Company description

Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) started as a grassroots movement in the late 1970s and was formally incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1985 to support Denver residents in creating sustainable, food-producing neighborhood community gardens. Over the past 40 years, our network of community gardens has expanded across six metro Denver counties. We currently oversee 200 community gardens, including 66 school-based community gardens, and 24 food forests and offer youth programming, skill-building workshops for adults, community-centered events, volunteer workdays, free and reduced-cost seeds and seedlings, and compost training.

DUG’s mission is to provide the access, skills and resources for people to grow healthy food in community and regenerate urban green spaces.

Our vision is a sustainable urban future where people are deeply and directly connected to the earth,
each other, and the food they eat.

Job description

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
This position reports to the Interim Executive Director (responsible for organizational fundraising) and is part of the Development Team.

● Individual and Corporate Fundraising Support - 50%
○ Manage development data in Salesforce to ensure data integrity and quality; work with IT Manager and Salesforce contractors on updates, integrations, and troubleshooting
○ Interface with all aspects of development, including but not limited to:
■ Corporate - Manage Garden Adoptions, Volunteer Workdays, and Sponsorships
■ Individual Giving - Sustaining Stewards, Major Gifts
○ Ensure accurate and timely entry of gifts, payments, and contacts in Salesforce
○ Work with staff to ensure all in-kind gifts are accurately tracked in Salesforce, acknowledged, and provide monthly in-kind reports detailing usage to Finance
○ Work with the team to create gift entry processes and procedures and update, as needed
○ Train and support staff on database use as needed
○ Assist with the budgeting and reporting of development activities
○ Assist with external funder and partner proposals and presentations
○ Provide “customer service” support to DUG’s corporate and individual donors ensuring tight and timely communication
○ Provide support for DUG’s Garden Adoption and Community Collaborator programs.

● Development Events and Volunteer Coordination Support - 20%
○ Support with Gather Round gala, including live and silent auctions by soliciting/tracking items, providing day-of support, assisting with RSVPs and guest lists, etc.
○ Support with DUG’s other annual Signature Events, including Plant Sale, Volunteer Appreciation, DUG Symposium, as needed
○ Coordinate other Development events, including Salons, Summer Strolls, and Garden Opening Celebrations
○ Support event data entry, ensuring that invites, attendance, costs, related gifts, etc., are tracked accurately
○ Assist with event evaluations and reporting
○ Work with volunteers and the Field Operations team on Corporate Workdays, ensuring a positive volunteer experience

● Grant Administration Support - 10%
○ Work cross-functionally with the DUG team to ensure competitive, timely grant applications and reports
○ Maintain organized and up-to-date electronic grant files in both Salesforce and Google Drive
○ Grant writing
■ Support grant writing contractors including ongoing communication, weekly
meetings and alignment to development priorities
■ Write small grants, on occasion, when needed

● Administration - 10%
○ Provide administrative and data support for other programs and special projects as needed/assigned
○ Engage in professional development opportunities to gain knowledge of DUG pillars,
the nonprofit sector, and the field of fundraising
○ Administrative tasks as needed and required of all roles (tracking and submitting hours, spending reports, tracking mileage, etc.)

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $56,485 - $75,000

Application instructions

Deadline

January 07, 2026