Development Manager, Foundation Relations

Futures Without Violence; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) is seeking a Development Manager to oversee a defined portfolio of foundation funders, expand the donor base, and drive prospecting and pipeline development. The role emphasizes grant writing, relationship management, and cross-team collaboration to advance program priorities.

The position reports to the Senior Advisor to the President and offers a hybrid schedule with at least two onsite days per week in San Francisco or Washington, D.C.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5+ years of related work experience (or 10 years combined) in foundation relations, grant writing, or institutional development.
• Demonstrated success writing and managing complex grant proposals and reports.
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience with CRM systems and grant tracking tools; comfortable building shared systems.
• Collaborative work style and ability to build trust with program staff.
• Excellent written communication and ability to translate program complexity into funder narratives.
• Genuine interest in prospecting and building something beyond maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Draft grant proposals, reports, and letters of inquiry in collaboration with program and grants staff.
• Ensure portal submissions are accurate, complete, and aligned with funder requirements.
• Serve as day-to-day relationship manager for a defined set of foundation funders and track correspondence.
• Maintain records of foundation funder interactions, awards, and pipeline activity (Salesforce).
• Identify and prioritize new foundation funding opportunities aligned with FUTURES' priorities.
• Support development leadership in mapping the landscape and expanding the donor portfolio.
• Prepare for donor meetings, events, and external engagements with senior leadership.
• Coordinate follow-up activities from CEO-led donor conversations and board activities.

Skills

Grant writing

Project management

Written communication

Prospecting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Grant tracking tools

Job description

Location:San Francisco, CA or Washington, D.C.
Reports to: Senior Advisor to the President
Status: Full-time, Exempt

Hybrid Schedule: Minimum 2 days per week onsite

About Futures Without Violence

Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) advances healthier, safer and more prosperous communities. Through innovative programs, award-winning public campaigns, and lasting policy change, FUTURES prevents violence against women and children, expands access to economic opportunity and quality healthcare, creates positive pathways for men and boys, and prepares the next generation of leaders – focused on communities where it’s needed most. With partners across the U.S. and around the world, we are building the future we believe in, together.

The Development Manager will manage a defined portfolio of foundation relationships, while also driving prospecting and pipeline development to expand the organization's funder base. This role is central to building a more coordinated, proactive foundation relations function at FUTURES, one that surfaces new funding opportunities, and strengthens partnerships across all programs.

This is a role for an organized individual who enjoys the craft of grant writing, thrives on systems and processes, and knows how to build trust with colleagues across an organization through collaboration, consistency, and follow-through.

Core Responsibilities

Grant Writing and Shepherding

• Partner on the drafting of grant proposals, reports, and letters of inquiry in close collaboration with program and grants management staff, ensuring all content accurately reflects current organizational priorities and program data
• With the Director, Grants & Contracts Administration,
• Ensure all portal submissions are accurate, complete, and aligned with each funder's specific requirements

Funder Relationship Management

• Serve as the day-to-day relationship manager for a defined set of foundation funders, drafting and tracking all correspondence and ensuring timely, high-quality follow-up
• Maintain clean, comprehensive records of all foundation funder interactions, awards, and pipeline activity in (Salesforce)
• Track and manage gift acknowledgments and reporting

Prospect Research and Pipeline Development

• Conduct and synthesize prospect research to identify and prioritize new foundation funding opportunities aligned with FUTURES' program areas and strategic priorities
• Support development leadership in mapping the current landscape and building a more robust, diversified pipeline, with particular emphasis on growing our portfolio

Executive and Organizational Support

• Partner closely with the Senior Advisor and CEO to prepare for key donor meetings, events, and external engagements
• Coordinate follow-up and relationship management activities stemming from CEO-led donor conversations
• Support board engagement, donor briefings, and events designed to build visibility and partnerships
• Manage logistics on quarterly board meetings

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 5 years related work experience, OR a combination of education/training and work experience (10 years combined) in foundation relations, grant writing, or institutional development, ideally within a social justice, public health, or advocacy organization
• Demonstrated success writing and managing complex grant proposals and reports
• Strong project management skills with a track record of owning multiple deadlines simultaneously without things falling through the cracks
• Experience with CRM systems and grant tracking tools; comfort building and maintaining shared systems that colleagues will actually use
• A collaborative work style and the ability to build trust with program staff who are accustomed to managing their own funder relationships
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to translate program complexity into clear, compelling funder-facing narratives
• Genuine interest in prospecting and in building something, not just maintaining it

A Note on the Opportunity

The Development Manager will inherit a manageable book of relationships and be expected to grow it. Success in this role will depend on building strong working relationships with program staff and introducing systems and processes that teams find genuinely useful.

SALARY/BENEFITS:

This is a full-time exempt position. The pay rate is $95,000/annually. This salary is based on a standardized compensation structure that is transparent across the organization. Please note that the salary is non-negotiable and like all positions at FUTURES, eligible for step increases as part of our commitment to thriving wages for all staff. FUTURES offers excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus tax-advantaged Flexible Spending Arrangements for Health Care and Dependent Care. FUTURES employees can take advantage of generous sick and vacation benefits including 13 paid holidays, 3 weeks of vacation and higher accruals after 3 years, 12 days of sick and safe leave per year, and an employer-contributed 401k retirement plan.

FUTURES maintains a diverse and dynamic workforce and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and promotions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, age, national origin, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FUTURES is committed to strong child safeguarding principles, policies, and actions in response to any violation of its Child Safeguarding Policy.