The Development Coordinator’s role is to uphold the agency mission through supporting community engagement activities for the organization including: fostering relationships with donors and volunteers; assistance with annual giving/capital campaign initiatives and special events; donor record management; and grant writing.
MISSION: Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS) meets the critical needs of the community by providing a continuum of quality programs designed to keep children safe and families together.
Essential Duties:
- Provide assistance to the Community Team for the successful implementation of annual giving campaigns and special fundraising initiatives
- Assure the integrity and accuracy of the agency’s donor records, including donor database administration (gift entry, monthly reports, etc.) and agency gift acknowledgement processes
- Assist the Community Relations Manager with agency communications and marketing initiatives, including online communications, agency publications, mailing assistance, and outreach efforts
- Assist the Community Activities Manager with in-kind donation and volunteer programming
- Represent the agency within the community to promote individual and corporate involvement, including volunteer fairs, agency event promotion, and other community-based outreach events
- Assist with the timely submission of written grant applications to corporations and foundations, monitor grant progress, submit required reports, and practice grant stewardship
- Foster community relationships in support of the agency mission.
- Assist with special event activities as assigned
- Other duties as assigned
Classification: Salaried, Exempt
Minimum Qualifications:
- Degree required.
- Strong communication skills including ability to write and speak persuasively about the organization.
- Demonstrated success in project management.
- Ability to deal effectively with a wide range of individuals within and out of the organization.
- Time management and proficiency to prioritize projects.
- Ability and desire to function as part of a development team with flexibility to complete the overall mission of the department and agency.
Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS) reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description as needed to meet the needs of the agency. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains at-will. These job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals.