Development and Events Manager

Job Summary

Chinatown Community Development Center (Chinatown CDC) seeks an experienced fundraising professional to serve as our first Development and Events Manager. This is an exciting time to join our organization, as Chinatown CDC will celebrate 50 years of people-driven community development in 2027. We are ready to grow the team and take on more ambitious development and communications efforts in our next decade, beginning with a 50th anniversary campaign.

Status:
Full-time, Exempt, Regular

Location:

Chinatown neighborhood, San Francisco

Hours:

Hybrid eligible. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Occasional nights and weekend events.

Salary: $100,000 - $105,000;
Comprehensive benefits

The Organization: A private non-profit founded in 1977, Chinatown Community Development Center believes in a comprehensive vision of community. We own and/or manage approximately 36 affordable housing buildings serving over 4,500 low‑income seniors, single adults, formerly homeless adults, and families of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Tenderloin, Western Addition, and Polk Gulch neighborhoods. We also build housing, develop grassroots leadership, and engage low‑income residents and youth.

Our employees are passionate about the mission; thrive in a family organizational culture; and embody values of empowerment, teamwork, and compassion. Chinatown CDC serves a diverse population and is committed to hiring practices that provide culturally competent services. We encourage people of color to apply.

Reporting to the Vice President of Development and Communications, the Development and Events Manager is a key member of the development team, responsible for the day‑to‑day activities involved in annual fundraising, including special events, corporate partnerships, annual appeals and campaigns, and donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship and recognition.

• Design and implement a program of annual donor appeals and communications, including spring, fall and year‑end appeals.
• Work with the communications team to produce compelling content and materials for donors, including the annual impact report, annual fundraising appeals and digital campaigns.
• Manage the annual direct mail, email and online fundraising activities to attract, retain and upgrade donors annually.
• Manage a portfolio of mid‑sized donors and prospects, researching, cultivating, engaging and presenting giving opportunities that result in increased annual giving and introductions to other funders.
• Design and implement strategies to thank, recognize and steward Chinatown CDC supporters.
• Design and implement strategies to acquire new donors and re‑engage lapsed funders.
• Manage donor data in Salesforce, maintaining accurate donor records and lists to ensure effective and timely gift processing and acknowledgement, segmentation, moves management and donor recognition and stewardship.
• Produce fundraising analytics and regular performance reports (revenue, retention, ROI, pipeline) for leadership and the board.
• Ensure compliance with donor intent, data privacy, and fundraising ethics.

• Orchestrate special events that attract and inspire donors to give to Chinatown CDC.
• Manage the annual gala, including securing the venue, managing the event budget and vendors, securing corporate sponsors, promoting ticket sales, managing the guest list and tables, and coordinating with colleagues on the event program and collateral.
• Help coordinate events during Chinatown CDC’s 50th anniversary campaign, including an Alumni Reunion for former staff and board members, many of whom are donors, prospective donors or key…