Development & Communications Manager

Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC) • San Francisco, CA

14d • Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1988, the Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC) provides support and services to nearly 2,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning (LGBTQQ+) and allied youth per year. LYRIC’s mission is to build community and inspire positive social change through education enhancement, career training, health promotion, and leadership development with LGBTQQ+ youth, their families, and allies of all races, classes, genders, and abilities. The organization has an annual operating budget of approximately $4.5 million and a staff of 20+.

Requirements

• 4–6+ years of verifiable nonprofit fundraising experience, including individual and institutional fundraising.
• Demonstrated success managing donor relationships and contributing to organizational revenue growth.
• Experience securing and stewarding five- and six-figure gifts through multiple fundraising channels.
• Knowledge of nonprofit fundraising best practices, donor engagement strategies, and grassroots fundraising models.
• Experience working with donor databases such as Raiser’s Edge or comparable CRM platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including proposal writing, donor correspondence, and public presentations.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Relationship-builder with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Strategic thinker who can translate organizational goals into actionable fundraising plans.
• Commitment to the mission and philosophy of LYRIC.
• Passion and commitment to fostering healthy LGBTQQ+ youth and ability to work within protocols that prioritize youth development principles and organizational capacity.
• Knowledge of youth issues, particularly those affecting LGBTQQ+ youth.
• Commitment to youth development, social justice, equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression principles and practices.
• Experience and competencies working in multiracial, multicultural environments.
• Ability to interact with colleagues, youth participants, donors, board members, funders, and community stakeholders in a professional and effective manner.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supervising staff, managing projects, or leading cross-functional initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads the day-to-day implementation and growth of LYRIC’s fundraising and donor engagement strategies.
• Advances LYRIC’s culture of grassroots fundraising, youth-adult partnership, and social justice-aligned philanthropy.
• Oversees individual giving, institutional fundraising, donor stewardship, events, communications, and development operations while building systems that support sustainable revenue growth and organizational impact.
• Implements LYRIC’s annual fundraising strategy across individual, institutional, and grassroots revenue streams.
• Manages and expands donor, funder, and community relationships.
• Oversees development operations, systems, and reporting.
• Supervises the Development Coordinator.
• Collaborates across the organization to ensure fundraising and communications efforts reflect LYRIC’s values and youth leadership model.
• Leads implementation of LYRIC’s annual development plan in partnership with the Executive Director, supporting approximately $5 million in annual revenue goals.
• Identifies, cultivates, and pursues new funding opportunities, with particular focus on expanding non-government revenue sources.
• Supports institutional fundraising efforts, including foundation, government, and corporate proposals, reports, and relationship management.
• Develops and implements grassroots fundraising strategies that align with LYRIC’s mission, community engagement practices, and youth leadership model.
• Monitors fundraising performance, revenue projections, and progress toward annual goals.
• Develops and implements donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies that strengthen long-term relationships with supporters.
• Manages and grows a portfolio of individual donors and prospects, including mid-level and major donors.
• Partners with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors.
• Increases participation in monthly giving and major donor programs through targeted engagement strategies.
• Oversees donor acknowledgements, stewardship activities, and relationship management processes.
• Represents LYRIC at donor meetings, community events, and external gatherings.
• Leads planning and execution of Pride Pour and other donor cultivation events that collectively generate at least $100,000 annually.
• Coordinates event logistics, sponsorships, donor engagement opportunities, and volunteer participation.
• Supports organizational visibility and community engagement efforts through fundraising and outreach events.
• Collaborates on fundraising communications that align organizational messaging with development goals.
• Supports the creation of donor-facing materials, campaigns, annual reports, appeals, newsletters, and stewardship communications.
• Ensures LYRIC’s fundraising communications authentically center youth voice, leadership, and community impact.
• Works collaboratively with staff, youth leaders, and community stakeholders to tell compelling stories that inspire investment in LYRIC’s mission.
• Participates in organizational planning, retreats, staff meetings, and cross-departmental initiatives.
• Contributes to a workplace culture grounded in learning, leadership, allyship, social justice, and sustainable impact.
• Oversees donor database management and reporting, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and compliance.
• Develops and maintains development systems, policies, procedures, and workflows that support organizational effectiveness.
• Partners with Finance to support budgeting, reconciliation, grant tracking, and audit preparation.
• Builds fundraising capacity among staff, youth leaders, and Board members through training, coaching, and engagement opportunities.
• Supervises and supports the Development Coordinator through regular coaching, goal setting, and professional development.
• Manages consultants, vendors, and external partners as needed.
• Attends agency staff meetings, Board meetings, retreats, and organizational gatherings as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A career that truly impacts the lives of LGBTQQ+ youth.
• $800 annual health & wellness cash supplement.
• Professional and Learning Development Trainings including $1,000 optional employee-choice professional development opportunities.
• Comprehensive health insurance including full coverage of medical, dental, vision, and acupuncture/chiropractic insurance for employees.
• Optional Health FSA and Commuter Benefits with employee contributions.
• 403(b) retirement plan, including up to 4% employer matching.
• 19 holidays observed including employee birthday and 5 days for winter break.
• 19 vacation days, 18 sick days, 1 personal day, 3 days of critical incident leave, 3 days of bereavement leave, and 5 days of paid jury duty.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed