Senior Development Associate

About the role

Meals on Wheels San Francisco is dedicated to ensuring that older adults can live independently and with dignity in their own homes for as long as safely possible. Through nutritious meals, wellness checks, and meaningful human connection, we help older adults remain nourished, connected, and supported.

Meals on Wheels San Francisco (MOWSF) is seeking an experienced, highly organized, and collaborative Senior Development Associate to support our fundraising efforts and help strengthen the operations of our Development team. As an integral member of the Development team, the Senior Development Associate plays a key role in managing fundraising projects, supporting donor stewardship and campaigns, overseeing fundraising systems, and coordinating grants administration. Working closely with Development leadership and colleagues across the organization, this position helps create an exceptional donor experience while ensuring the systems and processes behind our fundraising efforts run smoothly and effectively. The ideal candidate is a resourceful, detail-oriented development professional who enjoys both strategic coordination and hands-on execution. They take ownership of projects, anticipate needs, solve problems, and thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven environment. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working across multiple areas of fundraising and wants to make a meaningful contribution to an organization dedicated to supporting older adults in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Manage development projects and fundraising initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and follow-up are completed.
• Support donor cultivation, stewardship, fundraising campaigns, special events, and donor communications.
• Prepare donor correspondence, briefings, presentations, and other fundraising materials.
• Coordinate development priorities and deadlines, proactively identifying opportunities to improve workflows and team effectiveness.
• Support daily development operations and provide hands-on assistance wherever needed to ensure the team's success.
• Help deliver a thoughtful, timely, and personalized donor stewardship experience.
• Coordinate the execution of annual giving initiatives, including direct mail, digital campaigns, Giving Tuesday, and year-end appeals, working closely with Development leadership to ensure timely delivery, accurate donor data, and effective campaign implementation.
• Manage campaign timelines, track deliverables, and coordinate with internal teams and external partners to ensure campaigns run smoothly.
• Prepare and coordinate donor communications, mailings, and campaign materials in collaboration with Development and Communications.
• Support fundraising events, including registration, gift tracking, reconciliation, and post-event reporting.
• Track campaign performance, maintain accurate donor records, and prepare reports to support fundraising analysis and future campaign planning.
• Communicate confidently and professionally with donors by phone and email, responding to donation inquiries, explaining giving options and processes, resolving gift-related questions, and ensuring a positive donor experience.
• Serve as