# Vice President of Development

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-development

A vice president of development leads a nonprofit organization's fundraising operations, setting strategy for major gifts, annual campaigns, and capital campaigns while overseeing the development staff. This senior executive role reports to the CEO or executive director and often works closely with the board of trustees on donor cultivation. The position demands strong donor relations skills supported by CRM platforms like Salesforce or Raiser's Edge, hands-on grant writing capability, and broader nonprofit leadership experience managing campaigns from planning through execution.

Top skills: [Campaign Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/campaign-management), [Grant Writing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/grant-writing)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Development Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/development-director)
- Often leads to: [Chief Development Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-development-officer)

## Similar roles

[Chief Development Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-development-officer), [Director of Business Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-business-development), [Fundraising Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/fundraising-manager), [Vice President of Communications](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-communications), [Vice President of Marketing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-marketing), [Vice President of Sales](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-sales)

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