Development Director

Position Title

Development Director

Executive Director

Exempt, full-time, permanent position (36 hours/week)

Enterprise, Oregon. Hybrid work possible, with a minimum of 50% in-office presence.
PO Box 516, Enterprise, OR 97828. Phone: . Website: Email: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

$63,000–$68,000 annually, DOE. Health insurance, vision, dental, retirement, vacation, and other benefits included.

Wallowa Land Trust (WLT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Enterprise, Oregon. Founded in 2004, our mission is to protect the rural nature of Wallowa Country by working cooperatively with private landowners, Indigenous people, local communities, and governmental entities to conserve land.

Wallowa Land Trust is seeking a values-driven, strategic Development Director to lead and strengthen the organization’s philanthropy program. This role is responsible for building and managing the systems, strategies, and structures that support sustainable fundraising for a place-based conservation nonprofit. The Development Director works closely with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, and staff to align fundraising strategy with organizational priorities and foster a strong culture of philanthropy across the organization.

As a new position, the Development Director will have a unique opportunity to design and implement fundraising infrastructure that supports long-term organizational resilience and continuity. The role is designed to support the Executive Director as WLT’s primary external fundraiser and relationship-builder.

• Organizational Leadership & Strategy
  • Serve on WLT’s Leadership Team, contributing to organizational strategy and aligning conservation, fundraising, and operational goals
  • Lead the development and implementation of annual and multi-year fundraising plans with clear goals, deliverables, and metrics for success
  • Design and maintain clear, documented fundraising systems, processes, and tools that ensure continuity, transparency, and organizational resilience over time
  • Develop and manage the fundraising and outreach budget in coordination with the Executive Director
  • Contribute to annual organizational planning, goal-setting, and budgeting processes
• Fundraising Enablement
  • Build and manage donor pipelines, engagement strategies, and tracking systems that support effective cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship by the Executive Director and Board
  • Prepare donor research, briefing materials, talking points, and solicitation strategies to support Executive Director donor meetings
  • Track donor engagement activity, follow-up actions, and next steps to ensure consistent and timely stewardship
  • Coordinate scheduling, materials, and internal alignment to maximize the effectiveness of Executive Director donor interactions
• Board Engagement & Culture of Philanthropy
  • Serve as lead staff liaison to the Board of Directors and Development Committee, supporting board engagement in donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
  • Foster a strong culture of philanthropy across staff and board, building shared ownership of fundraising success
• Donor Fundraising & Relationship Management
  • Personally cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of donors and prospects, while prioritizing systems and processes that support long-term organizational fundraising success
  • Develop and implement a Major Donor and Planned Giving Program appropriate to the organization’s size, capacity, and community context
  • Support donor engagement through in-person meetings, written communications, events, and thoughtful follow-up
• Grants Oversight & Coordination
  • Provide strategic oversight of foundation and agency grant fundraising in collaboration with a long-term external grant writer, including proposal review, timeline management, internal coordination, and funder stewardship
  • Coordinate internally to ensure program staff and leadership provide timely information, data, and reporting needed to support successful grant proposals and compliance
• Communications & Campaigns
  • Provide strategic leadership for fundraising-related…