Development / Marketing Coordinator

The Development / Marketing Coordinator is responsible for supporting fundraising, donor stewardship, grant support, marketing communications, and community engagement efforts for a small nonprofit organization. This role combines development coordination with digital marketing and donor communications to help strengthen donor relationships, expand community awareness, and support sustainable revenue growth.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, creative, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a mission-driven environment. This individual will work closely with leadership, board members, volunteers, and community partners to coordinate fundraising activities, donor communications, grant support materials, and digital marketing initiatives that advance the organization’s mission and visibility.

Key Responsibilities

Development & Donor Stewardship

• Support donor cultivation, stewardship, and acknowledgment efforts through personalized communication and ongoing engagement activities.
• Assist with donor database management, tracking donor interactions, gifts, and campaign activity.
• Coordinate donor thank-you letters, sponsorship recognition, and stewardship communications.
• Support fundraising campaigns, annual giving efforts, monthly donor programs, and special events.
• Help identify and research prospective donors, sponsors, grant opportunities, and community partnerships.
• Assist leadership with preparation of fundraising materials, donor presentations, and impact reports.
• Coordinate volunteer and board participation in fundraising and donor engagement initiatives.

Marketing & Communications

• Manage and maintain the organization’s digital presence across website, email marketing, and social media platforms.
• Develop and manage content calendars for email campaigns, social media, blogs, fundraising appeals, and community outreach.
• Create engaging digital and print content including graphics, newsletters, donor stories, campaign messaging, and event promotions.
• Coordinate multi-channel fundraising and awareness campaigns including giving days, year-end appeals, and special initiatives.
• Monitor digital engagement metrics and campaign performance and recommend improvements based on analytics.
• Maintain marketing assets including photos, videos, templates, and branded materials.
• Ensure consistent organizational branding, messaging, and storytelling across all communications.

Grant & Administrative Support

• Assist with grant research, proposal preparation, reporting coordination, and tracking deadlines.
• Maintain organized files of grant support materials, donor records, and marketing resources.
• Help compile program outcomes, success stories, budgets, and supporting documentation for funders and stakeholders.
• Coordinate calendars, meeting materials, and communication follow-up related to development and marketing initiatives.

Qualifications & Skills

• 2–3 years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, marketing, communications, or related fields preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create compelling donor and marketing content. (examples may be requested)
• Experience with social media management, email marketing platforms, website updates, and digital fundraising campaigns.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Canva, WordPress, donor management systems (DonorDock is a plus), and social media platforms preferred.
• Experience with donor stewardship, fundraising campaigns, grant coordination, or growing a donor base is highly desirable.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and mission-oriented with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with board members, development and marketing committee members, donors, staff, and community partners.

Expectations for Success

• Support growth in donor engagement and growth, community visibility, and fundraising effectiveness.
• Maintain timely, consistent and effective donor and public communications.
• Help create organized systems and processes for marketing, stewardship, and development activities.
• Contribute creative ideas and proactive solutions to strengthen fundraising and outreach efforts.
• Demonstrate professionalism, confidentiality, initiative, and strong follow-through in all responsibilities.
• Engage Marketing and Development committees for operational support enabling the best use of time and resources.

Compensation

Contract position at approximately 20 hours per week. Compensation commensurate with experience and scope of responsibilities with room for growth based upon organizational impact.