Community Health Initiative (CHI), a leading Napa and Solano County non-profit dedicated to expanding access to healthcare through enrollment assistance, patient education, and advocacy, is seeking a passionate and experienced Development Associate to help lead our fundraising efforts.
About CHI:
Founded in 2005, CHI has a long and successful history of empowering Napa County residents and most recently in Solano County to navigate the healthcare system, ensuring everyone has the opportunity for a healthy life. As we continue to grow our impact, we are seeking a dynamic leader to spearhead our fundraising strategy and secure the resources needed to fulfill our mission.
Position Summary
The Development Associate is responsible for coordinating and supporting the organization’s fundraising and development activities, with a primary focus on grant management, donor identification and cultivation, and development operations. This position works closely with the Executive Director to strengthen and expand philanthropy that supports the organization’s mission and strategic goals.
While the Executive Director serves as the primary relationship manager and spokesperson with funders and donors, the Development Associate plays a critical role in identifying opportunities, managing timelines, preparing materials, coordinating communications, and ensuring successful execution of fundraising efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Grant Management & Fund Development
- Research, identify, and track grant and funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
- In collaboration with a grant writer and CHI staff, prepare, write, edit, and submit grant applications, proposals, letters of inquiry, grant reports, and supporting documentation.
- Maintain grant calendars, deadlines, reporting schedules, and compliance requirements.
- Coordinate collection of program data, budgets, narratives, and outcome measures needed for proposals and reports.
- Maintain accurate records of grant activity, funding status, and reporting requirements.
Donor & Funder Coordination
- Support the Executive Director in cultivating and maintaining relationships with donors, foundations, corporate sponsors, and community partners.
- Coordinate meetings, presentations, tours, events, and engagement opportunities between the Executive Director and donors/funders.
- Prepare briefing materials, talking points, donor profiles, and follow-up communications for donor meetings.
- Assist with donor stewardship activities including acknowledgements, updates, and annual impact report.
- Work with the Executive Director and staff to develop strategies to strengthen donor engagement and diversify funding streams.
Development Operations
- Maintain donor and funding databases, records, and tracking systems.
- Assist with fundraising campaigns, special events, sponsorships, and community outreach initiatives.
- Monitor fundraising progress and prepare development reports for leadership and the Board of Directors.
- Collaborate with program and finance staff to ensure alignment between funding requirements and program implementation.
- Support development-related marketing and communication efforts.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, business administration, public administration, or related field preferred.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, grant writing, development coordination, or related work.
- Demonstrated experience managing grants with successful funding outcomes preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism in donor and organizational communications.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and donor management/database systems.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Knowledge of nonprofit funding structures, grants management, and donor stewardship practices.
- Experience coordinating fundraising campaigns or development initiatives.
- Familiarity with community-based nonprofit organizations and mission-driven work.
- Ability to analyze funding opportunities and align them with organizational priorities.
Work Environment
This position may require occasional evening or weekend attendance at fundraising events, meetings, or community functions.
This description is intended to indicate the kinds of work duties that will be required in this position. It is not intended to limit, or in any way modify, the rights of any supervisor to assign, direct, and contract work of staff under his/her supervision. The use of a particular illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties, not mentioned, that are of a similar level or difficulty.
CHI is an equal opportunity employer. Federal and State laws and the Agency’s policy prohibit employment discrimination against applicants for employment and employees on the basis of age, ancestry, sex/gender (including gender identity,) pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, marital status, registered domestic partner status, medical condition related to cancer or genetic characteristic, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or veterans’ status. Discrimination is also prohibited on the basis of a perception that a person has any of the above characteristics.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $72,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
