Read the full position profile here.

Ballinger | Leafblad is honored to partner with Catholic Charities Twin Cities on the search for its next Chief Advancement Officer.

For more than 150 years, Catholic Charities Twin Cities (CCTC) has walked alongside the region’s most vulnerable neighbors, serving more than 25,000 people each year. As CCTC’s senior philanthropic leader, the Chief Advancement Officer will broaden and deepen its base of support, building the strategy, the team, and the culture of philanthropy to sustain the mission for generations.

This is a hybrid role based at CCTC’s Minneapolis headquarters, with availability for evenings and weekends as needed for donor meetings, site visits, and events. Candidates must live in the Twin Cities area or be willing to relocate.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of progressive fundraising experience, including at least five years in a senior leadership role overseeing multiple advancement functions
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, multi-year fundraising efforts, such as a comprehensive or capital campaign, ideally of $10 million or more
• A track record of personally cultivating and closing major gifts at the six- and seven-figure level
• Experience building, leading, and retaining a multi-layered team, including managers who lead their own teams
• Understanding of and respect for CCTC’s Catholic identity and Catholic social teaching, and the ability to represent the organization authentically to donors of all faiths and backgrounds
• Comfort and credibility engaging directly with CCTC’s programs and the people it serves, including those experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or mental illness; a commitment to dignity-centered storytelling that elevates client voice; and openness to learning CCTC’s community-centric approach to fundraising

Compensation

The salary range is $200,000-$235,000 plus eligibility for CCTC’s executive incentive program. More details in the position profile.

Applications due by December 14, 2026.

Review of materials begins immediately. We encourage early application.

Read the full position profile here.

Questions may be directed to Jennifer Erickson at jennifer@ballingerleafblad.com.