Education Through Music-Los Angeles · 2 hours ago
Development Coordinator
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$24.04/hr - $29/hr
2+ years expEducation Through Music-Los Angeles is dedicated to providing quality music education to children regardless of their socio-economic status. The Development Coordinator will manage and cultivate relationships with charitable contributors, assist in grant writing, and support fundraising events to further the organization's mission.
Primary/Secondary Education
Responsibilities
Research grant funding sources, support the writing of Letters of Inquiry (LOI) and grants, and help manage deadlines of all institutional giving
Maintain and update master grants list on a regular basis
Prepare and coordinate sending 4-8 LOIs per month
Assist with generating on average 4-8 proposals per month
Assist day-to-day communication with program staff in order to prepare accurate proposals, reports, and newsletters
Work closely with the Development & PR Manager and other departments to prepare grant reports for timely submission
Work closely with Development & PR Manager & Executive Director on identifying type of grant request/components
Work closely with Development & PR Manager to establish effective grants communications
Prepare bi-monthly grant reports
Assist the Development Department on budgets for proposals
Track all grants, gifts, and maintain donor correspondence in Salesforce database
Prepare and send tax acknowledgement thank you letters to institutions/foundations/government
Correspond with foundation, government, and corporate offices to schedule site visits and submit proposals
Assist the Development Department with updates to handbook, processes, flow of information, key deadlines, and department calendar
Assist with identifying, creating, and delivering customized assets for prospective and current partners (corp, foundations, et al.)
Other duties as assigned
Assist the Development & PR Manager with individual donor reports, including a yearly comprehensive analysis of donor trends, and updating dashboards in Salesforce database
Engage and help steward the Associates Board (junior board) on their annual giving and fund development plans
Improve systems for tracking donations and donor information
Coordinate appeal mailings and communicate across departments (administrative, communications)
Track all gifts and maintain donor correspondence in Salesforce database
Prepare and send tax acknowledgement thank you letters and year-end summaries to individual donors
Coordinate and schedule individual donor visits and prepare materials to request for support
Support the coordination of student thank you cards to individual donors
Assist with the preparation of wishlist donation amounts to be published in communications materials
Manage donations and donation reports through third-party partners including GlobalGiving, Benevity, and other platforms (i.e. social media)
Prepare donor lists for communications
Other duties as assigned
Assist with gathering key funding and development call to action content for print materials and ETM-LA’s Newsletter
Assist Communications Department with gathering spotlight stories for appeal letters
Work closely with the Communications and the Development Department to assist with assembly of key materials for paper and digital press kits
Attend events and interface with community members (i.e. donors, parents, government officials, teachers, principals)
Provide support for fundraising events including: assisting with guest check-in, assisting with managing tickets and guest lists, preparing ETM-LA’s event table, building relevant materials to cater to the specific event/branding, assisting with materials for silent auctions and raffles, and assisting with event correspondence
Gather and utilize assessments, data, and community feedback for grants and in marketing materials
Assist with the preparation of donor lists and provide funder content/logos to be updated to ETM-LA’s/other published communication materials
Provide support for fundraising events
Assist with sponsor outreach and preparing sponsorship letters for events
Coordinate and oversee projects/tasks with volunteers as needed
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, Marketing, English, Sociology, Data Management, Writing, or related field
2 years of experience required; up to 2 years of the required education may be substituted for additional years of experience
Specialized knowledge or experience in grant writing, fund development/fundraising, government, operations, school districts, non-profit and arts sector
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Possess strong interpersonal skills
Superior organizational skills
Ability to conduct research online, to meet deadlines, to write and edit in response to guidelines and feedback, as well as to write and edit independently
Expertise in database management and using office software such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Google Suite; ability to learn new software such as GiveSmart and WordPress publishing
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, small to mid-sized organization as part of a collaborative environment
A consummate team player
An initiative-taker
Ability to multitask
Advanced Excel techniques, public speaking, technical writing
Mission-driven
Preferred
Nonprofit experience is desired
Experience with Salesforce database preferred
Benefits
Health, dental, vision insurance
403(b) retirement plan opportunities
Company
Education Through Music-Los Angeles
Education Through Music–Los Angeles' mission is to provide and promote the integration of music into the curricula of disadvantaged schools in order to enhance students' academic performance and creative and general development.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase