Volunteer Engagement & Community Fundraising Manager

Any Baby Can•Austin, TX

2d•$55,000 - $62,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Any Baby Can is an Austin-based nonprofit that has provided critical services to families in Central Texas for more than 47 years. With a variety of programs that meet families where they are – at home, work or school – Any Baby Can helps kids meet milestones, parents achieve stability, and families improve health and well-being. At Any Baby Can, we recognize that our staff are our most valuable resource and the key to our success. We’re proud to be recognized as one of the Best Places for Working Parents in Austin for five consecutive years, as well as earning designations such as a Texas Mother-Friendly Worksite and one of the Mayor’s Healthiest Workplaces. We prioritize staff well-being in many ways, including offering a competitive benefits package, flexible and hybrid work schedules, and a generous number of paid holidays, personal time off, and vacation leave. Position Summary: The Volunteer Engagement & Community Fundraising Manager is a strategic, revenue-adjacent role that reimagines volunteer engagement as a powerful fundraising and community-building asset. This position represents a critical inflection point for the organization, expanding volunteer engagement from primarily program support to a model that centers volunteers as donors, ambassadors, and connectors. This role is responsible for designing and executing a volunteer engagement strategy that drives philanthropic investment, pilots workplace giving initiatives, and builds high-impact corporate volunteer partnerships—while maintaining clear, firm boundaries around program-support expectations to ensure sustainability and capacity alignment. The ideal candidate is relational, entrepreneurial, and systems-oriented, with the ability to inspire community members and corporate partners to deepen their involvement through giving, advocacy, and connection to the mission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
Minimum of 4–6 years of experience in volunteer engagement, community fundraising, corporate engagement, or nonprofit development.
Demonstrated success in building relationships that lead to philanthropic support.
Experience designing or managing workplace giving programs, peer-to-peer fundraising, or corporate volunteer initiatives.
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and set clear boundaries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presenting to individuals, groups, and corporate partners.
Data-informed and results-driven, with comfort using engagement and fundraising metrics to guide decisions.
Ability to build authentic relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.

Responsibilities

Own and execute the organization’s volunteer engagement and community fundraising strategy that supports organizational fundraising goals by cultivating volunteers as donors, ambassadors, and community connectors.
Partner with Development team to identify, cultivate, and steward volunteers with philanthropic potential, including peer-to-peer fundraisers and individual donors.
Create pathways for volunteers to deepen engagement over time, including giving, advocacy, event participation, and network-building.
Develop and implement volunteer recognition and leadership initiatives that reinforce philanthropy, ambassadorship, and long-term commitment.
Pilot and scale workplace giving initiatives, including employee giving campaigns, volunteer-led fundraising efforts, and matching gift engagement.
Design volunteer-driven community fundraising opportunities that are achievable, mission-aligned, and staff-capacity aware.
Track participation and revenue outcomes to assess ROI and inform future strategy.
Cultivate and manage corporate volunteer partnerships in coordination with Development leadership, integrating service, employee engagement, and financial support.
Collaborate with Corporate and Individual Giving teams to align corporate volunteer engagement with broader fundraising strategies.
Design corporate volunteer opportunities that prioritize relationship-building and fundraising potential over high-volume program support.
Educate internal staff on best practices for stewarding corporate volunteers as long-term partners.
Partner with internal stakeholders to establish clear guidelines and expectations for volunteer engagement to ensure program-support requests remain within staff and organizational capacity.
Develop project timelines and systems for volunteer recruitment, onboarding, communication, recognition, and retention—with a focus on quality over quantity.
Maintain accurate volunteer data, engagement tracking, and reporting related to participation, fundraising impact, and conversion to donors or ambassadors.
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure volunteer engagement strategies align with organizational priorities and resource realities.
Analyze volunteer engagement and community fundraising data to assess effectiveness and inform strategic adjustments.
Conduct periodic evaluations and feedback loops with volunteers, corporate partners, and internal stakeholders.
Identify opportunities for innovation, growth, or refinement in volunteer-driven fundraising efforts.