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Growing Home, Inc. · 3 days ago

Development Administrator

Westminster,CO,US

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$50K/yr - $57K/yr

Growing Home, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides families and individuals with critical resources to create stable and healthy futures. The Development Administrator plays a key role in advancing the organization's fundraising and donor engagement efforts by assisting with grant proposals, managing donor databases, and coordinating fundraising events.

ChildrenNon Profit

Responsibilities

Identifying, researching, and assisting with writing grant proposals to foundations, government agencies, and other institutional funders

Manage and maintain data entry for the organization’s donor database (RENXT), ensuring accurate records, timely reporting, and effective segmentation for outreach

Collaborate with the marketing team to design donor engagement materials, including newsletters, impact reports, and campaign collateral

Supports preparation for donor site visits and media opportunities

Researching RFPs, funding, and grant opportunities to determine mission and program alignment, strategic fit, and operational considerations to provide an expert recommendation on feasibility, opportunity, and risks per case

Work with Programs, Data Analysis, and Accounting Staff to administer grant applications and reports

Writing compelling grant proposals, funding proposals, and reports, ensuring timely submissions and achievement of budgeted revenue goals in grants, government support, foundation and corporate contributions

Tracking deadlines and funder requirements to ensure letters of intent, applications, proposals, and reports are submitted on time to ensure ongoing funding

Ensuring all communications to current and potential grantors are written to reflect Growing Home’s data-driven decision making and community-centered approach

Communicating with appropriate staff to provide guidance associated with grant awards and award compliance inclusive of data collection and reporting

Grant reporting to ensure requirements and deadlines are met

Managing and creating a grants calendar that is inclusive of application and reporting deadlines

Maintaining and managing donor database integrity, policies, procedures, updates, and automated processes including accurate daily data entry, processing contributions and gifts, and ongoing database maintenance

Protect confidentiality and security of constituent information

Maintenance and effective utilization of the donor database, ensuring the team captures all data; preparing reports and providing information regarding fundraising goals as requested and required

Timely recording of all gifts and coordinating timely thank you correspondence to donors relative to their level of giving and preferences

Receive, process, and code non-monetary/in-kind donations in collaboration with the finance department

Generate and verify the accuracy of system-generated receipts

Stay up to date with donor database changes and make appropriate updates to the staff workflow

Maximize use of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT database as an integrated daily working tool and ensure accurate and timely entries of donor opportunities, cultivation, gifts, receipting, and management information on interactions with corporations, grant funders and government entities, and assigned portfolio

Maintain all event and campaign-related data, ensuring accurate record-keeping and effective monthly reconciliations/year-end donor summaries of funds raised with the finance department as required by the IRS and best practices

Marketing campaigns for corporate giving and group volunteer opportunities

Organizing group volunteer opportunities for corporate and philanthropic group visits

Monthly/quarterly prospect reports for individual donor stewardship and engagement of existing and new donors

Manage and maintain cultivation efforts, including but not limited to site visits, yearlong engagement, design of volunteer opportunities, and external networking events

Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to ensure grantors and corporate sponsors are acknowledged in accordance with applicable communications and branding guidelines

Assist with fundraising events, including marketing, event set up and teardown, processing payments and processing reconciliation afterwards

Support additional development duties as they arrive

Support the planning, coordination, and execution of fundraising events, including logistics, timelines, and vendor communication

Assist with event-related donor outreach, including invitations, registrations, acknowledgements, and follow-up communications

Maintain accurate event records in the donor database, including guest lists, sponsorships, donations, and post-event reporting

Coordinate event materials such as signage, programs, auction items, and volunteer assignments

Provide on-site support during events to ensure a positive experience for donors, sponsors, volunteers, and staff

Assist with event budgeting, expense tracking, and evaluation of event outcomes to support continuous improvement

Qualification

Grant WritingDonor Database ManagementNonprofit FundraisingBlackbaud Raiser’s EdgeProject ManagementMicrosoft 365Bilingual English/SpanishCreative Problem SolvingCollaborationAttention to Detail

Required

Strong writing skills, organized attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment required

Understanding nonprofit fundraising and experience in community-centered fundraising required

Strong written and oral communication required --bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Experience in grant writing, sales, and nonprofit fundraising, required

Experience with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge/RE NXT or other development software preferred with the ability to learn quickly required

Possesses strategic thinking, problem solving, and project management skills required

Good listening skills, with the ability to take directives required

Creative problem solver and innovator with the ability to take the initiative required

Ability and desire to effectively collaborate with others required

Ability to mobilize and activate in diverse communities, observing cultural humility, sensitivity, and openness to working alongside people from different backgrounds required

Ability to work independently and virtually in a hybrid work environment is required

Desire to be a part of an innovative, fast-paced organization with the ability to shine in the development space

Experience with Microsoft 365, including SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required

Valid Driver's License and proof of valid vehicle insurance required

Reliable vehicle required

Preferred

Experience with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge/RE NXT or other development software preferred with the ability to learn quickly required

Benefits

Company sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans (employer pays 88% of premium for employee medical insurance; 50% for employee dental and vision insurance; 50% for dependents across medical, dental, vision plans)

Up to 5 hours of paid wellness time each week after 90 days of employment

Optional 403(b) plan with 5% match after 1 year

Paid vacation, sick, and holiday time

Employer paid life insurance

Optional voluntary life insurance, accident coverage, and medical and dependent FSA options available

Cell phone stipend

Positive, inclusive workplace

Growing organization; ongoing opportunities for professional growth and development

Company

Growing Home, Inc.

In partnership with the community, Growing Home advances access in food, housing, parenting education, and lifelong stability to create lasting change for the future.

Founded in 1998