Volunteer Engagement & Fundraising Architect

Any Baby Can; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Any Baby Can, an Austin nonprofit, is seeking a Volunteer Engagement & Community Fundraising Manager to expand volunteers as donors and ambassadors. The role designs and executes a strategy that blends volunteer engagement with fundraising, building community partnerships and sustaining growth.

The ideal candidate is relational, entrepreneurial, and systems-oriented, with experience in workplace giving, corporate partnerships, and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4–6 years of experience in volunteer engagement, community fundraising, corporate engagement, or nonprofit development.
• Demonstrated success in building relationships that lead to philanthropic support.
• Experience designing or managing workplace giving programs, peer-to-peer fundraising, or corporate volunteer initiatives.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and set clear boundaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident presenting to individuals, groups, and corporate partners.
• Data-informed and results-driven, with comfort using engagement and fundraising metrics to guide decisions.
• Ability to build authentic relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the organization’s volunteer engagement and community fundraising strategy that supports organizational fundraising goals by cultivating volunteers as donors, ambassadors, and community connectors.
• Partner with Development team to identify, cultivate, and steward volunteers with philanthropic potential, including peer-to-peer fundraisers and individual donors.
• Create pathways for volunteers to deepen engagement over time, including giving, advocacy, event participation, and network-building.
• Develop and implement volunteer recognition and leadership initiatives that reinforce philanthropy, ambassadorship, and long-term commitment.
• Pilot and scale workplace giving initiatives, including employee giving campaigns, volunteer-led fundraising efforts, and matching gift engagement.
• Design volunteer-driven community fundraising opportunities that are achievable, mission-aligned, and staff-capacity aware.
• Track participation and revenue outcomes to assess ROI and inform future strategy.
• Cultivate and manage corporate volunteer partnerships in coordination with Development leadership, integrating service, employee engagement, and financial support.
• Collaborate with Corporate and Individual Giving teams to align corporate volunteer engagement with broader fundraising strategies.
• Design corporate volunteer opportunities that prioritize relationship-building and fundraising potential over high-volume program support.
• Educate internal staff on best practices for stewarding corporate volunteers as long-term partners.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to establish clear guidelines and expectations for volunteer engagement to ensure program-support requests remain within staff and organizational capacity.
• Develop project timelines and systems for volunteer recruitment, onboarding, communication, recognition, and retention - with a focus on quality over quantity.
• Maintain accurate volunteer data, engagement tracking, and reporting related to participation, fundraising impact, and conversion to donors or ambassadors.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure volunteer engagement strategies align with organizational priorities and resource realities.
• Analyze volunteer engagement and community fundraising data to assess effectiveness and inform strategic adjustments.
• Conduct periodic evaluations and feedback loops with volunteers, corporate partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, growth, or refinement in volunteer-driven fundraising efforts.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Project management

Data-informed decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, or related field

Job description

Any Baby Can, an Austin nonprofit, is seeking a Volunteer Engagement & Community Fundraising Manager to expand volunteers as donors and ambassadors. The role designs and executes a strategy that blends volunteer engagement with fundraising, building community partnerships and sustaining growth.

The ideal candidate is relational, entrepreneurial, and systems-oriented, with experience in workplace giving, corporate partnerships, and data-driven decision making.