Development Coordinator

Development Coordinator

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As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. We invest in the most promising research to turn ideas into life‑changing therapies and devices. We work with government, regulatory officials, and insurance companies to address issues that impact the T1D community—breaking through barriers that limit access to care worldwide.

We provide resources and guidance that makes it easier to live and thrive with T1D. This is more than a moment—you’re empowering a movement for the T1D community.

Our mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life‑changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent and ultimately, cure T1D and its complications. Always, we are guided by a single purpose:
As we drive toward curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it.

The Development Coordinator (DC) will play a key role in the support and execution of all fundraising efforts for the Chapter/Territory. Through collaboration and coordination with national and regional teams, Chapter staff, and volunteer partners, the DC champions a strategic approach to programs—this includes development, volunteer leader recruitment and engagement, and yearlong stewardship that will grow the program at all levels, ensuring an extraordinary participant experience.

The DC will oversee various event activities, outreach, engaging donors, and will be assigned work that supports specific components of our core fundraising programs and community building activities to ensure year‑over‑year revenue growth. Additional functions include event logistics and software data entry, operations, and volunteer recruitment and engagement.

As one of the top performing chapters in the country, the Southeast Florida Chapter includes Miami, Broward, and Palm Beach/Treasure Coast counties and drives over $1.3 million in total net revenue.

We work remotely from our home offices 5 days a week.

• The Development Coordinator will be assigned a fundraising focus to champion and grow team acquisition, retention while supporting teams in achieving their year‑over‑year fundraising goals.
• Support the coordination of fundraising and non‑fundraising efforts directed by supervisor, in collaboration with all Chapter staff as well as the Regional and National resource teams, and volunteer leadership.
• Contribute to the short, mid and long‑range strategic planning for the success of the Chapter’s entire event program.
• In partnership with Chapter staff, manage the development, ongoing cultivation and stewardship of a portfolio of teams for fundraising events.
• In partnership with Chapter staff and volunteer committee members, help manage event logistics, including kick‑off and rally events, day‑of and subsequent celebratory gatherings.
• Supports other Chapter development strategies, activities and events as assigned.
• Participate in fundraising related meetings as assigned.
• Assist with event planning and execution, family engagement events. Ensure that event logistics and budget/timelines are met for each assigned activity.

• Proactively seek out and identify new leads. Develop, cultivate, and steward these leads as they become part of the Chapter’s program.
• In partnership with Chapter staff, help to identify and recruit volunteer leadership for relevant events.
• Partner with the volunteer committees, including recruitment, engagement and retention of committee members.
• Develop and maintain impactful, meaningful and donor‑centric relationships with teams, volunteers, event participants, sponsors and community partners.
• Ensure personal accountability for meeting deadlines and responding to volunteers and other department requests.

• Maintain a basic understanding of JDRF’s mission and research therapeutics.
• Support fundraising and other mission and outreach activities designed to increase the identification, education, cultivation, and stewardship of fundraisers, donors,…