leadership experience.
 Detail oriented executive/ professional and effective strategist comfortable with (and ideally demonstrating a footprint of success in) the sales process.

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In order to truly lead and mentor others in this setting, the Chief Development Officer will be known for consistency in the following areas:
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A God-honoring, passionate and committed leader.
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A highly visible and charismatic advocate for the powerful ministry of family assistance services.
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A confident person with a God-inspired humility.
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A person who exudes a heart for God and a mind for business with an entrepreneurial spirit. Significant success in finance, manufacturing, retail or other segments will be evident.
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If married, a faithful and nurturing spouse.
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If a parent, a respected father or mother.
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A disciplined self-starter able to model a balance of urgency and respect for process.
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A thoughtful and relentless listener.
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A timely and genuine encourager.
 A team-builder who leverages staff strengths and spiritual gifts.
 Believes the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, inerrant and authoritative word of God
 Believes the only hope for man is to believe in Jesus Christ, the virgin-born Son of God who died to take upon Himself the punishment of the sin of mankind, and who rose from the dead so that by receiving Him as Savior and Lord, man is redeemed by His blood.
 Involved and respected Christian lay leader and member in good standing of a Bible-believing church.
 Able to articulate a personal testimony and related personal passion for generous giving.
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Servant's heart with a history of commitment to evangelism and discipleship.

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Christian Community Action offers
Family Assistance, a program designed to fulfill the immediate and crucial needs of families during crisis. This includes the loss of a job, an illness, fire or another situation that limits the family's access to food, clothing, shelter or the ability to pay their bills. CCA provides financial and emotional support to families in situations such as these.
Established in 1999 to address the need in their area for affordable health care for the un- and underinsured, the Adult
Health Center provides treatment of non-emergency illnesses, well woman exams, some pharmaceutical assistance, health education and lab work.
CCA offers 28 rentable units on a sliding scale fee for community residents. They also offer home restoration assistance to families who own their own homes but cannot afford the upkeep required.
CCA observed that one of the main obstacles in securing work in their community was the lack of affordable child care. Partnering with the New
Hope Learning Center, CCA provides loving, high quality, Christian childcare based on a sliding scale fee until the family is able to segue into Child Care
Services of Texas.
Every week, Christian Community
Action provides more than 650 families with more that 40% of their food needs.
They are provided with vouchers for use at the CCA pantry and are able to save hard earned money for rent, utilities, childcare and healthcare.
T his program is for low income senior citizens in the CCA community. Once a week, these men and women are invited to the CCA community room for social and emotional interaction, as well as a chance to privately shop in the Food
Pantry.
This multipurpose outreach provides local community members with green thumbs a place to learn about gardening build community spirit and cultivate vegetables for the Food Pantry.
CCA provides bible classes, pastoral counseling and spiritual mentoring for families recovering from a crisis.
This training that CCA offers as part of their "hand up" philosophy includes
GED and ESL classes budget training, job search support, computer classes and forklift certification.

For more information or to apply for this position, please contact:
Greg Barnes, President
Halftime Talent Solutions greg.barnes@halftimetalent.com
or call 214-468-9055 or
Donald Howell, Director
Halftime Talent Solutions donald.howell@halftimetalentsolutions.com
or call 214-468-9055