Development and Marketing Associate

The Development & Marketing Coordinator plays a vital role in advancing Home Works Trenton’s mission by supporting fundraising, donor engagement, communications, and marketing efforts. Our revenue model is currently 100 percent donation-based, and this role supports the growth of our annual fund, capital campaign, grants portfolio, and donor stewardship systems.

Reporting to the Co-Founder and Executive Director, this full-time position focuses on managing donor communications and recognition; maintaining accurate database records; marketing efforts and leading special event planning and outreach initiatives that enhance awareness and financial support for Home Works Trenton.

• Identify and research new individual, corporate, and foundation prospects
• Build and maintain relationships with individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners.
• Helping to personalize donor cultivation and stewardship plans.
• Coordinate and execute donor communications, including emails, mailings, and event invitations.
• Support solicitation efforts by preparing donor materials and proposals.

• Track prospects and implement strategies to foster positive relationships
• Research and identify grant opportunities
• Write and submit grant proposals and reports

• Database & Reports
  • Maintain accurate donor and gift information in Salesforce.
  • Track and analyze fundraising campaign performance, preparing reports and insights for leadership.
  • Utilize data to enhance fundraising strategy and reporting
• Acknowledgements
  • Draft and manage donor thank-you letters and acknowledgments.

• Marketing
  • Design and create marketing and fundraising materials, including newsletters, email campaigns, social media, annual impact report and other recognition materials.
  • Collaborate with the leadership team to share and create stories and highlights.
  • Help implement community engagement strategies that connect service to fundraising, recruitment, and marketing through e-marketing and social media.
• Special Events
  • Assist in planning and executing donor cultivation and fundraising events, including the donor thank you events, community breakfasts, and open houses.
  • Manage event logistics, including invitation lists, sponsorship tracking, and guest communications.
  • Support event marketing and promotion through newsletters, social media, and other outreach channels.

Location:

Lawrence/Trenton, NJ, Hybrid

Typical

Working Hours:

Home Works Trenton values work-life integration and is working towards establishing this culture, through actively fundraising for a bigger team, automizing procedures through AI and building culture around our values. However, as a grassroots non-profit startup with a small team, we are realistically still working long start-up hours, and there will be weeks where you are expected to work longer hours and have availability to work evenings and weekends as necessary.

Salary range:
Home Works Trenton values our employees highly and acknowledges the importance of salary in recognizing and compensating for the value that employees create. We are continually growing in our ability to compensate employees as highly as we want to, and are actively fundraising in order to do so. In your first year, expect a base salary of $55,000-$65,000.

401k plan

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off: 10 days

Work Desktop

Professional development and leadership growth opportunities

A rewarding career that positively impacts our amazing scholars

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Experience using CRM systems and Google Suite.

Proactive, collaborative, and mission-driven with a commitment to equity and education.

Comfortable representing Home Works Trenton in diverse community settings.

Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends for events.

You are the perfect fit for the role if you are over-the-moon to contribute to our mission-driven culture with a deep commitment to intentionally build our organization…