Development Coordinator

The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) is seeking a Development Coordinator to support the fundraising activities of the Advancement Department. The Development Coordinator will provide project management support and administrative assistance to the Advancement Director and the Executive Director, primarily in the areas of membership, individual giving, major gifts, workplace giving, and institutional fundraising. Successful candidates will be enthusiastic, organized, and effective project managers with experience in fundraising communications, project management, and administrative or executive assistance.

Exceptional candidates will also bring marketing, grant writing, or database management skills. The Development Coordinator is a hybrid role with remote work and two days per week collaborating with our neurodiverse team at our St. Paul, MN office.

The Development Coordinator reports to the Advancement Director and is responsible for serving as an administrative assistant and providing project management support. This essential role will organize development activities and ensure that key stakeholders are continuously engaged, nurtured, and, when the time is right, prompted to support the organization. The Development Coordinator will initially focus on supporting membership, individual giving, major gifts, workplace giving, and institutional fundraising.

With time, the role may expand to include alumni giving, legacy giving, and more, with opportunities for advancement. The Development Coordinator leverages project management and organizational skills to support fundraising communications, marketing, grant writing, and database management. The Development Coordinator is part of the Advancement Department(fundraising, events, and communications) and works closely with programs, operations, executive leadership, and external partners.

You will play a critical role in supporting the sustainability of Minnesota’s First Autism Resourceä.

• Executive Assistance:
• Support the Executive Director and Advancement Director by:
• Providing administrative support
• Scheduling meetings
• Receiving, sorting, and responding to emails on behalf of others
• Note-taking
• Data entry
• Scanning, printing, and preparing documents
• Fielding phone calls
• Invoicing vendors and customers
• Project Management: Organize and monitor fundraising initiatives and campaigns, with special attention to steps the Advancement Director and Executive Director can take to engage, nurture, and motivate donors.
• Database Management: Maintain an updated institutional giving database (Salesforce) on funders, grants, deadlines, contracts, and contacts.
• Scheduling: Coordinate meetings, presentations, and other engagement opportunities for institutional partners and major donors.
• Grant Prospecting: Prospect potential opportunities for support from corporate donors and institutional funders and assess their suitability for partnership with the organization.
• Opportunity Research: Review and prepare requests for applications, gathering the necessary information to build a strong case for support and partnership.
• Support Grant Writing: Edit grant proposals and ensure adherence to proposal submission deadlines, grant deliverables, and reporting requirements.
• Reporting: Contribute to the preparation of ongoing grant reports for internal and external stakeholders, and ensure all reports are submitted on time.
• Database Management
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  Maintain stakeholder data, campaigns, and opportunities in Salesforce.

• Campaign Planning: Develop and implement detailed project management plans, goals, budgets, and reports.
• Support Messaging
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  Craft effective social media messaging that leverages relatability, storytelling,…