# Development Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/development-manager

A Development Manager leads fundraising operations for a nonprofit or institution, setting strategy for individual giving, grants, and major donor campaigns while overseeing a team of gift officers or coordinators. Day-to-day work centers on grant writing, planning donor cultivation events, and maintaining accurate records in a donor database (CRM) to track pledges and giving history. Success in the role depends heavily on relationship management skills, since sustained revenue growth comes from nurturing trust with donors, board members, and community partners over time.

Top skills: [Event Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/event-planning), [Fundraising](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/fundraising), [Grant Writing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/grant-writing), [Relationship Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/relationship-management)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Development Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/development-specialist), [Fundraising Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/fundraising-specialist)
- Often leads to: [Development Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/development-director)

## Similar roles

[Communications Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/communications-manager), [Development Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/development-specialist), [Fundraising Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/fundraising-manager), [Fundraising Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/fundraising-specialist), [Grants Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/grants-administrator), [Grants Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/grants-manager), [Marketing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/marketing-manager), [Program Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/program-manager)

## Open Development Manager roles (3)

- [Development Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hammes/e4098166-d6b2-421b-afe8-2fec8298e469/application) at [Hammes Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hammes-company) — National (listed on Hammes Company's own careers site)
- [Development Manager](https://iqvia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IQVIA/job/Greenwich-CT-United-States-of-America/Development-Manager_R1554802) at [IQVIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/iqvia) (listed on IQVIA's own careers site)
- [Development Manager - SAP Concur Spend](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c9d9563c-17e4-4912-b693-ba08c9bb67d2/development-manager-sap-concur-spend-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, São Leopoldo, BR, 93022-718

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- [Senior Program Manager, Corporate Affairs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ed3b0ed1-486f-484b-93a7-e3701e88465e/senior-program-manager-corporate-affairs-at-cohere) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, Toronto, London, Washington, DC · Remote, $140,000 – $250,000
- [Director, Product Operations](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wrapbook/2432b306-13b8-4d22-971f-88ac36453257/application) at [Wrapbook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wrapbook) — Full-time, Remote - US & Canada, $201,500 – $312,000 (listed on Wrapbook's own careers site)
- [Marketing Manager](https://parr.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PARR/job/Five-Oaks-Support/Marketing-Manager_JR100337) at [Parr Lumber](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/parr-lumber) — Five Oaks Support (listed on Parr Lumber's own careers site)
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