Tacoma Area Development Director Tacoma, WA

Tacoma Area Youth for Christ is a Christ-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of underserved youth in Tacoma and the greater Pierce County. Serving more than 1,600 youth annually across 13 sites, TYFC on 1:1 and group youth mentorship, teen-parent support, and on-campus programming, while building lifelong relationships rooted in faith, trust, and hope.

As TYFC continues to grow its impact, we are seeking a Development Director who will help build the partnerships and resources that make this life-changing ministry possible. In this role, the Development Director partners closely with the Executive Director to lead TYFC's fundraising strategy and ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the ministry. This role oversees major donor relationships, grants, fundraising events, and the development team, while fostering a culture of biblical stewardship.

What You'll Do

• Lead TYFC's fundraising strategy and annual development plan
• Cultivate and steward major donors and partners
• Plan and oversee fundraising events, and donor engagement initiatives
• Pursue grant opportunities aligned with the mission and vision of TYFC
• Lead the Development Team with Christ-centered leadership and faithful stewardship.
• Use fundraising data and Salesforce to strengthen donor relationships and drive results
• Partner with the Executive Director to advance TYFC's mission and fundraising goals

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Demonstrated faith in Jesus Christ and alignment with the YFC Statement of Faith
• Passion for youth ministry and building authentic, long-term relationships
• Natural connector who brings people together across teams, churches, businesses, and the community
• Strategic, systems thinker who enjoys building processes that strengthen fundraising and ministry
• High-energy servant leader with strong emotional intelligence and a Gospel-centered approach to leadership

Knowledge & Skills

• MUST enjoy building relationships—and talking on the telephone!
• Be comfortable in a public facing role
• Be skilled in giving partner recruitment and relationship cultivation
• Have the ability to inspire, assemble, and mobilize staff to participate enthusiastically, meeting their "circle of influence" goals
• Possess the maturity and ability to interact with all types of people
• Enjoy developing relationships with people over time
• Be detail-oriented and committed to tracking every conversation in your database
• Value and appreciate the power of stories
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to follow a prescribed model while working creatively within its parameters
• Excited about learning new things
• Ability to organize and plan events
• Ability to assemble and empower teams
• Enjoy networking in your city
• Work independently and accomplish required tasks

Required Skills & Experience

• Five or more years of nonprofit fundraising or development experience
• Demonstrated success in major gifts, grants, fundraising events, and donor stewardship
• Experience developing and executing fundraising strategies that produce measurable results
• Strong community networking and relationship-building skills
• Experience managing donor CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and fundraising data
• Strong project management skills, including grant process management and event planning
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in youth ministry or a faith-based nonprofit
• Established relationships within the South Sound philanthropic community

TRAINING PROVIDED:
This role requires training in the See The Story/Be The Story /YFC Champions Playbook pending Best Practice. This on-demand virtual training is provided by the Leader Formation Department and will include resources to help fulfill the responsibilities of this role.

Tacoma YFC offers:

• Competitive health insurance (65% paid for by YFC of the employee's premium)
• Vision Insurance (100% paid by YFC)
• Life Insurance (100% paid by YFC)
• Optional Employee Paid Dental
• $75/month cell phone reimbursement
• $200/year mental/physical health reimbursement
• 200 hours of PTO for the first year of employment
• 403(b) account (YFC will match up to 2% after completion of…