Senior Development Director

Texas Freedom Network•Austin, TX

5d•$95,000 - $115,000•Remote

About The Position

The Texas Freedom Network (TFN), a statewide non-partisan grassroots organization working toward equality and social justice, seeks a full-time Senior Development Director. The role is remote in Texas, with Austin preferred, and leads execution and management of TFN’s $5 million fundraising program across its 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities. The Director turns organizational strategy into coordinated revenue streams and builds the systems, team capacity, and cross-functional alignment needed to sustain and grow revenue. The Director is an implementation partner to the President and Executive Team, ensuring that fundraising strategy is actionable, measurable, and aligned with TFN’s programmatic priorities and its role in the broader progressive ecosystem. The position reports to the President/Executive Director and supervises development staff across institutional giving, individual giving, and events and digital engagement. The role oversees fundraising plans and a diversified revenue portfolio, including institutional philanthropy, major and mid-level donors, grassroots and digital fundraising, events and campaigns, and rapid-response fundraising. It manages donor portfolios and fundraising systems, supports Board engagement, collaborates across Programs, Communications, and Finance, and represents TFN with funders, community members, and partners as needed.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in nonprofit development or fundraising.
Demonstrated success managing fundraising programs across multiple revenue streams.
Strong writing and communication skills.
Experience supervising staff and managing team performance.
Strong understanding of donor pipelines, CRM systems, and fundraising operations.
Ability to translate strategy into execution and measurable outcomes.
Ability to navigate advocacy and electoral work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the progressive movement landscape in Texas and/or nationally.
Experience in democracy, public education, or civic engagement issue areas.
Experience managing foundation grants and donor portfolios.
Experience building or improving fundraising systems and processes.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving organizational environment.
Familiarity with fundraising compliance for both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities.
Experience with electoral fundraising.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of annual and multi-year fundraising plans aligned with organizational priorities and the needs of TFN’s 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities.
Manage a diversified revenue portfolio spanning institutional philanthropy, major and mid-level donors, grassroots and digital fundraising, events and campaigns, and rapid-response fundraising.
Translate fundraising goals into revenue targets, pipelines, and work plans; monitor performance and adjust tactics to meet goals.
Build and maintain donor pipeline tracking, CRM management and data integrity, revenue tracking, and forecasting systems.
Develop dashboards and reporting tools, partner with Finance on revenue tracking, budgeting, and reporting, and strengthen internal processes.
Supervise and support development staff across institutional giving, individual giving, and events and digital engagement; set expectations, coach staff, and support professional development.
Manage a portfolio of institutional funders and individual donors; support cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship; and pursue new funding opportunities.
Partner with the President and senior leadership on major donor strategy and key relationships.
Collaborate with Programs, Communications, and Finance to align fundraising with programmatic outcomes, develop funder narratives, and ensure accurate and timely reporting.
Support Board fundraising engagement by preparing materials, reports, and tools, and contribute to a culture of fundraising across the organization.
Represent TFN in funder meetings, community events, and partner spaces as needed; support TFN’s positioning within aligned funding and movement networks.
Align fundraising strategies with broader progressive movement goals and coalition partners, and coordinate with Communications on consistent external messaging.