Donor and Volunteer Specialist

Since 1960, Aspire has been creating boundless opportunities for people with disabilities. We believe in working together to pursue greater possibilities, foster meaningful connections, and build communities where everyone belongs. Every member of our team plays a role in advancing this mission!

The Donor and Volunteer Specialist plays a key role in advancing Aspire’s philanthropy efforts through donor stewardship, volunteer engagement, and community partnerships. This role supports gift processing and acknowledgments, donor database integrity, financial reconciliation, and reporting while leading the development and coordination of meaningful volunteer opportunities.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across philanthropy, programs, finance, and marketing, the Specialist builds relationships with donors, volunteers, corporate partners, and community organizations. This role also supports third-party fundraising initiatives that empower Aspire’s partners and supporters to raise funds and advance our mission.

• Actively manage a portfolio of approximately 50-60 constituents
  , including corporations involved in volunteer activities and civic organizations.
• Support donor stewardship through calls, outreach, and personalized stewardship materials.
• Monitor incoming monetary contributions and identify potential opportunities for cultivation and relationship-building, coordinating research with the HR/Philanthropy Coordinator.
• Collaborate with the Director, Annual Giving, to develop annual acknowledgment letters, appeals, Giving Tuesday materials, and related stewardship pieces.
• Partner with the Marketing team to create donor communications and stewardship initiatives
  , including social media content.
• Work with Aspire program leadership to identify gift-in-kind needs and coordinate in-kind contributions throughout the year.
• Coordinate with the HR/Philanthropy Coordinator to ensure accurate information sharing for gift entry and acknowledgments
  .

• Develop and drive volunteer-related goals
  , policies, procedures, plans, and execution of events.
• Assess organizational needs for volunteer events in collaboration with program directors and leaders.
• Recruit, screen, train, place, schedule, and supervise volunteers and volunteer events.
• For volunteer related events,
  collaborate with colleagues in the philanthropy team to initiate and cultivate relationships with all constituents including board members, corporate partners, and community-based organizations.
• Develop and implement 2+ volunteer opportunities for individuals in collaboration with the programs team.
• Collaborate with philanthropy team members regarding special event (Gala, Marathon, etc.) volunteer needs and recruit, train/onboard, and steward those volunteers needed.
• Ensure volunteers have positive and rewarding experiences
  .
• Maintain all volunteer records and collaborate with the Philanthropy Coordinator for accurate input into the CRM database (Virtuous) of all volunteer relationship-building and events.
• Provide consistent and clear communication with volunteers both pre-, during, and post-events.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to recognize and include volunteer events and successes in digital and print pieces, including social media, the impact report, and appeals.
• Provide accurate reporting and updates of volunteer activities to the philanthropy team and involved leadership pre- and post-events
• Communicate clearly with team members on the volunteer(s) role and execution of those needs.

• Process gifts and coordinate acknowledgments in accordance with organizational policies and…