Development Coordinator

Position Overview

We are seeking a proactive, highly organized and externally focused Development Coordinator to support fundraising and volunteer initiatives across Youth Villages New England. This is a primarily in-person, hands-on role tasked with supporting the execution of events, coordinating external relationships, managing project components and assisting with donor engagement, including support for a growing major gifts strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as a strong project manager supporting all fundraising projects and key communications deliverables, ensuring timelines and deliverables stay on track

• Supports Development Manager in maintaining timelines, priorities, and cross-functional coordination

• Identifies and communicates logistical needs or challenges to ensure smooth execution

• Serves as a professional, externally facing representative of the organization

• Supports relationship-building with donors, corporate partners, and community participants

• Aids in donor engagement through events, communications, and stewardship touchpoints

• Provides strong customer service and responsiveness in all interactions

• Supports coordination for a new and growing major gifts strategy

• Tracks donor engagement activity in CRM in alignment with team strategy

• Aids in cultivation and stewardship touchpoints for major donors

• Attends and supports fundraising events with a high-level of professionalism while fostering meaningful donor engagement

• Provides on-site support including setup, registration, donor interaction, volunteer coordination, and breakdown

• Helps ensure a high-quality, engaging experience for donors, partners, and volunteers

• Assists with administrative tasks including meeting preparation, note-taking, and follow-up tracking

• Supports CRM data entry and maintenance in alignment with established standards

• Ensures accuracy in donor, volunteer, and engagement records

• Captures and coordinates with CRM/operations staff to support data integrity and reporting needs

• Supports ongoing strategic projects, including tracking deliverables, preparing materials, and supporting cross-functional collaboration

Additional Information

• The ideal candidate is:
• A strong executor of assigned projects and priorities
• Comfortable and confident in external-facing situations
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Energized by both logistics and relationship-building
• Interested in growing into major gifts and fundraising strategies over time
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive, solution-oriented and able to take initiative
• Physically able to support event setup (lifting boxes, moving supplies, etc.)
• Available to attend evening and weekend events
• Comfortable with an in-person work setting with limited hybrid flexibility

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience (required)

• 1-3 years of fundraising experience (preferred)

• Experience using Salesforce (required)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (required)

• Experience using OneCause (preferred)

• Experience supporting events, volunteers, or customer-facing work (preferred)

Salary

$65,000 - $75,000 per year based on education and experience

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
• 401(k)
• Time off: 2 week paid vacation (full-time) / 1 week paid vacation (part-time), 12 paid sick days per year, 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision
• Growth & development through continuous training
• Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities

Company Information

Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Youth Villages is committed to not only advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace but also in our work with children and young adults. We know that children, families and young people of color can face inequity in child welfare and justice systems, and we train our employees to build the skills they need to work with the communities that we serve, as well as, other employees from different cultures and backgrounds. Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day.