Development Coordinator at The Villages in Portland, OR

For over 35 years, Youth Villages has transformed the lives of children and families nationwide through innovative, research-based programs focused on preserving and restoring families.

As a national leader in children’s mental and behavioral health, we serve more than 47,000 youth, young people, and their families annually across 29 states and Washington, D.C. Our proven treatment models drive long-term success in child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health systems. At Youth Villages, we do what works — partnering with others to expand our impact and advocate for meaningful, lasting change.

We're seeking purpose-driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference. With a dedicated team of more than 5,000 staff, Youth Villages is committed to investing in and supporting our employees by offering opportunities to build a fulfilling career through professional growth, personal development, and a mission that matters— helping children and families live successfully.

For more information, please visit www.youthvillages.org

Position Overview:

We are seeking a proactive, highly organized Development Coordinator to support fundraising, donor engagement, and volunteer initiatives across Youth Villages Oregon.

This is a hands-on, fast-paced role responsible for supporting the execution of fundraising events, coordinating external relationships, managing key project components, and ensuring strong donor stewardship and engagement. The Development Coordinator will also support internal systems and processes that drive fundraising success, including CRM management and donor communications.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing logistics and relationship-building, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is eager to deepen their experience in nonprofit fundraising, while making a meaningful impact on youth and families across Oregon.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Development Coordinator:

Project Management and Initiative Support

• Serves as a strong project coordinator supporting fundraising initiatives, campaigns, and events, ensuring timelines and deliverables remain on track
• Supports Development Manager and Director of Development in coordinating priorities, tracking deliverables, and managing cross-functional collaboration
• Assists in planning and executing an annual fundraising and events calendar aligned with regional goals
• Supports key initiatives such as in-kind giving drives, employee giving campaigns, and other strategic fundraising efforts
• Identifies and communicates logistical needs or challenges to ensure smooth execution

Donor, Volunteer and External Relationship Support

• Serves as a professional, externally facing representative of Youth Villages
• Builds and supports relationships with donors, corporate partners, volunteers, and community stakeholders
• Responds to donor and volunteer inquiries and provides excellent customer service in all interactions
• Assists with donor engagement through events, communications, and stewardship touchpoints
• Supports volunteer coordination and engagement across fundraising activities
• Helps identify and surface new donor and partner opportunities through community engagement

Hands-On Event Support

• Supports planning and execution of fundraising events, including signature and community-based events
• Provides on-site support, including setup, registration, donor interaction, volunteer coordination, and event breakdown
• Helps ensure a high-quality, engaging experience for donors, partners, and volunteers
• Collaborates with internal teams on event logistics, marketing, and communications

Administrative and CRM Coordination

• Supports donor stewardship processes including prompt acknowledgements and gift processing, and pledge reminders
• Maintains accurate donor and volunteer records in Salesforce, ensuring high data integrity and adherence to standards
• Utilizes CRM tools to generate reports, donor lists, and engagement tracking
• Partners with Finance and national Donor Services teams to support reconciliation and reporting needs
• Provides administrative support including meeting preparation, note-taking, and follow-up tracking
• Assists with Board-related activities, including meeting coordination and stewardship support
• Serves as a liaison between development and program teams for volunteer and in-kind engagement

Additional Information:

The ideal candidate is:

• A strong executor of projects and priorities
• Comfortable and confident in external-facing situations
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Energized by both logistics and relationship-building
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and resourceful
• Flexible and collaborative, with the ability to work with diverse stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience (required)
• 1-3 years of fundraising, event coordination, or related experience (preferred)
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM (required)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (required)
• Experience supporting events, volunteers, or customer-facing work (preferred)

Youth Villages Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
• 401(k)
• Time off:
• • 2 week paid vacation (full-time) / 1 week paid vacation (part-time)
    • 12 paid sick days per year
    • 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision
• Growth & development through continuous training
• Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities

*Benefits are excluded for variable status employees.

Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Youth Villages is committed to not only advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace but also in our work with children and young adults. We know that children, families and young people of color can face inequity in child welfare and justice systems, and we train our employees to build the skills they need to work with the communities that we serve, as well as, other employees from different cultures and backgrounds. Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day.