Development Coordinator (Temporary Role)

Job Description

Job Description

Homeless Children’s Network

Position Title: Development Coordinator (Temporary Role) 

SALARY: $35-$40 per hour 

SCHEDULE: Temporary role (3 month Contract), 40 hours/week; some evenings 

BENEFITS: Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Commuter stipend

HOMELESS CHILDREN’S NETWORK MISSION STATEMENT

Homeless Children’s Network’s (HCN) mission is to decrease the trauma of homelessness and domestic violence for children, youth, and families; to empower families; and to increase the effectiveness of collaborative efforts among service providers to end homelessness and poverty. Since 1992, HCN has empowered San Francisco’s underserved and historically marginalized communities citywide toward a brighter future with love, wholeness, and healing.

About Homeless Children’s Network (HCN)

Since 1992, HCN has been San Francisco’s leading nonprofit agency for comprehensive early intervention and mental health support for underserved and historically marginalized children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or living in intergenerational poverty. Our mobile therapeutic model is both accessible and scalable, enabling clinicians to meet clients directly in the community. As the hub of a Collaborative of 60+ service agencies and community-based organizations, we serve over 2,500 clients each year, reaching those most reluctant to trust conventional mental health systems. Central to our work is our Afri-centric mental health and wellness model. This community-defined approach addresses health inequities and the persistent cycle of racism and trauma over generations. This model not only uplifts the Black/African American communities but also strengthens the behavioral health outcomes of all San Franciscans, fostering resilience, healing, and lasting change.

POSITION SUMMARY:

HCN is seeking a hands-on Temporary Development Coordinator to support our development team through a busy season. Over the next three months, this role will help deliver events, support our year-end giving campaign, and assist with development and grants operations while team members are out.

This is a great fit for an organized, flexible fundraising professional who can step in quickly, juggle deadlines, and work well with a small, mission-driven team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Events (approx. 40%)

• Support logistics for event on 10/27, Thanksgiving Drive, and Holiday Drive

• Assist with managing guest list, name tags, and check-in

• Support online auction implementation

• Support event materials such as invitations, programs, signage and slides

• Coordinate volunteers; staff events on the days

• Handle post-event follow-up: thank-yous, gift entry and a short wrap-up report

Year-end giving campaign (approx. 20%)

• Support Development Associate with production and mailing of the year-end appeal

• Support Giving Tuesday and December giving activities

Development operations and coverage (approx. 20%)

• Assist Development Associate with Database Management

• Prepare timely acknowledgment letters and tax receipts

• Cover routine tasks as needed

• Update welcome series for newsletter and volunteer sign ups

• Update thank you letters

• Maintain shared trackers, calendars and files

Grant support (approx. 20%)

• Support Associate Development Director with grants as needed, including gathering attachments, budgets and required documents for proposals and reports

• Update the grants calendar and track deadlines and submission confirmations for the Associate Development Director, Grants

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years of nonprofit fundraising, event coordination or development operations experience
• Experience planning or supporting fundraising events from start to finish
• Strong organization and the ability to manage several deadlines at once
• Clear, professional writing and attention to detail
• Experience with a donor database (such as Raiser's Edge, Salesforce, Bloomerang or DonorPerfect)
• Comfort with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace
• Available for occasional evening and weekend work around events
• Able to start quickly and work independently with limited onboarding

Preferred

• Experience with year-end or direct mail appeals
• Familiarity with grant applications and foundation reporting
• Experience with email marketing tools (such as Mailchimp or Constant Contact)
• Knowledge of or commitment to serving children and families experiencing homelessness

HCN’s Community Culture

Of all the above important qualifications, bring the heartfelt quality of compassion, with exquisite cultural responsiveness as a primary guiding quality, not only of your professional life, but of what you hold dear.

Please bring a strong analysis of how race, ethnicity, culture, language, region, poverty, sexual and gender identity, age, education, opportunities and resources generationally made available or not, and systemic oppressions impact a person’s mental health.

Please have stories of your own life and how you have been a mover and shaker to transform these systems.

Please accept that HCN is a vibrant community that has a legacy that is of interest to you, and is also prompted to grow steadily, and with the respect of what has been done well central in the conversation.