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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Development Manager - Central Texas - **Company:** WONDERS & WORRIES, INC. - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Salary:** $60,000.0 - $80,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Customer Data Management, QuickBooks (Software), Salesforce.Com, Data Analytics, Data Management - **Published:** October 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a7cedb720c345578 ## About the Role * Relationship-building skills - Builds authentic, long-term relationships with donors, sponsors, community partners, and colleagues, with a focus on creating meaningful connections to the mission. * Strong communication skills - Communicates clearly and professionally with a wide range of audiences and can adapt messaging for donors, corporate partners, foundations, volunteers, and internal team members. * Strategic and creative thinking - Brings new ideas and approaches to fundraising, donor engagement, prospect development, and community outreach while keeping strategies aligned with organizational goals. * Strong organizational and project management skills - Manages multiple priorities, timelines, and deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and following through on commitments. * Collaborative approach - Works effectively across departments and understands that successful fundraising requires strong collaboration among Development, Events, Programs, Finance, and Outreach. * Data-informed decision making - Uses fundraising and donor data to identify trends, evaluate opportunities, measure progress, and make recommendations that strengthen development efforts. * Resourcefulness and initiative - Proactively identifies opportunities, solves problems, and looks for ways to improve processes rather than waiting to be asked. * Donor-centered mindset - Understands the importance of thoughtful stewardship and creates positive experiences that help donors feel connected to the impact of their support. * Adaptability and flexibility - Comfortable adjusting priorities and approaches as organizational needs, fundraising opportunities, and community circumstances evolve. * Attention to detail - Brings accuracy and consistency to donor communications, grant materials, budgets, data, and other development activities. * Commitment to continuous improvement - Looks for ways to make fundraising systems, processes, communications, and team workflows more efficient and effective. * Mission alignment - Demonstrates a genuine commitment to Wonders & Worries' mission and an understanding of the importance of helping children and teens navigate a parent's serious illness or injury. * Experience in business development, fundraising, or relationship management is a plus, particularly the ability to build relationships, identify new opportunities, and support efforts that generate revenue and expand an organization's reach. ## Description * Assist with the development and execution of an annual fundraising plan that increases revenues to support the strategic direction of the organization. * Work with the Sr. Director of Development & Outreach - Central Texas to develop and manage timelines for various fundraising activities to ensure deadlines are met. * Serve as major point of contact for a new chamber with the goal of raising awareness and funding for Wonders & Worries. * Work with the Sr. Director of Development & Outreach - Central Texas and Event Managers to secure funding for special events through building relationships with sponsors and underwriters. * Help design, execute and manage campaigns to enhance the donor development pipeline in coordination with members of the Development staff. * Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with new and existing donors (individuals, organizations, and foundations) Budgeting and Strategy * Help monitor and evaluate all fundraising activities to ensure that the fundraising goals are achieved. * Work with the Sr. Director of Development & Outreach - Central Texas to set fundraising goals and objectives based on the approved budget and readjust fundraising goals and objectives throughout the year, if needed. * Assist with the development of any new policies and procedures for the development department which reflect ethical and best fundraising practices. * Monitor expenses and analyze budgets, income, and expenditures related to fundraising and the management of the development activities. * Research strategies that will improve development activities and summarize for team. Grant Funding * Assist with the planning and researching of grant funding with the Sr. Director of Development & Outreach - Central Texas and Grant Writer. * Assist with the creation of an annual plan for stewardship and growth from foundations and other grant-making organizations. * Assist with the execution of this plan with the goal of building deeper relationships with existing grantors and growing the grantor base. * Work with Grant Writer to review and submit grant proposals and reports on time. Data Management * Assist with the management of SalesForce data and all processes and procedures for data entry and maintenance by the Data Specialist. * Assist with the reconciliation of Quickbooks and SalesForce by the CFO and the Sr. Director of Development & Outreach. * Work with the Sr. Director of Development & Outreach - Central Texas to analyze data that will inform fundraising practices and strategy.