Managing Director, Development
Managing Director, Development
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23-08-2025
Job Description
The Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership aims to increase postsecondary credentials and workforce success for Tarrant County students. Currently only 39% of adults have an associate degree or higher despite 65% of jobs requiring post-secondary education. T3 provides resources financial assistance and opportunities to students and families equipping them for successful careers. Through collaboration with various organizations we strive for inclusive pathways to education. Our goal is systemic change that positively impacts the entire Tarrant County community for generations to come.
POSITION OVERVIEW
T3 Partnership is seeking an experienced and mission-driven Managing Director of Development (MDD) to lead and expand our comprehensive fundraising donor relations grant development and brand marketing strategy. As a key member of the senior leadership team the MDD will drive revenue generation elevate T3s visibility and inspire stakeholder engagement in support of our ambitious mission to advance education-to-career pathways for students across Tarrant County.
T3 is in a dynamic stage of growth. This position requires a strategic adaptable and hands-on leader with demonstrated success building high-performing teams executing complex fundraising initiatives including endowment and major donor campaignsand aligning communications to advance organizational goals. This individual will set a compelling vision for the department oversee cross- functional teams and ensure alignment with organizational goals to support T3s mission and long-term sustainability.Days/Hours: Monday to Friday8:30AM 5:00PM (Min. 3 Days a week onsite; occasional evenings and weekends as needed.)
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This role will directly supervise 35 team members and/or vendors and consultants including Development Manager Communications staff and Grant Writer(s). This includes setting clear roles and responsibilities providing performance feedback and conducting evaluations. The MD is expected to foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership
- Serve as a trusted thought partner to the CEO and VP of Program Operations aligning fundraising communications and development priorities to the organizations strategic goals.
- Provide strategic guidance to the Board Development Committee and work collaboratively with board members to expand fundraising and brand awareness efforts.
- Coordinate with the CEO regarding priorities opportunities key concepts and implementation.
- Align development and marketing plans to support programmatic operational and strategic initiatives.
- Prepare and present development reports for the CEO and Board
- Lead mentor and manage a high-performing team of 35 direct reports including Development Manager Corporate and Community Impact Manager Grant Writer(s) Development Associate and Communications personnel while fostering a collaborative and accountable team culture.
- Represent T3 externally with funders corporate partners and media serving as a visible ambassador of our mission.
Fundraising and Development
- Design and lead an integrated multi-channel fundraising strategy encompassing individual giving institutional partnerships major donor cultivation annual campaigns and signature fundraising events.
- Launch and manage endowment and/or capital campaigns in alignment with T3s long-term sustainability strategy.
- Oversee the full grants lifecycle: prospecting proposal development submission reporting and compliance in close coordination with program leads.
- Build and maintain a robust portfolio of corporate philanthropic and government funders; personally steward key funders and prospective major donors.
- Establish and manage departmental KPIs revenue forecasts and budget performance in collaboration with the finance team.
- Manage relationships with external consultants and vendors supporting development events and fundraising operations.
Marketing and Communications
- Drive strategic storytelling across platforms to highlight T3s mission milestones and community impact.
- Manage public relations and crisis communications in coordination with the CEO and PR consultants.
- Lead development and implementation of a unified marketing and communications strategy that amplifies T3s mission impact and thought leadership across all platforms.
- Oversee content development and storytelling across print digital social and media channels ensuring consistency in brand voice and message.
- Manage agency-wide public relations strategy including media relations and crisis communications in collaboration with the CEO and external consultants.
- Partner with program teams to integrate storytelling and messaging into events reports campaigns and stakeholder engagement.
- Ensure brand consistency across all departments and materials.
Donor & Stakeholder Engagement
- Develop personalized cultivation solicitation and stewardship strategies for high-potential donors in partnership with the CEO and Board.
- Lead the design of donor engagement experiences recognition strategies and impact reporting to deepen relationships and increase retention.
- Maintain an effective CRM system (in coordination with the Operations team) to support donor segmentation pipeline development and data-driven decision making.
- Ensure compliance with data privacy reporting and donor acknowledgment best practices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Bachelors degree required; Masters degree in nonprofit management business communications marketing or related field preferred.
Experience
- Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in nonprofit development or institutional advancement with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Demonstrated success managing complex development operations in major gifts endowment or capital campaigns grant strategy and team leadership.
- Experience working within or in partnership with education workforce or youth-serving organizations strongly preferred.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Deep knowledge of fundraising strategies marketing best practices and donor stewardship models.
- Strong strategic thinking and planning skills with a track record of translating strategy into execution.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced mission-driven environment.
- Proficient in development software (e.g. Salesforce Donor Perfect CharityEngine Granthub etc.) digital tools and social media platforms.
- A collaborative leader who leads with humility inclusion and a results-driven mindset.
- Passion for education equity and commitment to T3s mission.
- Ability to lead from the front set a compelling vision and motivate cross-functional teams.
- Excellent written and visual communication skills. Capable of distilling complex educational and workforce content into clear engaging and actionable messages.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Strong project management skills; experience using tools such as Asana or Trello.
- Comfortable managing through ambiguity and adapting to fast-changing environments with a solution-oriented mindset.
- Ability to balance strategic innovation with disciplined execution aligning experimentation to clear goals.
- Thrives in collaborative cross-functional and fast-paced environments.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position will require travel throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to attend meetings and represent T3 at external events..
PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
While performing the duties of this position the employee is regularly required to sit and use the wrists hands and/or fingers. The employee is required to stand; walk; climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work at a desk and computer screen for extended periods of time.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment associated with this position may involve varying noise levels ranging from low to high and is subject to frequent interruptions. Employees may also encounter periodic distractions resulting from the activities and interactions of colleagues in the vicinity while performing the essential duties of the role.
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