Detroit, Michigan, United States · Hybrid
Position Overview: The Development Coordinator plays a key support role in Birth Detroit’s fundraising team, reporting directly to the Development Director. This role is responsible for administrative duties related to f…
Skills: Fundraising, Donor Stewardship, CRM Management, Prospect Research, Grant Tracking
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The Development Coordinator provides administrative and strategic support for fundraising, donor stewardship, and community giving programs. This includes managing donor databases, coordinating cultivation efforts, and collaborating on marketing materials to increase organizational capacity.
Requires a bachelor's degree or 2–4 years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, or administration. Candidates must be proficient in donor databases and demonstrate a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and reproductive justice.
Position Overview:
The Development Coordinator plays a key support role in Birth Detroit’s fundraising team, reporting directly to the Development Director. This role is responsible for administrative duties related to fundraising and development and will gain firsthand experience in strategic planning to increase the capacity of a growing non-profit organization. Additionally, the Development Coordinator will be involved with stewardship activities related to non-profit fundraising and relationship management, including working with a team to create and implement the fundraising, development and communications strategy for Birth Detroit, as well as donor and grant research and tracking. This role is entry level and will serve as the catalyst for a successful career in non-profit fundraising and relationship management for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
Community Giving Programs
Donor Stewardship and Coordination
Fundraising Operations
Communications and Marketing
Teamwork & Professional Growth
Culture & Values
Qualifications
The ideal candidate also possesses a compelling combination of some of the following:
Full-time salary is $60,000, commensurate with the scale and scope of the growing organization and the candidate's skills and experience. A comprehensive benefits package is provided, including 401k, employer-paid health, dental, and vision.
*Please do not call or email, as we will get back to you via email. Application deadline: July 31st, 2026 @11:59 PM EST.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Birth Detroit is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Age, Height, Weight, Familial or Marital Status. Birth Detroit strongly encourages people directly impacted by inequity in maternal and child health, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people to seek employment opportunities with us.
Values Statement
The mission of Birth Detroit is to midwife safe, quality, loving care through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. We dream of a world where birth is safe, sacred, loving and celebrated for everyone. Birth Detroit’s core values are safety, love, trust and justice. Safety is the foundation of Birth Detroit. We know birth center care improves outcomes and enhances the birth experience. All families should have access to a full range of safe birth options (birth center, home, and hospital). Love is the spirit of Birth Detroit. We lead with love. Our care for families is grounded in dignity, respect and a belief in the inherent value of all people. Trust is the heart of Birth Detroit. We listen to and believe our families and understand cultivating trust is essential so families can thrive. Justice is the root of Birth Detroit. We lift up reproductive justice, which is defined by SisterSong as “the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.”
Midwifing safe, quality, loving care
The mission of Birth Detroit is to midwife safe, quality, loving care through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. We are a team of birth workers, birth advocates and public health leaders working together to open Detroit’s first freestanding birth center. Now a legally established 501c3 nonprofit organization, Birth Detroit opened its first community midwifery clinic in fall 2020 and continues to fundraise to open the birth center.
Offices: PO Box 19727, Detroit , Michigan 48219, US · 16919 Prairie, Detroit, Michigan 48221, US
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The mission of Birth Detroit is to midwife safe, quality, loving care through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. We are a team of birth workers, birth advocates and public health leaders working together to open Detroit’s first freestanding birth center. Now a legally established 501c3 nonprofit organization, Birth Detroit opened its first community midwifery clinic in fall 2020 and continues to fundraise to open the birth center.
Offices: PO Box 19727, Detroit , Michigan 48219, US · 16919 Prairie, Detroit, Michigan 48221, US
View all jobs at Birth Detroit