Senior Development Manager

RE; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

RE-volv in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Development Manager to lead our fundraising program, cultivating foundations, corporations, and major donors to support our $1M+ annual budget. You will craft compelling proposals, write grant applications, and guide a small team to grow our impact through solar financing for community nonprofits.

The role requires exceptional storytelling, strategic planning, and collaboration with program staff to translate results into compelling narratives that

Qualifications

• Experience managing fundraising programs for nonprofits.
• Proven success in securing foundations, corporations, and major donors.
• Strong written communication and storytelling abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead RE-volv's fundraising program and strategy.
• Oversee donor cultivation, proposals, and reporting.
• Collaborate with staff to articulate impact stories.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Donor relations

Grant writing

Team leadership

Storytelling/writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

RE-volv is a nonprofit climate justice organization that helps community-based nonprofits around the country go solar. While doing so, we educate community members about the benefits of clean energy, and train the next generation of clean energy leaders. RE-volv empowers communities by providing the upfront costs of installing solar energy systems to local nonprofits allowing them to immediately save on their electricity costs. This innovative solar financing model allows nonprofits to better use those dollars towards serving their community. With each nonprofit solar project, RE-volv aims to engage and benefit as many people as possible and in doing so, help change the climate and clean energy narrative in America.

RE-volv is U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Innovation Network awardee, is an inaugural member of the White House National Community Solar Partnership, and winner of the OpenIDEO Climate Innovation Fellowship.

ABOUT THE POSITION

RE-volv seeks an experienced and highly motivated Senior Development Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional who has managed successful long-term fundraising efforts, with an emphasis on foundations, corporations, and major donors. The Senior Development Manager will lead RE-volv’s fundraising program, managing all aspects of RE-volv’s fund development strategy to raise our $1M+ and growing budget, and build our individual donor fundraising capacity. The right candidate will have a strong background in clean energy, environmental and climate justice solutions, great management skills, a creative spark, attention to detail, and excellent writing skills. They will also use their exemplary communication skills to convey compelling stories of building power through solar energy in the communities we serve.