Feb 4th, 2026
Western Center on Law and Poverty
About the Organization
For nearly 60 years, Western Center on Law and Poverty has led the fight to end poverty and secure
housing, health care, a strong safety net, and racial and economic justice for all low-income Californians.
Western Center brings about system-wide change through impact litigation, legislative, policy and
administrative advocacy at the state and federal level, and support for legal services and community-based organizations. With offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Oakland, we are California’s largest
legal services support center. For more information, please visit our website: www.wclp.org
Job Description
Position salary range: 140,000 - $175,000
Position reports to: Executive Director
Reporting to the Executive Director and based in the Los Angeles office, the Director of Development is
the strategic force behind Western Center on Law & Poverty’s annual fundraising. In close partnership
with the Executive Director, the Director of Development is responsible for raising philanthropic revenue
to sustain the organization's annual budget through individual giving, grants, special events, and
institutional giving.
An integral member of Western Center’s leadership team, the Director of Development will ensure clarity and collaboration between the development team, legal advocates, and the finance department. Under the Director of Development’s leadership, Western Center’s development department will integrate Community-Centric fundraising principles across all fundraising functions and stay informed about local and national trends in philanthropy. The Director will also ideate, plan, and organize fundraising activities to build a donor community that aligns with our organization's commitment to equity, inclusion, and justice.
Western Center’s Director of Development will manage a team of at least three (3) FTEs tasked with a wide range of prospect research, volunteer engagement, grant writing, corporate sponsorship solicitation, pledge redemption, donor cultivation, and external communication responsibilities. In partnership with the Western Center communications staff, the Director Development will collaborate on content creation and marking initiatives designed to elevate the profile of the Western Center, articulating mission impact,
and provide updates to stakeholders. Additionally, the Director will compose compelling fundraising
campaigns that inspire support across the scope of Western Center’s legal work.
The successful candidate will have broad nonprofit fundraising and leadership experience and be a
champion for racial equity whose approach to philanthropy centers justice and community in external relationships, internal policies and procedures, and the overall framing of development activities.
Contact email for applicants hr@wclp.org