Development Coordinator (Temporary)

Galvanize USA is seeking a Development Coordinator to maximize productivity and efficiency on a rapidly growing Development team with a focus on individual donors. In a critical year, our development efforts have produced outstanding results; in the first quarter of 2024, we received over 20x the number of contributions we received in the first quarter of 2023. Accordingly, we have an immediate need to increase our Development Team’s capacity. 

This new position is a 9-month temporary hire from May 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025 with the potential to stay in a full-time permanent position. The Development Coordinator will report directly to the Senior Development Director. Successful candidates will subscribe to our belief that fundraising is just like any other kind of organizing—a relational way to help people align their impact with their values and vision for an equitable future.

Responsibilities & Tasks

• Provide administrative support to the Senior Development Director on her portfolio of individual donors and prospects, including managing meeting requests & scheduling; note taking during meetings; capturing follow up needs; updating donor portfolios; and drafting & tracking correspondence
• Prepare pre-meeting briefings
• Build and maintain Asana boards to track and manage development initiatives
• Produce data reports from EveryAction for internal organizational and donor needs
• Provide weekly status reports of donations, event updates, and pledge tracking
• Serve as a point of contact for the organization’s individual donors, responding to inquiries in a timely and professional manner
• Maintain donor portfolios
• Update and maintain the development database with contact information, contribution records, meeting notes, and correspondence (NGP VAN and EveryAction toolsets)
• All employees of Hopewell Fund are required to complete timesheets
• Assist with other activities as needed

This may be a job for you if… 

• You have excellent relational skills, are detail-oriented, and dependable
• You are incredibly organized, you see what’s needed, come up with solutions, and adapt with ease
• You have the ability to manage up and laterally with staff at all levels 
• You have the ability to see the patterns of fundraising in data and the accompanying relationships and connections
• You are committed to understanding how race, class, gender, and other identities operate to create systemic oppression, and you have a deep commitment to doing the work of unlearning these habits as part of our individual and collective equity work as an organization
• You demonstrate grace under pressure
• You have a track record of developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with and among a diverse group of stakeholders
• You can work well independently on a remote team 
• You are trustworthy, especially with confidential information, and have managed high-stakes relationships with professionalism
• You have a passion for politics and a commitment to our mission of unlocking the power of women to advance progress for all

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Confidence with our tech stack: NGP VAN/EveryAction, Asana (or similar project management tool), G Suite, Slack, and Zoom
• Open to traveling monthly

Valued and Non-Essential Characteristics

• Previous development experience
• Based in the Twin Cities for occasional co-working

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and respond to the application questions. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Compensation & Benefits

The starting salary range for this position is $60,000-$70,000. Placement within this band will be determined based on years of prior experience and relevant skills. If you remain employed with Galvanize USA through January 31, 2025, you will receive a completion bonus of $2,000. 

Galvanize USA also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will accrue 6.66 hours of vacation time per month and 6.66 hours of health leave per month. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

About Galvanize USA

Galvanize USA is a nonpartisan civic empowerment program for women who want to help build an America that works for everyone - white, Black, and brown. Women who participate in Galvanize USA programming gain confidence, knowledge, and skills to more fully and authentically engage in civic life. We believe in unlocking the power of every woman to advance progress for all. 

The person holding this position will also work part-time for a coordinated project, Galvanize Action, in the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization, under a resource sharing agreement between the Hopewell Fund and Sixteen Thirty Fund. The responsibilities under that position will be overseen by Sixteen Thirty Fund. Galvanize Action identifies, engages, and moves moderate women in rural, small town, and suburban America to reliably support progress. To learn more visit galvanizeaction.org.

Hiring Statement

Galvanize USA is a project of Hopewell Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Hopewell Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. Hopewell Fund’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working. 

E-Verify

Hopewell participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.

Galvanize USA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will accrue 6.66 hours of vacation time per month and 6.66 hours of health leave per month. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.