Impact‑Focused Development & Communications Lead

Our Minds Matter - Washington, D.C.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Minds Matter is seeking a Development Manager to lead fundraising and communications efforts. The role blends strategic planning with hands-on management, reporting to the Executive Director and collaborating with the Program Manager on storytelling.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in nonprofit development, strong writing, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities while fostering donor relationships and organizational messaging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of nonprofit development experience.
• Experience managing and improving development operations, ranging from CRM management to budget monitoring to gift processing.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to communicate easily, respectfully and sensitively with stakeholders of all ages, generations, ethnicities, and socio‑economic backgrounds.
• Enthusiasm to propose fresh ideas without prompting by leadership, openness to feedback on those ideas, and a persistence to bring those ideas to life.

Responsibilities

• DEVELOPMENT (75%) - Devise and Update Development Strategy: Work closely with the Executive Director (ED) to update existing development plan to accomplish organizational goals as they evolve; Identify suspected revenue gaps and provide input on tactics to generate new leads.
• Donor Development and Relations: Ensure a continuously robust opportunity pipeline big enough to hit growing annual revenue goals by actively managing individual prospects and current donors; Research and design the moves management plans for all major donors/funders; Research and design appeals and special campaigns; Project manage the Executive Director’s fundraising work, directing where and how best to spend her time and efforts on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Managing Grant Opportunities: Conduct prospect research to ensure OMM has a robust pipeline of local, regional, and national grant opportunities to pursue; Create and manage a grant calendar to track all upcoming applications and reports, collaborating with staff as needed; Draft dynamic, reader‑friendly writing.
• Manage Development Operations and Revenue Tracking: Conduct weekly gift processing and acknowledgement letter mail merges; Spearhead data input and ensure data integrity and accuracy in all records; Routinely update how‑to documentation to codify and safeguard systems.
• Oversee Consistent and Creative Donor Stewardship: Manage the donor stewardship plan and update annually with new ways to connect donors and foster community.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Public speaking

Detail oriented

Self-motivated

Creativity

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Our Minds Matter is seeking a Development Manager to lead fundraising and communications efforts. The role blends strategic planning with hands-on management, reporting to the Executive Director and collaborating with the Program Manager on storytelling.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in nonprofit development, strong writing, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities while fostering donor relationships and organizational messaging.