Rose City Pride Bands is looking for a hands-on Part-Time Development Strategist to help us rebuild and grow our fundraising efforts. We’re excited to bring someone on who can help us take a thoughtful and intentional approach to our development.

This role is a key opportunity for a motivated professional  to assess current practices, build a clear and actionable development strategy, and help position the organization for long-term financial sustainability. The Development Strategist will take ownership of designing a development plan and engaging our dedicated volunteer members to help execute fundraising initiatives.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys both creating systems and hands-on implementation, and who is excited about empowering others to contribute to fundraising success. RCPB is looking for someone passionate about arts programming in Portland and supporting an LGBTQ+ organization.

Strategy Development

• Assess current fundraising practices, tools, and donor engagement efforts
• Develop and document a clear, realistic development strategy aligned with organizational goals
• Establish fundraising priorities, timelines, and measurable targets
• Identify opportunities to diversify revenue streams (individual giving, grants, events, etc.)

Volunteer Engagement & Execution

• Identify opportunities to leverage volunteer members in development activities
• Provide guidance, tools, and structure to enable volunteers to effectively participate in fundraising
• Coordinate and support volunteer-led fundraising efforts and outreach
• Help build a culture of shared responsibility for development across the organization

Fundraising & Donor Support

• Manage donor communications, including acknowledgments, newsletters, and campaigns
• Participate in the building of a CRM to help track donors
• Support donor stewardship and relationship tracking
•  Assist with annual giving campaigns and donor cultivation efforts

Grant & Research Support

• Conduct research on grant opportunities and prospective donors
• Assist with preparation of grant applications, reports, and supporting materials
• Maintain grant tracking systems and deadlines

Administrative & Operational Support

• Track fundraising progress and generate reports on key metrics
• Organize development-related systems, files, and processes
• Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen development operations
• Attend monthly board meetings (1hr) and bi-monthly working sessions (3 hr) to engage board members and get support for development plan.

• Experience in nonprofit development, fundraising
• Demonstrated ability in building or improving systems and strategies
• Experience working with or supporting, volunteers with the ability to motivate, guide, and collaborate with diverse contributors
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Ability to work independently 
• Ability to engage and coordinate volunteers
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite; experience in Survey Monkey, Quickbooks or CRM systems a plus

This role is paid with a stipend at $1000/month for an expected effort of 24-32/hrs per month. This position is funded through July 1st, 2027 with the hopes that a successful development plan could fund this position beyond that date.

If this sounds like you, please send your resume and a cover letter to mwatts@rosecitypride.org. Applications will be received through September 13th, 2026.