Fund Development Manager

Job Location:

Traverse City, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 55000 - 60000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The vibrant staff of SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers provide the energy that drives our
mission to implement local solutions to global issues at the intersection of ecology education
and design! Our team members make a difference every day whether it is teaching a classroom
of elementary students about recycling supporting local farmers markets leading a crew of
local youth to build a boardwalk or quantifying data to enable a city to reach resiliency goals.

SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to religion race color national origin
age sex height weight disability familial status or marital status sexual orientation gender
identity military or veteran status or any other basis protected by local state or federal law.

FUND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Summary
The Fund Development Manager is a support person for SEEDS fundraising activities. The role
coordinates grant management annual giving donor stewardship Salesforce activity and
special events. It is ideal for someone who enjoys variety works collaboratively and brings
attention to detail. The position reports to the Philanthropy Director and works closely with
Program Directors Accounting staff leadership and SEEDS contracted Salesforce specialist.

Position: Full-time 40 hours per week
Work Arrangement: Hybrid based in Traverse City
Salary: $55000$60000 depending on experience

Essential Job Duties
Grant Management
Maintain SEEDS grant calendar and pipeline including opportunities deadlines
submissions awards reports and renewals.
Coordinate proposals and reports from opportunity review through submission and
post-award follow-through.
Draft and assemble letters of inquiry proposals reports budgets attachments and
other funder materials.
Collaborate with Program Directors and subject matter experts to develop clear
accurate and compelling applications.
Track grant requirements improve workflows and templates and maintain accurate

records in Salesforce.

Annual Giving Stewardship and Salesforce

Support annual giving campaigns especially fall activities including timelines donor
lists materials follow-up and results tracking.
Complete assigned stewardship activities including acknowledgments communications
reminders and next steps.
Use Salesforce regularly to record activity maintain constituent and campaign records
manage follow-up tasks prepare reports and improve workflows with SEEDS
Salesforce specialist.

Events and Team Support

Support fundraising and community events through planning logistics materials
guest-list management on-site assistance and follow-up.
Provide project support during high-volume periods and participate in SEEDS team
ecology professional development and skill-building activities.
Contribute to a responsive collaborative and accountable work environment.

Qualifications

Three to four years of experience in nonprofit development grant management
fundraising operations project coordination or a related field.
Experience with Salesforce or another CRM or demonstrated ability to learn complex
software quickly.
Strong writing editing communication organization and project-management skills.
Ability to manage multiple deadlines contributors and details while maintaining

accuracy and follow-through.

Ability to collaborate across program finance and leadership roles.
Comfort using spreadsheets shared documents online grant portals and cloud-based
tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience coordinating foundation corporate state or federal grants.
Experience with annual giving donor stewardship fundraising events or direct-mail
campaigns.
Experience using Salesforce for donor management grant tracking or campaign
reporting.
Familiarity with grant budgets restricted funding compliance financial reporting
process improvement and Google Workspace.

Compensation and Benefits

SEEDS offers a salary of $55000$60000 a Health Reimbursement Account paid time off
retirement benefits flexible scheduling hybrid work and professional learning opportunities.

SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Dont meet every single requirement Studies have shown that women and people of color are
less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SEEDS we are
dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this
role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job
description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or
other roles.

Required Experience:

Manager