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Development Manager Jobs

Development Manager jobs combine fundraising operations, donor communications, project management and relationship support. Explore mission-driven opportunities nationwide.

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Development Manager organizing a nonprofit fundraising campaign with planning notes

The development system

Where Development Managers create leverage

Campaigns

Build calendars, workbacks, briefs and follow-through.

Data

Maintain accurate records and useful donor reporting.

Stewardship

Coordinate acknowledgments, updates and recognition.

Collaboration

Keep leaders, programs, finance and communications aligned.

Day-to-day impact

A role built around coordination and judgment

Development Managers often hold the operating center of a fundraising team. They may manage annual giving, events, donor records, grant calendars, stewardship or multiple workstreams at once.

The strongest postings distinguish which responsibilities are central and which are shared with colleagues or vendors.

Prioritize

Translate fundraising goals into a realistic work plan.

Coordinate

Prepare materials and keep reviews moving on time.

Deliver

Execute campaigns, events and donor communications.

Improve

Review data and strengthen the next cycle.

Candidate preparation

Show both execution and ownership

ScopeDescribe the portfolio, timeline and stakeholders.

ContributionSeparate your decisions and work from the team’s broader effort.

OutcomeExplain the result, learning or operational improvement.

Relevant experience may come from fundraising, communications, events, grants, membership, alumni relations, customer stewardship or program operations.

Hiring a Development Manager?

Identify the primary fundraising programs, database, reporting line, writing expectations, event responsibilities and team support. Avoid combining unrelated specialist roles unless the resources and compensation reflect the scope.

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Frequently asked questions

Answers for candidates and nonprofit hiring teams.

What does a nonprofit Development Manager do?

The role commonly coordinates fundraising campaigns, donor communications, stewardship, records, events and cross-team workflows.

How is a Development Manager different from a Development Director?

A manager often owns day-to-day programs and operations. A director more often sets department strategy, manages broader resources and advises executive leadership.

What makes a strong Development Manager posting?

A useful posting defines the core portfolio, systems, team support, writing and event expectations, decision authority and measures of success.

LABOR MARKET CONTEXT

Read the fundraising market carefully

Development Manager is not a separate federal occupation. A useful adjacent benchmark is fundraising managers: $125,470 median pay in May 2025 and 5% projected growth through 2035. The 9,800 annual openings figure combines public relations and fundraising managers across all industries.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data are national and should be considered with local salary, cost-of-living and hiring information.

$125,470Related median pay

5%Related growth

9,800Annual openings*

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