Donor Relations Coordinator

DONOR RELATIONS COORDINATOR

Job Description

Position Summary*

The Donor Relations Coordinator at BorderLinks will work closely with our two Co-Directors, staff, and board to manage development and communications projects. The Coordinator will effectively create and implement funding plans to ensure organizational health and will spearhead development efforts as BorderLinks continues to grow. This includes ongoing activities, special

events, 1:1 outreach, and promotion. Additionally, the Donor Relations Coordinator will oversee communication strategies for the organization as it relates to donor engagement and past delegate

networks. The Donor Relations Coordinator creates development reports for the board, represents BorderLinks publically, and will work to sustain good public relations and good relations

with all BorderLinks community partners.

Reports to: Co-Director of Operations

Status: Part-time salaried, exempt, 25

hours/week

Salary: $24,765/year (annual basis)

RESPONSIBILITIES

Administrative including but not

limited to:

●       Using the Zones of Engagement shared leadership model at BorderLinks, participates in organizational decisions with the team.

●       Acts as liaison between staff and board as it relates to development.

●       Communicates effectively with the Board and provides, in a timely and accurate manner, all information necessary for the Board to function properly and to make informed decisions as it relates to development activities.

●       Has shared leadership responsibility with regard to department and organizational budget; establishes a realistic budget for events and accounts for anticipated fundraising outcomes.

●       Ensures that BorderLinks, and the Administration Department in particular, operates within the approved Development budget.

●       Assists with financial management of the organization, including:

○       Develops annual budget in coordination with Co-Directors and the Administrative Coordinator;

○       Manages banking relations and account;

○       Presents monthly development activity reports to the Finance Committee and Board of Directors;

○       Manages cash flow projections with Administrative Coordinator; contributes development projections;

●       Ensures essential development, financial, and policies are in place and periodically updated; and

●       Models appropriate behavior and a healthy work/life balance.

Resource Development including but not limited to:

●       Develops and executes an annual development/fundraising plan for BorderLinks, together with the Co-Directors and board of directors, to include:

○       Growing a major gifts program including identification, cultivation, and solicitation of donors;

○       Cultivating and maintaining relationships with all major donors;

○       Creating and executing a strategy for a large and sustained base of individual donors;

○       Developing and nurturing relationships with past program beneficiaries;

○       Overseeing creation and promotion of organizational publications;

○       Planning and executing fundraising activities for the organization;

○       Planning and implementing a planned giving program;

○       Securing financial support from foundations and allied institutions;

○ Oversees organization of fundraising research, events and activities;

●       Manages fundraising database, which includes oversight of data entry and gift processing done by other staff;

●       Develops and tracks proposals and reports for all institutional and individual fundraising;

○       Supports Grant Writing staff in their proposals and reports for foundations;

●       Collaborates with Grant Writing staff to ensure all development efforts are aligned;

●       Produces materials geared towards fundraising and trains volunteers, staff, and Board of Directors in fundraising efforts; and

●       Fosters a culture of philanthropy within the organization.

Communications including but not limited to:

●       In collaboration with Co-Directors and other staff, writes content for newsletters, fundraisers, and donor communications;

●       Ensures development related content on the website is up-to-date and social media platforms are regularly updated;

●       Creates and maintains special event fundraiser pages through development platforms;

●       Conducts regular outreach to past program participants (delegates) and collect testimonials and success stories for promotion; and

●       Secures speaking opportunities to share information about the organization with the community.

Perform other related duties as needed.

Training and facilitation of educational programs is an additional optional opportunity.

QUALIFICATIONS

The desired candidate will have demonstrated skills in the following:

●       Knowledgeable and passionate about border issues, anti-racism, social movements, and collective liberation;

●       Strong interpersonal and writing skills to solicit donors, help in branding the organization, and engage the public on Borderlinks mission and value to the community locally and nationally;

●       High level communication skills to effectively work with staff members, leadership within the organization and volunteers for the organization in a project management capacity;

●       Interested and/or conversant in shared leadership organizational models;

●       Interested and/or conversant in conflict transformation skills;

●       Ability to work collaboratively;

●       Consistent attention to detail and an ability to execute tasks, short-term plans and long-term goals;

●       Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree preferred, especially in nonprofit, business, finance or program administration; or equivalent experience in political organizing/lived experience;

●       Knowledgeable and experienced in fundraising techniques, including: community outreach; relationship building with donors, staff, volunteers, and past program beneficiaries; and major gift

fundraising;

●       Experience in fund development, preferably in the nonprofit field;

●       Experience in financial management and budgeting; and

●       Knowledge of donor databases and other fundraising technology to use in daily job duties.

Bonus Qualifications:

●       Background experience in grassroots organizing and migrant justice movements;

●       Bilingual: Spanish, English

●      Experience in planned giving campaigns as well as grant research and writing;

●     Comfortable speaking in public; and

●  Ability to drive a 15- passenger van.

BENEFITS

Part-time

employees are eligible to participate in BorderLinks health insurance and

dental insurance policies, with BorderLinks paying 100% of the dental and

health insurance premiums.* In addition, employees are entitled to our generous

leave policy of 20 days (prorated for this position equates to 100 hours),

pooled sick days, and paid holidays as outlined in the BorderLinks’ personnel

policy. Benefits may be subject to adjustment from time to time.

*Employees

may opt for higher-level health insurance coverage in which case the employee

pays the difference between the base insurance premium and the higher-level

premium.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

BorderLinks

is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of

actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex , gender,

gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and

physical) including HIV, AIDS, and AIDS-related condition, medical condition

(including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, age,

marital status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other

characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

BorderLinks

will attempt to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental

limitations of qualified employees with disabilities unless the accommodation

would impose an undue hardship on BorderLinks’s operations. Please, advise of

any accommodations needed at the time of application.

APPLICATION

Email

resume, cover letter, and a minimum of three references to employment@borderlinks.org.

Please

use “Donor Relations Coordinator” as the subject of your email. Only complete applications

will be reviewed.

Hiring Timeline: Applications will be accepted on a

rolling basis. The position is open until filled.