Head of Development Management

Food Share is Ventura County’s largest hunger-relief organization feeding 254,000 people with a staff of 42 employees, 4,400 volunteers and a budget of $10 million to distribute 23 million pounds of food annually. The non-profit organization was founded 48 years ago and is an affiliate member of Feeding America and California Food Banks™.

Food Share Culture: Specifically, our role is to improve the lives of those in need by providing fresh, nutritious food. Recently named in the 2026 list of Best Places to Work by the Pacific Coast Business Times, Food Share’s family of hunger-relief staff and volunteers work together with compassion, commitment, and a shared belief that no one should go hungry in Ventura County.

Job Summary: The Development Manager plays a critical role in advancing Food Share’s fundraising success by managing the organization’s donor systems, annual giving infrastructure, and day-to-day donor engagement operations.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, this role translates fundraising strategy into execution — ensuring operational excellence, data integrity, and meaningful donor engagement across all fundraising programs. The Development Manager serves as the primary steward of donor data and systems while supervising donor relations staff and partnering closely with Finance and Marketing.

Major Areas of Responsibility: Development Operations Serve as the primary user and administrator of Food Share’s donor platforms (Virtuous, GoFundMe Pro, Avid, AQ2, Omatic), ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and effective use across all fundraising programs.

Oversee gift processing, acknowledgments, pledge tracking, donor records, segmentation, reporting, and year-end tax receipt mailing.

Collaborate with the Chief Development Officer on all fundraising campaign strategy and performance analysis.

Directly supervise the Donor Relations Coordinator, providing training, guidance, and performance management.

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual donor analysis and key metrics to support Development leadership and organizational decision-making.

Create, maintain and document donor relations policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.

Giving Programs Management Manage the execution of Food Share’s direct mail program, including coordination with external vendors, list management, segmentation, suppression, timelines, and reporting.

Manage Food Share’s monthly giving program (GEMs) including acquisition, retention, upgrades, and stewardship of “Give Every Month” donors.

Partner with marketing and digital vendors to support recurring giving campaigns and donor engagement.

Support fundraising events and special initiatives and projects as needed.

Support donor solicitations and stewardship strategies in collaboration with the Chief Development Officer.

Serve as a representative of Food Share at community events, tours, meetings, and presentations.

Commitment to understanding and supporting Food Share’s mission.

Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data integrity

Job Qualifications 5+ years experience in nonprofit fundraising, development, or donor relations

Demonstrated experience managing CRM systems (Virtuous or other experience preferred)

Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent professional experience

Must be comfortable working in a mixed office environment for extended periods of time.

Travel off-site as needed.

Follow Food Safety Standards throughout the organization.

Additional Employee Benefits Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

Group Basic Life insurance with 100% employer coverage

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