Development Coordinator

As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. We invest in the most promising research to turn ideas into life-changing therapies and devices. We work with government, regulatory officials, and insurance companies to address issues that impact the T1D community -- breaking through barriers that limit access to care worldwide. We provide resources and guidance that makes it easier to live and thrive with T1D. This is more than a moment -- we're empowering a movement for the T1D community. Share your support and help educate and empower individuals facing type 1 diabetes.

Our mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent and ultimately, cure T1D and its complications. Always, we are guided by a single purpose: As we drive towards curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it.

The Development Coordinator (DC) at Breakthrough T1D is integral in the day-to-day execution of fundraising event efforts to support our organizational strategy and mission. Their relationships with constituents and donors on behalf of Breakthrough T1D will ensure the expansion of our reach to support maximum chapter and event growth to further our mission.

The Development Coordinator role focuses on relationship building with donors and fundraising volunteers within their assigned event portfolio, driving impact and strengthening both donor and volunteer impact resulting in increased revenue and results.

This individual is a high-energy team player who can effectively bring the mission to life within the community through collaboration, cultivation, inspiration, and engagement. They will implement activities to support organizational strategies through their assigned event revenue portfolio to drive optimal results and actively demonstrate and promote enterprise-wide mindsets.

As one of the top performing chapters in the country, the Florida territory plays a vital role in the organization’s success.  The Florida Territory has 21 full-time staff, 5 boards, and 14 fundraising events, with a goal of over $12M in fiscal year 2027. 

We have a hybrid work schedule based in Orlando, in office two days a week and working remotely and in the field three days a week. 

Key Responsibilities:

Fundraising & Engagement – 60%

• Implement revenue and engagement plans that drive new levels of performance and year-over-year growth in the chapter. This includes driving individual and corporate supporter growth within assigned event portfolio.
• Responsible for achieving personal event revenue goals and support the achievement of overall event, and ultimately chapter revenue and engagement goals.
• In collaboration with chapter partners, implement annual strategies that will drive growth of assigned event portfolio donor engagement and stewardship at the event level.
• Implement stewardship strategies of all event supporters that align to program standards; ensuring they are done timely and consistently throughout the year.
• Deploy tactics and strategies within event portfolio that drive foundation and pipeline building activities in support of long-term success of organization.
• Implement strategies to retain, acquire and activate supporters in events that will ensure fundraising, and participation goals are met for current and future activities.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely donor interaction records and event data in CRM throughout the fundraising cycle, to support pipeline tracking, stewardship, and reporting.

Volunteer Management – 20%

• Ensure meaningful engagement of volunteers at all levels and engage in good working relationships with key volunteer partners.
• Partner with volunteer leadership to solicit funding and other support from individuals, corporations, foundations and other sources of funding and/or influence.

Awareness – 10%

• Support and maintain the vision, mission, and priorities of Breakthrough T1D.
• Demonstrate an educated and enthusiastic understanding of Breakthrough T1D’s mission and research therapeutics. Promote mission engagement opportunities throughout the community in the areas of research, advocacy, and community engagement and clinical trials.

• Represent the interests, professionalism, and integrity of Breakthrough T1D in all activities and relationships through a commitment to organizational standards and leadership by personal example.

Administration and Management – 10%

• Maintain departmental and organization-wide policies and procedures
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely records in CRM for all assigned donors and events, per program standards.
• Support event logistics as needed to ensure successful and smooth event experiences for volunteers and event participants.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing deadlines simultaneously while maintaining accuracy in donor/CRM data entry; comfortable being interrupted and re-prioritizing work on short notice, including same-day turnaround on time-sensitive requests.
• Proficiency with Salesforce or a comparable donor management/CRM system; ability to maintain accurate, complete, and timely donor and event records.
• 2+ years of fundraising experience in a complex, mission-driven organization with revenue responsibilities over $250k; experience in large-scale events (walk, gala, etc.) and donor cultivation/stewardship.
• Experience partnering with strong and active volunteers, including large networks of passionate volunteers.
• Ability to be an enthusiastic spokesperson/representative of the mission. Clear communicator with ability to inspire others.
• Demonstrate a high degree of energy, integrity, courage, empathy, and creativity. A team player who supports individual and chapter-wide objectives.
• College degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to travel locally required. Evening and weekend work as needed.

Additional Responsibilities:

P2P specific items:

• Provide 1:1 coaching of fundraising best practices with event participants; elevate fundraising activation
• Develop and implement recruitment and fundraising engagement events that will lead to increased participation and fundraising activation.

Signature Event specific items:

• Provide 1:1 coaching of best practices with Auction Committee members; elevate fundraising activation
• Develop and implement strategies to retain and acquire new silent and live auction items
• Design, plan and implement cultivation event(s) that will inspire and engage key event donors and volunteers
• Develop and implement meaningful audience development strategies that inspire giving night-of, including maximizing table spend and activation

Essential Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and infrequently up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits:

Breakthrough T1D offers competitive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 403(b) retirement plan, voluntary benefits, flexible spending and commuter benefit accounts, an employee assistance program (EAP), life and disability insurance, performance-based bonuses, and generous paid time off. Benefits may vary by job level and full time or part time status.

Additional information:

Requests for medical, religious, and other exemptions will be considered on an individual basis. Breakthrough T1D will comply with all federal, state, and local laws.

Breakthrough T1D supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Breakthrough T1D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.