Development Coordinator

Job Title: Development Coordinator

Employment Status: Full-Time Exempt Employee (40 hours per week)

Location: This is a remote position. We are a California-based organization, and this individual will be expected to work with a team entirely on a Pacific time zone schedule unless otherwise negotiated with this role’s supervisor.

Reports to: Director of Development

About The Center for Cultural Power:

The Center for Cultural Power (Cultural Power) is a women of color, artist-led organization, inspiring artists and culture makers to imagine a world where power is distributed equitably and where we live in harmony with nature. We support artists through fellowships, training, and opportunities for activation. We create intersectional stories and content addressing issues of immigration, climate, gender and racial justice. We engage movement groups in cultural strategy and organize artists around issues that inspire them. Together with allies, we are co-creating a field of cultural strategy with organizations and practitioners through convenings, design teams, and strategy tables. Our website has more about the organization and our team.

Our staff and board align around the following organizational values:

• Trust
• Collaboration
• Care
• Learning
• Inspiration

About The Cultural Engagement Lab (CEL)

We also have a sister organization, called The Cultural Engagement Lab (CEL), which is a 501(c)(4) organization that organizes a powerful network of seasoned artists and culture makers from impacted communities to lend their storytelling talents to meaningful advocacy, electoral, and civic engagement efforts. You can visit CEL’s website to learn more about this body of work and what we accomplished during the 2020 election year.

Responsibilities: As part of the Advancement Team (comprised of the Development and Institutional Communications departments), this role will function as the operational and administrative lead for the Development Dept. The Development Coordinator will lead on the development and execution of administrative and operational functions for the Development team, which includes grants management, data management, prospecting and compliance. The role will also collaborate cross-departmentally as a part of Cultural Power’s operations working group.

Development Operations & Administration

• Leads development operations and administrative execution across grants, donors, and systems
• Provides detailed, accurate notetaking in development meetings, capturing strategy, context, and coordinating next steps/action items utilizing project management tools (Asana, Google Suite, Slack)
• Provides administrative support to Development Director and Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) including meeting scheduling, task tracking, and internal coordination
• Ensures all development materials and records are organized and accessible across systems (Google Drive, Box, Asana, Salesforce)
• Demonstrates strong reliability, accuracy, and follow-through in executional responsibilities

Grants & Compliance Coordination

• Leads grants management data coordination and tracking between departments (Finance, Programs, Admin)
• Manages grant portals, portal docs, submissions, attachments, and documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Owns grant proposal and reporting processes (execution and coordination, not content ownership)
• Tracks deadlines, deliverables, and compliance requirements to ensure timely execution
• Coordinates contracts, payments, and documentation related to grants and donors

Salesforce & Data Management

• Leads and maintains Salesforce data entry, updates, and owns overall data integrity
• Ensures timely entry and tracking of grant agreements, reporting deadlines, and donor interactions in Salesforce

Prospect Research & Donor Operations

• Conducts prospect research and prepares research summaries to support Development Director and CAO
• Executes gift processing, acknowledgments, and donor record maintenance

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Leads coordination with Operations Team for advancement tools and workflows (Asana, Salesforce support, etc.)

Required Skills:

• High-level of attention to detail
• Exceptional notetaker
• Project management, preferably in Asana
• Salesforce CRM management
• G-Suite and Slack
• Digital proficiency conducive to working in a remote setting

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in the Development field
• Experience with back office functions related to gift processing, data entry and reporting
• Experience with Salesforce database
• High degree of excitement and passion for Cultural Power's mission
• Flexibility to adjust hours to meet deadlines and needs of the organization, including availability to work occasional evenings and weekends

We offer a generous benefits package including full medical, dental, vision (100% company paid for employee & 70% contribution towards dependent premiums), life, long-term disability, flex spending accounts, $50 monthly stipend to support cell phone/wifi expenses, and a 401k plan with 3% employer contribution (regardless of employee contribution); generous vacation, office closures, sick leave, bereavement leave, sabbatical policy, and paid holidays. We also offer ample flexibility as a permanently remote workplace.