Development Associate - Family Law CASA of King County

ABOUT FAMILY LAW CASA

Since 2002, Family Law CASA has advocated for children in contentious family law litigation by providing Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs). Our work benefits 175-250 kids per year from families navigating economic injustice in King County. For more information, please visit our website at familylawcasa.org.

Cultivating a staff team that represents the diverse experiences and backgrounds of our families in King County is critical to our organization's mission and vision. We encourage applications from people of color, immigrants, multicultural individuals, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people with other diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.

THE ROLE

The Development Associate is a full-time administrative role on our fundraising team. The position is essential to the growth of our development operations and events as they manage the details and processes that drive our success. Reporting to the Development & Communications Director, the Development Associate is responsible for gift processing, maintaining donor records in Salesforce, facilitating donor stewardship, and supporting event coordination. It’s a great opportunity for someone who is highly organized, self-motivated, and passionate about equitable access to justice for children.

NOTE: Special application instructions at bottom of description.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Development Operations & Donor Stewardship

• Process gifts and write thank you letters in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain accurate donor records in Salesforce and generate reports with light data analysis
• Conduct monthly gift reconciliation to support the finance team.
• Assist with individual giving campaigns, including mailings and donor list segmentation.
• Help track and organize grant documents, including maintaining the SharePoint grants library.
• Manage our email communication system in Constant Contact, supporting both program and development teams with list maintenance, scheduling, and sending email campaigns.

Event Coordination

• Coordinate event logistics including promotional materials, guest registration, and day-of execution support.
• Manage sponsor communications, including tracking benefits, collecting logos, and coordinating invoicing and acknowledgments.
• Assist with Board Event Committee meetings by notetaking and helping with follow-up action items, as applicable.

Team Support & Collaboration

• Meet with the Development & Communications Director weekly (Tuesdays) and attend staff meetings (Thursdays).
• Participate in Development Team meetings monthly and occasional other commitments (e.g., DEIB training, staff retreat, etc.).
• Assist with Board Development Committee meetings including notetaking.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1+ year of experience in nonprofit fundraising preferred but not required.
• Passion for equity-driven nonprofit work and a willingness to grow in fundraising knowledge and practice.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy; able to prioritize tasks appropriately and follow through with minimal supervision while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills, including knowing when to take initiative and when to seek input from teammates or supervisors.
• Strong writing, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills, including handling sensitive or confidential information with care.
• Self-aware, reflective, and able to build relationships with empathy and kindness.
• Cultural humility and awareness when working with diverse communities; understanding of systemic intersectionality, especially as it impacts families of color facing economic injustice.
• Experience with donor record management systems. Salesforce preferred but not required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; Excel training is a plus.
• Commitment to Family Law CASA’s mission and values.

EDUCATION

• An associate degree, or any combination of education and experience, will qualify a candidate for this position. Education acquired outside of the United States is welcomed.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

• Ability to read, write and speak English with primary fluency is required.

OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING VALUES STATEMENT

At Family Law CASA, we recognize our existence is inextricably tied to racist, sexist, and classist systems that disproportionately impact marginalized groups of King County, especially BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and people in low-income communities. Through our critical work championing children’s voices in family court, we seek to continue to mitigate these real impacts by:

• Implementing anti-racist and inclusive practices and intentionally participating in ongoing equity and bias training with our board, staff, and volunteer advocates.
• Including and elevating the voices of all stakeholders that intersect with our program and hold ourselves and our allies accountable for ensuring access to justice and equitable representation in family court.
• Recognizing that authentically engaging with and centering historically marginalized voices will enable us to disrupt systemic harm and transform our practices, programming, and organization to be more equitable.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The starting salary range for this role is $64,000 - $68,000 annually. Salary increases are given each year. Medical, Dental and Vision, commuter benefits and retirement plan with 2 - 4% of annual salary contributed by Family Law CASA. Generous PTO policy starting at 25 days per year, 11 paid holidays plus five floating holidays of your choosing, and a fun work environment!

ACCESSIBILITY

Our office is accessible via elevator with wide hallways to reach our suite. Individual workspace for Development Associate with space for a variety of mobility aids. Tour of physical office space can be included in the interview process by request.

LOCATION

Our offices are in Tukwila, WA near Southcenter Mall. It is about a 10-minute walk from the bus lines on Andover Park W, or about a 15-minute walk to the Tukwila Sounder train stop. Both walks include dedicated pathways, sidewalks, and traffic lights are street crossings.

This position is a hybrid role with two mandatory days in the office (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and occasional local travel for meetings and events.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Instead of a traditional cover letter, please respond to the short-answer questions below. These questions are designed to help us better understand how your experiences and values align with this role.

We encourage you to answer each question in a way that feels genuine, focused and complete. Please keep each response to 250 words or fewer.

To help us review your application more easily, please include the question above each of your responses—you’re welcome to copy and paste the prompts into your document.

1. 1. Why are you interested in working in nonprofit development? What draws you to Family Law CASA’s mission specifically?
   2. Describe a time when you had to manage multiple priorities. How did you stay accurate and efficient? What was the outcome?
   3. Tell us about your role in a project or event where you were responsible for coordination or logistics. What type of event or project was it? How many people attended? How many people were involved in planning? What part were you most proud of, and what did you learn from the experience?
   4. Our team is committed to equity and access to justice. What do those ideas mean to you, and how do they influence your work?

Please submit your responses along with your resume to Erica Lee, Development & Communications Director, at elee@familylawcasa.org. PDF format is strongly preferred.

Applications that do not include responses to the short-answer questions will not be considered.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. However, submissions received by Thursday, June 12, 2025, will be prioritized.

Family Law CASA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, sex assigned at birth, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or military status.