Development Coordinator

Job Description: Artist Boat, Inc.

Title: Development Coordinator

FLSA Status: Salaried Exempt

Reports to: Executive Director

Growth Potential: Development Manager

This is an immediate hire position. Please email complete application package (including cover letter,

resume, college transcript, and three professional references) to executive.assistant@artistboat.org.

Artist Boat will interview qualified applicants prior to end date of applications to expedite the hiring

process. Applicants will be notified of receipt of full applications only. Application package may also be

mailed Artist Boat at 13330 Settegast Road, Galveston, Texas 77554. Applications due by April 17, 2026.

Essential Function: The primary function of this position will be to plan and execute fundraising

events, annual appeals, land acquisition campaigns, and donor stewardship management that

results in increased donor recruitment and retention. This position reports to the executive director

and will focus on collaborative efforts to increase donor recruitment, retention, and increased giving

from donors with assistance from the board of directors, staff members, and volunteer committees.

The position will be responsible for donor database management and donor stewardship cycles that

meets the best practices in philanthropy. Together with the Executive Director this position is

responsible for managing a portfolio currently of $400,000 to $650,000 in donations from individuals,

fundraising events, appeals, and foundation grants. A primary goal will be to remove the Executive

Director from day-to-day management of donor stewardship and acting as the primary development

officer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team lead for Artist Boat’s annual fundraising events and activities engaging individual,

foundation, and corporate/business donors.

• Implement, manage, and deliver donor stewardship utilizing the tools of a donor database

connected to accounting software to rapidly thank donors, provide tax letters, and coordinate

special thank you calls and/or letters from the Executive Director and Board Members on a

weekly cycle.

• Implement, manage, and deliver two annual appeals (April/May and November/December)

utilizing segmented lists by donor and new donor, customized fields to increase donations by

percentage amounts, and by signatory of “friends” with the Artist Boat board and Executive

Director.

• Assist with implementation and delivery of Float the Boat annual “gala” event with a focus on

sponsorship, live and online auction items, and volunteer committee engagement.

• Implement, manage, and deliver special campaigns and events for land acquisition from

private donors and foundations in collaboration with the Executive Director to achieve the full

vision of conserving 1,400 acres on West Galveston Island.

• Assist with implementation and delivery of key celebrations.
• Scaffold and support the Executive Director, Board of Directors, and staff in efforts to

properly protect Galveston Island treasures of wildlife and wildlands that are under threat of

permanent loss and in efforts to increase environmental literacy among K-Grey learners.

• Increase and assure Artist Boat has internal capacity to steward financial processes and the

donor funds and donors.

• Utilization of social media and newsletter and/or digital tools for development purposes.
• Participate in committees and meetings as required to fund and friend raise.
• Assure that meetings with key stakeholders occurs at the convenience of the donor or

potential donor with the Executive Director or others as required.

• Collaborate with the Executive Director to develop an annual development plan

corresponding with a budget; monitor progress against goals and produce a monthly report

on development progress and outcomes.

• Responsible to create or update SOP’s for donor development, stewardship, and database

management

• Responsible for reviewing and reporting on how many new donors are achieved and how

many are converted to second donors from the Be One In A Million Campaign, the

percentage increase in donation by retained donors, and increased engagement of donors in

events across Artist Boat’s year (Float the Boat, Adventures, Volunteer events, Big Sit and

Birding Events, Sea Citizen, and more)

• Assist with recruitment of volunteers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of three years of donor stewardship and fundraising

experience, relevant project management experience, and advanced technical skills with

managing donor databases.

• Previous nonprofit professional experience, including prior experience in a key development

or leadership role, in major donor fundraising and/or donor relations or equivalent

development experience.

• Proven track record of success in developing and implementing fundraising materials and/or

written strategies documents (plans, campaign letters or materials, corporate or foundation

proposals, or direct mailers).

• Experience and proficiency in working with donor database management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines; adapt to change in a fast-paced work environment;

and give attention to detail while working on multiple projects.

• Ability to think creatively, analytically, and take initiative.
• Strong administrative, organization, and time management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (word, excel, mail merge, and letter formats), Excel,

Outlook, CRM’s (Bloomerang), Social Media, Newsletter software, and Donor Advised

Portals

• Awareness of working a culture of philanthropy in the greater Houston-Galveston region.
• Ability to work in a team or solely as a work task requires and coordinate with different

departments.

This is a full-time salaried exempt position located in Galveston, Texas at Artist Boat’s headquarters.

Nights and weekends required to meet with committees, oversee fundraising events, and represent

Artist Boat at partner events. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualification ranging

between $50,000 and $65,000 annually (based on years of experience and demonstration of work

products). Excellent benefits, including medical insurance (Artist Boat pays $275 toward policy of

premiums for staff), dental and vision, Life insurance and short/long term disability, PTO accrual,

paid holidays, and paid birthday, and an IRA retirement plan with a 3% match from company.

Artist Boat is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to promote awareness and preservation of

coastal margins and the marine environment through the disciplines of the sciences and the arts. Our

brand promise is that we protect our Gulf Coast through land conservation, fun, educational, inspiring

adventures that spark creativity, awareness, and action such as exploring nature and creating eco-art.

Artist Boat is achieving its full vision to conserve 1,400 acres on west Galveston Island and to establish

the first nationally significant Gulf Coast environmental education center.

13330 Settegast Road | Galveston, Texas 77554

artistboat.org | info@artistboat.org | 409-632-0388

Inspiration and education through unique coastal experiences

Artist Boat is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This is a full-time salaried exempt position located in Galveston, Texas at Artist Boat’s headquarters.

Nights and weekends required to meet with committees, oversee fundraising events, and represent

Artist Boat at partner events. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualification ranging

between $50,000 and $65,000 annually (based on years of experience and demonstration of work

products). Excellent benefits, including medical insurance (Artist Boat pays $275 toward policy of

premiums for staff), dental and vision, Life insurance and short/long term disability, PTO accrual,

paid holidays, and paid birthday, and an IRA retirement plan with a 3% match from company.

Artist Boat is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to promote awareness and preservation of

coastal margins and the marine environment through the disciplines of the sciences and the arts. Our

brand promise is that we protect our Gulf Coast through land conservation, fun, educational, inspiring

adventures that spark creativity, awareness, and action such as exploring nature and creating eco-art.

Artist Boat is achieving its full vision to conserve 1,400 acres on west Galveston Island and to establish

the first nationally significant Gulf Coast environmental education center.