Development Associate

Are you a nonprofit professional with 2+ years of fundraising and events experience? Are you proficient with Raiser’s Edge and/or Donor Perfect?

We are currently in search of a Development Associate for a High School. The position is based in Baltimore, MD (onsite). This is a temporary, full-time assignment.

ORGANIZATION TYPE: High School

LOCATION: Baltimore, MD (In-Person)

POSITION TITLE: Development Associate

DURATION: Temporary (3-6 weeks)

SCHEDULE: 40 hours/week

HOURLY PAY: $27.00-30.00/hour

Is This Your Dream Job? This Organization seeks a temporary Development Associate who would be responsible for records management including gift processing, pledge reminders, reporting, database maintenance and clean-up. Also responsible for external communications and engagement with donors and assisting Director of Development, staff and volunteers as assigned and as needed.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• 2+ years of fundraising and events experience
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Positive, team-player attitude, with the ability to work independently and make recommendations.
• Database experience with Donor Perfect of Raiser’s Edge preferred.
• Skilled writer and communicator, with meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and see them to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain diplomacy and confidentiality.
• Strong organizational and planning skills

How You Will Spend Your Day:

• Gift processing: Execute accurate and timely gift processing procedure including entering gifts into database, running batch reports, relaying all information to the Business Office, acknowledging all gifts (tailoring acknowledgements when applicable), including tribute gift notifications.
• Pledge Reminders: draft and send reminders for outstanding pledge payments and recurring ‘commitment’ gifts.
• Reporting: Prepare daily, weekly, monthly quarterly and yearly reports for Development and Administration with strong attention to detail and analysis of data and trends. Also prepares data for annual surveys.
• Record management: Ongoing database maintenance including creating new records for new constituents, updating existing records with current information.
• Policies and Procedures – review, maintain and update internal handbook for database use including how-to’s on record creation, gift entry, and reporting.
• In coordination with the Director of Development, responsible for the following external Development communications (including production, mailing list, mailing logistics, and contact import):
  • Annual Report
  • Fall and Spring Appeals
  • Christmas and Holiday Cards
  • Graduation Invitations
  • Mailing lists

We’d love to hear from you.

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