Development Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Conduct comprehensive research on institutions and individuals that align with Capital B’s mission to support identification, outreach, and proposal efforts, including preparing materials for external meetings.

• Keep the CRM as the development team’s definitive source of information by ensuring data is accurate and current, while establishing a reporting cadence that provides essential insights across teams to keep the pipeline progressing.

• Oversee Capital B’s membership database and workflow by providing data and analytics that assist in identifying potential mid-major or major donors.

• Spearhead the development of timelines for grant initiatives and proposed development activities, manage projects for fundraising events, and create new materials and one-pagers, along with significant collaborations within and across teams.

• Direct all reporting and renewal processes, including crafting narratives, collecting necessary materials, and organizing renewal discussions and meetings.

• Leverage extensive research and understanding of Capital B to manage our project-based grant portfolio, identifying potential funders, qualifying leads, and securing meetings to support our ambitious fundraising efforts.

• Act as the primary liaison for the operations, finance, and audience teams, ensuring that budgets and data are precise and up-to-date, and that this information is used for accurate reporting and stewardship.

• Organize and oversee the meeting cycle between grant makers, Capital B executives, and affiliates, including scheduling, preparing materials, and ensuring follow-up on post-meeting action items.

• Manage the stewardship of funders in collaboration with the development team and the wider Capital B staff, fostering a culture of philanthropy.

• Remain informed on trends in philanthropic giving and media to generate innovative strategies and ideas that will help us achieve our fundraising objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in development roles involving foundations and grants.

• Exceptional attention to detail along with strong organizational and time management abilities.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the capability to compose and edit persuasive donor communications and effectively represent Capital B in engaging in-person and virtual presentations.

• Strong analytical skills and experience in prospect research.

• Proven track record of meeting fundraising targets and delivering impactful results.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with grant makers, foundation staff, journalists, board members, and others.

• Experience within journalism organizations is preferred but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.