*$1,000 Hiring Bonus*
QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field; or
- AA and 2 years’ experience in fundraising, donor stewardship, and database management, within non-profit sector, preferred.
- Experience soliciting donors for in-kind gifts and sponsorship requests, required
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Position Specific
Database Management
- Responsible for the Donor database system for the Department and ensures accurate and timely data input, donation tracking, report generation, and monthly revenue reconciliation with the Finance Department
- Supports the research and identification of potential donors using data from Donor database and other sources as required
Donor Stewardship
- Coordinates donor stewardship activities and works alongside appropriate staff to ensure donor appreciation and recognition
- Generates donor thank you letters, including annual tax letters
- Ensures donor thank you letters are updated annually
- Initiates donor thank you calls
Donor Development
- Recruits, retains, and cultivates individual and corporate donors
- Initiates contact with lapsed donors and cultivates donors for monthly giving
- Provides support for fundraising campaigns
- Researches innovative fundraising opportunities
- Sends out information packets and 3rd party beneficiary requests
- Attends, tables, and networks at community and industry events
- Generates in-kind solicitation letters for raffle items for events and provides event support
- Represents agency at external United Way tabling/events and coordinates internal campaign
- Supports with internal and external events
- Assists the Director of Development with fund development projects
In-Kind Donations
- Primary contact for designated community partnerships, including donation pick-ups and distribution
- In charge of all in-kind donation inquiries, organizing and keeping inventory of donation closet and coordinating pick-ups from site or storage
Administrative
- Organizes, schedules, and takes minutes for Development committees
Event Support
- Provides administrative and in-person support for both agency and third-party events (i.e. registration, set-up and clean-up), as needed.
Agency Specific
- Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the principles and values of agency, while adhering to applicable professional codes of ethics, the agency’s policies and procedures, contractor requirements, and regulatory requirements.
- Model and communicate appropriate positive attitudes toward the agency’s Mission, Vision, and Values
- Work collaboratively with all agency programs and staff to provide support as needed
- Utilize and maintain calendar with all work-related details in order to manage time effectively and share calendar information with coworkers
- Participate in on-going training to expand and develop professional skills
- Perform other duties as necessary for the agency, as assigned
Employment At-Will
Employment at the Agency is terminable at-will, which means that employment may be
terminated at any time, without cause or reason, by either the employee or the Agency. In
addition the Agency may also demote, layoff, transfer or reassign employees at any time at its
sole discretion without cause or reason.
Check out our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement
https://www.ssyaf.org/diversity-equity-inclusion
Starting Salary Range: $25.00 - $30.00 DOE