Engagement and Development Director

GenPride's Engagement and Development (E&D) Director integrates Major Gifts and Resource Development, Engagement, and Communication Strategies to strengthen and expand GenPride’s network of individual and organizational support to advance our mission and deepen our impact.  

Centered in racial, aging, and LGBTQIA2S+ equity, the E&D Director is a deeply collaborative leader, motivated to engage people, strengthen relationships, and expand GenPride’s relational and resource capacity. They thrive in a small organization poised for growth, change, and transformation. 
 
This full-time, exempt position is based primarily in person at the GenPride community center in Capitol Hill
where frequent and regular interruptions are common. Some early morning, evening, and weekend hours are required. The E&D Director leads a small staff team and collaborates across GenPride while engaging the time, talents, and passions of partners, participants, volunteers, board members, and supporters to advance shared goals. 

About GenPride 

Now celebrating ten years of advocating for the wellbeing of LGBTQIA2S+ elders, GenPride champions the unique needs of LGBTQIA2S+ older adults across Seattle and King County. We offer innovative programs and services that promote wellness, prevent isolation, and cultivate belonging and wellbeing. 
 
Located in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the GenPride Center is on the ground floor of Pride Place, our region’s first affordable, LGBTQIA2S+-affirming housing for older adults, created in partnership with Community Roots Housing. Pride Place is a vibrant gathering space and the hub of GenPride’s county-wide work to build a future where LGBTQIA2S+ elders are seen, supported, and celebrated. 

Primary Responsibilities 

This role has three core focus areas: 

• Major Gifts & Resource Development – Lead and grow diverse revenue streams from individuals, corporate sponsors, and events. 

• Engagement Strategy – Design inclusive pathways for LGBTQIA2S+ elders and allies to connect and be a part of GenPride’s impact. 

• Communications & Storytelling – Elevate stories and messages that increase visibility and support for LGBTQIA2S+ elders. 

Major Gifts & Resource Development (55%) 

• Lead and grow GenPride’s major gifts and donor programs by developing values-aligned giving opportunities, supported by targeted research, donor communications, and a clear cultivation pipeline. 

• Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects with clear cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans. 

• Collaborate with the Executive Director to set and achieve annual fundraising goals and strategic development plans. 

• Support and coordinate the donor engagement efforts of the Executive Director, board members, and key staff. 

• Plan and lead GenPride’s major events and giving campaigns. 

• Foster partnerships with aligned businesses and institutions. 

• Track, evaluate, and report fundraising outcomes. 

Engagement Strategy (20%) 

• Design and implement an inclusive engagement strategy that moves people from first contact to sustained involvement. 

• Create welcoming pathways for LGBTQIA2S+ elders, allies, volunteers, and partners to meaningfully connect with GenPride’s mission. 

• Lead GenPride’s engagement efforts across programs, campaigns, and events to foster broad and ongoing participation. 

• Partner with the Board Development Committee to deepen board and volunteer involvement. 

• Collaborate with staff to identify and act on opportunities to build engagement and belonging across
  GenPride. 

Communications & Storytelling (15%) 

• Lead GenPride’s messaging to build awareness, deepen relationships, and advance strategic goals in collaboration with staff and leadership. 

• Guide the content creation and application of targeted content, including annual reports, solicitations, corporate proposals, appeals, and stewardship materials
  to engage donors and prospects. 

• Ensure that content that centers the lived experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ elders in public-facing storytelling
  to increase visibility and advance strategic goals. 

• Identify and pursue opportunities for media, public speaking, and partnerships that expand GenPride’s reach and influence. 
  
  

Internal Leadership (10%) 

• Integrate racial, aging, and LGBTQIA2S+ equity lens into team work, plans, and organizational strategy to shape priorities, practices, and outcomes. 

• Commit to personal growth and learning, particularly around equity and justice. 

• Supervise, support, and grow the currently small Community Engagement team to implement GenPride’s work in a values-aligned way. 

• Participate actively in organizational culture-building activities. 

• Contribute to shaping a mission-focused, inclusive, joyful, and community-centered organizational culture. 

Desired Qualifications 

Tangible Skills 

• Minimum two years of experience managing
  or directing development and engagement work in a 501(c)(3) setting with diverse stakeholders. 

• Proven success in engagement and fundraising with individual and institutional donors, including improving major gift systems and cultivation pipeline.

• Highly proficient with donor management tools (Salesforce preferred), email systems, and social media platforms to cultivate and grow relationships. 

• Experience supervising direct reports and supporting collaborative team dynamics. 

• Strong writing, speaking, and storytelling skills, with the ability to communicate across multiple formats and audiences. 

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint), Adobe Suite, and adaptable to new technologies. 

• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities. 

• Ability to work on-site/in person (typically four days/week) in a dynamic, high-sensory environment with regular interruptions. 

Desired Attributes 

• Authentic connection to GenPride’s mission and the experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ older adults. 

• Deep commitment to racial, aging, and LGBTQIA2S+ equity in daily work. 

• Lifetime learner energized by community-centered work, and ready for growth, change, and transformation. 

• Skilled relationship builder across a wide range of people, identities, and lived experiences. 

• Collaborative, flexible, and communicative, able to share ideas, listen deeply, and engage in shared problem-solving. 

• Demonstrated humility, self-reflection, curiosity, and skill in repairing and maintaining professional relationships. 

• Comfortable giving and receiving feedback and adapting to change with care and accountability. 

Physical Requirements 

Ability to perform work that involves sitting, moving around the center, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 25 pounds. Must be able to work in a community setting with frequent interruptions and periodic early morning, evening, or weekend hours.

Benefits include

• Generous and flexible paid time off 

• Paid family and medical leave 

• Health insurance coverage 

• Ongoing professional development support