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Development Manager
Tilting Futures
California, USA
Source: Tilting Futures careers · View original posting
- Pay
- $80,000 — $85,000 USD per year
Employer job description
From Tilting Futures's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
LOGISTICS & INFORMATION
Location
: Tilting Futures is a remote-first organization. For this role, we will need someone based in California.
Start date
: The priority deadline for this application is September 4, 2026; ideal start date is October 13.
Compensation
Compensation
: The salary range for this role is $80,000-$85,000. We are proud to provide a total compensation package that puts the person first, and can discuss in more detail once a candidate has applied. You can learn more about our benefits here.
Application process
: This is an outline of our typical hiring process. Depending on the needs of the role, the individual stages may change. Only qualified applicants will be advanced at each stage.
Submit an application: it will be reviewed by real humans, not bots!
Screening interview: a quick “get to know you” call
Candidate exercise: a chance for us to learn more about you and for you to understand some of the expectations of the role
Hiring manager interview: you’ll chat about your exercise and meet this role’s supervisor.
Senior Leadership Team Interview: we are a small organization and our leadership is deeply invested in making sure we hire the right folks for each role.
We highly recommend reviewing our careers page for the most detailed information on our hiring process & philosophy, and to learn more about what it’s like to work at Tilting Futures.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Tilting Futures is building our development team to strengthen our philanthropy engine to carry out our mission. We're looking for a strong writer who thinks operationally. In this Development Manager role, you'll lead our communications and systems while working alongside our Director of Development Operations and Chief External Affairs Officer, in close collaboration with our CEO. Your work will be the infrastructure that enables them to focus on strategy and relationship-building, allowing them to focus their work externally.
You'll draft compelling grant proposals and donor communications, with multiple rounds of intense feedback, manage complex project workflows, maintain our donor database, and coordinate cross-functional logistics. You're someone who writes clearly and compellingly, thinks systematically, and takes pride in keeping things running smoothly, while anticipating needs and solving problems so leadership can focus on what matters most.
The Development Manager reports directly to Jennifer Woods, Director, Development Operations, on the External Affairs team. The other primary stakeholders for this role are Aziza Musa (Chief External Affairs Officer), and Erin Lewellen (CEO). Get to know them here.
YOUR OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPACT
Communications & Content:
- Draft compelling proposals and communications that move our mission forward
- Develop grant proposals and funding concepts, donor communications, and external-facing materials
- Support the Chief External Affairs Officer with written content for board, donor, and partnership audiences
- Draft emails and written communications for CEO and development team review, becoming familiar with organizational voice and style
Development Operations & Project Management:
- Keep workflows running smoothly so leadership can focus on strategy
- Manage grant operations, including timelines, project coordination, reporting requirements, and submission deadlines
- Own moves management logistics, donor cultivation tracking, and development/external affairs calendar coordination using Asana and other tools
- Conduct prospect research to identify and profile potential donors and partnership opportunities
Donor Database & Reporting:
- Maintain accurate, accessible donor information and performance data
- Lead Salesforce database maintenance, including donor data entry, engagement tracking, communications logging, and pipeline accuracy
- Generate reports, dashboards, and KPI tracking to monitor development team performance and donor trends
- Manage gift acknowledgement workflow, including Salesforce documentation, thank-you letters, and tax receipt coordination
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