# Chief Development Officer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-development-officer

A chief development officer leads a nonprofit's fundraising strategy, setting goals and building the infrastructure to grow donor relations, major gifts, and capital campaigns. They report to the executive director or CEO and work closely with the board on board relations and philanthropic strategy, while managing a development team of gift officers and grant writers. This senior nonprofit management role is typically filled by experienced fundraising professionals with a track record of securing large-scale, multi-year funding commitments.

Top skills: [Donor Relations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/donor-relations)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Development Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/development-director), [Vice President of Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-development)
- Often leads to: [Chief Executive Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-executive-officer)

## Similar roles

[Chief Revenue Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-revenue-officer), [Chief Strategy Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-strategy-officer), [Fundraising Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/fundraising-manager), [Grants Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/grants-manager), [Vice President of Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-development)

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