Job Description:
The Development Associate is a valued position at the Community Center to support our fundraising and donor engagement activities. This position requires strong analytical skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to communicate with donors in a warm, compassionate and mission driven voice that aligns with the values of CCNW.
Primary Responsibilities:
Key duties include gift processing and acknowledgement which fosters strong relationships with donors and financial reporting which supports and guides our fundraising efforts and organizational leadership.
Development:·
- Manage donor database (Donor Perfect) including updates of records and generating reports, ensuring data accuracy, integrity and efficiency
- Prepare donor acknowledgement letters
- Process gifts and expenses
- Generate donor mailing lists and assist with the mailing of appeals and invitations
- Administrative assistance to the Director of Development and Communications
- Support the Board Development Committee meetings
- Research new funding opportunities
Events:
- Assist in all aspects of event planning and execution including for our scholarship award ceremony, volunteer appreciation event and our annual Benefit
- Manage event budgets and coordinate with vendors
- Provide onsite assistance during events.
Marketing:·
- Gather data, photographs and stories through engagement with CCNW team, that enhance appeals, requests, grant applications and reports
- Assist with marketing materials for all media platforms, including social media posts.
Position requirements:
- Embrace CCNW core values: Caring, Inclusive, Resourceful, Dependable, Collaborative
- Commitment to community and the mission of the Community Center.
- Bachelor’s degree
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word and Power Point and Google Suite
- Experience working with Donor Perfect is preferred
- Financially responsible with a strong sense of ethics and the ability to handle confidential information
- Strong communication skills both in writing and speaking with all constituents
- Enthusiastic and good humored with an entrepreneurial spirit
- A team player who collaborates closely with colleagues but can also work independently
- Strong organizational skills, attention to details and ability to take initiative and meet deadlines
- Flexibility to adjust quickly and perform graciously when pulled in many directions
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus
- Experience/familiarity with nonprofit work is a plus
To Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to cmurray@communitycenternw.org
This is an exempt salaried position, and reports to the Director of Development and Communications
Schedule: Full-time position; occasional weekends and evenings may be required.
Compensation commensurate with experience. $60,000 - $65,000
Benefits include health insurance, dental, vision and retirement plan and paid vacation.
CCNW is an equal opportunity employer
