CCA Foundation Development Manager

University of California; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive up to 10%

3% retirement plan match

Health/Dental 90% premium covered

Unlimited paid time off after 90 days

Generous sick leave

Job summary

The Community College of Aurora Foundation seeks a Development Manager to lead fundraising and donor stewardship. You will manage a portfolio of 50–75 donors, cultivate relationships, and drive annual fundraising goals across events and campaigns.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will collaborate on communications and campaigns, prepare reports, and expand the Foundation’s network. A hybrid schedule with regional community involvement is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 2 years experience managing donor relationships.
• Engaging, resilient, and positive personality with strong relationship-building.
• Willingness to align with CCA Foundation’s values and mission.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen existing funder relationships and build new partnerships.
• Develop a donor pipeline through research, networking, referrals, and community engagement.
• Manage a portfolio of 50–75 individual donors and prospects with personalized strategies.
• Set annual goals for visits, solicitations, dollars raised, retention, and acquisition.
• Support corporate partnerships for events and donor engagement activities.
• Manage the President's 1983 Society and donor retention strategies.
• Coordinate Development Committee meetings and fundraising activities.
• Collaborate on donor communications and materials to support campaigns.
• Prepare fundraising reports and maintain CRM donor records.
• Represent the Foundation in the community and participate in site visits.

Skills

Relationship building

Critical thinking

Creative problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Raiser’s Edge NXT

Job description

This position and its role belong to the Community College of Aurora Foundation, separate from the Community College of Aurora.

POSITION SUMMARY

To grow an organization that promotes and sustains a culture of exceptional outcomes for all students, the Community College of Aurora (CCA) Foundation seeks an experienced individual for the position of Development Manager. The Development Manager is responsible for leading the Foundation's fundraising efforts through the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of corporate, foundation, and individual donors; managing a portfolio of donors and prospects; securing sponsorships for key fundraising events and campaigns; overseeing the President's 1983 Society; and identifying new philanthropic partnerships that advance the Foundation's mission. This position also leads the Development Committee, develops fundraising strategies in partnership with the Executive Director, analyzes fundraising performance and donor trends, and serves as a community ambassador to increase philanthropic support and awareness of the Foundation.

Reporting to the Executive Director, this role will share responsibility for advancing the vision and strategic direction of the CCA Foundation (CCAF) and ensuring the organization's fiscal health by driving philanthropic revenue, building meaningful donor relationships, expanding the Foundation's network of supporters, and achieving annual fundraising goals through strategic cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for strengthening and evolving existing funder relationships as well as prospecting and building new long-term partnerships that result in funding for the immediate and long-term goals and priorities of the CCA Foundation.
• In partnership with the Executive Director, identify, qualify, and build a pipeline of new individual donor prospects through research, networking, referrals, and community engagement.
• Manage and build a portfolio of approximately 50–75 individual donors and prospects, developing and executing personalized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Establish and achieve annual portfolio goals related to donor visits, solicitations, dollars raised, donor retention, and new donor acquisition.
• Support the Executive Director in achieving corporate partnership goals with sponsor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for Foundation fundraising events. Drive College Beyond Wall Luncheon and Colorado Gives Day donor retention and growth goals.
• Manage the President's 1983 Society, our $1,000 level donors, by developing strategies that deepen donor relationships, increase retention, and encourage continued philanthropic investment.
• Staff and support the Foundation's Development Committee by coordinating meeting logistics, preparing materials, tracking action items, and helping engage committee members in fundraising activities.
• Collaborate with the Community Engagement Manager on fundraising communications, giving pages, campaign messaging, and donor-facing materials to support successful fundraising initiatives and stewardship by understanding giving motives from donors.
• Prepare fundraising reports, dashboards, and development materials for leadership, the Board of Directors, grant reporting, and strategic planning.
• Maintain accurate donor records, contact reports, and fundraising activity within the Foundation's CRM to ensure effective portfolio management and reporting, including supporting the Executive Director with portfolio detail input.
• Represent the Foundation in the community through networking events, campus activities, and professional organizations to expand awareness and cultivate corporate and community partnerships.
• Participate in regular donor stewardship activities, including directly stewarding donors and prospects with strategic communications and school site visits

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Eagerness to learn and gain experience in a variety of development and fundraising skills, with a minimum of 2 years of experience managing relationships
• Engaging, resilient, and positive personality. Critical thinker, creative problem solver, and relationship builder who seeks win-win solutions, builds bridges and relationships within and outside the Foundation and college.
• Willingness to live out CCA Foundation’s values, mission and vision, and do whatever it takes to help CCA’s students, staff and faculty succeed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding of and connections within Aurora and Denver philanthropic community preferred.
• Previous experience in a donor database software (such as Raiser’s Edge NXT) preferred, though a willingness to learn and execute is equally important

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position will be $62,000 - $78,000 before annual performance incentive bonus. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

• up to a 10% annual performance incentive
• 3% matching retirement plan
• 90% of the monthly premium for Health and Dental benefits for the employee
• our unlimited paid-time off package (eligible after 90-days)
• generous sick leave

The CCA Foundation team typically works from home 1-2 days per week depending on responsibilities.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

The Community College of Aurora Foundationprohibits and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment that violates federal or state law, Board Policy 3-120 or Board Policy 4-120. The College and the CCA Foundationdoes not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender, race, color, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, religion or sexual orientation. The College complies with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; Executive Order 11246, and sections 24-34-301, C.R.S. et seq.