Nonprofit Development Manager

Location: Englewood, Colorado

Salary: $70,000–$80,000 annually

Benefits: Medical, Dental, PTO

Reports to: Executive Director

Status: Full-Time, Exempt, Hybrid-Remote Fridays

Founded 40 years ago, Adam’s Camp is a community of people and families that supports children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

At Adam’s Camp, unique therapy and adventure programs are designed and delivered by dedicated therapists and counselors who help children, youth, and adults with IDD to have impactful experiences that go far beyond camp. Our mountain camp programs are combined with sibling and parent offerings that address the needs of the entire family, creating an amazing and supportive environment for families and campers alike.

As Adam’s Camp enters its next 40 years, we am investing in the systems, relationships, and resources necessary to build a sustainable future for the organization and the families we serve.

Adam’s Camp is seeking a Development Manager who is a builder

You will build the systems and pipeline needed to significantly expand it. You will identify prospects, open relationships, make the first asks, develop a major-gift pipeline, cultivate corporate partnerships, strengthen annual giving, and build the systems necessary to support long-term fundraising growth.

This is an entrepreneurial development position for someone who enjoys creating something.

The Development Manager will serve as Adam’s Camp’s primary day-to-day development professional and will work directly with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to develop and execute a sustainable fundraising strategy. The position will have primary responsibility for annual giving, individual donor acquisition and cultivation, major-gift pipeline development, corporate sponsor ships, donor communications, and development systems.

This position does not manage grants or fundraising events Adam’s Camp has dedicated staff and volunteers responsible for those areas. The Development Manager will collaborate with those teams when donor, sponsor, or fundraising relationships overlap, but will not have operational ownership of grants or events. This is also not a people-management position

Adam’s Camp has an opportunity to significantly grow its fundraising capacity. Historically, Adam’s Camp has averaged approximately $500K annually in donations outside of grants and events, with relatively limited proactive development outreach, and we believe there is significant opportunity to grow that to a steady $1M+ annually. We are looking for someone who can help us answer an important organizational question:

How do we build a development program capable of growing with Adam’s Camp over the next 5–10 years?

Fundraising is relationship-driven, and we understand that meaningful pipelines take time to develop. We view this as a three-year build
. We're looking for someone energized by that challenge, who can bring Adam's Camp to life for potential donors through storytelling.
More fundraising means more campers can experience the magic of Adam’s Camp!

• Partner with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to develop and implement an annual development plan with measurable goals and strategies.
• Build an individual donor and major-gift prospect pipeline from the ground up
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• Research and identify new individual, corporate, and community prospects.
• Develop strategies to move prospects from identification to cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and long-term engagement.

• Coordinate donor meetings, camp tours, site visits, calls, and other experiences…