Development Manager

The Development Manager reports to the Senior Director of Marketing & Development and works closely with the Executive Leadership Team (CEO, COO, and Finance Director) to create and implement a fundraising strategy for the organization. Duties include setting priorities, goals, and budgets; researching and identifying potential donors, cultivating potential donors, and communicating with current donors; and researching grants and coordinating the grant proposals process to obtain grants for RCF Connects and key community initiatives RCF Connects supports and leads. Other tasks include maintaining the donor database, collaborating with the Board of Directors' Fund Development Committee, and overseeing event planning and campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development of, and executes RCF Connects’ annual fundraising plan
• Secure financial support from individuals, foundations, and corporations
• Develop and track proposals and reports for institutional donors for RCF Connects key programs and projects, and its core initiatives, including SparkPoint Contra Costa, Ensuring Opportunity Campaign to End Poverty in Contra Costa, and Healthy Richmond.
• Plan and implement end-of-year appeal.
• Manage and oversee data entry and gift processing.
• Oversee the planning and organization of donor-related fundraising and special events
• Manage and support donor-advised funds and field of interest funds, such as Black Wealth Builders’ Fund
• Contribute to the development of communications, public relations, and marketing strategies
• Collaborate with other departments and initiatives within RCF Connects, and with key board members, to develop cultivation and stewardship opportunities for individual donors

Required Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. degree or 3 to 5 years of fund development experience with demonstrated skills in fundraising, including gift and donor research and grant writing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prepare and present materials to diverse audiences.
• Ability to thrive and work accurately in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Cultural humility to work and effectively collaborate with a team of ethnically and racially diverse colleagues and board members.
• Understanding of institutional and structural racism, and other forms of oppression, and their impacts on historically underserved and underrepresented communities.
• Experience in project planning and ability to multitask; demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Deep curiosity, open to learning.
• Competence using computers and software, including database management, CRM software, Canva, and Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred:

• Fluency in written and spoken Spanish.
• Familiarity with Contra Costa County and current contacts/networks in the county.
• Experience with strategic use of social media and graphic design tools to support and coordinate with the Senior Director of Marketing and Development.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends

Compensation and Benefits

• This is an exempt, full-time position.

• Salary range starts at $70,000 to $77,000; initial salary will depend on experience.
• Competitive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, and a matching 401K retirement plan.
• Professional/leadership development opportunities.
• Flexible work schedule.
• A workplace culture committed to supporting good quality of life for employees, which includes offering remote work capability and options

Please send cover letters and resumes via e-mail to jobs@richmondcf.org