Manager, Development Operations

Position description

One Project is a nonprofit building infrastructure for a new economy where resources serve people and planet, not profit. We partner with the rising global movement for economic democracy to build core technology, mobilize catalytic resources, and show the world that a better system is possible today.

Why do we need a new economy?

Our current economic system incentivizes profit above all else. So when we see ecological degradation, addictive products, exploitative tech, and runaway inequality, these aren't just random problems—they're predictable outcomes of the system's incentives. Meanwhile, things that truly matter to people — safe and thriving communities, health, access to leisure time, a healthy environment — are chronically underfunded despite our unprecedented collective wealth.

Our history and role

We are not alone in this realization. All around the world, there is a growing ecosystem of communities, movements, and experts who are already working towards a just transition to a new economy. Thousands of communities worldwide already govern resources democratically, from cooperative businesses to community land trusts to participatory budgets, achieving remarkable outcomes where people and the planet thrive. It's happening now from California to Kenya, Boston to Brazil. One Project currently supports a network of 80+ organizations and has committed $63 million to date to strengthen this ecosystem, changing the story about what's economically possible for all of us.

In our next phase, One Project seeks to integrate technology, capital, narrative, and movement-building in a unified approach. We're first building tools for participatory funding—connecting resources directly to community-controlled funds on Common—while advancing public understanding of democratic economics through research and storytelling. One Project is also contributing substantially to funds that will be managed on Common — and we are partnering with other donors to amplify our impact.

What is Common?

At the heart of our contribution is Common, which we're developing to serve as the digital backbone for economic democracy. Common is a digital platform that connects people, organizations, and resources to coordinate and grow economic democracy to global scale. Designed through years of deep collaboration and experimentation with visionary communities, Common addresses real unmet needs—enabling communities to attract resources and decide together how to use them based on shared values. Through Common, organizers, entrepreneurs, funders, and members of any community can create new forms of cooperation that aren't possible in the current system. We're starting by supporting existing community-led. organizations and participatory funds worldwide. As Common grows, it will enable more forms of economic cooperation, helping us transition from experiments to an interconnected alternative system to the current economy.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a Manager, Development Operations who finds deep satisfaction in the systematic, behind-the-scenes work that makes donor relationships thrive—managing the database, conducting research, tracking funder moves, analyzing and synthesizing data, and ensuring our entire development operations run smoothly. You'll provide critical operational and administrative support to One Project's growing fundraising function, working closely with our Partnerships and Ecosystem teams to build the infrastructure that enables transformational giving and supports our mission to advance economic democracy.

This is an execution-focused role in an early-stage fundraising operation, where precision, organization, and follow-through directly impact our ability to resource the economic democracy movement.

What You’ll Do

Develop and manage best-in-class development operations that enable fundraising rigor, efficiency, and scalability.

• Own the organization and upkeep of the donor database and related systems, inclusive of ensuring the accuracy and integrity of donor data and information.
• Design and implement a moves-management process for tracking donor interactions, meeting notes, follow-up tasks, stewardship activities, and other engagement touchpoints.
• Conduct deep research and maintain a pipeline of individual and institutional funders, by leveraging wealth screening, analyzing giving patterns, and lifting up and prioritizing opportunities for relationship building.
• Design and maintain a centralized dashboard that provides a clear snapshot of key donor data e.g., pipeline health, donor moves, and fundraising metrics.
• Run regular and ad hoc reports to track fundraising performance in real time in order to support data-driven decision making; share insights on opportunities and concerns based on data trends
• Partner with the finance team on required reporting and compliance for funders.

Provide high-touch support for donor relationship building, cultivation and stewardship activities.

• Manage fundraising calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate logistics for cultivation events, in partnership with the Executive Assistant.
• Support the preparation of detailed briefings, meetings, and talking points for CEO, President, and other leaders’ donor meetings, including sharing data donor giving history, interests, and connections to One Project’s networks and mission.
• Capture meeting notes and follow-up actions in donor database in order to maintain comprehensive relationship records.
• Work cross-functionally across communications, product, research, and ecosystem teams to ensure fundraising activities are operating in lock step with key organizational activities and milestones.

You may be the candidate we’re looking for if you bring…

Qualifications

Core Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in development, sales, research, and/or a similar operational role focused on behind-the-scenes execution.
• Strong facility with database management and a genuine enthusiasm for working in CRM systems.
• An analytical mindset with the ability to identify patterns, synthesize data, and generate clear, actionable recommendations.
• Background in prospect research, ​​competitive intelligence, and/or stakeholder research.
• Exceptional organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail, with a track record of building and maintaining systematic processes.
• A proactive, independent work style and comfort driving projects forward in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• A systems-oriented approach to structuring information and continuously improving processes.
• Confidence interacting with senior leadership and managing requests efficiently and professionally.
• Pride in producing high-quality work and delivering consistent excellence.
• A demonstrated commitment to social justice and a strong interest in economic democracy and solidarity economy principles.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working in sophisticated development operations, ideally at a nonprofit with a $50M+ budget.
• Experience with moves management methodology and donor cultivation cycles.
• Familiarity with fundraising for social change or movement-building organizations.
• Understanding of trust-based philanthropy principles.
• Experience working in small, mission-driven teams where everyone wears multiple hats.
• At One Project, team members bring our values to life when they:
• Drive clarity by connecting work to purpose and help others understand the "why" behind decisions.
• Support teammates' success as readily as their own, sharing knowledge and pitching in across boundaries.
• Communicate directly with empathy, giving and receiving feedback in service of growth.
• Actively seek diverse perspectives and create space for others' unique strengths to shine.
• Build trust through consistent follow-through and transparent communication.
• Find creative solutions by embracing nuance and moving beyond either/or thinking.
• Deliver excellence through careful work, measurable results, and continuous improvement.

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