Development Manager, Foundation Relations

Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP-DC) Washington, DC Metro Area Chapter; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible Spending Arrangements

13 paid holidays

3 weeks vacation

401k retirement plan

Job summary

Futures Without Violence in Washington, DC seeks a Development Manager specializing in foundation relations to grow our funder portfolio. You will manage a defined set of foundation partners, write grants, reports, and letters of inquiry, and drive prospecting to expand funding opportunities.

Collaborate with senior leadership to prepare for donor meetings, maintain accurate records in Salesforce, and ensure timely follow-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in foundation relations, or 10 years total experience.
• Proven success writing and managing complex grant proposals and reports.
• Strong project management with multiple deadlines.
• Experience with CRM systems and grant-tracking tools.
• Collaborative work style; ability to build trust with program staff.
• Excellent written communication; able to translate program complexity for funders.
• Genuine interest in prospecting and building the program.

Responsibilities

• Draft grant proposals, reports, and inquiries with program and grants staff.
• Ensure portal submissions are accurate and aligned with funder requirements.
• Serve as day-to-day relationship manager for defined funders; track correspondence.
• Maintain donor records and pipeline activity (Salesforce).
• Track gift acknowledgments and reporting.
• Conduct prospect research to identify new funding opportunities.
• Prepare for donor meetings and coordinate CEO engagements and board events.

Skills

Grant writing

Foundation relations

CRM experience

Project management

Collaboration

Written communication

Prospecting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM systems

Grant tracking tools

Job description

Development Manager, Foundation Relations

Futures Without Violence - Washington, DC

Salary: $95,000.00 - $95,000.00 Annually

Location: Washington, D.C. or San Francisco, CA

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.