Development Manager

The ReBuilding Center•Portland, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Development Manager leads ReBuilding Center’s fundraising strategy and day-to-day development program in partnership with the Executive Director and Development & Communications Coordinator. This hands-on role combines strategic planning with execution: building relationships, developing funding opportunities, writing proposals, strengthening fundraising systems, and growing contributed revenue from individuals, foundations, corporate partners, sponsorships, and campaigns. The organization’s approach to fundraising is community-centered and relational, emphasizing genuine, long-term relationships grounded in shared purpose, mutual respect, transparency, equity, and partnership. The position may grow in hours, scope, and leadership responsibility as the development program and contributed revenue grow. This is a 20-hour-per-week position based at ReBuilding Center’s Portland location. Work takes place on-site, remotely, and in the community as appropriate. The Development Manager and Executive Director will establish a regular schedule based on fundraising priorities and organizational needs. On-site participation is expected for meetings, collaboration, events, and other activities requiring an in-person presence; remote work may be used for responsibilities that can effectively be performed off-site under workplace policies.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, philanthropy, or related work, including responsibility for multiple fundraising channels.
Experience cultivating and stewarding individual donors and institutional funders.
Strong grant writing and proposal-development skills.
Experience with fundraising campaigns, donor pipelines, CRM systems, and donor stewardship.
Excellent relationship-building, writing, organizational, and project management skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, and make strategic decisions within a part-time schedule.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across the organization.
Commitment to community-centered, ethical, relationship-based fundraising and to ReBuilding Center’s mission and values.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Neon CRM.
Knowledge of Portland’s philanthropic, nonprofit, business, or environmental communities.
Professional, community, volunteer, or lived experience; candidates with nontraditional career paths are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage the annual fundraising plan, goals, calendar, and donor/funder pipeline.
Establish annual and quarterly development priorities with the Executive Director based on organizational goals and available capacity.
Build and implement a diversified contributed revenue strategy across individual, foundation, corporate, sponsorship, and campaign giving.
Track fundraising performance and strengthen CRM, development systems, donor records, and stewardship practices.
Coordinate with the Development & Communications Coordinator to align fundraising, donor communications, campaigns, and organizational communications.
Cultivate and steward relationships with current and prospective individual donors, foundations, corporate partners, and sponsors.
Partner with the Executive Director on major donor and key institutional relationships and support Board participation in fundraising.
Identify funding opportunities and manage grant proposals, reports, deadlines, and funder communications.
Develop corporate partnerships and sponsorships aligned with the organization’s mission and strategic priorities.
Build and sustain long-term relationships that strengthen donor, funder, and partner engagement.
Lead fundraising strategy for year-end giving and other donor acquisition, retention, and engagement campaigns.
Collaborate with the Development & Communications Coordinator on donor communications, campaign messaging, and storytelling.
Support fundraising and donor engagement connected to ReBuilding Center events and programs.
Build deeper relationships with customers, students, volunteers, material donors, partners, and supporters.
Ensure fundraising and storytelling practices reflect dignity, consent, equity, transparency, and the many ways people contribute beyond financial giving.

Benefits

Eight paid holidays each year, subject to the holiday policy and the employee’s regular work schedule.
Paid time off through a combined PTO/sick-time program, in accordance with the applicable policy.
401(k) retirement plan available after 60 days of employment, regardless of hours worked.
ReBuilding Center pays 100% of plan fees.
Individualized retirement-plan advice is available.
Automatic enrollment at 3% for eligible employees hired or rehired after January 1, 2020, unless the employee elects otherwise.
Employee Assistance Program at no cost to employees and their household members.
Free repair and reuse classes.
Access to the RBC woodshop.
20% ReBuilding Center store discount.
10% Mississippi Avenue employee discount.