Development Manager
Future Caucus
Development Manager
Future Caucus
Nonpartisan nonprofit activating Gen Z policymakers
Future Caucus · Washington, United States (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-09-14
Workplace: hybrid
Position: Manager, Development
Position Type: Full-Time
Reports to: Maloreigh Todd, Senior Director, Strategic Growth & Impact
Location: Hybrid in Washington, DC
Anticipated Start: November 2026
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Development Manager sits on our growing development team and will own Future Caucus’ institutional grants management and serve as a lead writer for our fundraising efforts. This person will manage the full lifecycle of our institutional grants, from prospect research and proposal development through reporting, renewal, and stewardship, while building the systems and processes that allow our fundraising operation to scale. The Development Manager reports directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Growth and Impact, working closely to align funding opportunities with organizational priorities, develop institutional fundraising strategies, and ensure compliance with funder requirements.
The individual in this position will play a key role in supporting the organization's long-term sustainability and impact, powering annual fundraising goals of over $6MM. Experience managing a portfolio and grant cycle with 6-7 figure grant commitments is required.
We’re looking for someone who gets genuinely excited about turning a great idea into a great case for support. You are an exceptional writer who can take a complicated program, an ambitious strategy, or a pile of inputs from across an organization and find the story in it—then make that story clear, compelling, and hard to say no to. You’re also the person who knows exactly when the report is due, what’s still missing, and who needs a nudge to get it over the finish line.
We don’t see development as simply writing grants or keeping a fundraising calendar; it’s about understanding where the organization is going, seeing how a funder’s interests intersect with that vision, and building the relationships and arguments that bring the two together. We’re looking for someone who wants to learn that whole craft: a strong writer and meticulous operator today, with the curiosity, judgment, and relational instincts to grow into a top development leader as Future Caucus grows.
ABOUT FUTURE CAUCUS
Future Caucus has an audacious mission: activate young leaders to bridge the partisan divide and transform American politics. Future Caucus is a national, nonpartisan organization dedicated to supporting the next generation of elected leaders. We provide the resources, networking, and capacity-building opportunities for these policymakers to forge productive partnerships on critical national issues.
In 2013, Future Caucus organized the nation’s first and only caucus for young members of Congress, the Congressional Future Caucus, to build coalitions on future-oriented challenges. Future Caucus also scaled this model into 36 state legislatures, each with a Future Caucus consisting of young, high-potential legislators, and has now engaged more than 2,100 young legislators nationwide. In 2025, Future Caucus’ President & CEO was named to the TIME100 Next list. Learn more at www.futurecaucus.org.
RESPONSIBILITIES
ABOUT YOU
OUR VALUES
In 2020, Future Caucus unveiled a set of organizational value statements developed collaboratively by our team. This ethos represents what we believe in at Future Caucus, and what we have worked to establish during the last eleven years. These are the values we have set for ourselves, and what we see come to life through our legislators in our network, partners, and supporters:
LOCATION
Future Caucus is currently in a hybrid work environment, candidates must be located in the Washington, D.C. metro area, or be willing to relocate. We have a preference for those already located in the DMV.
COMPENSATION
Salary for this position is $72,750 - $76,200. Highly competitive benefits are provided, including transit stipend, 401(k) with employer contributions, generous vacation policy, professional development stipend, and comprehensive health benefits.
CULTURE AND CONNECTION
Future Caucus aspires to an organizational culture based on our values, where our team is connected and collaborative. We take time to share in the wins and impact of our work, chat over regular employer-paid lunches, learn together, and participate in local social and service activities. We are eager to add team members who share our values and will continue building our positive culture.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As an equal opportunity employer, Future Caucus is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We welcome members of historically underrepresented groups to apply, including people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and multilingual individuals. Reference checks are conducted on all prospective new hires.
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Nonpartisan nonprofit activating Gen Z policymakers
Future Caucus activates Gen Z and millennial policymakers to foster cooperative leadership and revitalize democracy. It builds and supports bipartisan caucuses, starting with the Congressional Future Caucus (2013) and expanding to 36 state legislatures, where young lawmakers from different parties collaborate to generate pragmatic, future-focused policy ideas. The model operates by creating entrepreneurial governing environments that bring diverse voices together to develop and scale cross-partisan proposals. Its goal is to strengthen democracy by enabling a new generation to produce cooperative, practical solutions.
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