Chief Development Officer

LaunchCode is looking for a Chief Development Officer to lead fundraising for Hire Human, our new national AI upskilling and job placement initiative.

You will own fundraising strategy, major giving, and grant relationships end to end helping us scale from serving thousands each year to tens of thousands.

Strategic fundraising and earned revenue make our free, open-to-all programs possible.

The momentum is already building.

This year, we launched three in-house AI courses designed around employer demand.

Nearly 5,000 people have engaged with our curriculum, and employers in our hiring network have already committed to hiring graduates.

Now its time to scale.

You will lead a small team and have significant ownership over the future of development at LaunchCode.

Were a lean, remote nonprofit where everyone including senior leaders stays close to the work.

Were looking for a hands-on fundraiser who moves fast, builds relationships proactively, and thrives in the early stages of building something ambitious.

Ideally, youll bring an established network of donors, foundations, and funders you can activate from day one.

If youre a builder who wants to create a national fundraising function not inherit one we want to hear from you.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Design and execute a multi-year national fundraising strategy for the Hire Human initiative, aligned to LaunchCode's national growth goals.

Lead major giving build, manage, and close a personal portfolio of major donor and institutional relationships.

Own grant strategy and execution end to end: prospecting, proposal development, submission, award management, and reporting.

Manage and develop a small team for donor relations and grant support.

Build the relationships and pipeline needed to scale Hire Human from a regional to a national program.

Serve as the primary external face of LaunchCode for institutional funders and strategic partners, including travel as needed.

Collaborate with the executive and finance teams to integrate fundraising into overall organizational growth, revenue goals, and forecasting.

Required Skills/Abilities: Demonstrated track record of personally closing six- and seven-figure gifts or grants Experience building or scaling a development function, ideally in a lean or startup-like environment Deep network of existing funder, foundation, and major donor relationships Comfort operating with significant autonomy and limited layers of support Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including grant writing and donor-facing presentation Passion for AI, continued learning and workforce development Required Experience: 9+ years of nonprofit development experience in progressively responsible leadership positions with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role, including direct responsibility for major gifts and grants Preferred Experience: Experience fundraising for workforce development, education, or tech-sector nonprofits Familiarity with national foundati...