Development Coordinator

Kids for the Future; Ridgeside (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Kids for the Future in Chattanooga, TN is seeking a Development Coordinator to support fundraising and engagement efforts, focusing on planning signature events and strengthening donor, sponsor, volunteer, and community-partner relationships.

Under the CDO, you will manage event logistics, budgets, communications, donor cultivation, and post-event reporting, ensuring financial accountability and alignment with the mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in event planning, fundraising, nonprofit development, hospitality, or project coordination.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Working knowledge of Canva and email marketing software required.
• Proficiency in Raisers Edge a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends for events.

Responsibilities

• Planning and execution of major fundraising and engagement events, including signature events, donor experiences, and community gatherings under the leadership of the CDO.
• Develop event timelines, budgets, sponsorship strategies, and logistics plans.
• Coordinate vendors, venues, committees, volunteers, and internal teams.
• Support auction procurement and sponsor engagement connected to events.
• Track event revenue and expenses and prepare post-event summaries.
• Ensuring events create meaningful connections between donors, partners, and mission impact.
• Assist with donor cultivation, stewardship, and engagement activities.
• Support fundraising campaigns by preparing donor communications, acknowledgments, and event sponsorship materials.
• Maintain accurate donor and event records within the organization database.
• Assist with tracking sponsorships, donations, event revenue, and related reporting metrics.
• Assist in identifying and researching prospective donors, sponsors, and community partners.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and correspondence related to development activities.
• Maintain organized records of event budgets, contracts, invoices, and vendor agreements.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to promote events through digital and print channels.

Skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Nonprofit Management, or a related field

Tools

Canva

Email marketing software

Raiser's Edge

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

• Location 109 N Germantown Rd,Chattanooga, TN, 37411,United States
• Employee Type Regular Full Time Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

Are you a Mission-Minded Relationship Builder and Development Champion?

TheDevelopment Coordinator supports the organization’s fundraising and engagement efforts, with a primary focus on planning and executing signature events and strengthening relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners. Under the leadership of the CDO, this role coordinates event logistics, sponsorships, vendors, budgets, communications, and post-event reporting while providing support for donor cultivation, stewardship, fundraising campaigns, and prospect research. The Development Coordinator ensures events and development activities are well-organized, financially accountable, and aligned with the organization’s mission and goals.

Core Values/Ethical Conduct:

• The ability to model the organization’s Core Values of Accountability, Community Impact, Compassion, Trustworthiness, and Teamwork.
• The ability to interact with donors, clients, staff, partners, volunteers, and funders with respect, professionalism, honesty, and fairness.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity in all donors, financial, and organizational matters.
• The ability to use organizational resources, funds, information, and time responsibly and wisely.
• The ability to follow organizational policies and ethical fundraising practices and avoid conflicts of interest.
• The ability to embrace innovation, collaboration, and creative problem-solving while remaining accountable for decisions and actions.
• The ability to represent the organization and its mission accurately, professionally, and ethically.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and execution of major fundraising and engagement events, including signature events, donor experiences, and community gatherings under the leadership of the CDO.
• Develop event timelines, budgets, sponsorship strategies, and logistics plans.
• Coordinate vendors, venues, committees, volunteers, and internal teams.
• Support auction procurement and sponsor engagement connected to events.
• Track event revenue and expenses and prepare post-event summaries.
• Ensuring events create meaningful connections between donors, partners, and mission impact.
• Assist with donorcultivation, stewardship, and engagement activities.
• Support fundraising campaignsby preparing donorcommunications, acknowledgments, and event sponsorshipmaterials.
• Maintain accuratedonor and eventrecords within theorganization's database.
• Assist with tracking sponsorships, donations, event revenue, andrelated reporting metrics.
• Assist in identifyingand researching prospectivedonors, sponsors, andcommunity partners.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and correspondence relatedto development activities.
• Maintain organized recordsof event budgets, contracts, invoices, and vendor agreements.
• Collaborate with marketingand communications teamsto promote eventsthrough digital andprint channels.

Relationship Management

• Build positiverelationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers,vendors, and communitypartners.
• Provide exceptional customer service to event attendees and stakeholders.
• Represent the organization professionally at events and community functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree inEvent Management, BusinessAdministration, Communications, Marketing, Nonprofit Management, or a relatedfield.
• 2+years of experiencein event planning, fundraising, nonprofitdevelopment, hospitality, or project coordination.
• Excellent organizationaland project managementskills.
• Working knowledge of Canva and email marketing software required.
• Proficiency in Raisers Edge a plus.
• Proficiency in MicrosoftOffice Suite.
• Ability to managemultiple priorities whilemeeting deadlines.
• Willingness to workoccasional evenings andweekends for events.

Working Here:

We believe in supporting our employees and their families as they journey throughout life. Our commitment to our full-time staff includes the following benefits:

• A competitive benefits package with health, vision, and dental coverage, HSA, Dependent Care FSA, group life insurance, Teladoc (telemedicine), EAP mental health resources, and short & long-term disability options.
• U p to 4% matching 401(k) employer contribution, plus a 3% base contribution.
• Generous paid time off to support work-life balance.
• Employee discounts on paid services

Our culture is important and we’ve included it in our strategic plan by creating goals which include creating a culture of belonging where everyone has what they need to succeed and thrive and investing in developing the next generation of leaders. Join us in our mission to create a community of lifelong independence, where your contributions are valued, and your professional growth is nurtured. Together, we can make a difference.

Signal Centers is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to affirm the dignity and worth of every person in all that we do. It is, therefore, the policy of the organization to practice and ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all employees and to promote the full realization of this policy through all employment practices.