Development Manager

Job Description

About Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas :

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) offers amazing opportunities for talented, forward-thinking individuals who share our vision of helping girls and young women change the world for the better. Here's your opportunity to enhance your career while making a difference in girls’ lives and in the world. At Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, you can build a rewarding career in everything from working hands-on with girls, to accounting, human resources and project management, to marketing, research—and more.

Job Summary :

The Development Manager plays a key role in advancing the mission of Girl Scouts of Northeast

Texas (GSNETX) by implementing and managing fundraising strategies that deepen donor

engagement and expand philanthropic support. This position is responsible for driving individual

giving campaigns—including North Texas Giving Day and Employee Giving—leading episodic

volunteerism initiatives, coordinating peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, and supporting donor

stewardship and development communications.

The Development Manager works collaboratively across the Fund Development team and with

colleagues throughout the council to inspire investment in Girl Scouts and ensure an exceptional

donor experience. This role has the ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment.

Essential Functions : (This list may not include all of the duties assigned) :

• Individual Giving Campaigns

oLead planning, execution, and evaluation of campaigns such as North Texas Giving Day, East Texas Giving Day, end of year giving and more, including strategy development, donor segmentation, storytelling, internal coordination, and post-campaign stewardship.

oManage GSNETX Employee Giving campaign, including internal communication, giving opportunities, and council engagement.

oDevelop and implement year-round individual giving strategies to acquire, retain, and grow donors at all levels.

oCreate and monitor timelines, budgets, and goals for each campaign to ensure success.

oManage and solicit the annual Family Partnership Campaign, a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign for Girl Scout volunteers and families.

oMobilize volunteers, alumnae, board members, and community ambassadors to launch personalized peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.

oProvide training, toolkits, and support materials to empower fundraisers to effectively represent GSNETX.

oTrack peer-to-peer progress and adjust strategies to maximize participation and revenue.

oOversee corporate and individual episodic volunteer engagement that supports GSNETX’s priorities and enhances donor understanding of the GSNETX mission.

oCollaborate with internal staff and departments to coordinate meaningful short-term volunteer experiences that align with donor interests.

oDevelop communications and materials to promote volunteer events and recognize participant contributions.

oEnsure robust stewardship of episodic volunteers to feed the donor and long-term volunteer pipeline.

oAttend or source volunteer expos and tabling events on behalf of GSNETX.

oSubmit and oversee fulfillment and reporting of grants as it relates to episodic volunteers, the Junior League of Dallas grant and others as assigned.

oSupport the development and execution of a comprehensive donor stewardship plan to ensure timely acknowledgements, personalized donor touchpoints, and mission-centered gratitude.

oDraft compelling donor communications—including updates, impact stories, event invites, reports, and campaign messaging—that reinforce donor investment and highlight outcomes.

oMaintain accurate donor records and stewardship activity in the CRM (Salesforce / NPSP, RaisersEdge or council-specific system).

oMonitor giving trends, donor engagement, and campaign performance to inform strategies and demonstrate impact.

oCollaborate with the Fund Development team to ensure accurate coding, entry, and analytics for all giving campaigns.

oProvide regular progress reports to supervisors and volunteer leadership.

oServe as the backup for Donor Relations Manager as needed.

Core Competencies :

Our organization’s cultural values :

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse,

inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment

without regard to protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin,

disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Job Requirements :

Other

Physical demands and work environment :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations will be made as required by law in an attempt to enable an individual with a

disability to perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the

employee is regularly required to sit / stand for prolonged periods of time; key and / or control

objects; interact extensively with internal and external customers; occasionally lift and / or move

objects weighing up to 25 pounds; and occasionally travel within the state.

Certifications / Licenses

None required.