Development Manager

About Us
Concrete Jungle (CJ) forages, farms, and supports food access across Georgia. To achieve that mission, our...
team harvests and distributes excess produce from fruit trees and farms, grows food from our own farm, and
provides nutrition education resources. We envision a future where all communities are well nourished in a
world with no food waste. As of December 2023, Concrete Jungle has distributed over 2 million pounds of fresh,
nutritious food. Click here for a summary of CJ?s main programs.
In the past 14 years we have grown from a grassroots, volunteer-led initiative into a small but impactful nonprofit. As a 501(c)3 organization, we engage in fundraising and donor cultivation to financially support the work that we do. Concrete Jungle has a diverse funding stream, receiving contributions from foundation and corporate grants, government awards, individual donors, and earned income activities. CJ has recently experienced exponential growth, as evidenced by our annual budget which has grown from $135,000 in 2019 to just over $1 million in 2024.
About You
Concrete Jungle is seeking highly skilled and diverse candidates for our full time Development Manager role,
dedicated to achieving annual fundraising goals through successful acquisition and growth of grant funding,
corporate donations, and individual giving. For this role, we need someone who is passionate about the fine
details of day-to-day development functions; ruthlessly committed to managing deadlines; and enjoys the
strategy required to build donor relationships.
In this role you will be responsible for managing a wide variety of daily development activities, from coordinating
donor relations and grant management, to the administrative components of CJ?s fundraising work. You will
serve as the project manager for our development efforts, working behind the scenes to ensure timely execution
of all activities necessary for engaging our network of funders. While you will occasionally write funding requests
and engage directly with funders, we?ll look to you to create and implement systems and processes to make the
development machine operate more efficiently.
This is a critical and fulfilling role - one where you will play a key part in securing the support needed for CJ to
execute and expand our mission work. You will work closely and collaboratively with our Executive Director and
be supported by our Board Development Committee, Development interns, and a Development consultant. As
Concrete Jungle continues to grow our impact across the state, this position will have opportunities for growth.
Primary Responsibilities
The day-to-day responsibilities are expected to evolve and transform as our organization and development
portfolio continue to grow. Here?s what you can expect the role to entail initially:
Execute a dynamic individual, corporate, and foundation donor cultivation and stewardship program.
? Research and recommend prospects for local, state, and national corporate and foundations whose giving priorities align with Concrete Jungle?s mission
? Schedule, prepare the team for, and occasionally participate in donor meetings
? Coordinate donor site visits and volunteer events
? Process donor acknowledgements and facilitate other donor appreciation efforts
? Develop content for donor communications
? Manage 1-2 individual donor solicitation campaigns annually
? Draft and distribute annual impact reports
Manage our grants pipeline by coordinating all aspects of the grant lifecycle.
? Maintain CJ?s grant calendar, tracking and organizing the development team?s work around grant proposals and reporting deadlines
? Contribute to grant requests, collaborating on larger grants and independently drafting simpler proposals using existing grant repository language
? Prepare and submit grant reports
? Work with Program staff to ensure execution of grant requirements and track impact data
? Work with Operations staff to submit expense reports, including government grant reimbursements
Assume responsibility for CJ?s development operations, including database maintenance.
? Utilize CJ?s development database, Network for Good, to complete daily development tasks and maintain accurate documentation of funding history and donor activity
? Maintain thorough donor records with all research and correspondence captured in Network for Good
? Identify relevant donor data (first-time gift, increased or decreased giving, etc.) for the Development team as opportunities to engage with donors
? Conduct routine data clean up and database process improvements
? Create comprehensive reports for internal and external stakeholder as needed
? Work with Operations staff to ensure consistent income processing and record keeping between Network for Good and QuickBooks
? Engage with the Development Committee, attending meetings and providing support on committee projects
Qualifications
You are a knowledgeable development professional with experience contributing to well funded programs and initiatives. To be successful in this role, you must be:
? Self-driven: You have superior organizational skills, integrity with your word and your time, and great
follow-through on all facets of your work. You demonstrate a great level of personal responsibility for
achieving results, define broadly what is within your control, and are exceptionally optimistic about what
is possible. You take initiative to do what it requires to achieve success.
? A meticulous creator: You have a deep commitment to accuracy and an impeccable eye for details. You?re someone who is excited and comfortable to find a path where none yet exists, to identify new solutions to persistent challenges, and to locate your agency in getting something done, even when it might initially seem like you?re at the whim of other factors.
? Flexible and adaptive: You?re someone who creates plans that will drive outcomes, but when plans change or a project goes in a new direction, you meet that moment with excitement to problem-solve and don?t lose sight of how the work connects to our overall mission.
? A strategic thinker, planner, and operator: Your approach to projects is to break it down into smaller, manageable pieces and ruthlessly prioritize what is most important. Additionally, you are adept at managing up, across and yourself. You use and develop systems to track progress, streamline communication and increase efficiency.
? Driven by outcomes: You have an incredibly strong track record of achieving ambitious goals despite obstacles, and have experience doing so in complex situations with diverse teams.
You also must have the following experience and abilities. We understand and embrace the variety of ways through which people gain experiences, whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.
? Three or more years in non-profit or other relevant experience in donor data management, communication, and cultivation.
? Proficiency working with donor/constituent database systems. Experience with Network for Good is a plus.
? Demonstrated experience utilizing strong verbal and written communications.
? Proven ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
? Able to commute to Atlanta for meetings and events as needed (if not based in the city).
Preferred candidates will also have:
? Experience with the Atlanta or Georgia philanthropic community.

? A passion for issues related to nutrition insecurity, food waste, social justice, and/or agriculture.

Compensation & Benefits:

Annual Salary: $50,000-$60,000 based on experience. Concrete Jungle offers an attractive and competitive benefits package including 100% employer-sponsored healthcare, generous paid time off, a technology stipend, hybrid and flexible work schedule, and professional development opportunities.

How to Apply:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Email your resume and responses to the following questions to info@concrete-jungle.org with ?Development Manager? and your name in the subject line.

? If you were a type of produce, which fruit or vegetable would you be and why?

? CJ is building a data-driven, donor-focused fundraising program. What does that mean to you?

Concrete Jungle is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Concrete Jungle is committed to an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity

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