Development Manager

Younity is growing its development team to meet the moment. As the organization responds to shifting government funding and builds a more diversified revenue base, the Development Manager will be a key partner to CEO & President in carrying forward individual giving relationships, running events, and helping translate Younity’s mission into sustained philanthropic support.

Principal Responsibilities:

Individual Giving & Donor Relations

• Support the CEO in cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of individual donors, with a focus on mid-level and major gift prospects ($1,000-$25,000+)
• Conduct outreach, schedule donor meetings, prepare briefing materials, and draft personalized follow-up correspondence on behalf of leadership
• Manage acknowledgment and stewardship touchpoints for assigned donors, ensuring timely and meaningful communication throughout the year
• Assist with wealth screening data and help maintain accurate donor records in the CRM
• Track pipeline activity and provide regular reporting on cultivation progress to the CEO
• Exercises discretion and independent judgement regarding donor strategy and fundraising operations

Events Management

• Lead planning and execution of Younity’s Annual Awards Dinner (AAD) and other fundraising or cultivation events
• Develops and implements fundraising initiatives with minimal supervision
• Manage vendor relationships, venue logistics, timelines, volunteer coordination, and day-of operations
• Work with the CEO and board to maximize event sponsorship revenue and track solicitation activity
• Develop and manage event budgets, post-event reconciliation, and reporting
• Identify and evaluate opportunities for new cultivation events and donor engagement programming

Fundraising Strategy & Operations

• Responsible for strategic development planning and execution
• Collaborate with the grant writer consultant on foundation pipeline management, ensuring alignment with individual and corporate giving strategies
• Support corporate giving outreach and stewardship in coordination with the CEO
• Contribute to annual fundraising planning, goal-setting, and progress tracking against targets
• Help build the infrastructure for a recurring giving program, including donor segmentation and campaign strategy

Do you have experience in Vendor relationship management?, * Proven event management experience, including budget oversight and vendor management

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to write compelling donor correspondence and speak confidently on behalf of the organization
• Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a small team environment
• Deep alignment with Younity’s mission to end domestic and sexual violence
• Knowledge of the Mercer County philanthropic community a plus

Education & Experience:

• 3-5 years of nonprofit fundraising experience, with demonstrated success in individual donor engagement
• Experience with donor databases (e.g., Bloomerang, Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, or equivalent)

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance, * Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance