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Development Director

City Year

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in fundraising, development, nonprofit partnerships, communications, external affairs, or related work
  • Demonstrated success building and stewarding donor or partner relationships
  • Strong organizational and project management skills
  • Strong writing, communication, and storytelling skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute an annual fundraising strategy aligned to site goals and priorities
  • Manage and grow a portfolio of corporate, foundation, government, and individual donors
  • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective supporters
  • Coordinate grant submissions and reporting in partnership with national grant support staff and contracted grant-writing support

Key facts

Hard skills

Fundraising Donor Registration Project Management Grant Writing Storytelling Social Media Management

Other skills

  • Relationship Management
  • Communication
  • Organizational Skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Detail Oriented
  • Collaboration
  • Open Mindset

About the company

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City Year

K-12 Education

City Year helps students and schools succeed, while preparing the next generation of civically engaged leaders who can work across lines of difference. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on social, emotional and academic skills— skills that help students thrive in school and contribute to their community. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy. City Year partners with public schools in 29 communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryK-12 Education
Company size1001 - 5000

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Number of Positions: 1

Work Location: Hybrid On-Site/Remote

Position Overview

At City Year, we believe in the power of young people to transform schools and communities through service. The Development Director (DD) leads fundraising and external engagement efforts for City Year New Orleans and plays a key role in sustaining and growing support for our work in schools and communities.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Development Director is responsible for developing and executing fundraising strategies across corporate, foundation, government, and individual giving streams. This role manages a multi-faceted annual fundraising portfolio that supports several hundred thousand dollars in private and public revenue annually.

City Year New Orleans is a small, collaborative site, and this role is currently the only site-based development position. Because of that, this role combines strategic fundraising leadership with hands-on execution and day-to-day development operations. The DD works closely with the Executive Director, Board members, national development colleagues, contracted grant-writing support, and staff across the organization to advance fundraising goals and strengthen community relationships.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing relationship-building, project management, strategy, and hands-on execution in a fast-paced nonprofit environment. The strongest candidates will be highly organized, self-directed, entrepreneurial, and excited to help strengthen opportunities and outcomes for young people in New Orleans.

Job Description

What You’ll Do
 

Fundraising & Donor Engagement 

  • Develop and execute an annual fundraising strategy aligned to site goals and priorities

  • Manage and grow a portfolio of corporate, foundation, government, and individual donors

  • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective supporters

  • Partner closely with the Executive Director and Board members on donor strategy, outreach, and relationship management

  • Build and maintain a strong fundraising pipeline and track progress toward revenue goals

  • Coordinate donor meetings, school visits, stewardship efforts, and community engagement opportunities

  • Collaborate with City Year national and regional colleagues to maximize funding opportunities and leverage shared resources
     

Grants, Communications & Events 

  • Coordinate grant submissions and reporting in partnership with national grant support staff and contracted grant-writing support

  • Manage multiple concurrent fundraising projects, deadlines, reports, and donor communications throughout the fiscal year

  • Support planning and execution of fundraising and donor engagement events

  • Partner with staff and national communications resources to support donor messaging, newsletters, impact storytelling, and external communications

  • Help strengthen City Year New Orleans’ visibility and community partnerships

  • Serve as project manager and lead point on all cultivation and fundraising events (approx. 2-3 per year)

  • Lead all development related social media campaigns (primarily Instagram/ LinkedIn)
     

Development Operations & Stewardship 

  • Maintain accurate donor records, pipeline tracking, reporting, and engagement activity within City Year’s CRM systems (Salesforce)

  • Coordinate gift processing, acknowledgements, stewardship communications, and donor follow-up

  • Prepare donor reports, pipeline updates, board materials, and fundraising progress updates

  • Support annual development planning, forecasting, and pipeline reviews

  • Identify opportunities to improve systems, workflows, and organizational efficiency
     

Board & Cross-Functional Partnership 

  • Partner with the Executive Director and Board leadership to support board fundraising engagement and Development Committee goals

  • Support preparation for quarterly board meetings and ongoing board communication related to fundraising progress and priorities

  • Collaborate with program and operations staff to gather stories, photos, data, and updates that support fundraising and communications efforts

  • Serve as a member of the site leadership team and contribute to broader organizational planning and priorities
     

Who You Are

You are a strong relationship-builder and project manager who can balance big-picture thinking with strong follow-through and attention to detail.

You are comfortable managing multiple priorities, building systems, and working both independently and collaboratively. You enjoy connecting with people, telling compelling stories, and helping move work forward.

The strongest candidates will bring:

  • 5+ years of experience in fundraising, development, nonprofit partnerships, communications, external affairs, or related work

  • Demonstrated success building and stewarding donor or partner relationships

  • Strong organizational and project management skills

  • Strong writing, communication, and storytelling skills

  • High proficiency with Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

  • Experience working collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders

  • Comfort with donor databases, reporting systems, and development operations

  • Comfort navigating change and adapting strategy in a dynamic nonprofit environment

  • A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

  • ​Passion for youth development, community partnership, and helping students and schools thrive

  • Experience with grant writing, donor stewardship, fundraising events, CRM systems, or nonprofit communications is strongly preferred
     

What Success Looks Like 

Success in this role means: 

  • Meeting annual fundraising goals across multiple revenue streams

  • Building strong long-term relationships with donors and community partners

  • Maintaining organized and effective development systems and processes

  • Strengthening donor stewardship and engagement efforts

  • Increasing community awareness and investment in City Year New Orleans

  • Supporting sustainable fundraising growth and long-term organizational impact

Benefits

Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here.

Employment at City Year is at-will. 

City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.

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