Development Manager

Full-time, Salaried;
Salary Range: $70,298 - $93,072

Reporting To:
Deputy Executive Director;
Direct Reports:
None

The Development Manager plays an integral role in shaping the experiences of people who care about, engage with, and support the work of Greater Greater Washington (GGWash) while helping to ensure the organization is able to grow in its mission-driven work.

The Development Manager partners with the Deputy Executive Director to shape the organization’s fundraising strategy and manages the day-to-day of its execution. They will manage a range of fundraising functions. The role requires some combination of experience with individual giving, major donor, and/or events-based fundraising; collaborative project management skills (including the ability to manage up and sideways); comfort with the technological side of fundraising (constituent relationship managers, websites, etc.);

and ease with an evolving social media landscape and online engagement tactics.

We encourage those who can bring a diverse perspective to our organization and our work, in terms of race, socioeconomic status, geographic diversity, sexual orientation, or gender identity, to apply.

Manage efforts to reach budgeted fundraising goals and grow our funding base through a primary focus on donor cultivation and retention, corporate support, events, and board giving. In this role you’ll fundraise for both GGWash (a 501(c)4) and GGWash Commons, our sister 501(c)3 organization.

Responsibilities Include:

• In collaboration with our Deputy Executive Director, shape annual small-dollar and recurring donor strategies that encompass revenue-generating campaigns (such as end-of-year campaigns) and good practices in donor stewardship and retention.
• Manage day-to-day execution of small-dollar and recurring donor campaigns, donor stewardship, and donor retention efforts.
• In collaboration with the executive leadership team, shape strategy to increase major donor support.
• Manage day-to-day execution of major donor strategy, including prospect research, and coordinate staff and board cultivation and stewardship of donors.
• Execute two major fundraising events each year, including coordinating corporate sponsorship outreach and managing ticket sales, event logistics and run-of-show, volunteers, and contractors.
• Serve as the first point of contact for donor inquiries.
• Coordinate the Board fundraising committee.
• In collaboration with Engagement Associate, maintain the fundraising components of GGWash’s constituent relationship manager (Every Action), which includes ensuring accurate donor data, user-friendly donor interfaces, up-to-date automated email series, and other related functions.
• Periodically support the Executive Director and other staff in the development of grant proposals and reports.
• Ensure organizational websites and social media accounts deliver a positive, motivating donor experience along dimensions including consistency, style, voice, and user interface.
• Ensure fundraising messaging coheres with organizational values and advocacy priorities.

• You should also expect to assist with some administrative and cross-organizational tasks, and to take on other duties as assigned.

• At least 4-7 years of nonprofit fundraising experience.
• Experience working in nonprofits focused on housing or transportation advocacy, urban planning, environmental issues, community development, or related fields would be a plus.
• Undergraduate degree, or equivalent experience, in a field that emphasizes writing, communications, or related skills.
• An interest in housing, land use, or transportation policy.

Please consider applying if you possess 80% or more of the following