Development Associate

Development Associate

Classification:
Full-time, Exempt

Reports To:

Director of Development

Send Resumes to: ah operations

The Development Associate will work closely with the Development team to ensure that the funding needs of the agency are met and sustained to achieve Almost Home’s mission. This position is responsible for coordinating and providing administrative support for all aspects of the agency’s fundraising, marketing and communication, donor relations, direct mail appeals, special events and volunteerism.

• Process donations and prepare acknowledgement letters and other correspondence.
• Create monthly fundraising reports and dashboards.
• Send appropriate documentation to process credits to donors.
• Manage relationships on the database and communicate accordingly with
• Executive Director, Development Director and Fund Development Committee
• Maintain foundation, corporation, and individual digital donor files on the CRM database, web and manual platforms
• Conduct preliminary research on prospective corporate, foundation and individual donors.
• Reconcile donations for Chief Financial Officer or Finance contractor monthly
• Coordinate productions and mailing of appeal letters.
• Under direction of Director of Development, coordinate and implement annual fundraising plan

• Maintain guest lists, gather, and prepare registration materials and other duties as assigned for fundraising events.
• Collect and track volunteer hours.
• Organize volunteer events.
• Prospect and procure raffle donations for the annual event.
• Conducts facility tours for various constituents as needed.
• Maintain and coordinates agency volunteerism that supports the agency’s achievement of its strategic goals and priorities.
• In coordination with Marketing Contractor, assist with social media posting and maintenance of agency’s website, including making updates timely.
• Assists Director of Development with planning, coordinating and executing all special events
• Coordinate and order supplies for member and children birthday parties

• Prepare media materials for distribution. (i.e. copying, filing, mailing, e-mailing)
• Assemble media and donor kits for events and meetings.
• Provide support for and oversee accurate data entry in the Salesforce database, with a special emphasis on extracting and analyzing data as well as maintaining constituent records.
• Provides technical support to all staff for using the Salesforce database based on best practices.
• Maintains inventory of all agency collateral (annual reports, brochures, invitations, and flyers)
• Coordinates printing and distribution of fundraising and marketing pieces
• Assists in the implementation of marketing and communications plans.
• Participates in implementation of media relations strategy and outreach in the St. Louis area.
• Accurate record keeping
• Overseeing and ensuring timely delivery of Maternal Health Tax Credit process and documentation

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Development.

• Number of donations processed and acknowledged within 24 to 48 hours.
• Success in maintaining accuracy of database records.
• Accuracy and completion of fundraising reports and dashboards
• Success in coordinating the production of direct mail appeals.
• Success in maintaining donor hard copy files.
• Time and attendance

See Attached Competencies Descriptions

• Customer Oriented
• Continuous Learning
• Professionalism
• Ethics & Integrity
• Promoting Health & Safety
• Problem Solving
• Creativity & Innovation
• Teamwork/Collaboration
• Communication (Written, Verbal, Non-Verbal)
• Mission Driven
• Detail Oriented

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or related field
• At least 2-3 years’ experience working…