Resource Development Manager

Connections to Success (CtS) is seeking a dynamic, relationship-driven Resource Development Manager to provide leadership for fundraising, community engagement, and key program initiatives in the Kansas City region. Working in partnership with the CEO, Director of Resource Development, , and other CtS staff, this position will help grow and diversify revenue, strengthen donor and community relationships, manage strategic events and volunteer engagement, and support programs that advance CtS’s mission of economic mobility.

The Resource Development Manager will have primary responsibility for managing the Kansas City Dress for Success program, including volunteer engagement and coordination, and will serve as a key staff liaison to the Young Professionals Board (YPB). The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial, highly organized, and collaborative professional who can build relationships, identify opportunities, and translate CtS’s mission into meaningful engagement and financial support.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Implement mission-focused development strategies to expand revenue and strengthen CtS’s donor base.
• Research, identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual, corporate, foundation, and community donors.
• Move prospective donors through the donor cultivation and stewardship pipeline, including identifying opportunities for increased engagement and support.
• Conduct grant research and contribute to the development, writing, submission, and reporting of foundation, corporate, and other grant proposals.
• Support major gift cultivation and solicitation efforts led by the CEO and Director of Resource Development.
• Research and develop sponsorship opportunities and secure support for programs, events, and organizational priorities.
• Maintain accurate donor and prospect information in Donor Perfect, including timely documentation, acknowledgments, and follow-up.
• Coordinate donor recognition, appreciation, and stewardship activities.
• Identify opportunities for board members and volunteers to participate in fundraising and relationship development.

Dress for Success Kansas City

• Provide leadership and day-to-day coordination of the Dress for Success Kansas City program.
• Coordinate volunteers, including recruitment, orientation, scheduling, engagement, recognition, and ongoing communication.
• Build and maintain relationships that support the program’s volunteer and community engagement needs.
• Coordinate program activities and ensure a welcoming, professional, and mission-centered experience for participants and volunteers.
• Support relationships and activities related to clothing donations and community resources.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the program’s visibility, partnerships, volunteer engagement, and impact.
• Serve as staff liaison to the Young Professionals Board (YPB), providing guidance, coordination, and support to advance its fundraising, engagement, and community-building goals.
• Recruit, engage, and support YPB members and help develop meaningful opportunities for their leadership and involvement.
• Organize and support committees for the annual Tribute to Success luncheon and other special events as needed.
• Provide staff support to relevant board and organizational committees.

Events & Community Engagement

• Plan, coordinate, and execute CtS annual, third-party, and community fundraising events.
• Develop and manage event timelines, sponsorship opportunities, committees, volunteers, communications, and follow-up.
• Serve as a CtS ambassador by representing the organization at community events, meetings, networking opportunities, and speaking engagements, while promoting CtS’s mission, programs, and impact
• Build and maintain relationships with corporations, foundations, community…