About Us
We are a Christian nonprofit helping disadvantaged children in Central America through partnerships with trusted local churches and ministries.
We believe in empowering local churches to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families in their own communities. Our ministry currently supports approximately $300,000 in annual ministry activity, and we are entering an exciting season of growth and expanded impact.
We are looking for a Director of Development, Marketing & Church Partnerships to help us build the relationships, visibility, and financial support needed to grow the ministry.
The Role
This is a highly relational, outward-facing position with three primary areas of responsibility:
1. Fundraising & Development
2. Church Partnerships & Ministry Communication
3. Marketing, Social Media & Content Creation
The ideal candidate is passionate about Christ and the mission, loves people, communicates exceptionally well, and can both build relationships and create compelling content that inspires people to become involved in the ministry.
Key ResponsibilitiesFundraising & Development
- Develop and execute an annual fundraising strategy.
- Cultivate relationships with individual donors, major donors, churches, and ministry partners.
- Identify and pursue new funding opportunities.
- Make personal donor visits and cultivate long-term relationships.
- Organize and lead church vision presentations, fundraising events, and speaking opportunities.
- Develop direct-mail, email, and other fundraising campaigns.
- Build recurring giving and major-gift programs.
- Track fundraising goals and maintain a healthy donor pipeline.
Church Partnerships
- Develop relationships with pastors, missions leaders, churches, and other ministry partners.
- Present the organization's vision and ministry impact to churches and groups.
- Help churches understand how their involvement directly impacts children and communities in Central America.
- Maintain strong communication and stewardship with church partners.
- Travel periodically to visit churches, donors, and ministry partners.
Marketing, Social Media & Content Creation
A significant part of this position will be telling the story of the ministry and building awareness through modern communication channels.
Responsibilities will include:
- Develop and manage the organization's social media presence.
- Create compelling content for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and other appropriate platforms.
- Develop short-form video, reels, photos, graphics, and written stories.
- Capture and communicate stories of children, churches, ministry partners, and transformation.
- Create regular email newsletters and digital communications.
- Develop content that educates, inspires, and moves people toward involvement and giving.
- Maintain and continually improve the organization's website and digital presence.
- Develop campaigns around specific ministry needs, events, and fundraising opportunities.
- Coordinate photography and video content during trips to Central America.
- Establish a consistent content calendar and brand voice.
- Repurpose ministry stories and experiences into multiple forms of content.
- Monitor engagement and use analytics to improve communication and fundraising effectiveness.
We are looking for someone who can both tell a great story and create the content to tell it. Experience with photography, videography, graphic design, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, social media management, email marketing, or similar tools is a strong plus.
The Ideal Candidate
- A committed follower of Jesus Christ who strongly supports the organization's Christian mission.
- Passionate about disadvantaged children and the ministry of the local church.
- A natural relationship builder who enjoys meeting and connecting with people.
- An excellent communicator and storyteller.
- Comfortable speaking to churches and groups of all sizes.
- Comfortable personally asking people to support a compelling mission.
- Creative and enthusiastic about social media and digital communication.
- Able to create engaging written, photographic, and video content.
- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and excited about building something that can grow.
- Organized and able to manage multiple projects and relationships.
- Experience in fundraising, development, sales, marketing, communications, ministry, or a related field is highly desirable.
- Willing to travel regularly within the U.S. and periodically to Central America.
Fluency in both English and Spanish is highly desirable.
Because our ministry is centered in Central America, Spanish proficiency would be a significant asset in developing relationships with ministry leaders, churches, families, and communities we serve, as well as in capturing and communicating their stories.
What Success Looks Like
The successful candidate will help us:
- Grow financial support beyond our current level.
- Develop new church and individual donor relationships.
- Strengthen relationships with existing supporters.
- Build a consistent and effective fundraising program.
- Dramatically expand our visibility and engagement through digital media.
- Create a steady stream of compelling stories and content.
- Increase awareness of the ministry and its impact.
- Ultimately enable us to support more churches and reach more disadvantaged children.
Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
