Development Coordinator; CUP

The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is seeking a Development Coordinator to support our development, community engagement, and communications efforts, and play a key role in helping build the relationships and financial support that make our work possible. We’re looking for a creative, organized, and highly motivated individual with some experience in development and communications, who wants to support our mission of using design and art to contribute to meaningful social change.

The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) is a nonprofit organization that uses the power of design and art to increase meaningful civic engagement, particularly among historically marginalized communities.

CUP's work addresses the needs of communities struggling to make sense of the complex public policies and decision‑making processes that impact their lives, from affordable housing to labor rights. By collaborating directly with communities to create accessible and visual explanations on issues important to them, CUP provides individuals with the tools to claim their rights, advocate for their needs, and fight for social justice.

The Development Coordinator plays a key role in supporting CUP's development and community engagement work, which is critical to ensuring the organization can carry out its mission. The Development Coordinator will coordinate all aspects of CUP's development and communications strategy, including grant writing, individual fundraising, events, marketing, and organizational support. The Development Coordinator will report to CUP's Deputy Director and work closely with all CUP staff and board members.

The ideal candidate for Development Coordinator would be someone with skills in development, including grants, individual giving, and events; strong communications skills, as evidenced by very clear, accessible writing and verbal communication; familiarity with social justice and policy issues that are the focus of CUP's work; an understanding of and ability to communicate in a clear and respectful way about marginalized communities;

and a commitment to social justice.

Development:

• Prepare grant proposals, reports, timelines, and program and project budgets
• Process donor acknowledgements and coordinate donor correspondence
• Coordinate range of CUP events including annual benefit, cultivation events, and public

Programs

• Coordinate annual fundraising campaigns and solicitations
• Conduct research on funding prospects including foundations, corporations, and individuals
• Maintain, update, and coordinate use of Salesforce database
• Maintain fundraising calendar including schedule of requests, deadlines, and report requirements
• Assist with engagement of the CUP board, including coordinating board committees

Communications and community engagement:

• Develop written outreach and marketing materials, including press releases, website news updates, and materials for other communications, including those needed to manage relationships with CUP's various audiences and partners
• Assist with evaluation of projects and programs, including collecting qualitative and quantitative information
• Create and coordinate other staff’s development of social media content for organization, programs, and projects

Organizational support:

• Manage Program Assistants and Interns on projects and tasks; may oversee contractors
• Participate in activities that help CUP to thrive, including strategic planning, supporting the development of CUP's organizational infrastructure, providing other organizational support as needed, and engaging in our work to continue to further make our projects and processes more directly anti‑racist
• Providing general administrative and organizational support as needed

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