KANSAS HEARTLAND AREA JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Director of Gift and Estate Planning
The Salvation Army of Kansas and Western Missouri
Posted August 27, 2026
The Director of Gift and Estate Planning is a hybrid position that combines on-site and remote work. This position may be based in Wichita, Emporia, Hutchinson, Pittsburg, Topeka, or Manhattan, Kansas. The final work location will be determined based on the location of the selected candidate.
Job Objective: Identify prospects and build relationships to cultivate, solicit, close, and steward planned gifts. Help donors consider planned giving options to maximize their personal goals while providing for The Salvation Army. Be a resource to major gifts staff, professional advisors, officers, and corps development staff in assigned area.
Click here to view the full description and apply here.
Database Manager & Development Operations Coordinator
Exploration Place
Posted August 12, 2026
Exploration Place is a nonprofit science center dedicated to inspiring lifelong learning through hands-on STEM experiences, exhibits, educational programming, camps, and community engagement. As a mission-driven organization, Exploration Place relies on philanthropic support from donors, members, corporations, foundations, and community partners to advance science education throughout the region.
The Database Manager & Development Operations Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the integrity and daily management of the organization’s fundraising and constituent database while supporting all aspects of development operations. This position plays a critical role in donor stewardship, gift processing, fundraising reporting, annual fund campaigns, and development communications. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting nonprofit fundraising through accurate data management, donor acknowledgment, and strategic campaign support.
Click here to view the full description. Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter describing their experience in nonprofit fundraising operations and database management to careers@exploration.org
Director of Development and Donor Relations
Breakthrough | Episcopal Social Service
Posted August 10, 2026
The mission of Breakthrough | Episcopal Social Services is to create an inclusive and supportive community where individuals impacted by poverty or mental illness can discover opportunities, foster resilience, and improve their quality of life. We envision a world where every person can enhance their well-being and achieve their full potential through supportive social practice and holistic services.
The Director of Development and Donor Relations serves as Breakthrough's lead fundraising professional and is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive philanthropy strategy that supports the organization's long-term mission and sustainability.
Working closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, and community partners, this position will cultivate meaningful relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporations, faith communities, civic organizations, and public partners while leading grant development, donor stewardship, fundraising campaigns, and strategic communications.
Click here to view the full description. Please email HR@breakthroughwichita.org with questions and to apply.
Chief Development Officer
Newhouse
Posted July 29, 2026
The Moran Company is pleased to partner with Newhouse to recruit the organization's next Chief Development Officer (CDO).
Newhouse partners with domestic violence survivors to help them rise through the impacts of trauma. As the catalyst for systems change, Newhouse provides an ecosystem of transformative services that lead to safety, self-sufficiency, and whole-person healing. Guided by values of survivor-centered innovation, transformation, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and belonging, Newhouse has become one of the region's most innovative organizations serving survivors. Over the past seven years, the organization has increased annual revenue from approximately $2.3 million to $8 million while expanding the number of individuals served by 165%. The organization is poised to enter its next transformational chapter: planning a $35 million Community Impact Campus that will redefine comprehensive services for survivors and families and deepen its impact for generations.
Newhouse is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and results-driven Chief Development Officer to lead the organization's fundraising and philanthropic growth during a transformational period of expansion. Reporting directly to the CEO and serving as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, the CDO will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy to accelerate philanthropic growth and advance Newhouse's bold vision for the future. The CDO will be the organization's senior fundraising leader, primary major gifts officer, and a trusted thought partner to the CEO.
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