Position Overview
The Development Coordinator will support the overall fundraising growth in North Carolina by managing the donation processing, donor stewardship and special events. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in fundraising, volunteer management, event management, sales or related field with a track record of being a team player and multi-tasker. This position will be located in the Charlotte office and reports to the Development Manager for North Carolina. Ability to travel throughout the region.
Responsibilities
Donor Relations
Work with development team to ensure the successful operation of a comprehensive stewardship program that involves staff, leadership, board members and key volunteers.
- Responsible for all donation entry from our region and works with National to ensure all donations are entered accurately
- Maintain the database with relevant contact and gift information as well as useful data about donors for cultivation purposes
- Track donor records to analyze trends throughout the fiscal year
- With Development Director and Managers implement stewardship plan to ensure that all donors are being properly stewarded after a gift and develop an ongoing cultivation calendar for donors
- Responsible in managing donor acknowledgement process
- Assist with the planning of four (4) bi-annual donor cultivation events in North Carolina metropolitan markets
- Assist with donor and prospect engagement activities including “ride-alongs” and friend-raisers
- Help develop mission tours in a box that can be done at workplaces and donor homes
Events and Volunteer Engagement
Oversee fundraising events and special initiatives functions including: logistics, fiscal management, volunteer management, in-kind donations, and execution.
- Manages all volunteer and donor logistics for back-to-school and holiday gift drive initiatives and related events
- Collaborating with regional program and development staff on programs to ensure the needs are met for the children being served
- Managing timeline, volunteers, and relationships to create successful events
- Responsible for identifying, soliciting and securing in-kind donations throughout North Carolina
- Collaborate with the development team to secure individual and major gift sponsors
- Assist Regional Program Directors with conceptualizing and coordinating statewide employee fundraising campaign
- Serve as the lead on all corporate/non-profit third party or giveback events. Manages and cultivates those relationships and provides all necessary resources to those partners
- Arrange and speak at external workplace and community groups to grow our presence in the community
- Coordinate with program staff on additional volunteer engagement opportunities
- Manage logistics for future North Carolina fundraising events
Marketing and Donor Communication
Collaborate with the Development Director and Manager on all donor marketing and communication efforts
- Assist in creating content for quarterly newsletter, special events and marketing materials
- Develop and edit regional marketing materials for external purposes
- Create regional cultivation pieces to be emailed and mailed to local donors
- Develop and manage a monthly giving program which will include targeted messaging to donors
