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Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas · 1 day ago

Development Manager

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$54K/yr - $62K/yr

2+ years exp

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) is seeking a Development Manager to enhance their mission of supporting girls and young women. This role is responsible for implementing and managing fundraising strategies, driving individual giving campaigns, and coordinating volunteer initiatives to expand philanthropic support.

Non Profit

Responsibilities

Lead planning, execution, and evaluation of campaigns such as North Texas Giving Day, East Texas Giving Day, end of year giving and more, including strategy development, donor segmentation, storytelling, internal coordination, and post-campaign stewardship

Manage GSNETX Employee Giving campaign, including internal communication, giving opportunities, and council engagement

Develop and implement year-round individual giving strategies to acquire, retain, and grow donors at all levels

Create and monitor timelines, budgets, and goals for each campaign to ensure success

Manage and solicit the annual Family Partnership Campaign, a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign for Girl Scout volunteers and families

Mobilize volunteers, alumnae, board members, and community ambassadors to launch personalized peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns

Provide training, toolkits, and support materials to empower fundraisers to effectively represent GSNETX

Track peer-to-peer progress and adjust strategies to maximize participation and revenue

Oversee corporate and individual episodic volunteer engagement that supports GSNETX’s priorities and enhances donor understanding of the GSNETX mission

Collaborate with internal staff and departments to coordinate meaningful short-term volunteer experiences that align with donor interests

Develop communications and materials to promote volunteer events and recognize participant contributions

Ensure robust stewardship of episodic volunteers to feed the donor and long-term volunteer pipeline

Attend or source volunteer expos and tabling events on behalf of GSNETX

Submit and oversee fulfillment and reporting of grants as it relates to episodic volunteers, the Junior League of Dallas grant and others as assigned

Support the development and execution of a comprehensive donor stewardship plan to ensure timely acknowledgements, personalized donor touchpoints, and mission-centered gratitude

Draft compelling donor communications—including updates, impact stories, event invites, reports, and campaign messaging—that reinforce donor investment and highlight outcomes

Maintain accurate donor records and stewardship activity in the CRM (Salesforce/NPSP, RaisersEdge or council-specific system)

Monitor giving trends, donor engagement, and campaign performance to inform strategies and demonstrate impact

Collaborate with the Fund Development team to ensure accurate coding, entry, and analytics for all giving campaigns

Provide regular progress reports to supervisors and volunteer leadership

Serve as the backup for Donor Relations Manager as needed

Support the planning of and attend donor events and meetings included, but not limited to the Women of Distinction Luncheon and donor events

Be accountable to personal goals, strategies, and metrics, participating in ongoing and regular assessment of progress to goals

Represent Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas at Council functions and events as requested

Perform other duties as assigned

Must maintain confidentiality when dealing with donors and gifts

Qualification

Fundraising strategiesDonor engagementProject managementCRM systemsDigital fundraisingWritten communicationVerbal communicationRelationship buildingCollaborationCreative problem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree required with 2-4 years of progressive experience in fundraising, volunteer management or donor engagement

Entrepreneurial, comprehensive, and prospect-driven approach to individual giving

Strong understanding of digital fundraising, workplace giving, and donor cultivation best practices

Demonstrated ability to effectively build relationships and alliances with internal and external constituencies

Demonstrated success in a fast-paced environment where multi-tasking and priority-setting abilities are critical to success

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messages for diverse audiences

Highly organized project manager with proven ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities

Experience working with CRM systems

Commitment to the mission and values of Girl Scouts and the ability to represent GSNETX in a professional and inspiring manner

Must be able to work with partners, donors, Board members, staff and volunteers in a discrete and professional manner

Must demonstrate ability to organize and prioritize work. Must demonstrate ability to handle detailed work with great accuracy, be able to correct own work and work of others as required. Excellent follow-up skills required. Requires ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines in timely, composed and organized manner

Demonstrate and promote a climate of courtesy, respect, and professionalism to coworkers, volunteers served by this council, and others with whom their job puts them in contact

Willingness to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends

Adheres to the GSNETX's equal opportunity and non-discrimination policies, which ensure that there will be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex, creed, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, or age

Upon employment, employee must hold membership in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl Scout Promise and Law

Attendance is an essential job requirement defined as having regular, consistent, reliable, punctual and predictable attendance including the ability to work regular hours and shifts, before and after hours, and on weekends, when required

Must complete and pass a criminal background check

Must be able to travel within established geographic areas and council service centers, as necessary

Must have reliable transportation, hold a valid drivers' license and meet GSNETX driving record & automobile insurance requirements