Development Manager

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Development Manager

Overview of Role:


The Development Manager is a strategic fundraising leader responsible for driving philanthropic growth through donor acquisition, cultivation, stewardship, and long-term relationship management across individual, corporate, foundation, and faith-based giving channels.
This role requires a highly relational and results-oriented fundraiser who can build and execute development strategies that strengthen donor engagement, increase annual and recurring revenue, and expand mission-aligned partnerships that directly support the work of Bonton Farms.
The Development Manager will own a qualified donor portfolio, develop and advance funding opportunities, lead donor engagement strategy, support campaign execution, and partner across departments to align fundraising efforts with organizational priorities.
This position plays a critical role in helping Bonton Farms grow sustainable contributed revenue and deepen external engagement with supporters who believe in transformational community impact.
The Development Manager will also provide direct leadership to development support staff, including oversight of donor coordination, volunteer engagement support, and stewardship execution.



Essential Duties and Responsibilities


Strategic Fundraising & Revenue Growth

• Develop and execute annual and multi-year fundraising strategies aligned to organizational revenue goals.
• Build, manage, and grow a qualified donor pipeline across:
  • Individual giving
  • Corporate partnerships
  • Faith-based partnerships
  • Mid-level and major donors
  • Institutional opportunities
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective and existing donors to increase philanthropic investment.
• Leverage knowledge of the Dallas philanthropic community to identify high-potential donor prospects, partnership opportunities, and strategic relationship pathways.
• Maintain awareness of philanthropic trends, funding priorities, community influencers, and giving patterns across the Dallas nonprofit sector.
• Develop targeted engagement strategies that position Bonton Farms within key donor circles, corporate philanthropy networks, faith communities, and mission-aligned funding conversations.
• Represent Bonton Farms externally in professional settings where relationship-building can lead to strategic philanthropic opportunities.
• Lead revenue-generating donor strategies designed to strengthen recurring support and long-term giving relationships.
• Create measurable fundraising plans with clear benchmarks for pipeline movement, solicitations, renewals, and donor retention.
• Support annual campaign planning, sponsorship development, and targeted giving initiatives.

Donor Engagement & Stewardship

• Build authentic, trust-based relationships with donors, funders, business leaders, pastors, executives, and philanthropic stakeholders.
• Develop strategic donor engagement plans that move supporters from awareness to investment.
• Lead donor visits, presentations, tours, cultivation meetings, and follow-up engagement.
• Ensure excellent donor stewardship through timely communication, impact reporting, gratitude strategies, and meaningful connection points.
• Partner internally to create strong donor experiences through volunteerism, events, tours, and mission exposure.
• Support customized donor strategies tied to organizational priorities and giving capacity.

Campaign Planning & Execution

• Coordinate donor campaigns from planning through completion, including annual giving efforts, seasonal campaigns, targeted appeals, and strategic fundraising initiatives.
• Build campaign calendars, timelines, donor segmentation strategies, outreach plans, and follow-up schedules.
• Draft campaign messaging in partnership with marketing to ensure consistency and strong calls to action.
• Monitor campaign performance, donor response, and revenue progress.
• Recommend campaign adjustments based on engagement and results.

Fundraising Events & Donor Experiences

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of fundraising events from start to finish.
• Oversee event development including:
  • Concept planning
  • Sponsorship strategy
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