Development Coordinator

About the role

The Development Coordinator serves as the primary staff support for the Foundation's fundraising, donor engagement, and board relations activities. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this position is responsible for leading the tactical execution of all fundraising initiatives, donor stewardship efforts, event support, prospect research, and board administration. The Development Coordinator plays a critical role in advancing the Foundation's philanthropic goals by ensuring internal teams, donors, board members, and community partners receive exceptional engagement support. The position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, relationship management abilities, and experience coordinating multiple priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Assist the day-to-day implementation of the Foundation's annual fundraising plan
• Assist donor cultivation, stewardship, acknowledgment, and recognition processes and tracking
• Coordinate annual giving campaigns, direct mail appeals, email fundraising efforts, and donor outreach initiatives
• Track fundraising performance and provide regular reporting on donor activity, campaign results, and revenue goals
• Maintain accurate donor and prospect records within the donor management system
• Conduct donor and prospect research to identify new funding opportunities in conjunction with Executive Director and Capital Campaign Senior Director
• Assist the Executive Director, Capital Campaign Senior Director, and Foundation board with major gift cultivation and solicitation strategies
• Coordinate donor meetings, site visits, stewardship events, and fundraising presentations
• Prepare donor correspondence, proposals, acknowledgement letters, sponsorship requests, and impact reports
• Assist Grant Manager with identifying, researching, and tracking grant opportunities as needed
• Work collaboratively with program and finance staff to gather data and outcomes required for grant applications and reports
• Serve as the primary administrative liaison to the NCTR and Foundation Board of Directors
• Coordinate board and committee meetings, including scheduling, logistics, agenda development, and meeting materials
• Prepare board packets, presentations, minutes, and follow-up communications
• Maintain board records, governance documents, committee rosters, and orientation materials
• Support board recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and recognition activities
• Assist board members with fundraising initiatives and donor engagement efforts
• Track board giving, participation, and committee involvement
• Coordinate fundraising events, donor appreciation activities, and community engagement initiatives
• Manage event logistics, sponsorship fulfillment, guest communications, and volunteer coordination
• Support event fundraising tracking, reporting, and post-event stewardship activities
• Represent the Foundation at community events and stakeholder meetings as appropriate