Vice President of Development & Marketing
Plant With Purpose
San Diego, California, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2025
Categories: Communications - Fundraising - Management - Marketing/Public Relations
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Location: Remote USA (Preference for applicants located in Southern California)
Job Type: Exempt // Full-time // Salary
Career Stage: Senior Management (10+ years experience)
Division: Marketing & Development
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Pay Range (national): $123,000 - $155,000 USD
Final offer will be adjusted based on market rate criteria of your specific years experience, skillset qualifications, and geographic location.
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, EAP, 401K, Accident, Hospital indemnity, Term Life, Short term disability, Section 125 plan. See full details below.
ABOUT US
Plant with Purpose is a global Christian organization that addresses issues of deforestation and climate change, while empowering people to lift their communities out of rural poverty. For 40 years, Plant With Purpose has been a leader in operating at the nexus of environmental restoration, economic development, and spiritual impact. We believe that we honor God when we honor people and our planet. Come join our growing team and make a difference at this critical time in human history.
OUR NEED
Plant With Purpose is seeking a visionary leader to guide our Development, Development Operations, and Marketing teams into the next phase of growth and impact. As we deepen donor relationships and expand our national reach, we are looking for a leader who can integrate and elevate our fundraising strategy, marketing efforts, and donor engagement to drive sustainable revenue growth.
This role is pivotal in cultivating transformational donor partnerships, strengthening foundation and major gift pipelines, and raising the profile of Plant With Purpose’s mission through compelling storytelling and Christ-centered campaigns. As Vice President, you will collaborate closely with our CEO, COO, and Board of Directors to shape organizational strategy, ensuring our external communications and funding efforts align with our mission at the intersection of economic empowerment and environmental restoration.
You will bring a proven track record of securing major gifts, leading multi-channel fundraising campaigns, and overseeing marketing and communications teams in growing mission-driven organizations. This is a unique leadership opportunity for a strategic, results-oriented, and relational leader with experience guiding nonprofits through a season of growth in both scale and impact.
If you are a collaborative executive with a passion for justice, creation care, and holistic transformation, we invite you to help shape the future of Plant With Purpose.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Organizational Strategy and Leadership
- Serve as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to organization-wide strategy and culture.
- Collaborate with the CEO, COO, and Board to set and advance revenue and brand goals that align with mission and impact.
- Represent Plant With Purpose to donors, institutional partners, and external audiences as a visible ambassador for our mission.
- Partner with global colleagues and the International Programs Team to strengthen in-country fundraising capacity and alignment.
- Lead the development of a multi-year revenue growth strategy, ensuring the implementation of key initiatives through cross-functional teams.
- Provide strategic oversight and coaching to high-performing development teams, including major gifts, environmental partnerships, institutional giving, and donor experience.
- Deepen engagement with donors through vision trips, events, and customized stewardship pathways.
- Ensure a donor-centered culture that emphasizes relationship-building, spiritual alignment, and long-term partnerships.
- Oversee the development and execution of a marketing strategy to drive organizational growth, ensuring alignment with overall revenue and impact goals.
- Provide oversight on our national and international brand strategy, public relations, and a new national church engagement initiative.
- Ensure consistency, quality, and alignment across all external communications and creative assets.
- Provide executive-level insight into audience segmentation, messaging, and innovation.
Development Operations & Systems
- Provide leadership, prioritization, and coaching to the Development Operations Team in ensuring high-quality donor data, systems, and infrastructure to support scalable growth.
- Maintain strategic oversight of grant systems, CRM management (Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud), representative support, and vision trip logistics.
- Improve systems for prospecting, revenue forecasting, segmentation, and local fundraising strategy development.
- Collaborate on real-time dashboarding and reports for internal and external audiences in Nonprofit Cloud.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-impact team of five management-level leaders across development, operations, and marketing.
- Foster a team culture grounded in belonging, collaboration, spiritual vitality, and excellence.
- Model Plant With Purpose’s Core Values and Global Partnership Standards.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position requires approximately 4-6 domestic trips per year if based outside of Southern California, with the possibility of one international trip. International travel may include visits to project sites, which at times may involve difficult and physically demanding conditions.
WHAT WE'LL LOVE ABOUT YOU
Minimum Required Education & Experience
- BA in Marketing, Fund Development, Business Administration, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in fundraising and marketing, preferably at organizations with annual revenue of $25-$50 million.
- 5+ years of experience at the director or senior management level, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.
- Proven track record of leading, coaching, and mentoring high-impact teams in a remote/hybrid environment, cultivating a culture of collaboration and excellence.
Required Skills
- Exceptional leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and drive results across diverse teams and functions.
- Demonstrated success in fundraising and B2B/B2C marketing for organizations with annual revenue of $20-$50M, with a focus on strategic growth and mission alignment.
- Experience securing major gifts through complex foundation grants, individual donor cultivation, and donor retention strategies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and nurture relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including donors, board members, and institutional partners.
- Strategic financial acumen, including budgeting, financial analysis, and income forecasting, with a track record of maximizing revenue and cost efficiency.
- Ability to synthesize complex information and translate it into clear, actionable strategies with strong follow-through and execution.
- Proven ability to bridge functional areas, fostering collaboration and alignment across development, marketing, and operations teams to drive organizational impact.
Preferred Skills
- Experience working in a cross-cultural or international setting, ideally in mission-driven organizations.
- Proficiency with Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud and marketing automation tools.
- Established network of philanthropic advisory groups, foundations, and funders, with the ability to leverage relationships to expand organizational reach and funding.
TEAM MEMBER COMPETENCIES
We are a collaborative, interdependent team that relies on relating and supporting each other to achieve our goals. Through the way we live within and shape our culture, we try to build community and a sense of belonging in our local, national, and global families. We are excited by people who bring diverse perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences to the work we do. Diversity helps make our system-improvement efforts more informed.
We collectively expect that all Plant With Purpose team members will embody and embrace the below essential human competencies and attributes:
- We keep our mission and organizational Core Values at the center
- We intentionally create our culture
- We work every day to build an equitable, diverse, and inclusive culture
- We intentionally build community and a team mentality
- We trust each other
- We bring joy to our work
- We build each other up
BENEFITS PACKAGE
- Health, dental, and vision insurances (employee premiums at a base plan rate is 100% covered by Plant With Purpose); dependent coverage available out-of-pocket
- Group life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401k match, up to 8% (fully vested) after a 6-month waiting period
- Section 125 Plan optional participation for qualified medical expenses
- 12 paid holidays
- $75/month home office stipend
- Wellness app membership; seasonal team wellness challenges
- Ancillary benefits available out-of-pocket: Accident, Hospital indemnity, Term Life, Short term disability
START DATE:
Approximately July 7, 2025
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
May 1, 2025
If this sounds like you, please apply on our website here, and use the pre-screening questions to show us how you are a great fit for this position, the organization, and our culture.
Plant With Purpose is an EEO/AA employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a positive and inclusive work environment for all employees.
If you have any questions regarding this position, or need reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application, please email the People & Culture Team at No phone calls please.
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