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Position Description:
We currently manage a donor base of about 500 individual supporters and 40 grants. The Development Assistant will support our Associate Director (who manages strategic partnerships
and development) in fundraising and outreach activities to meet our 2.25M budget.

At heart, this job involves researching, writing, and managing grants. At the same time, our mission and approach to development is relational and involves building authentic partnerships. A candidate who enjoys engaging with community groups and then following up would have lots of opportunities to use those skills. We use Salesforce to manage our data and will train the right candidate. Attention to detail is critical. An appreciation for technology, data management, and reporting as strategic tools will be important.

 

The successful candidate needs to be a team player, able to think outside the box, and willing to step in to help as needed. We work hard, but we also have fun and enjoy each other.

 

This position would be a great fit for someone who wants to work in a diverse collaborative environment and has a vision for using their fundraising skills to improve the lives of refugees in our state. We will consider candidates in the early stages of pursuing a career in development.

 

Our preference will be to find a full-time candidate with strong writing skills who is also interested in the full scope of relational and administrative work. We will consider splitting this position to accommodate part-time availability and a more narrow focus (e.g., just grant-writing). You are welcome to apply for part of this position but please clarify this in your letter.

 

Specific Responsibilities:
● Assist the Associate Director with grant writing: research grant opportunities and write proposals including budgets.
● Manage existing grants: progress reports, phone calls, emails, detailed calendar and schedule maintenance.
● Develop and maintain relationships with key contact people and individual donors to update them on events and happenings.
● Assist the Associate Director with a wide range of administrative activities to develop and maintain partnerships with donors: fundraising campaigns, hosting special events, thank-you cards, phone calls, end-of-year receipts, outreach to potential donors.
● Help write and publish our newsletter, and maintain the newsletter database.
● Database management using Salesforce (training provided): Enter new donors and data, track donations, produce reports.
● Public outreach and presentations to civic and faith-based organizations and school groups about Beautiful Day’s work with refugees.
● Work with other staff members to organize visits to our facilities, special events or other activities designed to educate the public about refugees

Experience writing successful grant

● Able to connect with an authentic voice through writing. ● Adept at managing calendars, schedules, deadlines. ● Comfortable with the writing process (first drafts, revising, editing, etc.). Able to accept constructive criticism. ● Enthusiasm for engaging funders as real partners and listening to what they really want. ● Research skills; able to find appropriate grants on our grant-search databases. ● Able to work independently and plan and carry out projects from start to finish. ● Comfortable speaking on the phone or zoom. ● Teaching/public speaking experience is a plus. ● A good team player. Good communication, collaboration, and networking skill ● Good at building authentic cross-cultural relationships. Curious, resourceful, and not afraid to make mistakes. ● A demonstrated commitment to social justice, refugee resettlement, community building