Native Plant Trust · 23 hours ago
Philanthropy Assistant
Wayland, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$21.63/hr - $24.40/hr
1+ years expNative Plant Trust is seeking a full-time Philanthropy Assistant to support its fundraising activities. The role involves processing donations, managing donor stewardship, and maintaining data records within a CRM database.
CommunitiesNon ProfitWildlife Conservation
Hiring Manager
Sara O'Brien
Responsibilities
Processes donations and membership dues received in a variety of financial formats, such as checks, credit cards, stock, and electronic fund transfers
Drafts accurate gift acknowledgements and pledge forms
Prepares and mails gift acknowledgements and membership materials
Adheres to ethical standards and confidentiality regarding personal and financial information
Prepares large and small mailing lists in differing formats for electronic and paper communications, in addition to sending small to mid-sized mailings in-house
Proofreads fundraising materials, such as event invitations and electronic newsletter
Assists donors across the region, and country, with a comprehensive array of benefits
Assists with event preparations and logistics; including recording registrations, creating name badges and handout materials, meeting and greeting guests, and helping with event set-up and break-down
Communicates efficiently and effectively internally and externally via phone, email, and letters
Creates and updates constituent records within a CRM database (currently Altru by Blackbaud)
Maintains data integrity, such as merging duplicate records and linking files
Organizes and maintains digital and paper records in accordance with professional business and fundraising standards
Collates data for internal and external reports
Enters volunteers’ contact reports into CRM
Qualification
Required
Highly detail-oriented, thorough and organized work habits
Flexibility and ability to prioritize responsibilities
Professional, courteous manner to interact with a variety of people in person, by phone, and in written communications
Ability to work effectively on detail-oriented tasks with repeated interruptions
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, Google suite and databases
Comfort with learning new technology
Preferred
At least one year of related experience preferred
Company
Native Plant Trust
Native Plant Trust is a plant conservation organization that conserves and promotes native plants.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase