Fundraising Development Coordinator - Parkinson’s Association of Southwest Florida (PASWFL) · Full-time · Reports to Executive Director
About PASWFL - The Parkinson’s Association of Southwest Florida is a nonprofit serving Collier and Lee Counties Florida. We are building a Parkinson’s-friendly community where people living with Parkinson’s (PwP) and related neurodegenerative diseases are treated with dignity and understanding.
Our mission: We enrich the quality of life and empower people touched by Parkinson’s and related neurodegenerative diseases through exceptional programs and services.
Our vision: We foster a supportive community for those touched by Parkinson’s disease. Our efforts include dedicated support programs, advocacy, raising awareness, and educating both healthcare professionals and the wider community about Parkinson’s disease.
Our values: Our passion is to serve. We are empathetic and inclusive. We strive for excellence every day.
The Opportunity - PASWFL seeks an experienced, mission-driven fundraising professional to become our Development Coordinator. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Coordinator drives fundraising for the Association: grants, special events, individual giving, corporate partnerships and sponsorships.
This is a hands-on role in a small, close-knit team. You will set strategy with the Executive Director, then roll up your sleeves to carry it out — drafting a grant proposal one day, meeting a local business sponsor the next, and making sure every gift is recorded and every donor thanked along the way. You will build the systems, relationships, and donor pipeline that help PASWFL grow its reach and independence, and you will play a lead role in our 30th Anniversary Campaign.
The Coordinator serves as the staff liaison to the Board’s Development Committee and as a passionate ambassador for PASWFL across Southwest Florida.
Key Responsibilities
Development Operations, CRM & Reporting
- Own PASWFL’s donor database (DonorPerfect), ensuring accurate records, timely gift entry and acknowledgment, and clean data.
- ·Process and record gifts daily – cash, checks, in-kind, stock, ACH/EFT, Donor-advised, trust, and other contributions – providing batch reports and supporting documentation to finance.
- Reconcile gifts with finance each month.
- Report regularly to the Executive Director on revenue, donor count, retention, average gift, and campaign progress.
Grants
- Manage the full grants cycle for foundation, corporate, and individual funders: research, application, award, reporting, and renewal.
- Maintain a master grants calendar of deadlines, letters of intent, reports, and compliance requirements.
- Work with program staff to gather accurate outcome data and stories for proposals and reports.
Special Events
- Lead the planning and execution of fundraising events, including the annual Step Up for PD Walk and Bingo for Bags & Baubles, plus cultivation and stewardship events.
- Manage event budgets, timelines, vendors, and volunteer committees.
- Grow peer-to-peer fundraising by recruiting, supporting, and recognizing individual and team fundraisers.
- Report on each event’s revenue, new donors, and follow-up.
Fundraising Strategy
- Partner with the Executive Director to develop and carry out an annual fundraising plan.
- Craft PASWFL’s Case for Support and adapt it for proposals, appeals, and donor presentations.
- Play a lead role in PASWFL’s 30th Anniversary Campaign, including the case for support, prospect research, Board and volunteer engagement, and coordinated appeals.
- Serve as staff liaison to the Development Committee; prepare materials, track action items, and help Board members use their networks to open doors.
- Prepare the development budget and revenue forecasts; monitor results and recommend adjustments.
Individual Giving & Donor Relations
- Manage the annual giving program: an appeals calendar, donor segmentation, and a donor journey from first gift through upgrade.
- Ensure every donor is thanked promptly and personally, with stewardship that recognizes donors at every level.
- Corporate Partnerships & Sponsorships
- Identify, secure, and renew business sponsors and community partners.
- Ensure sponsors receive the recognition and benefits they were promised.
- Solicit in-kind donations to support events and programs.
Communications & Collaboration
- Partner with Marketing on specific projects, e-communications, social media, and digital fundraising campaigns.
- Represent PASWFL at community events and networking opportunities across Collier and Lee Counties.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications - We recognize that people gain skills through many paths. If you are passionate about this work and bring most of what follows, we encourage you to apply.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least 5 years of progressive nonprofit fundraising experience.
- Hands-on experience with a donor CRM, including gift entry, list segmentation, and reporting, DonorPerfect a plus.
- Demonstrated success writing and managing foundation and corporate grants.
- Experience planning and executing fundraising events and working with volunteer committees.
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- A track record of successful annual giving campaigns and cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
Preferred
- Experience with DonorPerfect.
- Knowledge of the philanthropic landscape in Southwest Florida (Naples, Fort Myers, and surrounding areas), including local foundations and corporate funders.
- Experience working with a Development Committee.
- Experience serving or engaging older adults, or familiarity with healthcare or senior services.
- Understanding of the confidentiality obligations of a healthcare setting.
- Familiarity with Canva and email marketing tools.
Who You Are
- A systems thinker. A messy database makes you want to organize it, and you know good data drives good fundraising.
- A persuasive storyteller. You can turn program data into a compelling grant proposal or appeal.
- A strategist who executes. You can plan the year and still sweat the details, from the event budget to the misspelled donor name.
- A team player. You work well with a small staff, a committed Board, and volunteers, and you know when to lead, when to ask for help.
- Empathetic and discreet. You treat our members, families, and donors with dignity, and you handle confidential information with care.
- A listener with a sense of humor and the ability to make a difference in the lives we serve.
This role requires occassional evening and weekend work for events and the ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to Employment@ParkinsonAssociationSWFL.org. Offers are contingent on successful reference and background checks.
Equal Opportunity Employer - Parkinson’s Association of Southwest Florida, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions, including recruitment, selection, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, advancement, corrective action, discipline, and discharge, are based on individual qualifications and other legitimate business factors, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age (40 and over), disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
This description is not a complete list of every duty the position may perform. It does not create an employment contract, and employment with PASWFL is at will.
Pay: $60,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
