Development Coordinator

Career Opportunities with Franklin Park Conservatory

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens offers world-class horticulture, art & nature-based exhibitions and educational programs. The 13‑acre indoor and outdoor facility—situated two miles from downtown Columbus—features glasshouses including the historic John F. Wolfe Palm House; botanical gardens including the Scotts Miracle‑GRO Foundation Children’s Garden and Scotts Miracle‑GRO Foundation Community Garden Campus; and event venues. The Conservatory is home to the largest collection of Chihuly glass in a botanical garden and Light Raiment II by internationally renowned artist James Turrell.

Committed to the community, the Conservatory strives to provide an accessible and welcoming experience to all.

As a premier botanical garden destination, we connect people to nature and create life‑enhancing experiences.

Envision a world that celebrates nature as essential to the human experience.

The Development Coordinator maintains the Conservatory’s excellent customer service reputation as the frontline point of contact for the Development Team with the public and donors. This detailed, donor‑centric teammate is responsible for meticulous maintenance of donor giving records, executing the Conservatory’s donor stewardship plan and provides overall administrative support to the Development department.

Additional Information: This is a full‑time, non‑exempt position. This position is eligible for the Conservatory’s benefit package offered to full‑time employees, which includes medical, dental and vision insurance, company‑paid Life/AD&D/Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability insurance, participation in the Ohio Public Employees Retirement Program (OPERS), optional 457(b) Deferred Compensation plan, generous Paid Time Off (PTO), and complimentary membership to the Conservatory.

Compensation: $20 – $22/hour paid biweekly

Database Support

• Enter accurate and safe transactions (check, ACH, credit card, etc.) in the check log and database weekly, including campaign pledges.
• Process recurring giving payments, sends pledge reminders and communicate with donors proactively about their payment methods.
• Report weekly gifts to relevant team members including Membership via the check log.
• Maintain correct and clean constituent contact information records within Tessitura.
• Ensures constituent labels are updated consistently (i.e. VIP, Board, Alumni Board, MS, etc.).
• Easily navigate report building, exporting, and analysis within Tessitura.

Administrative Coordination

• Schedule team meetings and events, securing locations and ensuring the Development Team calendar and Order of the Day is up‑to‑date.
• Schedule donor meetings and secure event locations as requested.
• File monthly expenditures for the Development team and maintain a year‑to‑date balance summary against the expenditures budget.
• Compile and create the Development Committee meeting materials.
• Order and procure supplies and collateral for various development efforts.
• Sends emails and annual campaign mailings on behalf of the Development Team and reports on progress and outcomes.

Stewardship Execution

• Produce appropriate and timely gift acknowledgement letters and ensures all acknowledgements are distributed for signature.
• Weekly pulls $100+ donor contributions and sends to assigned Development Committee members for their stewardship outreach.
• Annually, coordinate video shoots, photo shoots, and proactively collect donor statements for social media, solicitations, or stewardship as needed.
• Builds and maintains the “Stewardship Store” with materials and links, and supports the prompt execution of donor stewardship, as requested.
• Collect and compile stories from various Conservatory teams and surveys; works with Grant and Development Writer to create and distribute impact reports.
• Recognize donor groups for milestone giving, executing and updating this plan annually.

Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, or related field.
• Experience in meeting planning and budgeting.
• 1‑3 years of relevant work experience is…