Associate Director of Development

Who We Are

For over 35 years, El Buen Samaritano (El Buen) has been a trusted community resource for Latino and immigrant families in Central Texas. Serving more than 30,000 individuals annually through innovative, culturally relevant food access, health literacy, and education programming, El Buen is a progressive, welcoming space for families to grow into their own power and unleash their potential. Visit our website to learn more about our organization:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

El Buen seeks an Associate Director of Development (ADD) who will support the implementation of fundraising activities and amplify El Buen’s mission in the philanthropic community during an exciting period of organizational growth. The ADD will join a passionate, hard-working team of fundraising and communications professionals to aid in securing a robust annual development goal exceeding $6 million, including over $600,000 unrestricted dollars through campaigns, individual donors, foundations, corporate giving, and special events.

As part of the Development team, this position reports to the Director of Development and Communications (DODC) and assists with the development and implementation of a comprehensive annual and corporate giving program to support the organization’s unrestricted funding goals. The ADD will be responsible for Annual Campaigns and Corporate Giving Program, including creating campaign appeals, corporate sponsorship packages, and donor cultivation and stewardship materials.

This position has the potential to oversee additional support staff.

This is a full-time, exempt position based at El Buen headquarters, generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The role requires flexibility to work occasional evenings, weekends, and special events as needed. Following a three-month probationary period, employees are eligible to work one day per week remotely, or up to two days per week if commuting from a location more than one hour from the office.

Employees are expected to attend all staff training, professional development activities, and in-person organizational events.

• Annual Fund, Campaigns & Corporate Giving (50%)
• Collaborate with Development and Volunteer Engagement Manager (VEM) on El Buen’s Flagship Hands for Hope:
  Food Equity and Access Campaign to meet fundraising goal.
• Develop and manage fundraising plan including a working prospect list. Strategically working with DODC to meet unrestricted fundraising goals.
• Establish a recurring donor program, including levels and benefits, and recruitment of donors.
• Support the planning, growth, and execution of direct mail appeals (End of Year, Spring Appeal) in collaboration with the Development team.
• Collaborate with DVEM to secure volunteer relationships with Episcopal churches and schools, corporations and community partners to grow El Buen’s donor-volunteer pipeline.

• Conceptualize, plan, execute, and serve as operations manager for the following campaigns and funding strategies with the goal to solicit, renew, and upgrade donors: ¡Avanzando Futuros! Brunch Celebration;
  Amplify Austin;
  En el Juego:
  Back to School (B2S) Campaign;
  Community Health Worker Graduation.
• Oversee El Buen’s Corporate Membership Program and secure corporate funding diversify and grow unrestricted funding. This includes full-cycle relationship building—donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and renewal.
• Establish systems and procedures for pursuing corporate relationships.
• Perform prospect research on businesses to determine sponsor ships, workplace giving partnerships, events, and collaborative efforts to raise funds.
• Project manager for corporate and partner drives including but not limited to Back to School and the Angel Tree holiday project.
• Engage corporate donors in volunteer opportunities in collaboration with DM.
• As a shared Development team responsibility, accurately update donor/funder records in the development database, including tracking moves management and funding decisions.

• Oversee El Buen’s Corporate Membership Program and secure…