Development Manager

Job Title: Development Manager

Department: Development

Location: Remote/Virtual within the Continental US

Reports to: Associate Director, Advancement services

Classification: Exempt

Position Type: Full-Time Employee

Anticipated Pay Range at Commencement of Employment: $56,000 - $71,000
Blue Star Families

Blue Star Families is the largest nonprofit dedicated to making military life better for families. Each year, we support over 1.5 million military- and veteran-connected family members through a national network of 300,000+ members and local chapters in communities across the country.

Our mission is simple and bold: We make military life awesome for families.

We listen, share, partner, and act to deliver evidence-based, data-driven solutions that work for real people. We’re a lifestyle organization, a friend and neighbor, and a trusted partner. Our approach is collaborative, human-centered, and designed with the whole family in mind.

A Blue Star Family is one with an immediate family member — a spouse, parent, or child — actively serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Guard and Reserves. These families face unique challenges: frequent relocations, deployments, career disruption, and isolation. We respond with research-informed programs that create connection, build resilience, and foster a true sense of belonging.

We serve with urgency but build trust over time — because change happens at the speed of trust. Whether we’re driving spouse employment, supporting caregivers, or helping communities welcome military families, we strive for upstream solutions.
Who We’re Looking For:
- Bold thinkers. Fast movers. Smart collaborators. People who want to build, lead, and drive measurable change — and who care deeply about making an impact that matters.

What You’ll Do Here:

- Solve complex challenges with data, heart, and humility

- Build cross-sector partnerships that get things done

- Help military families feel at home wherever they live

If you're ready to work in a high-performance, mission-driven environment — and to make life better for those who serve — Blue Star Families is where you belong.
General Description

The Development Manager provides administrative support to the Development Department while learning and performing core fundraising processes and tasks.

The Manager is detail-oriented, deadline-driven, well-organized, and able to stay flexible in a fast-paced environment. They understand the critical importance of a clean donor database and work closely with staff to maintain data integrity. A strong writer, the Manager can learn and apply Blue Star Families ' tone and style through editing and revision, and will support the organization's grant writing efforts. The Manager brings genuine enthusiasm for learning all aspects of fundraising within a growing organization serving military-connected families.

As a fully remote organization, we rely on regular in-person gatherings to fulfill core business functions, including strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and culture-building. This role requires the ability to travel overnight several times per year to attend team offsites, leadership sessions, and company-wide events. These events are critical to performing the essential functions of the role, enabling team alignment, effective decision-making, and strong interpersonal connection. Attendance and participation in these gatherings is a non-negotiable component of the position.
Key Job Functions

The Development Manager will focus on the following:

Administrative Tasks

- Accurately create and update Salesforce records to capture all donor interactions and opportunities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of BSF's donor data.

- Use AI or other tools to take comprehensive meeting notes, and proactively initiate and manage follow-up actions so all tasks and commitments are addressed in a timely manner.

- Efficiently manage appointments and schedules using Google