Development Manager

Major Responsibilities

• Prospecting
• Conduct research on donors in the criminal justice, economic justice, racial justice, and gender justice fields.
• Identify and profile new potential mid-size and major donors.
• Secure meetings for the Executive Director.
• Prepare the Executive Director for new donor meetings.
• Coordinate all meeting logistics, notetaking, and follow-up.
• Build a small donor program and recruit and manage monthly donors.
• Grant Writing and Reporting
• Maintain a comprehensive grants calendar.
• Draft and maintain suite of general development materials.
• Draft all grant proposals and reports as required by grant agreements or requested by prospective and existing donors.
• Collaborate with program staff to gather accurate and compelling content for proposals and reports.
• Donor Stewardship
• Manage donor relationships.
• Track key touchpoints and opportunities for donor engagement.
• Develop a comprehensive donor cultivation and stewardship strategy.
• Draft gift acknowledgment letters and quarterly donor updates.
• Collaborate with the communications team on donor communications strategy.
• Operations and Infrastructure
• Support the development and continuous improvement of systems, processes, and tools.
• Prepare monthly and ad hoc development reports.
• Contribute to the organization's annual development planning process.

Key Results (Year One)

• Identify and land initial meetings with at least five new major donors.
• Maintain 100% compliance with all grant reporting deadlines.
• Build a comprehensive donor cultivation and stewardship strategy.
• Increase participation to 100 monthly donors.

Critical Factors for Success

• At least five years of professional experience in non-profit development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a grants calendar and multiple donor relationships.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with donor databases and CRM systems.
• Ability to build trusted working relationships.
• Commitment to Worth Rises' organizational values.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary: $92,000
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 20 days of vacation time, ten days of personal/sick leave, and three days of bereavement leave.
• 11 holidays and winter break.
• Monthly wellness reimbursement.
• Retirement benefits every five years.