Title: Development Manager and Writer

Reports To: Executive Director

Position Location: Texas

Position Type: Full-time

Compensation:  $70,000 - $85,000

Texas Youth Power Alliance

The Texas Youth Power Alliance (TYPA) is Texas’ strategic youth table. We envision a powerful, diverse, and well-resourced youth ecosystem in Texas where young people can exercise their collective agency and successfully work together to expand youth political participation, win policy change, and advance a multiracial democracy.  TYPA advances youth civic engagement across Texas by aligning strategy, coordinating collaboration and securing funding to scale base building, voter registration, and get out the vote efforts at partner organizations. 

About the Role: 

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Development Manager and Writer supports TYPA’s fundraising program by turning program strategy, research, and organizational priorities into clear, compelling, and timely fundraising and development materials.

You will prepare a wide range of materials that help TYPA secure, renew, and deepen funder relationships, including proposals, letters of inquiry, concept notes, pitch decks, funder briefings, annual reports, grant reports, newsletters, website copy, stewardship updates, and other external communications. You will also maintain accurate records of prospect and grant activity in and help ensure that deadlines, deliverables, and follow-up activities stay on track.

This role is a strong fit for an excellent writer and organized self-starter who enjoys working across teams, can make complex ideas accessible, and takes ownership of moving projects from early concept through completion.

What You Will Do: 

Fundraising, Grant Writing, and Funder Stewardship (60%) 

• Work with ED to:

  • Draft, package, and submit letters of inquiry, concept notes, full proposals, renewal requests, funder reports, and acknowledgement letters.

  • Translate program strategy, outcomes, and organizational priorities into clear, compelling narratives.

  • Develop pitch decks, funder briefings, talking points, one-pagers, case statements,  funder newsletters, organizational updates, campaign communications, annual reports, and other fundraising collateral.

• Track grant requirements, deliverables, outcomes, and budget status, flagging risks early.

• Maintain a strong understanding of each funder’s interests, history with TYPA, giving patterns, and relationship status; support with researching foundations, corporations, and major donors and helping the team prepare for funder meetings/events. 

• Support with implementing fundraising campaigns

• Assist with planning and implementing fundraising events, as needed.

Cross-Team Coordination and Development Systems (40%) 

• Maintain an accurate calendar of proposal, report, renewal, moves- management, and stewardship deadlines 

• Build trusted working relationships across the organization.

• Establish systems for gathering timely content for proposals, reports, decks, newsletters, annual reports, and other materials.

• Lead or participate in regular cross-partner check-ins tied to active grants and upcoming deadlines.

• Maintain working knowledge of TYPA’s programs, policies, research, campaigns, and organizational priorities.

• Maintain a centralized library of boilerplate, statistics, success stories, testimonials, organizational language, budgets, and reusable content.

• Keep external written materials consistent, accurate, current, and aligned with TYPA’s voice.

• Identify ways to improve development workflows, reduce duplication, and strengthen institutional knowledge.

Who You Are:

To be successful in this position you will have a combination of the following experience and qualities:

• Grant Writing and/or Development Experience: You have a track record of writing foundation proposals and reports that win and renew funding across a range of grant sizes and across multiple funders concurrently. You understand moves-management and are committed to creating a positive experience for our donors. 

• Organized, Deadline-Driven Operator: You are meticulous about deadlines, process, and version control. You build systems that keep work moving across multiple concurrent deadlines without dropping details — and you keep a clear record of where every grant stands in its lifecycle.

• Cross-Partner Collaborator: You build trusted working relationships with staff, and partners and you know how to ask the right questions to surface timely content. You make things easier on your colleagues.

• Knowledge and familiarity with REI principles: Recognizes ways that race and other identities intersect in the work, especially with communities we serve

• Vision, Ownership, and a Drive to Achieve Results: You develop your plan and take it upon yourself to figure out how to get it done — anticipating problems, brainstorming solutions, driving work forward, and course-correcting where needed.

• Coaching and Learning Mentality: You take the time to teach and offer useful, actionable feedback to colleagues whose work feeds into proposals, and you seek and engage well with constructive feedback on your own writing.

• Relational: You build authentic relationships with colleagues and external partners — including foundation program officers — based on mutual trust and respect, across lines of difference.

• Preferred - Organizing Experience: You have worked at least 1 cycle as an organizer on a campaign or at an organization.

Compensation and Benefits:

The Development Manager position is based in Texas. This is a full-time role with an annual salary of $70,000 - $85,000 based on experience. Full benefits including health, vision, dental, and matching 401K. PTO and other leave benefits provided. The Texas Youth Power Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.

Application

To apply, please complete this form by submitting your resume and cover letter. Applications will be accepted through December 1, 2026.