KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.

The Opportunity

The Development Manager is a key member of the Development Team and ensures fundraising success for the KIPP Texas Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) region. Specifically, the Development Manager works under the direction of the Director of Development to quality, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective mid-level donors. This position will manage a targeted donor portfolio, create engaging donor communications, develop presentations, assist with donor engagement experiences, maintain meticulous records in the donor database (RENXT), and provide administrative support for regional and statewide fundraising initiatives. This role requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond proactively to fundraising priorities.

The right individual must be mission-aligned, collaborative, hardworking, and results-oriented. This role requires a highly organized teammate with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize appropriately.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of 75-100 mid-low range donors with the capacity to give up to $10,000 while strategizing to create and execute appropriate next steps for current, lapsed, and prospective donors.
• Conduct prospect research and coordinate logistics for outreach including invitations to regional donor tours, visits, and meetings
• Manage all aspects of regional giving days, end of year giving drive, and other online fundraising campaigns
• Oversee the creation, design, and distribution of engaging and informative regional donor newsletter and other mass communications
• Maintain constituent records in donor database and upload necessary documentation while tracking moves management for DFW donors and ensuring opportunities are accurately reflected in Raiser’s Edge.
• Coordinate with the database team to pull mailing and email lists for donor communications, such as newsletters and appeals, and ensure all changes are updated in Raiser’s Edge.
• Work with the database team to send out donor acknowledgement letters while supporting with database requests as needed.
• Promote the cultivation and stewardship of regional projects/events such as speaker series, Career Days, etc. that are created by the Strategic Partnerships team and assist with day-of execution while assisting Development Events team with day of execution on local and statewide events.
• Update local external materials such as slide decks, one pagers, and acknowledgement letters for donors while completing fundraising and donor reports as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned by the regional Director of Development, as per the needs of the region.

Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects at once while meeting deadlines
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, Excel) and Google Suites
• High degree of professionalism and discretion
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy is necessary
• Strong follow up and follow through skills necessary
• Proficiency using computers, printers, copy machines
• Knowledge of North Texas area grant opportunities and foundations preferred

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree OR
• Minimum 2 years of development experience required and 1 year of stakeholder management preferred

Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:

• Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or similar fundraising databases is preferred

Compensation and Benefits

As a full-time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance, and disability plans.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.