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Boston Children's Hospital · 15 hours ago

Development Assistant, Fundraise Your Way

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

4+ years exp

Boston Children's Hospital is seeking a Development Assistant for their Special Events team to support peer-to-peer fundraising efforts through the Fundraise Your Way program. The role involves engaging with community fundraisers and performing various administrative tasks to facilitate fundraising initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Provides support with activities such as: scheduling donor, volunteer and physician meetings; handling acknowledgments, booking, and tracking of gifts; constituent management in donor database; budget reconciliation, preparing and processing mailings

Provides general office support, including responding to inquiries and managing the department inbox; answering phones; ordering supplies; booking meetings; and processing and acknowledging donations

Prepares meeting agendas and notes; books and reserves meeting space; and assists with calendar management and travel arrangement as needed

Maintains meeting calendar of supervisor and schedules internal and external appointments and meetings with donors, doctors, volunteers, trustees, and hospital staff. Reserves and prepares conference rooms and orders refreshments for meetings and donor visits

Maintains constituent information in donor and fundraiser database including biographical information, constituent interactions, attributes and prospect plans

Assists with preparing, organizing, and distributing materials used to cultivate, solicit, and steward fundraisers and prospects

Prepares invoices for the department including payment requisitions for vendors, employee reimbursements and serves as contact to resolve discrepancies. May reconcile monthly bills with overall budget. Manage small portfolio of donors as they host fundraisers to support the hospital

Assists supervisor and team with research, outreach, and special projects as needed

Qualification

Fundraising experienceDatabase managementMicrosoft Office SuiteProject managementCustomer serviceWritten communicationVerbal communicationAttention to detailCritical thinkingRelationship building

Required

An Associate's Degree and 4 years of fundraising related work experience is required

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent attention to detail and highly proficient in proofreading and project management

Highly organized and self-motivated to meet critical deadlines, with the ability to work under pressure while coordinating several projects simultaneously

Ability to develop strong relationships with others and foster a positive work environment

Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to proactively problem solve and recommend process improvements

Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (WORD, Excel, PowerPoint); Ability to work with data and databases