Development Director

SPIN is seeking a Development Director to lead and grow a values-driven fundraising program that fuels our mission to make STEM education accessible to all. The Development Director will shape and implement a comprehensive development strategy across individual, corporate, foundation, and event-based fundraising.

About STEM Paths Innovation Network

SPIN creates STEM opportunities for communities of color through high quality programming that engages families, uplifts communities, and empowers students. King County is a STEM rich economy, yet South King County faces significant gaps in STEM jobs, training, and education. This area is home to many of our region’s most diverse communities and is at the highest risk of displacement. It is also SPIN’s home base and primary focus, although we serve students in multiple school districts across King County.

We are committed to expanding equitable access to opportunity and increasing diversity in the STEM field through community led education and training.

Job Title: Development Director

Reports to: Executive Director of Operations

Location: Hybrid (remote + Greater Seattle Area residency required by start date)

Position Type: Full-time, exempt

Salary: $90,000 with annual COLA increase on anniversary

Benefits: 11 paid holidays, family-friendly schedule, 90% employer-paid medical/vision/dental, and a week-long paid closure Dec 25–Jan 1.

About STEM Paths Innovation Network (SPIN)

At STEM Paths Innovation Network, we are committed to closing the opportunity gap in STEM education and careers for girls and BIPOC communities. Through hands-on enrichment, mentoring, and culturally responsive curricula, we create safe, inspiring spaces where students thrive, and adults guide their learning. All of our programs are free to the families we serve, and we need community leaders, members, and businesses to help keep them accessible and strong.

Position Summary: SPIN is seeking a Development Director to lead and grow a values-driven fundraising program that fuels our mission to make STEM education accessible to all. The Development Director will shape and implement a comprehensive development strategy across individual, corporate, foundation, and event-based fundraising. We’re seeking a creative, relationship-centered professional with a proven track record of success and a passion for advancing equity in education.

You’ll join a collaborative, high-energy team working to inspire the next generation of innovators, where your leadership, ideas, and initiative will directly influence SPIN’s growth and help shape the next generation of innovators.

SPIN has invested over the 2025 calendar/fiscal year in developing infrastructure to support development efforts, including building and populating a Customer Relationship Management system (CRM), establishing a new giving platform, holding its first donor cultivation event, launching its inaugural End of Year giving campaign, and investing in a Development and Communications Coordinator. SPIN also has a successful long-term relationship with an experienced contract grant-writer.

This position will work closely with the Executive Team, Board of Directors, and development team in an evolving, dynamic environment that requires adaptability, initiative, and collaborative leadership. This role will lead the development of a comprehensive foundational structure for diversified support, with a primary focus on building individual giving and major gifts programs to support SPIN’s long-term sustainability and future growth.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising program based on SPIN’s strategic plan that strategically balances major gifts, individual giving, corporate sponsor ships, foundation support, and events.
• Partner with the Executive Directors, along with the Board of Directors, to set annual fundraising goals aligned with SPIN’s mission, values, and growth objectives.
• Lead the design, execution, and refinement of SPIN’s Annual Fund Development Plan, integrating individual donors, major gifts, foundations, corporate sponsor ships, government grants/contracts, and special…