Development Coordinator

Job Title: Development Coordinator
Location: Bonton Farms, Dallas, TX
Overview of Role: The Development Coordinator will serve as a mission ambassador and relationship builder, responsible for:
- Capturing and communicating the Bonton Farms story
- Strengthening donor and partner relationships
- Supporting revenue-generating initiatives connected to DFW Airport programming
- Assisting with operational coordination tied to the DFW retail partnership
- Advancing community engagement and brand visibility
This role bridges development, storytelling, partnerships, and program activation. The ideal candidate is relational, organized, entrepreneurial, and deeply aligned with Bonton Farms’ mission.
Key Responsibilities
Volunteer Engagement & Coordination
- Serve as the primary point of contact for volunteer inquiries, scheduling, and communication
- Coordinate individual, group, corporate, faith-based, and community volunteer opportunities
- Manage volunteer calendars, registration systems, waivers, and day-of logistics
- Ensure volunteer experiences are welcoming, organized, and aligned with Bonton Farms’ mission
- Conduct volunteer orientation and provide clear expectations for service activities
- Collaborate with farm, market, café, and program leaders to prepare volunteer assignments
- Track volunteer participation, hours served, and engagement trends
- Develop volunteer retention strategies to encourage repeat engagement
Donor & Visitor Engagement Support
- Assist with tours for guests, community groups, and prospective supporters
- Support donor visits where volunteer experiences are integrated
- Coordinate hospitality for volunteer and donor engagement events
- Help create experiences that deepen emotional connection to the mission
Storytelling & Communications
- Capture powerful community impact stories (apprentices, staff, partners, customers)
- Develop donor-facing impact updates, newsletters, and campaign content
- Assist with grant narrative inputs and impact reporting
- Support social media storytelling in collaboration with Marketing
- Develop talking points and briefing materials for leadership engagements
- Help translate airport retail success into compelling donor messaging
Relationship Building & Donor Pathway Development
- Build authentic relationships with volunteers to identify long-term interest in deeper involvement
- Help transition highly engaged volunteers into donor conversations, tours, sponsorship opportunities, or recurring giving
- Coordinate volunteer follow-up communications that reinforce impact and future engagement
- Support leadership in identifying volunteer groups with corporate giving potential
- Assist in creating volunteer-to-donor stewardship touchpoints
Fundraising & Campaign Support
- Assist with planning and implementation of annual fundraising campaigns, including events, appeals, and grant activities.
- Support the Director of Development in preparing proposals, presentations, and reports for foundations, corporations, and individual donors.
- Research potential funding opportunities and maintain grant tracking documentation.
- Help create and manage fundraising collateral such as sponsorship packets, event invitations, and donor updates.
Event & Engagement Support
- Coordinate logistics for donor cultivation events, farm tours, and community engagement opportunities.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams (Farm, Market Café, Coffeehouse, and Apprenticeship Programs) to showcase the mission through events and storytelling.
- Support corporate engagement events
- Assist with donor appreciation and stewardship campaigns
Communications & Stewardship
- Partner with the Communications team to ensure consistent messaging across donor communications, newsletters, and social media.
- Draft and edit donor communications, impact stories, and stewardship materials.
- Assist in producing annual reports and campaign updates.
Administrative Support
- Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and recor…