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Easterseals Iowa · 1 month ago

Development Coordinator

Des Moines,IA,US

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$17.75/hr - $20.41/hr

Easterseals Iowa is seeking a Development Coordinator to drive the organization’s success through effective relationship-building and organizational skills. This role involves managing volunteers, supporting donor stewardship, and assisting the development team with fundraising efforts.

Non-profit Organization Management

Responsibilities

Volunteer management, including communication, scheduling, documentation, and follow-up

Convert volunteers to donors as appropriate

Scheduling Chief Development Officer and or Chief Executive Officer to meet with major Donors and lawmakers as requested

Supports Chief Development Officer and Chief Executive Officer with thank yous and record keeping

Schedule Development team meetings, assist in creating agendas, and take minutes

Assist with stewardship of donors, including thank you notes and follow-up

Work in donor database (CRM,) including entering donor information, grant due dates, and pulling lists for development team as needed

Research donors, ensure donor information is updated and accurate

Manage and enter all gifts into CRM (checks, credit card/online/QR code, direct ACH payments, and gifts from the National office) and work with accounting to ensure accuracy. Work with accounting on tracking pledges

Produce auto-generated thank you letters and send out each week to donors

Create and send out weekly donor reports, monthly Development data report, and monthly board reports

Manage all memorial donations and ensure thanking, procedure, and follow-up are executed

Assist the Development team in all efforts related to fundraising, including support of special events

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Client Relationship ManagementOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsFundraising principlesMicrosoft OfficePeople skillsRecord-keeping skillsOralAttention to detailWork under pressureWritten skills

Required

Strong people skills

Ability to work cooperatively with the community and team members in a professional and concerned manner

Ability to work with the public

Self-starter with the ability to work independently

Excellent organizational and communication skills

An understanding of and belief in philanthropy, including basic fundraising and marketing principles and practices

Attention to detail

Ability to work as efficiently as an individual while working flexibly, cooperatively, and positively in a team environment

Excellent record-keeping skills

Ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines, and maintain accuracy

Excellent oral and written skills

Computer Skills with Microsoft Office Programs, CRM

Access to reliable transportation for work-related travel

Ability to lift 50 pounds, stoop, and bend

Possession of a valid Iowa Driver's License and maintenance of a good driving record

Insurable under Easterseals vehicle insurance policy

Flexibility to accommodate occasional non-traditional hours, including evening and weekend availability

Preferred

Experience working in Client Relationship Management (CRM) system preferred

Company

Easterseals Iowa

Easterseals Iowa provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities.

Founded in 1926