Development Manager

About Breakthrough Central Texas

Breakthrough is the leading college access and success nonprofit in Central Texas. For more than 20 years, we have partnered with thousands of middle and high school students who aspire to be the first in their family to graduate with a degree or certificate. We make a radical, long-term commitment to students, to and through college, unlocking the power of education and a lifetime of opportunity.

We support the whole student with personalized services, work closely with community partners, campuses, and employers, and advocate for our students with lawmakers. Breakthrough students attend 60+ public schools and persist at nearly 100 colleges and universities. The result is that 55% of Breakthrough students graduate from college, compared to 17% of low-income students in our region. Our work has resulted in more than 550 college graduates, with 4,000 on their way, positively impacting families for generations, our region’s educational access, and the Central Texas economy.

By working for Breakthrough Central Texas, you will help hundreds of students achieve their dreams of success and receive the high-quality education they deserve. Breakthrough is an organization committed to its students and recognizes that our greatest resource to support them is our dedicated and talented staff. If you believe all young people deserve the opportunity to achieve postsecondary success and you desire to work at an organization committed to its employees and building the strongest team culture anywhere, then join us!

Breakthrough seeks an experienced development professional to strengthen and grow our annual giving program, increasing donor engagement, retention and revenue to support our expanding impact across Central Texas. This role is responsible for executing high-quality, multi-channel fundraising strategies that build meaningful donor relationships and convert engagement into sustained philanthropic investment. As a key member of the Development & Communications team, the Development Manager plays a critical role in advancing organizational fundraising goals and ensuring the resources needed to support student success.

We are looking for an organized, results-oriented self-starter who thrives in a high-performing team environment and is motivated to contribute to a transformational mission.

• Collaborate with staff and volunteers to manage annual giving initiatives including giving days, end-of-year fundraising, and the monthly recurring giving program. Develop content, generate lists, execute segmentation, lead multi-channel outreach efforts, and track results.
• Manage strategies for donor retention, renewal, reactivation, and upgrade across annual giving programs, using donor insights and campaign performance data to increase participation and revenue.
• Monitor and report on annual giving performance against revenue, participation, retention, and recurring giving goals, recommending strategies for improvement as needed.
• Track notes, engagement, interests and preferences in donor database.

• Lead execution of donor standards of service and stewardship initiatives including but not limited to writing acknowledgements and implementing workflows for specific donor segments.
• Lead stewardship projects including but not limited to sharing the student yearbook, student encouragement notes, and event invitations.

• Manage communications and logistics for fundraising and stewardship events, including the planning and execution of Breakthrough’s signature Benefit Concert, in coordination with the Development and Communications team and other…